Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12

ordinary suit designed for the modern
Eiana. but, then. those clothes were al
ways too line for real air or water TO come
near.
According to the New York Press, she is
a youthful matron whose home is in one
OF Eoston's suburbs. She is Il social favor
lite and a clever amateur actress and she
has always been fond of athletics and out
door sports. but until about a year and .
n rife. Her husband. who was an entlu-
siastic sportsman, persuaded her to try
shooting at bottles thrown into the air.
She hit them without difficulty and was
eager to test her skill on something with
more risk and excitement in ii.
Her First Deer.
She soon found an opportunity of this
kind on Il hunting expedition, which she
undertook with her husband. Her first shot
in the woods brought down a squirrel.
and this made her eager for bigger gam.
It'was not long before she sighted a deer.
and without the least wavering she lifted
her gun and fired. hitting it squarely in
the shoulder. The neXt morning she got I
shot at a fox. and it proved as accurate
and effective as her previous efforts. This
fall she went down into the Maine woods
with a Marlin rifle and a determination TO
better her record of the year before in kill
ing big game. Two fine, large deer were
slain within a few days after her arrival,
and then she had to stop on account of the
game law.
Her Costume.
Mrs. Bclden's account of a woman's life
In camp and her costume has unusual
can get about just as easily ana nCiselesS-
" as a man. Her costume consists of cor
duroy knickerbockers and a cap, a heavy
sweater and high boots. The camp -
which she and her husband go is twenty
miles from Ashland. the nearest town.
They go in" by blackboard over the worst
a mile for the privilege of being joited in
the buckboards. it was SO rough that Mrs.
Belden preferred to walk much of the
of a beautiful lake. is made up of several
log cabins. Mr.. and Mrs. Belden have cna
to themselves and the rest of the party
in. a fourth was the kitchen and the rn-
naming one was given up to the cook ana
guides.
Living is primitive in all its details in
the woods" says Mrs. Belden. w for
get that there are such things as conver-
tons. Every hunter YOU meet is a coed
comrade and a friend. The first words
exchanged between two people who meet
In the woods are. Have you seen ary-
thing" You tell your experiences and give
your opinion of where game may be. and
usually when he gets there the game is
gone. 1t does not tarry long in one spot
when hunters are about"
Guides Say She's n Wonder"
Coffee. doughnuts and venison are the
staple articles of food in camp. Mrs. Bel
atiJ iau ole vi Itl tttI u up III tilt
woods, and she declared that it was much
more delicious than the one she brought
hCme with her.
Like everyone else. Mrs. Belden had her
guide. who never gave her credit before
her face for any great skill, but told the
other members of the party secretly that
she was Il wonder They had early break
fast, and We're usually on their way by /
o'c:cck in the morning. Their tramps av-
erased about seven miles a day, but were
often much longer. The weather during
most of the time that Mrs. Belden was In
camp was gloriously fine. but when it
rained she was even happier. for then she
could get about with the least possible
noise. The leaves were falling. and while
that exposed the hunters to view. it gave
them the advantage of being able to see
further about them.
The first year that Mrs. Belden was in
the woods, she stood in the and
waited for the guides TO scare up the
game. but this year she exchanged this
somewhat tiresome method for the fasci-
| nations of the still hunt.