Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

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NCZXHA \ ana Stylish RiIl
&NEgM paused in the center
Eh/ HM of the sidewalk on
.-1,N, f9M Fifth avenue and
Esx1NE WI hN bent her eyes upon
MfHIh,t flN HM the pavement. She
NV h ,H HMb \ had evidently drop
w E XIII FEHS ped something, and
N M FM AgH began to wander
~ SsNHs bout in that heed
Z|>i1'PE less manner common
to people in her pre-
dicament. A district telegraph boy st opped
and Joined the girl in her search, and pres
emily the footman Of carriage that was
standing near strolled up and looked over
the pavement for the missing item. Then
two small boys crossed over from the other
side of the street and Joined the company,
after which several gentlemen took part in
the hunt.
The people seemed to now flock from all
directions, and even those in the passing
omnibuses leaned forward to see what the
search was all about. A grimy old fellow
driving coal cart got down from his perch
and elbowed his way through the crowd to
discover what the trouble was. By this
time a policeman, who was standing on the
corner, block away, sauntered leisurely
down to where the throng was assembled,
and he, too, began hunting the sidewalk tor
something of value. Finally he stopped
and asked the young lady what it was that
she had lost.
SHE SCATTERED THE CROWD.
At his words, spoken somewhat gruf1y,
the girl gave nervous start and raised her
lustrous eyes from the ground. Seeing the
large assemblage congregsted about her she
Redeemed like rose and stammered:
"Oh, it's nothing. Only a sample o-of
edging, that's ALL"
There was common ejaculation among
the crowd: "A sample of edgingl" and then
it dispersed as swiftly as flock of birds.
As the old coal cart driver clsmbered up to
his seat he muttered to himself: CAN far
hivin's sake phwat's edgin'?"
The girl being left alone, opened her
pocketbook and the troubled look faded in
stantly from her face. Tucked down into
the depths of the little leather pocket was
slender strip of white lace. The policeman
standing near would have rebuked the fair
creature for causing so much trouble over
nothing, but he caught peep of the edging
as the girl shook it out to satisfy herself it
was safe, and then he looked at her, and he
was reminded of her tender femininity. He
sauntered away swinging his club and
whistling "Annie Rooney" and the girl
hastened down town to match her edging.
FACES AND FIGURES.
Two sprightly and dapper young men
were walking along the shady side of
Broadway, when their impressionable hearts
were gladdened by the sight of figure i'm
mediately ahead OF them. There were in
fact, two figures, but one was not wort tn
mentioning, for it was so slender, fiat and
generally insignificant The other filled the
eye as snugly as it filed the stylish gown
by which it was enveloped. Seen from be-
hind the lines. the bearing of this feminine
figure was impressive in the extreme.
'She's queen from tine ground up, I'll
stake my last dollar" said one of the Young
men. "We'l] have to get look at her.
suppose the little old thing with her will
glare at us, but we can't help that. I
shouldn't sleep for a week if I let that face
escape me-"
The two hastened their steps and passed
the women. Hurrying on for a moment
they paused to glance into shop window.
and then turned to inspect the woman of
the beautiful shape. A close observer might
have seen the faces of both turn pale when
the women passed. The woman of the ele-
CANT figure was so ugly that her face hurt
the eyes like the sun reflected from mirror.
Her eyes were askew, her nose was long
enough for two noses and was as red as fan
mel, and her mouth was monstrosity She
was, moreover, a lady of something near
fifty, and had more than a suggestion of
The little creature by her side,
on the contrary, was as sweet-faced as one
could wish, with soft, pensive eyes and the
sweetest sort Of dimple near the corner of
her mouth.
A SCENE IN THE PARK.
One of the prettiest life pictures that the
city affords can be seen in Central Park on
afternoons when the meadows are open to
the children. Hundreds of these merry-
hearted creatures are then scattered over the
vetvety greensward, or perched on the
rocks, or nested in the low hanging branches
of the trees. They are of all ages, all sizes
and nearly all nationalties. Charlie and
Hans, Patrick, Francois and Bernardino;
Jennie and Gretchen, Biddy, Lucille and
Ninna hobnob together, interpret each
others patois unerringly and evolve a gen.
eral one, including a shade of all, that
could scarcely have been known at the
Tower of Babel. The colored Martha Wash
lngtons and Abraham Lincolns are in the
merry troop where all sorts of games are go
ing on that supple legs and feet can master.
Then the babies! Babies in perambuIa-
tors. babies that never knew any other than
natures own, the mothers arms. babies
rolling on the grass, babies toddling and
tumbling everywhere, babies seated on
shawls ruling the whole family-it seems
as If this were world of babies with no |
room left for the old folks. But the old
folks are there. Here is big brown man
stretched at full length on the greensward,
while half dozen youngsters pelt him with |
grass balls, stick straws in his ears and roll |
and tumble all over him, and you can see
the happy gurgle of fatherly pride shaking
him like mold of jelly. There is buxom
matron running races with her five boys.
She is fleet OF foot, but she never reaches |
the goal first, and her youngsters never sus- |
pect why. They are loud in their triumph |
over her defeat and her eyes sparkle NO less |
than theirs.
THE STARS AND STRIPES. |
People who saw a certain Murray Hill |
profusely decorated with flags on
the Fourth need have no doubt of the 10y
atty of its mistress, even though she has
lived abroad several years, been entertained |
by the mobility and presented to the Queen.
They should have seen, too, her beach cot
tage with its great wave of bunting ebblng
and flowing with the aerial tides. In addi-
tion, they should have heard her discourse
when rallied on her patriotic display.
Nobody truly appreciates the Stars and
Stripes but the soldier who has fought for it
and the citizen who has lived abroad, she
said. II found by life in London and
Paris that 1t is not only the most beautiful,
but the most symbolic of noble principles,