Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-17

her. What was her dismay a week later to
be ordered to assume a role in king Car
rot" spectacular extravaganza to be
brought out at the Grand Opera House.
The manuscript of the part sent to her con-
tanned about hundred words, and it was
quite unintelligible. She went to DAILY for
instruction, and there learned that she was
to drive a chariot into one of the gorgeous
scenes.
"ButI anna little afraid, Mr.. DAILY" she
said, I'M mild protest, ''that am hardly
suited to that. prided myself especially
upon my elocution, and hoped to make
debut in an emotional character"
She was told that no first appearance
could we'll be more striking than to drive
two zeal horses into public view. She as
sented, partly because she was very anxious
to appear anyhow, and partly because she
had to, according to the terms of the con-
tract. Then she experienced second and
worse shock upon seeing a sketch of the
character The polite belle of a literary
coterie, the authoress of sweet verses, the
dainty recitationist, as chariot driver!
But she did it. remember the picture
vividly, and 1 shall recall it when see the
lady, graceful, suave and dignifed, presid-
ing at Sorosis dinner.
BoUCIcAULT's LATEST BRIDE.
The other afternoon met little round
shouldered old man in yellow ulster. His
thin hair was white as new snow; his face
pale and old looking. He might pass un-
noticed to the casual stranger, save as some
what eccentric gentleman over whose head
about70 years had journeyed. Hewas leaning
on the arm of a semi-young woman with
blonde hair and pleasing countenance. She
was Louise Thorndyke. He, her husband,
Dion Boucicauit, the actor and dramatist.
They had been married the day before as a
"clincher" to a ceremony performed some
four years ago in Australia.
Boucicault has exhibited throughout his
life the peculiarities and frailties of genius
He won his first wife, Agnes Robertson,
away from dukes and all sorts of royal
things. His fluent love making conquered
her. He stuck TO her with commendable
tenacity for period, but the time came
when his inconstant temperament demanded
a change. He took several.
But here is Mr.. Roucicault, remarked,
teaching youngsters how to act, retouching
other peoples plays, writing a new one him
self, and forming altogether an emphatic
refutation of the threescore-years-an
theory. In his own words, "there is plenty
of blood in the old man yet. But he has,
let US hope, got to the last of matrimonial
ventures.
GOOD FORM
There is one thing that has destroyed the
first charm of the girl in New York-the
charm of simplicitv-and that is her educa-
tion up to routine observance of what she
terms "good FORM There is scarcely any,
thing more disagreeable than young wom-
an who is constantly guarding every move
ment she makes, and by no accident ever
evincing the naturalness OF youth.
This geometric propriety of living has be-
come mania with many girls. No matter
what their moral disposition may be or
claims for attention, and even love, on the
grounds of their absolute knowledge of
good FORM" They know just the proper
clothes to wear on all occasions, they know
about the applicability of every item of ap-
parel, of household furniture, of the use of
words, of methods of hair dressing, of walk
ing, of eating-they know it all. And of
course they are to be admired for'knowing
it all; but the fact that they want to i'm
press on your mind from morning till night
that they know it all is what makes them
unpleasant companions. Etiquette and
form are their gods, and they worship at
those shrines to the exclusion of everything
that we love in girlhood. Their precise
GESTURES, bUGlT COuSClOuS dIIlbuu6S, LuelE as
surances to you that So and So (whom you
are especially fond oO is such lawfully bad
form,'' makes you hate them.
VERY TIREsoME.
You get so you delight in the company of
girl who is bad form, and almost long for
one who will wear cameo bracelets and say
"darn it" and walk like baseball player.
While the refining influence of modern So
ciety in this city has undoubtedly reared
for us some of the most delightfully."- sweet
and magnificent girls on the face of the
earth, nevertheless there sis among them a
very large contingent who couldn't stand
the strain, who were, in fact, of quality
not fine enough to absorb gentility and
have it an unconscious part of themselves.
So this class goes about making an exhibi-
ton of good manners. They are what used
to be termed in old times nasty NICE
They serve "good form" up with soup, with
the coffee, with their songs, with their dogs
and with their men. They indeed fall in
love with man because he knows all the
niceties of elegant life, and if man gets
reputation for leading cotillons and driving
a tandem, never forgetting all the while to
wear exactly the tint of gloves requisite for
each exercise, he is hero fit to rave about,
because he is 'such awfully good form, don't
you know"
All of which, as any sensible person will
admit, is very, very tiresome.
CLARA BELLE.