Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-08
Some New York manners.

Two rather happy and joIly-looking chorus
girls, who are well-known not only because
they are pretty. bat because they wear s., 900
or $1,000 worth of diamonds apiece, few hur-
richly into a ladies restaurant where / sat
and gave the rather extraordinary order OF 3
lobster salad, to be preceded by two whisky
cocktails. and that by brace of mi k punches
writes Clara Belle 50 the Cincinnati Enquirer
NO fzz to-day, dear girl" said one of them.
"Well have to make a raise somwhere, or
wei lose cawst."
They talked together rapidly for a few MN
utes, particularly about dresses, and pres
emily one OF them bewailed the fact that she
hadn't one OF the new and particularly fash
iouable English waking habits, which are the
rage in the town just now. There Is man
dressmaker within "A few doors Of this place
who makes cloth dresses Tor the fashionable
women of New York. His establishment is
covered with crests and cOats-Ot-arms of the
crowned heads of Europe, " hich enables him
to charge $3.50 for dress that would cost SIS
anywhere else. After a long and noisy con-
fab the two pretty chorus girls paid their
check, made The heHrt of the walters glad by
the reck LEES bestowal OF a tip. and, pulling
themselves well together, started in next
door. They were not gone more than half an
hour when they came troOping back as bright
as crlcf cts and with faces aglow with grins.
This time they discovered friend-I tuiaK
he was an actor-and they rushed over to
him. ,
SAID one. I'VE thought we were running an
awful bluH, and expected TO be thrown out rs
soon as we got indoors. But what do you
think his nihs did,"
"Mho lie his nibs" asked the man.
"Why. the mai3r-domO-the chief man, you
know. lie came forward, bowed politely,
said be knew us very wei by reputation. and
asked Us what could be done We told him
we wanted a couple o! English wHlking
dresses such as the Princess OF W ales we rs,
They got MS up in the design ng room. pulled
as around. measured rs. and the dear old
man dressmaker himself smOothed and patted
us until every hing WAS exact. Then we got
down from the low Stools, and each OF us
" aited Tor the other To- say something about
money. While we were waiting a clerk
brought hla nibs a little book, which had
green cover and clasp. His nihs
opened Il very carefully, raised his eyes with
just the sweetest and kindlesJ smile
you ever saw. and said. whom shall I charge
the dresses top Lizzie was about % SAY,
charge 10 10 ne when / had an Inspiration
anu con Ehed mndestly. khP We'll / can
cough modesly II ] want 10 anyhow, though
10 Isn't often necessary. ] did not think the
gentleman would exactly want bis name
known, and then hls nibs smiled, m AIDE pref.
~ little bow and then said. we keep this
little book, YOU know, for the men who are
fortunate enough 60 appreciate beautiful
lY and mentioned Ola Badly NOu-knows
name. And both Of the dresses were charged
Go hun"
/ happened to know who Old Badly was.-a
broker, quiet, deep and wicked. lie haa A
family ~ grown chi dren, and the number
Of MS affairs would make French novelist
blush.
~ don't know him very wen.' continued
the Mighty chorus girl, with another loud
laugh, "but hc can come up TO our dat 90 sup
time"