Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
THE TOPICAL TALKER.

White Flannel Suits HIVE Drawbncks-An
| ExcusnbIe Censu. Omission A Ther-
Il momersr as n Toothpick-some Theatri-
cal Forecasts.
A WHITE flannel suit is becoming to some
men, comfortable this weather for any
man, and it is one of those aesthetic oases which
gem the desert of monotony in masculine attire.
| But the white flannel suit despite its dazzling
| Iuster and its GOODNESS has its drawbacks
The other day young man. whom do not
| know, attracted my attention by the sheen OF
| his raiment He wore a white flannel suit, and
in the blazing sunshine he walked an exception
to the rule. a coo-looking man. was behind
| him, but as he strolled along the street slowly
1 gradually caught up with him. AS l came
close noticed that black line extended across
the back of his coat diagonaly from his left
shoulder. A strange place to put seam. and
30 conspicuously, I thought.
The black line, like fly on bald mans
head fascinated me. As I drew closer and
closer to it I was puzzled still more. for I dis
| covered that the line was wavy and abruptly
ended about three inches from the edge of the
| sack coat. Then all at once I recognized the
| true nature of the line-it was long ripping
| black hair!
All that be needed is that man who wears
white flannel suit should confine his attentions
| to blondes.
a CITY merchant, who has soul full of fun,
yesterday met the young man who several
| weeks ago called at his house in the capaci-
| ty of census enumerator. Said the former:
II don't wonder that fault is being found with
| the census. if other families were served as
you did mine.''
What was the matter with me?" asked the
ex-enumerator.
IT, in fan nf
she's my daughter-who's not in the census
KNOW"
"Well. SIR" replied the ex-enumerator some
what warmly, "tnat's your fault-for you gave
me all the information got at your house."
"But you called too soon."
Flows thatf'
"well. the young lady was born last Thurs
day and Pde be glad if"
But the.census man fed.
A T the close of dinner the mistress of the
house asked the new girl-who had been
hired that day upon the strength of her affir a
tion that she had waited at table for years and
years-to set some toOthpicks the table.
The veteran waiting maid disappeared at once,
but came back in a minute asking: us it tooth
picks that yer want?"
She was reinformed that toothpicks and
nothin less were in demand. Again she left
the room. When she reappeared couple of
minutes later she brought with her thermom-
eter, of those pretty trifies in the guise of
Moorish dagger. This she laid before her as
founded mistress.
There is a veteran waiting maid out of place
now.
A NEW YORK correspondent sends me the fol-
lowing interesting forecasts of the coming
theatrical season: The Kendals will return,
but Sarah Bernhardt will not be brought over.
Lawrence Barrett will do his new play "a.
Beckett" Boucicaults"Jilt," !" with patent race
course scene, will be revived. The dreadful
English melodrama will, happily, not affect us
to any great extent although we are to have
several native ones in which the death penalty
by electricity will be used. "The Limited
Mail' will next season have swift train of
cars on the stage. and Oliver Byron's play,
THE Plunger,' will also attempt a new me-
chanical contrivance. while the ~. 8. Mail''
promises something in the same line, both
realistic and thrilling. Minnie Palmer. Clara
Norris Nellie McHenry, Maggie Mitchell and
Fanny Davenport will continue, Miss McHenry
in LADY Peggy" Fanny Davenport In Cleo
patra' and M. P. in C. A. Byrnes' my Prima
Donna" Anna Boyd will be seen in Franklin
Files Overlook" and Flora Moore in Lew
Rosen's new play. 1.-THE Hustler"
James O'Nell will star in 1.-THE Dead Heart"
Robert Mantell in a new drama. NJ. B. Curtis in
'The Shatchen.r Golden in "Old Jed Prouty."
]. J. McNally, OF the Boston Herald has writ !
ten"A Straight Tip" which will be taken out;
SO will Paul Potters Easy Street." "The |
Worlds Fair" and Charley Hoyt's new con-
coction,I.A Trip to China Town." Dan Sully's |
1.-THE Millionaire" which will be rewritten,
Blanche Marsden's Gabrielle Gerard" and L. |
Walton, in a new Hebrew play, will also proba- |
bly, be sent on the road. Everything points to |
big coming season.
THE bulletin board outside THE DISPATCH
business office last night was eagerly |
scanned by thousands of citizens. Early in the |
evening the news of great sporting event ar
rived and bulletin was pasted up to this ef- |
feet:
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