Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-24
G0THAMITES ELATED.
They Think it Settled That Their
City Gets the Fair in 1892.
PLANS FOR MAMMOTH HOTELS
A Dogs Life Considered a Very Pleasant
Kind of Existence.
PECULIARITIEs OF METROPOLlrANS
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DISPATCH :

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.l
NEW YORK, February 22.-"The world is
mine" fittingly describes the feeling of the
average New Yorker since the SIC. 900, 900
fair bill passed. This victory has been the
means of invigorating the stagnant spirits
of anxious ones, and now since they got it
everything to be derived is to be squeezed
out like castaway lemon.
WAS talking to gentleman who formerly
was a resident here, but of late has lived in
the West. Naturally he was in favor of
the Windy City for the universal show, but
as he believes it is to be held in the East,
he tells me he intends moving his
effects to this portion of the country once
more. He is hotel man. and from his con-
versation 1 inferred that his idea was to be
lucky landlord here in 1892 Even at this
early day an impetus has been given certain
lines of business. Though New York has
hotels galore-many of the most insIgnih-
cant affairs here would be great boon to
some large cities-it is already hinted that
mammoth structure for the accommodation
Of visitors will be built uptown, as near as
possible to the fair site. 7 understand it
will not be of the Jim Crow order, but more
after the style and grandeur of Flagler's
Ponce-de-Leon in st. Augustine, Fla.
1t is said that $3.50, ,OOO, 600 was carted into
Paris from foreign countries during its last
Exhibition. Wonder how much this town
will catch if itgets the fair?
FOR A WORTHY CAUSE.
The testimonial given Marie Nevins
Blaine last week was one of the much talked
of events down here in both social and
theatrical circles. The most sorrowful
feature about it was that the lady was en-
tirely too i'll to attend in person, but If she
had been there she could not have refrained
from giving way to her emotions from the
plethoric feeling of sorrow expressed for her
by the vast assemblage. One person present
remarked: "If James G. himself were here
he would think her as important as himself
in the estimation of the public"
Mrs. Blaine is living in the Percival fats,
uptown, with her mother, sister and little
son. The testimonial netted something near
$4,000, which is considered extremely lib
eral, as benefits 90. Should she ever be able
to fulfill her histrionic desires, with or with
out talent, she will draw houses of good peo-
pie in New York, anyway.
One of the quite new wrinkles which you
Plttsburgers have not caught yet is the
fancy card attachment to the children in
crowded streets and stores. 1t is an arrange
ment made of a silken or other material, by
which the child's mother or nurse can keep
the little tot always in sight when outing or
shopping. Nothing could be more
simple. The string is fastened about
the child's waist, similar to
the 'play horse" articles you buy in toy
shops, and the other end is securely held by
the person in charge. If person wishes to
shop without being constantly in a state of
trepidation regarding her offspring, she can
use one of these useful, yet simple, affairs to
keep it in tow. In crowded street it is put
to the same purpose. They are very popu-
lar and quite the thing among the Fifth av-
enue mothers, who go out walking with
their children now with the safety string in
place of sending the nurse. Such is this
New York life.
METROPOLITAN NOVELTIES.
A great many old Pittsburg newspaper
men will remember Louis Winans. 1 met
him here recently. He is now engaged in
the gas meter inspection with very remuner-
alive results, am told. He has a number
of practical men under him who inspect the
meters of large business houses, and any
mistak of course, on the
part of the gas company is detected, and
the company made to give rebate. do
not know whether Pittsburg have such an
institution as private gas inspectors, paid
by individuals, but it is in great demand
here, and New York hasn't half as much
gas as Pittsburg.
Dogs, dogs. dogs. Everybody has a dog
in New York. At least you would think so
should you take stroll on-well, any place
some pleasant afternoon. Canine life is
person "leading dogs Iife," that some
person" would be out of sight in the realms
of EasY-street, as they say. The recent dog
show has left us all vieing with each other
to have the finest, prettiest, largest or small
est quadruped, and when "twa dogs" meet
on the street with their masters they ex-
change scrutinizing glances, both masters
and dogs. IF one outstrips the other either
in beauty or dress, collars, bows, etc., then
the intense trouble begins to brew
with the poorer possessor of the purp. Oh,
it's awful Why, the other day on upper
Broadway a lady was walking in front of
me, some 20 yards, and with her was fox
TERROR, neatly attired in dog dress, while on
the other side coming toward us was styl-
ish gentleman with one of the same breed
tied to a leathern cord. The dogs and mas
ters spied each other simultaneously, stopped
still and sized the situation up. Result:
Gentleman walks across the street, tips his
nat to lady, dogs are introduced and the
four go gaily up Broadway together. They
say a mans best friend is the horse. Well,
let me tell you right here that the horse
isn't in it. L. K.