Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

lest sham-the ed
ucational end of the club, or the stocking
and nightcap end. Do you?"
ooh, girlsl got pair of gray stockings
at the last give away, with 13 blue darns in
them. Now I won't wear over 10 darns,
and 13 is an unlucky number any way; SO
I threw them into an ash barrel"
There was convulsive laughter from all
and then a serious voice declared: ''It's no
laughing matter, girls, and I'm not going
again. I've got self-respect, If 1 am q
working girl, and I can't endure Mrs.
Dash's airs any longer. She makes such a
din on the words, working girl, that I am
tired of the very name. Working girl, in
deedl Her own father was a soap boiler!'
When the meriment which this outbreak
caused had subsidized, ventured to turn
round between acts and say: "Beg pardon,
but couldn't help hearing your conversa-
ton. 1 should like to hear something more
about the club
Four girls eyed me sharply moment.
| Then the one with the serious voice said:
Its club especially organized, the lady
| says, for the education ana elevation of
working girls. The meetings are held in
her parlors evenings, twice a month, where
we are leetured, or entertained, or sat down
upon, as she happens to feel"
'But why do you go if it does you no good
and gives you no pleasure?"
WHY THE GIRLS GO.
because we have so few places to 90 to-"
she answered plaIntiveiy. Another girl in
terposed: 80, it's fun to sit two hours in
the splendid parlors and hear Mrs. Dash 90
on. Besides, % throwing her eyes up with
mock humility, "it's 'elevating' to be told
how to behave on the street, at church, the
theater-and how to keep our places in the
world as working girls-how to speak and
bow to gentleman, n,-or-worklngman and
how to clean our nails.''
All four nearly choked with laughter,
which was very contagious, but appealed
to the serious one for an accurate statement
"It's nearly as she says, Mrs. Dash wants
to help US, l suppose, and when she hasn't
anything to lecture about she sends for her
jewel casket, to let US look at the diamonds
and other things. She knows we're honest,
or she wouldn't do that; but it makes the
old duds she gives us on charitable nights
look awful stingy."
81 suppose the worthless duds were over.
looked" added the serious girl, "for once
quarter Mrs. Dash collects her cast-off fnery
and divides it among the club girls. Some
times we get very fine and nice things. Be-
sides it is fun to 60 to swell house and see
nice things. o, but it's comic when Mrs
Dash poses and twirls her bangs and brace
lets and coughs for the right word to come;
and to see her turn up her eyes when she
feels pious-ohp'
1 did not believe half of it, but after
ward verified this account. My lady means
well, no doubt, but she needs more of the
cream>of human kindness and less of the
skim milk.
FEMININE CHARITY WORKERS.
In Lent our wealthy women turn to chari-
ties, and usually their efforts are wisely di
rected. Every church has its feminine or
ganization for the aid of poor folks, and,
with all the fun that may be made of some
of the whims of benevolence, our women are
good and kind to the destitute. What if
they are sometimes singular in their
methods? Isn't it the privilege of our sex
to be perplexingly inconsistent? heard Of
one instance which gives fresh proof. There
is an authoress of renown who, few months
since, took a most violent dislike to news
papers, and vowed that nota journal should
ever set foot in her house again. Her
friends in the newspaper profession she
peremptorily forbade to publish her name in
any way. But one morning a feminine
writer happened to stray into fashionable
swimming school and saw, among other, the
authoress disporting in the water. She
made some notes, and was departing when,
flushed and dripping like Naiad, the au-
thoress intercepted her, saying in whisper:
eff you choose to say that 1 look we'll in my
swimming costume, I have no objection
whatever"
Be charitable in your judgments-at least |
in Lent. We are all we'll aware that girls !
are usually most gentle and unassertive,
and that is none the less so if in our travels |
we occasionally meet viXenish exception. |
A matinee at theater provides an excel |
lent opportunity to study women from every |
point of view. She was
AN AUBURN TINTED GIRL
with large glittering eyes, massive shoulders |
and determined lips. Had it not been for |
an expression of ferceness she would have |
been beautiful. After she had taken her |
seat she glared at the little machine at
tached to the seat in front OF her, in which |
is held pair of opera glasses, that may be
secured for use by the agency of 25-cent
piece dropped into the slot. After consid-
cradle trouble with her pocket the fierce girl
managed to fish out her purse, and by paw
ing around in it for moment found quar-
ter which she extended toward the machine
The thing failed to work, the girl waiting in
vain for the front of it to fall open. For a
few seconds she stared at it, and then ex-
claimed in voice audible for many feet
around: 'aThe darned thing sticks"
Then she began to pull at it, talking aloud
and finally losing her patience completely.
"Well, I'll have the glass;" she said
angrily, "o- I'll have the money back.
Come here, usher" this latter to a mild
looking youth who was showing some ladies
to their seats. The usher approached and
quailed visibly before the fire of the angry
girls eyes,.
''I dropped quarter in that machine and
it doesn't open," said the girl. "Now,
you'll open it or give me back 25 cents"