The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-04
and chagrin in its heart.


and gave it over to the negress. Her,
acquaintance was renewed with tn,
whllom sheated figures now swatheo
in blankets and CROPPED wearily abou
a softly dripping fountain which I,
many brought the rest of oblivion
After sleep came the awakening Il
more uncovered knowledge of sur
roundings. Then
4 STUDY OF FORMS.
Blankets, at first necessary TO the
cool atmosphere, had become unbear,
aple As the temperature of the body
mounted under their folds. These
"ere kicsed or thrown OF at either
side and in some instances, portions of
the remaining sheet also. Right i'm
The path OF Il rosy streak from the
oriental ceiling lights, lay past
maternity form, substantially large
above and below the belt line and
Iuil hippei Il we'll preserved figure
Tor men 10 admire and lean women tu
envy. The face, scanned with domes.
lac vlscissitudes, had also the refine
nients marking Il gentlewoman, and :,
mass Of whitening yellow hair Was
thrown back from the brow, sweeping
well-kept and evenly to the carpet.
Somebody's grandma she undoubtedly
VS., and one To nestle 10 on cold iavs.
beautiful had been the form of this
woman in youth, beautiful it still was,
though lis symmetry had changed lii
type with years, il wls not To be criti-
c.Zed.
Something like what must have
been this danes youth was a blonde
haired girl with bangs. Where the
lormer was fiat and full the latter
showed the curves and firmer outliAeS
Of virginity under her tight-drawn
sheet. A pout in the lips ,hermome
tered her temper. a bare arm
d!mpled and perfect. tapering OFT into
pink nailed fingers whose severest
Labor couldn't exceed the manipulation>
of a button hook. She was a pretty
sight for anatomical dissertation. Her
hair was less the recognized blonde
than sandy" but oddly enough,
Size Was not freckled at ali. Wonder
iui care must have been taken to keep
out of the sun which feeds So eagerly
upon the cuticle of such a. she. Her
iieSh WAS iirm and white; her diges-
ion was evidently good; perhaps the
>angG!ne temperament indicated by
her clothing had all to do with that.
Gazing in her placid face one could
see she would not fret. If she marry.
wrinkles will never come upon her
forehead because her husbands bust
lcss may 90 Wrong. She will pre-
serve that; tacte and figure into the
torties certainly. Physically, she WIS
Il credit TO Missouri's food, air and
water.
Rebecca and Powena this time in
Iced. Though Rebecci followed in
steal of preceding her fair sister il
was Hebrew lady who lay next the
blonde and who matched Il leg with
;he formers arm. 4 short leg, of
course. blue-veined and solid; one
which rel eat d the mouths firmness
AM decision, md W $ apparently a good
pedestrian. There We're twisted gold
rings in her ears, and Il plain ring on
her third finger. This Rebecca, like
ali women of her race, had rot been
permitted the Old maids purgatory.
She averaged in plumpness, but there
was no grossness. I'm New York she
might have been fatter; here our sum-
m, heat had perhaps solved for her the
problem OF how to retain her trimness.
There is good living in Hebrew homes
and less worthy than too often exist
in Christian households, AMI women,
like men, sometimes become fond of
the table pleasure, so that Hebrew
ladies are often full Of figure. Here
was an exception to the rule. Oae
more count
IN FAVOR OF ST. LOUIS.
OF course the picture in the bath
rooms was not perfect. Even here
every woman is not a Venus; victim
of chilIs turned a two-thirdS profile
very like the Cenci's; wrapped about
her damp hair was a towel to complete
the resemblance. Her full face, how
ever, suggested diseased liver, dyspep-
tic stomach and possibly lung troubles
When she coughed slightly her sharp
knee-bones agitated the close-held
cover and there was a momentary
glimpse of i'll shaped toes. She sug-
gested thoughts of death and dreary
graves where weeds grow the year
round. Still, she may fatten and be
well again. A non-professional OBJ
server cnui1 fell nothing about her