The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-28
CLARA BELLE ON SOCIETY.
THE SUCCESS OF THE FORTUNE
TELLER, ALLEN,
And OF Buffalo Bllps Band OF I'm
tutOred Indians-The Legs Of
the Philadelphia Greeks.
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NAV have bten used as usual, and
stoma sus have DO doubt been called
on TO yield the customary pains and
delights Of high gaslroIomy, but he
finger and toe Extremes oil ar atomy
have been exeiiedly Interesting. Ed.
.Heron-Allen, an adroittdly exploited
1BritoU, hiss caught tue hands OF our
Fifth avenue girls, and they ply him
$40 each for doing 1t. Ee is palm
LET, VII, pretends to study the lines
on the ins de OF bands aud thereby
deliut ate the charac or OF the owner.
Society happens inst now to have
time for an ephtm neral bit OF non
sense, for the real season OF g'yety
has hardly get in, and 10 palmittry
becomes a traosisnt fad Heron
Aliens own palm has fret to be
crossed by com OF the magnitufe Of
$40, or s equivalent Ia payer money.
Then he iaKts the Cusl omer's hand.
Qazss at il in a mon oinaniac 1T Of
way, examines its lines tn ough
magnifying plass, draw its Gu lines on
cardboird, aud then diAates 800
words or 20 to a shorthand secretary
about the pereon's eupposlitious goJd
qualities. Several s-ances at Ia hion-
able residences have been given at
$50 apiece. Heret lfore, the billie who
consulted iortuue tellers has made
an adventure OF it-puttiDg herself
into SENT disguise OF plain clothes,
driving t. toe place in a close carriege
by cncuitous Tou Q, and there buy.
ing for a dollar the ignorant mum
blings OF an ugly old witch. To be
served by o neat, polite, palaveriDg
fellow strikes her as a divertiDg nov
city, and he is getting iieh very fast,
besides having good time cuddl ng
dainty, exc usive hands, that would
recoil in resentment II his freedom
were social instead Of professional.
As 10 society's feet, they have not
begun 10 dan for the winter yet, but
are III der assiduous tuition. Terpsl'
chorean fash ons change from seaton
TO &c ason, aud It Is necessary every
Noyem DER 10 learn how 10 waltz in
December, when the balls and rtcep.
tons commerce. Some Of the girls
take few private lessons, but most
OF them are able, with little practice
by themselves, TO accomplish the mod
ifcations demanded. Moreover, they
watch closely all the public perform
ances that may give hinIs as to new
grace. Thus We have had Vienna
walizes, a ballet In connection with
opera at the Metropolitan, and II was
easy TO see that the fair spectatora'
eager scrutiny Of the stage waltz sra
was with q view TO imitation, aud
hundreds OF feet were mildly motiou-
ing, in the seclusion OF long skiIts, In
imitation OF the gymnastics, pedal
Rympastcs, which the footlights illu.
minated as object lessons. Then,
again, we had somewhat astounding
ILLUSTRATION Ct how not to do 1t. This
was given by the students who acted
the Greek comsdy before modest
audience at the Academy Of Mu ic.
In their conscientious represen tation
OF the Greeks they wore their own
unembellished l,gs, without 80 much
as powder or rouge to cove. them, and
the display OF unsymmetIiCal a0k.
WI rdness was dresdfal. l ncy that
series Of instantaneous photogra phs,
after the msnner Of Leland s snfJic's
camera view Of the tIoting hure a.
gu cessive inttanls If n rapid gait,
would be wonders Of dlsenchantment
as to thewaltzlpg beau.
1t Insy be that fashionable girls are
unfehsonably hard 10 please In the
matter OF masculine grace. They for
get thai the poor fellows do the bet
they can under natural disadvantages.
There was plenty OF lanVlter in the
sleeves of the toilets at the stg eple-
chasas1att SUMMER end autumn wien
the dandy smat ur jock, va bumped
themselves in the ddes; and yet,
when focety Assemb ed In a consdtra-
BILE quantity the o her ght to BEE
some uncivil'S sd poetry OF motion by
Indiae Q, he fun was ttlll greater. TIE
ceIeu opy oil buryiog the hachet sut
smoking The p pc OF peace was rer.
ioImed by a band OF Buffalo Bdl's
bind IndlanB for the enteTt ainment of
about q thou at d spectators. All
New York was there, that Ia the peo-
pie who imagire THY are the person
ages OF New York, the remainder Of
the inhabitants being classified ne the
populaoe. When they are in Nav.
port there is positively nobody in New
York Berry Well, ex.kiuR OF the
dudts, came 10 with three OF his sub
jec's, ali wearing spick-si d span new
silk ba's with very tall crowns. Weary
slIms from Murray Hill stepptd in on
the wsy home from the theNer and
dropped Imply in'o cha'rs. Pelham
gteeplechRserp, Tuxedo Club men,
delegiiiors from city clubs, real and
imitation British swells OF stolid aspect
and other members OF SWelldom pre-
sented ca'ds OF invitation. The show
men had artiully piqued their curiosity
by say ing that the scene would be en-
teftainiDR evfn to this blasa commu
nitv. The PawDess and CheyenneI
hsd been at war for many years, Shc
beiJIe they could camp together they
must bury the batch ct ACC smoke the
pipe OF peace. The ceremony wal
Necessary 10 keep them ton going IN
the warpath righ here Ia Ma YoIl
and scAlping each other. They might
anyhow, get loose in th'
arena and produce cafes q
premature badness before light
ing up the pipe Of peace
Tue lecturer on the spot declared
that II was going be a solemn cpre
mony and he exnoru the elite Of New
Yo,k net to indulge 10 unusual meri
ment. Some hlty or more Iudiaus IL
red blat kels entered. Tnpy yowleC
Ike a pack of coyotes Tnty wer,
Pawnees and Sioux invi log ,h5 Cney
enBes and Cows 10 c,me Off the war
path and take something, The Chey
ennes could be seen on the warpatl
behind come Of the canvss5 in tn
pyimsval forests at the other end Q
the garden. They we're iurtive II
theW movements, and no doubt II
Pswnee had recklessly wandered 80
feet from bis wigwam At the wet or
OF the CIRQUE, and got lost Ia the laby
rim b OF painted pIaiIie and fret rave,
wood at the east end, they won d hav
lifted bis hair, made bon6te Of him
ortied one end Of his stompch 10
pole end driven him round and roun,
until be was oil unwound iLsde. m
Ohrye mes, dstinguishtd by blu
blankets, came cautiously out au,
yapped st the Pawntes. The pip