The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-05

A good story is told of Harrigan in con-
necUlon with this: He was in the south at
one time, and seeing an old darky ON the
road with pair of trousers on. which from
the patches thereon it was hard to tell what
had been the original cloth, he ca!iod to him
and offered to buy them. Five dollars was
the price named, and bargain was struck
at once. Harrigan insisted that the old
man should take the trousers off right on the
| spot, but the darky denInred, and asked
| the comedian IL he lived 'far aroun' yeah. y
Earrigan Insisted on having the trousers at
ONCE, but as the old man could not go about
undressed. he refused and marched off. An
hour or two later IIarrigan and the boys
were standing in front of the theater when
the darky reappeared. He took 10 notice
OF the 'geinmeE fro de norf" until Ned
shouted, Say, Uncle, how about those
| pantS?"
"Fi' dollahs; no, no, can't take 'um.
Fl dollahs TO tallh OFF de ole mans
brooches in de street, N, n, can't do it."
Take then. off here and I'll make it S10,n
said Barrigan, determined on having a
huge joke at the old man's expense.
See yeah, sab. JeS you make dat Sl5
and dog gone my black hide Il doa't glib
desc yere trousers T. ye right yeah, hear
meY"
Little suspecting the darky's craftiness,
liarrigan agreed and deposited the money
III the old mans hands.
Lem me git some place whar kin run, ~
said the old man, and siding away from
The crowd he dropped the old trousers and
started off at pimble pace, saying, ''dars
yer pants, an if Ye want any NOAH kin
let We hab 'em 70 huf price"
The old man had gone home and put on
another pair of trousers under those for
the purchase of which Rarrigan had bar
gained ana had returned so that he might
catch the actor at his own game Ned
still has the trousers and it is said that
they are the ones he recently wore during
tho run of Pete
Though Fanny Davenport, Clara Morris,
Mrs Florence and others spend more money
in their dresses than Marie Wainwright,
that lady is credited with being the best
dressed woman now on the stage. Nature
has given her an ease of movement, a car
riage and form that do more for her i'll the
matter of dress than the dressmaker's art
does for her more extravaganza sisters in
the profession.
Lillian Olcott spent in the neighborhood
of $1,000 for her Theodore" wardrobe be-
sides weeks of study in the British Museum
hunting up plates and prints.
For a single front of a dress worn in
Fedora" Ennny Davenport paid Marion
Fo' ter, the artist-cripple of Minerva, Ohio,
$1,000. The font consisted of full width
Vi S6Iln upou WHICH MISS roster executed
several floral designs in oil
Cora Tanner, who as the heroine in
Buchanan's play, "Aone in London" has
as yet had no opportunity to pose in gor-
geous attire, WILL it is promised, startle the
country next season by the beauty and ex-
tent of the new dresses which she will wear
in her new play, Presentation. Her man
ager, Col. w. e. Sim, says they will exceed
anything seen on the stage in years They
will be seven in number and Col Sim has
had an oil portrait made of Miss Tanner in
each dress for exhibition in the theater
lobby.
The dresses worn by Mrs. Langury in
"a Wife's Peril" cost her something like
LOCO, while her complete wardrobe, in
Guiding the dresses made this season for
AS in a Looking Glass" is valued at
$4,000.
Modjeska is so particular about her
dresses that she makes them herself. That
is she buys the material and has the cutters
and seamstresses come In and complete
them under her supervision The designs
she has made in colors and all of her dresses
are practically built on her back As soon
as a dress is cut and fitted she puts it on
and the dressmakers complete the work of
trimming and draping, using the actress as
dummy" No woman in the profession,
it is said, wears better fitting gowns and
dresses than the Countess Bozenta.