The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-23
MRS. UTTERLY UTTA.
The Esthetic Lady Explains the
Philosophy of her Co.'S
tune and Several
Other Things.

Corr. sy,pnsicnce oi the Courier-Journal
UNITED STATES HOTEL, SARATOt:A
SPRINGS, August S.-Upon the piazza
sat Mrs. Utterly Utta, surrounded by
male and female admirers. Mrs. Utta
was speaking in tones Of great earnest
ness and language most eloquent.
Her great audience sat entranced, and
hung upon every word uttered by
Mrs. Utta.
''Do you suppose" said the lady,
''that would attend church with a
prayer-bOOk that did not match nv COS
tune =
This remark was made in the tone
Of an injured innocent, to whom some
crime had been attributed. After
Mrs. Utta had stated the case. she
paused to observe the effect produced,
and seeing that all her auditors
were much impressed, although not
up in esthetics, she grew more earnest
and excited as she went on to say: If
you should meet me in Fifth avenue,
on my way to the Church Of Holy
!Esthetics, (and my costume which is
always devised ~ an expression Of a
particular saints day or festival and
my prayer-bOok did not harmonic
with my gloves or parasol, you would
say, "What is the matter with Mrs.
Utta to-day she looks i'll and ugly ?"
Now. when you thought it over and
studied out what it was made me look
unlike myself, you would see at once
that it was the binding of my PRAYER
book spoiled my looks.
:. This was so convincing that only one
Of the auditors timidly inquired Of Mrs.
Utta if she had prayer-bOOks to match
each one Of her eSthetic costumes.
Certainly / have said the lady,
"for, with my convictions and cu!tiva-
ton, it would be as great treason for
me to violate those principles which
contribute so largely to that peace Of
mind which We all should carry with
us to our devotions as it would be to
60 to church without a prayer-book,
and make the responses from memory
instead Of keeping my eyes on the
pages Of my book which gives the
aesthetic devotional expression Of my
face. which is the proper one in
church"
The lady continued: "When every
persons has received proper ;estheti.
cal education you will see more of the
harmony Of tone, color. and form on
the part Of clergymen and congrega-
tons. The stained glass windows,
the altar decorations and the vest.
ments will all be arranged according
to the laws Of fine effects. and the con.
gregations will become 80 imbued
with the sense of beauty that they
will paw more attention than has been
done to their own outfit. The result
will be that all such churches will pros.
per, and get out of debt. Many bene-
fits will he the results of such reforms,
and their influences will extend to the
heather in our midst"
So elequently and forcibly did Mrs.
Utterly Utta deliver this dissertion
that her audience broke up profoundly
impressed with her piety, her profund-
ity, her responsiveness ard deserved
popularity. 1t is said that many poets
die who have never written a line OF
verse, and doubtless the same may be
said of the Utta family. Never until
now have they found expressions fol-
the warnings which during their lives
tormented their souls ; in vain did they
seek solutions of their cravings but med
zeal works and dictionaries were silent
OH their maladies. The cure has been
found only in aesthetics. However
ridiculous it may appear to worship a
lily or gaze ecstatically upon a Japa.
nese teapot, and pray that in time the
embryo aesthetic may grow up to q
full realization of it's beauty and in
antiquity, there is more Of the sem
blance Of refinement in this affection
than that of the horsey woman, OF