Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-05


PHILADELPHIA, June chestnut street
from Eighth to Broad and Broad street from
Chestnut to Pine, known as the flirting
ground, was crowded again last night with
young girl firts and young men Washers
who we're the actors IN many disgrscetul
scenes. There were some notable changes
from a week ago. The younger girls AVOID
ed Chestnut street and promenadeSe~ and
down South Broad street on Vast side,
from Chestnut to Pine, bUfGe big girls
we're holder and were as thick as ever on
Chestnut street. The promenadiug began
at dusk and was kept up until rsindrops fell
at little after ten clock aud frightened
the firts away. Two little girls with shin
gled hangs and wearing black and white
plaid suits Of large check pattern, walked
up and down Chestnut street a dozen times
during the evening. They stopped to talk
to number of young. 'Sen at different times
along the street, ar " the corner.loungers
commented upon them more than upon any
other girls.
Old Men Flirts.
A bachelor brother Of a web kao yn poll
tisian walked up sni down Chestnut street
a number Of times yainly trying to csptivate
a pretty young girl Of fifteen or sixteen, who
wore black silk dress with beaded front.
Both the man, who is nearly fifty, aud the
young girl attracted great deal of stteu
ton. She encouraged him, and when at
last he mustered sufficient courage to sccost
her, SIZE laughed in his face, to the delight
of knot of nobby.looking lads who followed
TO see the fun. Another Of the old men
Washers was prominent Democratic mem
Der Of the Legislature, who lifted his black
silk hat many tiTes, but was not successful
in making an impression. \ short man OF
Fifty or sixty, who dresses in black, and who
promenades Chestnut street nearly every
evening, exhibited great deal of sllantry,
He wears beard that is dyed black, and
his fercelooking, shaggy eyebrows did not
help his purpose. The girls only laughed
at him. There were other old men tlirts
who sccosted young girls all along the street,
but none appeared to make an impression.
The street Corner Washers.
The only vigilant policeman last night
was the officer at Broad and Chestnut
streets, who drove the Washers away from
the corners, and the policeman stood in
such position at the southeast corner OF
Broad and Chestnut streets that the girl
airts had to behave themselves as they
turned the corner of the promenade. At
Thirteenth and Chestnut streets there were
a number of young men standing, who leered
at every girl who passed, and many Of the
men made all sorts Of remarks to the firts
as they passed, while other girls who sp
pareutly behaved themselves were subjected
TO insulting remarks. The policeman who
stood on the southwest corner of Twelfth
and Chestnut streets entertained party of
louugers One of them wore green blind
over hls eye and SAID things about the
girls who passed that made the
rest laugh. Across Twelfth street
on the opposite corner another party Of
6ashily dressed young men stood aud stared
at every girl who passed and several OF them
accosted o party of girls and Joined them IN
the promenade. The crowd that usually
eongregakes at the southwest corner OF
EleyentA and Chestnut streets was not to be
seen last night. Eleventh street waS- The
most deserted of all the corners along the
flirting ground. Only few loungers were
congregated at Tenth street, but the south
west corner of Ninth and Chestnut made up
for the deficiencies at Tenth and Eleventh
streets. At least two dozen young men
posed in groups on the corner and spoke to
nearly every girl that passed. In front Of
the drug store under the Continental Hotel
another crowd of Washers did as the loun-
gers at Ninth street. When a masher was
accosting girl the officer could be seen in
variably staring up at the few stars that
could be seen.
- Scenes on South Broad Street.
The south side of South Broad street
sWarmed with little girls with bold looking
bangs, who walked de6sntly, laughed loudly
and spoke to every young man who address.
ed them, Under the awning of the fruit
store Just below Chestnut street the girls
congregated and made new acquaintance
Down at the corner OF Samson street, on the
church corner, about twenty-five young men
stood in front of the iron railing and spoke
to the girls as they passed. At Walnut
street more young men stood and many
remarks were exchanged that were not
pleasant to hear. All along Broad street
10 Pine the sidewalk was crowded and young
men pushed and jostled young girls AT
Locust street q policeman stood staring a.
the girls as they passed up and down. He
was the only policeman 10 be seen between
Pine and Chestnut streets.