The bee., 1883-12-01
CLARA TO LOUISE.

DEAR Lou: The words you utter, the
words of warning, are in order, and they
appear at the proper time and season. If
married men who have honest, true, loyal
and devoted wives, will continue to flirt
with young misses, and refuse to be
warned, they shall take the consequence.
have heard your letter spoken of by
some OF our dearest and best ladies.
They especially approve of your views in
this regard. Well dear girl, we have, to
very large extent, oHt grown the bump
tiOusness incident to our youth, as peO-
| pie, and having learned to measure our
selves fairly, we are almost prepared to
be measured by others, calmly. Let
these giddy-headed girls, and the ''old
Salts that flirt with them beware, for
| if it is continued, then next will come
adrot descriptions, but so nicely arran-
ged that all will know who we mean.
was ever so pleased with all that /
witnessed and heard, at the Literary. |
think the paper that the o. NJ E. read for
the audience, was splendid, indeed, love,
he is such noble specimen of the ''bet-
ter men," Do you know often wish he
| conld knock off fa,v - -
charitable glances at me. Did YOU no
tice Sadie, she was terribly moody. am
so rOrry that E. is so backward about sing
ing in public. Well afterwhiIe she
will grow out of it. Ida, was i'm town
Thursday. She did some shopping, and
went over to Baltimore to remain Thanks
giving. The reception at S, will come off
in December. Sue sent me note in
which learn that two hundred invitations
will go out in this city. Jack will be here
Monday to remain until the wedding.
which is called for the 10Th. Mrs. DR.. F.
OF Richmond, our once schoolmate. has
cards out fora gathering of seventy five
MASKS aud faces'' at her residence for
last Thursday night. That is really an adj
vance for Richmond. Nearly all the
good people there belong to the church.
thatis the old fashioned folks. but the |
new actors, are up to all the modern |
things, and Richmond, under the lead of /
D. and the leading married ladies of the
city, are making the dust fly. CorCelia
will be here by Christmas eve. I have
spoken to Sparta about her coming. /
do hope that something substantial will
be done, i'll honor of her visit. have
heard ever so nlany judieious persons
speak in complimentary terms of the
young Spartas," of their very excellent
manners and public appearance, espec-
tally during the Carnival" | must
speak of this and, in doing so, wish the
young gentleman an abundance of real
pleasure and success. ] hope they will
that it is so much easier and so
much better to be gentlemen, polite little
gentlemen, than fast, forward upstarts
Lou. | think the BEEhas about squelched
The Washington letter writing mania,
,ut of the correspondent of the STAND
ARD. think as much will be necessary
% be done for he, or she who writes that
tuff'' for the Louisiana CITIZEN.
There is new society established have
'ou heard oft. 1t is for the purpose of
hanging their appearance. The first
Meeting occurred last week, at Miss twill r
link. Mr.. Wear-a-wig-to-hide-h -his-knots. I
Fas in the chair. Miss Ton-head-freckles
ecretary, Mrs. Observation-Disclosures
treet, recording secretary, Mr. Gizzard-
'Ot then stated the object of the meet
10. More anon.
c. is going to read paper at the Lit
rary ON ''What to wear" I want TO be :
lere, on this subject | am deeply inter 4
;ted. net H. she is teaching over in T
lie bourbon village, Georgetown. Cad. | :,
nd Lula are wishing you to keep your z
romise, bring the stranger over when {
ou come. | got glimpse of him last 4
lnday, he sat uear I'll. l.. in church. but :
don't think he put but one niekle i'm the 4
rarity box. NJ. and A. are getting their
'use in order for the reception of b. c..
no is to be with us during the holiday.
heard this morning that we are to have
me guests from Cleveland and De- r.
oft. Indeed we must show them a
'od face, and nice time, for if there is =.
~ place where a Washingtonian really
ceiye welcome, Detroit and Cleveland
and in the lead. Good bye. 81
Yours ever,
CLARA. =;