The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-07
DOLLIES LETTER.
A Talk About CLARA Belle" Willis
Little Joke and Other Matters.
DEAR NELL:

L have Just bean reading on, Of Clara
Bellies" mo t tr, cious letters, and some
how il struck me that the publ is just like
an animal that is pleased with me t, always
meat. There is not a single instsDc: IN
tn Sc letters where The higher or spiri'usl
nature is grstiftd; there are no b autiful
pictures Of wOmanly purity; there is 10
sc. mt of violets" or heroic deeds, nothing
tut f,ibl and follies and undress sketch s.
| They tell me she receives sn immen G
salary for these letters, aud it does n mat
ter how "th.n" they may be, they please the
public. Have Won never noticed, Nell, that
woman writers, as a rule, are Very prone
to say coarse things? They will put upon
paper suggestiveness which would bring
the blush of shame to mode,ty's cheek snd
cause a mau TO think twice before he would
do it. Ii is not because the writer's are im-
modest themtslves, either; il is only the
desire 10 get even with at least psrt OF the
public's desires. Never mind, when yon
and begin to write for the public We will
give il only Sund " school book literature
and stale platitudes co corning the duties
If women. Will says he never wishes me
TO attempt literature in the form which il
usually takes, of nessI aper sc.ibbling He
who was not inclined to rad her produc-
tiors 20 snybody that would is en- 10 be-,
and sid he: 'Dollie, Pd Father die than
have those things read to me end have 'rm
ask me what / thought Of 'em; would, for
fac % said: why, INV absurd you
are; newsp per women do not slwavs bore
their friends in the manner you describe; but
What ii they do? You Cught to be able to
enjoy anything a friend had written, no
mater if she did ad il to you"
"Yes," said Will, with a mcurnfal
shake of his he'd, "but suppo. e, Doll:e, it
wasn't enj1yabl,?'
l did not answer him, for / had not
thought Of that for a moment.
Will sometimes carries off the pslm
when We are conversing together, but do
not mind; now and then get even.
One OF the incest ladies 10 The C ty re-
Gently g We n lovely lawn pa,ts t. he
riends, end Yet / caunCt refrain from
mentioning a little incident co: cerning
one of the CUES S. She is "a her pretty
tloDde, but she was actually laced so tight
ly IN her cOrs-ge that she could MT par
take of the refreshments. She wai helped
20 salad, cJld slaw, e;c., but she only trihed
wi h them. and could MT eat, although
happened to know that she was as hungry
As a newly awakened bear and hsdu't Al
silm.nt in the world. | was very much
amused, and could scarcely refr.in from
laughter. Why will women be so'foolish?
Nov, 8 mn will 60 II d inner
party or an enter ainment whe'e re
ueshments are served, aud he'll b
prepared, by lie ting out a ref in
his trowsers straps, and he'll eat of every
thing that is put b-fore him, and he'll
wipe his mustache eff with his papkin, aud
he'll enjoy himself with as much Sc as
haby. But womsn, first, she must put on
more clothes than she can comic: tably
carry, and then she W II worry, rot audi
bly,, perhaps, but 10 her heart, about the
"set" of her hustle, the lit lie pimple on her
nose, the fear that the powder wall not
keep her face from looking as il il wer
oiled, and when she goes TO the refresh
ment or dinner table, she will sit JUS so, be
as prim as q spitiei turkey, handle her
knife and fork SO daintily that for her life
she cannot get enough to eat, and she viii
handle her napkin SO prettily that every
crease will show just IS phi ly
when she is through IS when
began, and yet, Nell, L ratheraadm re her
iOi uSL 1uCIC 10
much poetry in eatiug as there is between
he backs of Tennyson. For instan e, take |
4 table adoIned with pretty linen, white or
cream think the pretliest. A few pieces |
Of crystal clear glassware ard silver. Just
a few loose roses or other |
flowers and enough, but not
too much of templingly prepared f cd amt |
a pretty woman who has her hair sud her |
dress bee )mingly arranged and who really |
eating with quiet enj ymeLt
and not glut,ony and-you have poetry.
Will came homs in gre glee a few |
evenings since, and aft,r much cDsx;ng
and many wise remarks ab,ut mat rs
which women shouldn't know" l got the
eau eof his glee from him. And now y, Ii |
must bind you 10 secrecy If 1 tell you. /
;colded Will for telling me, but since he
has done so | must really tell you, but to
90 no father, mind.
We |, you remember that a short time
ago a fooli-h husband in this city. who,
prob b V il the facts were made known, is
not wor hy to carry his wi e's shoes, no
matter how size may have slipped, pro-
,eeded TO casiiZste a gentleman whom he
uppo ed had teen po aching in his own par
iculsr demesne, snd the story as such
cries, well, was CIV n an urs ,vory
Well, no matter about the
merits of the cas-, you can form your own
opinion Of every one of the parties if u
,hoose to take the trouble, the sequel
vas this: About twenty-five of the
,u ess men as we'll as the
boys" received a "csll' to attend
meeting wherein some method
night be evolved for the protection of the
entire force against TIE revengeful attacks
IF irate husbands" Will declared be
iidn't get one of the "calls" himself, snd
hat no one would dare to perpetrate such
, miserable joke on him, but actually, Nell,
am sure he showed Mr.. H, our n, igh-
DOR, something which he took from an en-
7elop, when he met him just as he was
,sss ng the house The next morning, and |
I'M a'so sure that Mr.. produced a
similar something" from his pocket and
it with the one Will had, and