The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-07
LANGTRY ON ST. LoUIs.
from Advance Sheets of her Forthcoming
Book, impressions of America"


enterprise Is quite equal to that Of Chicago.
You would SCARCELY believe 1t, but all the
hotels and private houses are supplied with
soup, through pipes, in the same manner
that water is supplied to other cities, was
very much surprised when | went to the
water tap to find that it ran bouilou. How
far ahead these Americans are OF Euro
peans.
! connot bring myselfto take any intere ST
in the violent discussion that RACES between
this city and Chicago about the size of la.
dies feet. 1t seems to me that prophet Y
of conduct, and, to quote their great poet
decent regard for the opinions of man.
kind, would more appropriately occupy
their attention.
TUESDAY.
The opinions of the press are noticeable
for their fine insight. The critics see throuh
all DISCUSSES. Society is as reserved here as
elsewhere in America. Reprimanded q
rash young journalist who came down the
chimney. Have refused to give up my
private correspondence to the press. sup.
pose shall suffer for disregsrding the Gus,
toms OF the country. But cannot help it,
iihh WIG VI NuC vi ulhAllIS JULIUS w
He ale and drank everything placed before
him. Poor fellow. He was very hungry
Think of establishing fund before | ca
for hungry critics. +. doesn't find any one
here of his own station. There is an Amer,
lean actress here who is trying to advertise
herself at my expense as a beauty. Poor
| thing!
There is large canal in front of the city
1t is very yellow. They tell me il was cut
during the Revolutionary war. The steam
boats are kept going up and down it all day
to stir it up. +, says it is what they make
the soup of, f, is getting quite facetious
WEDNESDAY.
Photographs Of my cha ubers have beer
solicited by the press. Was very much an
noyed by the snoring of the reporter in tn,
hail last night. Resolved to-day not to lie
my friends fight on my account. Tht
Americans are very pugnacious and nigh
involve them in another civil war. l mus
be careful. Wrote TO hubby; told him Il
keep still; everything was prosperous. Thu
press is very kind. 1t has got up duel I,
help my business. | shall never forget it
kindness, am sure. | have not seen an,
slave-drvers here, except the stage mana
ger. Was very much startled by finding
| out that the laundress is dramatic critic
1puh IiN ilOlll'o away iOih iiCl, pub
was made list of them.
What pity Henrietta did not come to 81
Louis. She thinks she knows something
about newspapers.
THURSDAY.
My manager says it is not advisable to &c
up riot for advertising purposes, and h
ought TO know. I'm cure | don't.
One Of the papers says this morning tha
| ought to play ROsaland in an ulster.
wonder il that is SO. | really thought tina
| Henrietta knew all about the costume.
1t would be too bad if there had been
mistake made.
FRIDAY.
| Ny st. Louis experiences have certainl
been very eyentful. There are two me-
| Freddies III my train. One is what the
cali here a manager-the other is conf
Dental adviser. Between the two get
great deal of management and advice.
call them No. and No. ,. No. l insist
that to keep up the public interest in Shak
peaIe No. ought to insult a reporter {
kill an editor. It's very absurd, but it
one Of the managerial customs of Amer
cans. No. . says he don't see the fun {
it But persuaded him to think II Owe
seriously. There is such constant deman
for sensation here that one has to be thini
| ing all the time.
Schwab insists upon 1t that unless Their
is something done the houses will run dow
| We had a consultation to day and agree
that f. ought to insult somebody.
| Have been in tremor ofexcitement eve
since for fear he would do something rasl
| lfhe should insult the wrong man shoul
never forgive myself till my dying day.
| SChwab has Just been up aud says he Ina
found the right man to insult. That take
great load Off my mind, +. is very SAL
guine. But tnis is business and must b
| attended to, for the papers are growing les
and less scandalous ana public interest wi
surely die out.
| Schwab has suggested an original idcl
aud it is to invite two or three of the new
paper men here to supper, pick out the bes
one and then insist on an apology or somt
thing.
The business has been attended to. Their
is great excitement. Schwab says we sha
have q big house tonight. So glad,
SATURDAY.
Il, has been challenged. Business in
proving nightly.
The newspaper man insists on igh in
| Freddy. Imagine anybody wanting to tigl
| Freddy. It's prepesterous. The challenge
| insists on n meeting with pistols in the Ii
dian Territory. Schwab says the prone
thing to do is to accept the challenge, bu
insists on n change of place. lie suggest
Terra del Fuego, or Hudson Bay. II Fred
dy should ret shot what > house we'd hay
az the matinee. My,
Business is so much improved that Schwa
insists +. shall insult somebody else,
L. is pracucing with the dumb-bui!s. II
says that ifthe business holds good to Men
pills he is going to commence with the SAND
Dags and brass knuckles, whatever the
may be,-[New York Morning Journal.
TIE COAL TRADES CENTER.