The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
FROM "sIsT R AGNES"
She Gossips MerrIly with the Several Men,
bers of the Club.


To THE HOWARD CLUB-Good evening,
good people. Is there room for me? Yes,
| will take chair, thank you, for l have
not come to read poem or an essay, or
even book review, but only for a little
gossip with any of you, who are willing to
listen.
And where have been so long, did you
say, "Heiiotrope?" Why, "spluttering
around in the kitchen" to be sure. Oh,
kate Ketchem," never shall forget you
and your twelve regular beaux. Just you
come and bring them all TO the next re-
union and aybe you won't be so boast
full any more. Ask ''R. r. and "Helio-
trope" about that.
Chatterbox, l promptly reached for the
atlas on reading your last letter and
located you on the map. Now just keep
US informed through your bright, newsy
letters OF where you stand in this rushing
old world and /, for one, shall be satisfied.
Tell us what time you had getting scat
tied to housekeeping in the new home.
And are you the ingenious pOssessor OF
chairs, tables, bedsteads, dre-sers, ETC.,
made from stray dry goods boxes and
covered with cheesecloth according to APP
proved housekeeper fashion? have al
ways doubted the possibilities of the pine
box and feel that you are now in a posi-
ton to confirm my doubts or else to seat
ter them as the mist before the splendor
OF the morning sun. Let us soon have
full report OF life in the West
III. d. NJ" l think you sent that
cream roll recipe just for me a. lit is the
one long have sought" And just let me
whisper = lou that have just become
:ne possessor of "Miss Parloa's New Cook
Book" Am not for innate?
''Incog," l was so pleased with your
talk about Robert Elsmere." / read the
book some time ago and was deeply in
terested. But you say 'even Rose" Whv,
she is the one bright blossom peepng out
from beneath all that mass of theories and
sound, solid IDEAS and looking out now
one must acknowledge this world to be O
drear waste without flowers.
want to tell you also, too, that our
house cleaning is all finished, and feel
some better now.
Frank" you say you know something
about Bah" Now let's hear il, for
want to know all can about her. / like
her so much. / wish some of the cir q
who are in a position to know would fol-
low up the idea in that excellent talk of
yours on the arrangement of the hair, and
give us girls some modes OF hair dressing
There is nothing which adds so much
to a woman's appearance as a stylish and
becoming couture. Now confess, were not
the fully yellow curls of that Indianapolis
lassie one of her greatest charms to you
And she was married after a l. Too bad,
poor Frank" and poor "John Henry"
Detective" is crying for some one to
give him country girl" Well, there
are so many of US think perhaps he may
get one. But. glrls, won't be the one to
give YOU away"
Edith Belle" l should have written
you long ago but have not not felt WELL
and did no. like to write you an old blue
letter. Come TO the page soon. &c. c."
please excuse my neglect for the same
reason. And say, are You really married
or is that Joke of as S.'s?" Helen" l
have had Tennysonian fever since last
wrote, and after giving him some careful
study have changed my opinion of him.
Say on, all that you please in Tennyson' 8
favor, but don't be satirical again and ring
in "Mary had little lamb" on me. And
did you not get a glowing description Ida
L?" / don't want "Mazie Mascot" to
come to this part of the country, though
I'll tell you now my hair is not red
Solicitor" come often with your good
letters. / have just read a new old book,
"Stolen Waters" l haven't anything to
say about that, but / do wonder how
many of you have read BLACK Beauty"
1t is the proper thing for country girls to
read nowadays, and tells all about horse.
Time is up long ago and have not half
said my say. 1t took the beauties SO
long to talk that we old folks must now
have a long chat, so come Oh Dora Dick
ems" And now 1 will close with kind
wishes to all by signing name you have
MT seen lately. SISTER AGNES"
Sullivan. Ind Nav l.