Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-02
jenkins I'm Nevada.
PBRILs OF FASHION REPORTING IN THR r.
WEST.
[ Chicago Tribune.


WEST.
Chicago Tribune.
The fashion reporter of an Austin City,
Nevada, paper describes tire belle OF the mas
querade ball in the folio wing astounding Ian
guage;
=. The most gorgeous, stunning. high toned, rich
est, fastest classest, incest any other adjective
for costume in the outfit' was that worn By Miss
and gslusest- sressed al in the room she appeared
IL the room rs page and she vas page that any
aid action she was as perfect Is big snsfioTsr'
couple or days after the appearance of the
notice, into the editorial room OF the paper
stalked young man. His brow was wrapped
In thunder, his body in a suit of tweed, aud his
hand clasped big lump of hickory. He pulled
paper out OF his pocket, and, pointing his fin-
ger 10 the paragraph, said: "I want ter see the
man as wrote that ere" al am the Individual -
replied the person. "What did yer 20 AMI d. IN
for; that's what i want ter know?' 80, be-
cause thought you'd like to see YOUR girl made
out one Of the most be witchiDg females that was
ever set on earth to keep a man from his hash
and drive balmy sleep from his pillow" "Nov,
LOOK here. Ever sence that was published /
can't get "a word out on her. She sets in front
or the looking glass and keeps a gain on her
SELF, and maxim sGuint eyes at her dress, and
pukerln, up her mouth. and actin as if she was
blasted sight better'n anybody else. I want
tbs ere thing fixed, or tbere'il be an editors
situation vacant" He looked Significantly at
the club: For moment the reporter stood in
ploionnd thought; then his face frightened
and be said: "I'll fix IL in next weeks paper
After you've seen the next issue, call and tell
me the result" The young man left. In the
next weeks paper appeared the following para
graph:
a CoRREcTloS.--We maze a grave mistake in
ss1ueTsde BAL Se ~ g1T qessTp99 Of the
lame OF Niles frankie Clarke fJr that OF Miss
tie A 9ns ~h bsIs s efaesated with
error. 1t is true that she appeared fJr what was
Ike b6otSes in A 5aa9 pinof s sS'd deal
gocd-lceking, her actions were absurd, and every
man IN the room kept as far from her as possible.
& q az "A
unspyrecistise. When she sho will be escorted
tin viii gladly miss her from among them -" -
The next day the young man entered ths Of
fee. In his hand he bore rife, and his belt
was ornamented with a big six-shootsr and a
Tremendous bowie knife. He sailed ND to the
reporter. " look warlike, don't |? [ doa't
feel biz like fshtin', You bet. You jest Oushter
have seen her when she read that correction
Why, she jest danced q jig with madness, AMI
she sOt DOWN and cried, and then she coma up
and threw her arms around nv neck, ana said,
Arthur, 90 you love me :? YOu het your best
bonnet on that said |. well, never expect ma
TO speak TO you again il you don't 90 and kill
the Teller wat writ that SANDER In course |
promised. And here / am to kill you" He
laughed long and heartily. After q time he
quleted down, and the reporter said, =" 1 sup
pose, in order to make 1t all right between you
and your girl, I've got TO become CORPSE I'm
do 1t. Sit there minute and III fix the BUSH
ness." He sat down at a desk, and scrubbed
away for few minutes, AMI then returned
with sheet Of paper, on which was written:
nouIce t6s sudden death of 1r Charles Keller, tho
young and talented fashion editor. la moment OF
rental alteration lie had slaniered estImable,
accomplished and beautiful young lady OF this city,
pamrd Miss Fannie CLARKE, Yesterday n.r bs.
roihed called NJ this office and asked for the author
Of the Islander, and when he discovered him shos
him dead on The spot. This paper villa b unabls 20
siVe lash lob gossip he; eater. We ind 1. imUc,si
lie to MI the place LETT vacant by Mr. Keller.
Though cratic, he was q man Of kindly heart, ami
C. ud listen more Rttentiy.lg to stale stories aud
drink moro bad whisky, than any man ~ Austin.
x 1 P"
''That's your sort" said the iufurlated lover.
Corpse, and hist a little lightning Tue LADY
was satisfied when this paragraph appeared in
the next issue of the paper, her lover was re-
gsrded as hero, and the Austin paper sased
to give reports of fashionable balls