The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-17
MISSOURI s SARATOGA.
Facts, Fancies and Fabrica-
tions from the Great
Summer Resort.
Some of the People Who Make
Life Pleasant at Sweet
Springs.

SHA@~&Ss
Special Correspondence Sunday Morning Bazoo.
SWEET SPRINGS, July IA.
The week has been q busy one at the
Springs despite the warm weather, and has
been full of interestfor all concerned. The
State Dental association was In session Jour
DAYS, their meeting closing yesterday after
noon, and the amount of flirting done ii
made known to
THE WORLD AT LARGE,
would be surprise. Perhaps, though, the
dentists are rs innocent a set OF men, taken
generally. as one would meet in a summer,
and if any blame is attached, large
amount should b. tackled on the dear
young ladies present, who are perfectly ir-
resistible. mans q man the world over,
40 natter whether he is dentist, doctor
or anothlng else.
In the evening, when the sun has sunk to
rest beyond the western hills, and the cur
tain of night is pinned back by the stars,
the corridors OF the hotel are thronged with
a gay, Joyous crowd, assembled to do full
Justice TO the glories of
MISSOURI SUMNER EVENING.
1t is then that the wit and talent, and
beauty of the guests are brought to the
surface. One sees here and there little
groups and big groups, merry groups, and
sad grOups-not sad from any weight OF
care, bat simply in sympathy with the
quiet stiffness of nature, which hangs like
a mantle of beauty over hill and dale:
Anon q merry peal of laughter tells OF
some story told, or some prank INDUCED
in at the expense of some unfortunate vic
tim. In another nook may be seen, with
heads close together, and voices dropped to
whisper, group of heavy
men discussing the last drop in the
wheat or lard market. or perchance some
fostered scheme to build competing line
of railroad that will break down the over
mastering monopoly OF some
GREAT RAILROAD MAGNATE-
Children. too, merry, prattling, loyab.e
children pass in and out among the groups.
receiving an endearing word here, and
q gentle pinch there, and answering as only
innocent children can the ssllies Of their
compeers. Were it not for children no re-
sort would be complete, and one can put
up with the marks of their dear little
candy-covered fingers on his thirteen-dol-
lar white unmentionables for the precious
gift of their arch smiles and free recOgni-
ton. And the genial landlords, whom
nothing seems to irritate, can look on with
a smile at any fault committed by the
darlipgs, even to throwing water on the
parlor carpets, and putting pins between
the piano keys, points upward, TO give a
gentle surprise to the performer who
MANIPULATEs THE IVORY
for the dedication of The guests. 1t is only
when theccstern command of mamma comes
to go to bed" that one realizes the day il
done, and Morpheus must claim his own.
The sources of recreation and amusement
are as varied as one would expect or hope te
find at a similar resort, and are INDUCED in
by both sexes, young and old. The sal
baths are, to use the expression OF dude
who has lately arrived, "Darned awfully
Jolly, YOU know" and attract their full
share of attention. There are two of them
one for ladies and one for gentlemen, but o
the former can say little, in fact, nothing
at all, for with the perversity OF Pawne'
Indian, the keeper refuses to let me pas
the precincts of even the outer gate. Sui
fee it to say, ladies 60 in, remain while,
and came out saying they had
"a SWIMMING TIME OF IT"
The water is pumped up from the sal
springs of McAllister, i've miles away, ant
s. strongly saline, especially noticeable al
ter one has swallowed about two quarts o
it. The pools range in depth from tire
to five feet and are elegantly curbed witt
concrete and marble, with . solid ston
floor. The wster is as blue as old ocea
itself, aud reminds one forcibly of plung
into the surf at Long Branch. Cold OF
no: can feel the cold chills chasing eac
other up and down my spinal column eve
six or eight hours after taking bath. U
another part of the ground are hot bath!
the water being haated by steam from tn
boilers at the hotel. By system in uss
water can, in q few moments, be heate'
to any temperature required. Some Of tn
guests prefer these to the swimming pools
and both areconsidered very healthy.
In the amusement hall are billiard an
pool tables, four ten-pin alleys and shoot
ing gallery, which come into almost hour
" use. Some of the ladies present hay
become very proficient in the handling {
the heavy ten-pin balls. and their motion
being more graceful and easy than those {
the gentlemen, the latter are away In Ii
background. At billiards golden opinion
have been won also, one lady making som
very excellent and difficult exhibitio
shots. A match game in both billiards an
ten-pins will probably be arranged to nigh
when much enjoyment is anticipated.
For . wonder, croquet, that worn-ol
lawn game, not been put on here, ar
those of us who
10 NOT LIKE IT,
are correspondingly happy. There is OF
thing, however, one misses by its sbsene
namely, the fights one almost invariab
sees among the dudes who engage in
There is amusement enough without it, n
the proprietors are to be congratulated f
having kept it out of the list. An occ
sional euchre party is visible in one of I
cool parlors, and the players become a,
mated almost TO enthusiasm when they g
"trick" or "point" easily captured
their opponents. This game has receiv
nev imDetus in the last few wears and