The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-20
PEOPLE WHO GIVE THEMSELVES AWAY.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
s'How much Ounce sent to roam
Eycells a Ounce that's kept at hOne''

10 the Editor OF the Easie.
s.How much Ounce sent to roam
ExcellS Ounce that's Kept at nome"
Can only be fully realized after listening
to falulent vapory, vacuous. vanity OF
some of the returned sojourncrs of the
worlds fair. ':Prne aud l" were on a
northward bound Car on "yester'een, "ard
two alleged females and one supposed
man entered che car. One of the alleged
females hereinbefore mentioned and above
referred to commenced to rattle like a
handful of pebbles in q milkman's tin
cans. as hereinbefere set forth and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit, viz:
II was simply carried away with the art
collection You know that art has long
been one of my dearest fancies. In
fact it is the charm OF my exis-
tence, solace of dreary, weary hours.
Since leaving Chicago it has seemed to me
that 1 am no longer living. My heart and
soul seem to be living in the art palace.
II was only IN that divine place that felt
what real enjoyment and true existence
was 1t is only in this art atmosphere
that the yearuins in my soul seems
silenced. subdued, gratified., shall for
ever dwell in my Imagination In the art
gallery surrounded by those dear. sympa-
thetic artistic souls, that l seemed to be
drawn toward by infinity aud afficity. II
I were only able would have miniature
art collection. / woult. rather go without
a sealskiu coat, silk dress or new house, If
| could have sweet little boudoir ar.
ranged just az my fancy now paints 1t. l
would not have anything common in it or
arranged by unsympgthetlc or In artistic
hands. would have some of those charm.
ing yirtuosis, each in his own divine call
ing, come here and arrange my room
would have my mantel fender,
dog-irons, bric-a-brac, csiling, walls,
lamps, pictures, etchings. engravings,
oto-lithographs in charming profusion
and careless abandon. 1t would be i'm
possible for anyone to criticiss the ar
rsngement; my friends would be charmed
with the consummate taste. tell John
that be does not appreciate me. John
don't want anything but comfort, com.
fort, comfort He never misses my So
ciety; he only misses my presence; but my
stopping place is here. l must hurry home
and get supper Bless mel How careless
am. I forgot to order tomatoes. eau
telopes and bananas. COod-by, dearI
Come and see me; l will tell you some
more of what saw in the art museum"
After she left the car, her lady friend
said to her "man:" Ibid you ever see such
an addlepates Every room in the house
has been furnished by ransacking second
hand stores for antique pieces"
l said TO Prue, "My lamb, don't you
think we ought to get an artistic, virtnous
'cuss' to put that five cent paper on the
kitchen, back stairway and bathroom, in
stead of a common, everyday paper-hang-
er? We might also get some 'virtuostic
critter' to whitewash the chicken coop
and INTERPRETATIONS to spade up the
place YOU want fixed for flowers, and
while YOU are about it have the two new
boards on the front stOop frescoed by
the artist that Mrs. Blank has to fresco
her ceiling. We have not 'pictur' on
the place painted by dead man OF the
grim centuries OF the dead, dead past.
We have neglected the 'ould masters
shamefully. We must atone for it. The
race for bread and oleomargarine hath
made US to neglect art and ere we attain
the lean and slippered pantaloon' we must
economic on bread and butterine and put
some Oh our OeDaSeu eiiFcE CoiudSo Ala az
goods"
Being acquainted somewhat with the
husband of this art admirer, have hired
a policeman to carefully, secretly and vet
speedily investigate why he (said husband)
did not kill "his self, "go to the strip" or
get divorce.
could not but moralize thus:
Is it possible that this delicate Fabric OF
transcendentalism rests on a base or pedes.
tai no more solid and substantial than ten
days spent In peep at the rare studios,
ana having an idle thought of strangers
pass judgement upon, or commend, the
taste of exhibitorsS PRUE s. l.
Sept Is 1893