Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-22

smallest venture by juvenile philan-
thropists- finding something
to laugh at. When the modish
belle turns herself into a worker
for the poor she tries hard to be captivating,
and in most cases she succeeds. This win
ter she is striving hard to Impsrt positive
novelty to her efforts, and many are her new
inventions in palmistry which depends for
success upon her own soft hands rather than
those Of ner patrons, in wares the attractions
of which lie rather in the seller than in the
sold article, and in variations of the familiar
devices for diverting money from the purses
of the rich to the uses of the poor.
The big parlors of one Fifth avenue dwell
ing are given up for the whole week to a
fair under the auspices of several matrons
high in society, and some of their daughters
are agreeably exploited IN the worthy work.
One girl has achieved distinction by doing
duty as barmaid of the typical London
sort. She is
A DAINTILY PRETTY CREATURE,
and so runs no risk of coarseness in her
mimicry. She is dressed plainly in black,
too, and her manners are engagingly
vivac1ous. She stands behind beer pump,
such as am told is used in barrooms; but
it is surely handsome enough, with its
polished mahogany and its plated trim
mings, to be considered ornamental any
where 1t has three levers with pretty
handles, and, ordinarily. 1 believe, the
action of each serves to start particular
stream of ale, old, new or middling. But
at the fair the apparatus yields nothing
alcoholic. the three beverages being butter
milk, lemonade and mineral water. These
fluids flow concurrently with the sparkling
small talk of the amateur barmaid, and 1
am sure that no genuine female servitor
behind bar ever induced half the amount
of custom that this dear little philanthropist
does with her innocuous drinks.
"What shall it be?" she inquired of
fellow who was occupying too much Of her
time at too little cost.
swell, will take glass of the mineral
water" and as he quatfed the saline draught
he eyed the barmaid roguishly.
SHOW dc you find it?'' she asked as he set
down the empty glass;
"Quite intoxicating" he replied with
meaning that was meant to mash.
He still posed in front of the pump, but
it was not long before she decided that it
was time for him to spend another dime.
81 will test the butter milk" he said, re-
spending to her hint.
PROHIBITION PoUssE CAFE.
The milk with its cream gone was less ac-
ceptable to his palate than the mineral
water had been, but he swallowed it under
the blandishingIy encouraging eyes of the
barmaid. Then she gave him three min
utes of her grace and piqEancy in converse
ton before inferentially demanding a third
coin.
ga glass of lemonade this time, if you
please" he said.
The girl rounded her eyes at him for an
instant before working the third pump
handle, but it was not for her to hinder the
influx of charity money by deterring him in
his expenditure. So he drank the lemonade.
"How do You like that?" she inquired.
"Well, the three drinks must constitute
curious pousse cafe" he replied, with the
mineral water at the bottom, the buttermilk
next above and the lemonade to top with
''But don't you think that you've made a
mistake in the construction? When they
fill glass with French cordla1s to make a
pousse cafe, don't they have to very care
fully grade them as to specific gravity
pouring the heaviest in first, and then the
lighter and lighter ones until the thinnest
stratum is at the top of the glass? Now, it
seems to me that you should have drank the
buttermilk first, then the lemonade and then
the mineral water. IT you don't be gentle
in your motions you will be sure to mix that
pousse cafe"
''Well, will come around in an hour
and let you know" he remarked, as he re-
luctantly gave place to other customers.
But before the hour was up three beVer-
ages had amalgamated to his discontinue,
and he had gone home in cab, hugging
his stomach and holding his chin and
knees close together.
MRS. AsroR's DIAMONDS.
It is probable that Mrs. William Astor,
the leader of New York society, has more
diamonds than any other lady in America,
and, as the best taste ordains that an endless
array of Jewels shall be worn at the opera,
she adorns herself without stint, and fairly |
blazes defiance at the electric globes around |
the roof of the Opera House. It is a fact |
that women have been known to attend the |
German opera for the sole purpose Of seeing |
Mrs. Astor in all the glory OF her decora- |
tions, ana there is no doubt that she is as !
great drawing card for certain society |
ladies as Lehman, the handsome soprano |
singer is. As Mrs. Astor wears a different |
arrangement OF jewels on each opera night, |
she provides an inspiriting variety of |
pictures.
Ahuge Vof misunderstanding from the bust |
down over the front of her eorsage, so that |
the apex ended at the point of the dress |
waist, was an ornament that was greatly ap-
preciated one night last week. With this |
was armament of diamond stars that en-
circIed the top Of the corsage and ran over
the shoulders on the narrow straps. The os-
trich tip of varied stones worn in the hair |
was also warmly admired by Mrs. Astor's !
friends, as well as by the jewellers that were |
present: The fact is the lady was laden with |
fully hundred thousand dollars worth of |
precious stones.
AN IMITATION GERMAN
is worth description. OF all the musical |
experts that throng New York at present
D'Albert, the newly imported pianist, is far
the most eccentric in appearance, and the |
uoman are Wild over him A more intenselv