The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-02

pIs ~ iAOluS NVStOsu0v usuS WIN thV
dashing Miss Ida Lloyd, OF Kansas City
Miss Hortense Philips, Miss Della
Hardcastle and Misses Eva and Mamie
GENTRY are learning to swim very nicely
Truly Boynton will have many rivals to
Tear.
Col. and Mrs. James VI. Nave and
family and the Misses Pratt will return to
Kansas City Monday afternoon. Fashion
able society at the Springs will sadly miss
them
The commanding figure OF General
John Marmaduke, OF ST Louis. was WISH
BILE at the Grand hotel and On the lawn
yesterday His friends here gave him 4
warm reception.
Miss Henritta Epstein and Miss Gold
smith. accompanied by Mr.. Henry Frank
and Mr.. Homer, OF Lexington. spent the
,iay al Concordia last week. They had a
delightful time.
Eugene Field Is here. lie has done
some singing, and it is 80 horrid he had To
quit because il made the dogs ferocious
and disturbed the guests to such an extent
that the landlord requested him to dcsist.
The ballroom on Friday evening pre-
! sented a lively scene. the weather was Just
cool enough to make dancing pleasure,
and there was more life and mirih i'm the
participants than II any time previous
this season.
Miss lola Harwood SAYS, 'it is a great
mistake that she ad"re> widOwers and dis
likes bachclOr>" On the contrary she
thinks bachelors are too nice for any
thing in the world unless it is becoming
Benedicts."
Gov Cri;tenden. J. X. BARRETT Col.
Jno. r. Philips. Alexander Cochran, oi
81. Louis. and John Campbell, of Kansas
City, will all complete their cottages this
autumn. ready for occupation by the sum-
mer OF 1882.
Col. Spots. an hOnOred citizen Of
Howard county, has been visiting the
Springs during the past week. He has
the fastest stepping team on the grounds -
a pair OF pIum-colored geldings, who went
10 the pole in 2.24t.
A gentleman friend. Of Lexington,
sent the Misses Epstein, Landfelder, and
Goldsmith, handsome present the other
day consisting Of box OF fine French
candies, an assortment Of delicious fruit,
and some handsome photographs.
A little daughter named "Traughty"
accompanies Eugene Field in his visits to
the springs. Were ii not for this interest
ing fact and the large bald spot on the top
oi his head, he would pass very nicely for
4 single young man from the country.
Miss +. Sandfeldcr and Miss Raw Ep-
stein. with two gentleman friends. Mr.. J.
Dahlman and Charles klymen, visited
NJ. A11sSenc Wal,.l.,. Lat
They say these short trips arc very pleasant
breaks in the usual amusenicnts ut the
springs.
Colonel Hamlin thinks no "green
horn" could bear patiently the ceaseless
round Of questions with which he Is con-
>tantly bcseiged. People ask him every
thing, from news of the presidents con-
dition down to the best kind of soothing
syrup" to use. He is sort of walking
encyclopedia, bound in linen and warrant
ed not to run down at the heels.
Among the prettiest dresses wore last
night in the ball room were those OF the
Misses Gentry, Miss Mary. wore cream
ecru silk, handsomely decorated with
cream colored pansies. Miss Bcttie wore
pale blue brOcade, caught at the side with
pale pink wild roses. Miss Mamie wore
white. with lace inserting i'm the yoke and
sleeves and heavy lace As a finish Her
flowers were natural roses
The evenings which during the ex-
tremclv hot weather, were not to he borne
anywhere but ON the verandahs, are now
made very ENJOYABLE i'm the parlors. The
chairs are placed almost rs they would he
i'm an auditorium. and sort Of stage is
imprOvised by moving the piano directly
in front Of them. Instrumental and vocal
music are generally prominent features Of
evenings entertainment. and old and Young
enjoy ii alike.
The Young ladies play ten-pins very
skillfully, some of them being really ex-
pcrts AZ the game. The champion play
ers" Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. West, Oh
one side, and Miss Della Hardcastle and
Mr.. Robertson on the other. PLAYED some
match games Yesterday, which were very
interesting. They nj first succeeded i'm
making tie" and subsequently two other
games were played, i'm one Of which the
champions" were victors and the Others
inglOriouslv defeated
this afternoon was witnessed BY a large
uuHuSI W lVOpN. Two uuc Uuud.
iOcs were started in the race track and
eight horsemen flew after them with light
ming speed. the first person touching
either OF them won the victory over the
others. 4 gentleman from near Browns
vile, whose name the reporter was unable
to learn, was declared the winner, and SO
Was entitled To a certain share Of the gate
reeei pts.
The hest "splashers" at the bath were
Mrs. Col. Philips, Mrs. Shelton and Mrs.
ClOney; the livliest acrobats, Miss Mamie
Gentry and Miss Hortense Philips; the
gayesl, lovliest Aoater, Mrs. FairchiId the
most promising amateur swimmers, Mrs.
Ofiield and Mrs. Frank Huston; the pro-
proprietor of the prettiest bathing suit,
Miss Della Hardcastle, and the people who
know how to take the greatest amount OF
sunshine out OF life, the whole number Of
the above