Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-28
THE RINK INFATUATION.
Some of the Devices Res0rted to For its
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The Cleveland Penny Press says: Few of the
roller pedipulatorS of both sexes who inhabit
the Kinks nightly are able to do so without prac-
t1clng more or less deception. One of the most
regular attendants at the Casino is a handsome
young woman OF about rs years. She is the
wife OF freight conductor and the mother OF
four children. She had always been of retir-
ing disposition and seldom went out of the
house. W hen, therefore, she went to the rink
occasionally, her husband was well pleased.
soon she got the fever and went until he was
not so well pleased. During the absence of the
children were loaded upon the hired girl, daily
anu nightly, while the wife shook her feet gaily
at the rink. one day the husband sauntered
nome unexpectedly at eVcntiue. The wife had
ieit nome saying she was about to visit a sick
friend. Tie husband called at the friend 5
house without finding her. Then he went to
the Casino and took u birds eye view through
the window of the smoking room. His wife
was sailing around with u dude. That night
lhere We're sounds of carnage in the neighbour
MOOD, ana a separation is probable. This is by
no means an Isolated case.
A few evenings ago a red-headed man popped
MS mead IN the rink door. just then a woman
III d front seat sang out TO another behind her:
'Ihere cunleS your husband and nine women
jumped up and fell over each other in their
of fire.
Among the regular patrons of the Olympian
Is handsome blonde, the wife OF q reputable
west side, gentleman whose special antipathy is
roller rims One evening not long since, after
IL more IMAM usual regular attendance Oh the
part OF the wife, the gentleman INDUCED in
some high and lofty kicking, and then went
over town TO attend to some business. 1t was a
bitter cold night, and he returned earlier than
tNpected His wife was not in, having left word
that she had gone out to buy pair of Shoes 1t
was ii pm. when it became evident from her
temperance that the bargain for footwear had
been completed. Although his suspicious were
aroused. he said nothing. When, however
next morning he fell headlong over pair OF
roller skates, which had been hid in the hal, he
SWore like Il BaShi BaZOuk and for many DAYS
the couple sustained a rigid attitude toward
each other.
Three young ladies from over the rfvulet have
the craze in its worst form. and the ancient gag
OF starting out to visit. each others house and
skipping of to the rink was resorted to until it
would work no longer. Still they worshiped
regularly at the shrine of the little Spheres One
evening, however. their plans miscarried. An
agitated father dashed into the rink He found
the girls huddled together in the dressing room
where they had taken refuge, and waited them
honleWard. Two of the girls had left home
under pretense of visiting the third. Mean
while the latter had represented herself as being
ILL., and, kissing her parents good night" had
apparently retired to her room. Shortly after
an accidental visit to the apartment showed it
to be empty The sick girl had crept out of the
bee line for the rink. The next evening the pre-
cocious young lady again retired early Her
parents took precautionary squint at her saw
her in her little bed sleeping softly and calmly
and went away satisfied. An hour later she
was lying around the rink like all possessed.
she mad put on her wearing apparel over her
night clothes, she explained to her friends, and
In proof of her assertion she displayed the col
lar of her night gown.