Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
OUR IOWA LETTER.
Mrs Clar, Lacey Greene writes To the
"Shootiug Stars" of Hot Springs OH
Society events in Des MOines.

Mrs. Clara Lacey Greene writes To the
''Shootiug Stars" of Hot Springs on
Society events in Des MOines.
Sassy Sister Satellites: Jennings,
Thornby. Anderson, Davis, Pierce
and Hargens:-
AS know you have never quite for
given me for Turing yout to "The Cabin
and keeping you up until dawn to
watch the promised shooting stars"
-"shoot the shoots and do all kinds
of tricks and "antics" up to this much
advertized hoax, stranger to
astronomy now in the way of pen
ance lay few society notes at your
feet to tell you of my comings and
goings and to show you that my life is
as busy here as it was quiet and rest
full at Hot Springs. In fact l never
think of my eighteen months in the
Black Hills that do not heave big
sigh as medicinal ghost rises before
my vision bearing banner with just
one word aud that word is Rest" with
big Il. now look back upon that
time with gratitude and chuckle in
high glee. as think how much cheat.
ed the Iowa Dr.'s out of during my
stay in the Hills--probably though
because it was the first real rest OF my
hitherto busy life--and | might have
gained as much in avoirdupois at home
had gone to the Hotels and taken
life just as quietly here as there-but
oh dear there is never time to rest
here and in fact not half enough time
to go round for the duties You are
loaded up with, for between charity,
church, club, reception, etc, etc. your
whole home life is crowded out and
lost entirely if you do not keep close
watch and no good mother las / pride
my self upon being) can allow this
"home life" the best and only soil to
cultivate children in "Pinaforically"
speaking to do your "baby farming" in
to creep out of existence without a
great qualm of concience-a something
to be answered for on the part of the
mother. But before starting in to tell
you where all have been in the last
ten weeks for fear you.:will think have
not been at home at all will preface
my remarks-in self defence-by say
ing that have cooked for my children
and my self three square meals day
-(s'with my own fair hands'') for what
in the world would do With a maid
when slight house keeping up stairs.
Every one to their own notion, but 1 am
certain that prefer the maids room
to her company under such circum-
stances, then it has always been such
silly idea to me too that woman can
: ZOO cock, he domestic and attend to
the many little, cozy, "purring on the
hearth, accomplishments that go to
make up the home life simply because
she wants to be "new" and happens to
know a few things out side of the
home. How foolish! why not be proud
of the old accomplishments as we'll as
the new and live them along together?
j heard woman at a banquet the
other night say "well can cook but
won't" suppose she thought that re
mark an accomplishment and an 'open
sesame" into swell society. but the re-
mark fell fiat, among the sensible
ladies that surrounded that ''festal
board" Her remarks amused me much
as she is a woman with rather limited
means and | Immediately felt sorry
for her poor family hanging around
that s'old mother Hubbard" cupboard at
home. That reminds: me few days
before Lent l was glancing over a
Lenten bill of fare intent upon rely
ing on aud being benefited by the
same-well what was my surprise to
find that / had been keeping Lent ever
since landed at home aud ndcommenced
light house keeping. Well was just
pleased to death to find | had been Sc
good and also to find would no5 have
to make any more sacrifice in the way
of economy to keep Lent as prescribed
by the most devout devotee. l had
hardly recovered from my trip home
the comvening of the legislature, the
Governors reception, etc.,-when q
4 friend came and begged me to sell /;
s'pocket FULL of tickets to help out st
Luke's mission in north Des Moine es
OF course this meant all my spare time
aud much time that l should not spare
on the street for several days. Oul
new Bishop Morrison is to be here o,
Thursday night to confirm large clas
at st. Paul's-my two children, Hugh
+ and Marie among the rest. They have
been attending the confirmation class
for several weeks now-getting ready
and it is great pleasure to me tt
have them take this step SO younl
and at old st. Paul's whese they
4 were both Christened when babies
The next demand on my precious time
was the Charity Ball, for the city
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