The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-02
TRoLICKY SPRINGS APPROACH.

passion, the Dodos, owens and rne
like. And the woman novel;" which
a generation ago was a Mandy PANTY
thing, afraid to call a spade spade, is
all about spades now, and handles
them without gloves.
Do society people write these novels?
What question! Isn't Jack" Astor
following willie Wallie Aster" into
story writing; and hasn't Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger's thin disguise long
been penetrated, and isn't Mrs.
Craigie prominent in the London
American set; and Mr.. Benson the son
of a bishop; and didn't the rector of a
faShiona BILE church here in New York
raise a howl of disapproval by putting
Dean Hoffman and other well known
people into n trashy tale; and even in
Boston doesn't the pseudonyn Robert
Appleton" hide a chap who had the
entree into society at least until he be-
gan to write about his hostesses; and
aren't there dozens and dozens who
"She's literary, you know" is rather
a compliment. One lady of some lit
tie wealth know who offered a news
paper woman one thousand dollars to
teach her the business" But as that
would involve bringing her into an
Office where she would be useless and
much in the way, the offer was de-
clined. There are dozens of women
who pretend to write, but whose works
ere never published. know two so
ciety ladies who are writing penny
dreadful" for one of the publishers OF
cheap story papers. They are to get
two hundred dollars for it, or four
hundred dollars, l am not quite sure
which. ana it is written in a room
whose furnishings cost ten times either
sum.
1t is great fun to see them do it; for
the operation is no secret.
my dear" says Mrs. A. radiant in a
house dress of canary and black, shall
we have two men in love with thu
same wornaar'
''Oh, no; don't you remember says
Mrs. B.
But / think it's much nicer So" says
Mrs. A, poutingly.
why, my dear" says Mrs. B.. Il
quite agree with you. but the publisher
said, you know. that it's the present
fashion in penny dreadfuls TO have two
women in love with the same man.
And you might as well be dead as ont
Of fashion" And she meditstively
smooths the lapels of her new pearl
gray and black tailer-made-
We'll, / don't care, / never was in
love with two men-I mean, ! was
never one Of TWO women 10 be in love
with mean, in my day there were
more than two men in love with all the
girls who were 81 all pretty-there;
and who had any money"
Wen do this" says the practical
Mrs B.. after q moments thought;
well have two women in love with
the best man. and these men IN love
with the heroine; hopeless. blighted
passion all round. You know; and that
~. :sae murder aPd the snL:iss anS
the ABDUCTION ana tne great IRE In
Wall street and the great mad scene
and the defalcatson, ought TO be enough
incident, don't ron knew And we'll
have the herciue-one Of 'eul-say to
the man: The ligh: OF ny life win go
with You ard there will be 20 more
sunshine en- my dsrse1ed way l have
loved you aerceIy. naadly, psssicnstely.
devotedly. But my love Is not returned
lis well Go. gol and / kO-ho hope
you viii be happy. And then page
and hal: OF con-u1sive soobirg.
There. VIII that do?"
~ don't know. my dear: do you think
It's DO. enough? Yes know TIE Jzh