Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30

who would probably admit is summers, and
as many winters, entered a confectionery
store one day last week, where 1t was almost
necessary to have policeman to keep order,
so many customers were awaiting their turn
at the long counters. But this saucy bit of
humanity didn't assume an expression of
patience and mock-humility, and with due
reverence for the rights OF others, await her
turn. No indeed. Making her way TO the
counter she Immediately began to nibble at
tue sweets there displayed in thoroughly ap-
preclGtive manner, meanwhile looking the in
PRESERVATION Of innocence.
WHAT will you have to-day, miss?' as ut
tered by one OF the clerks startled those
around the little maiden but did not apparently
affect her in the least
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with perfect composure she gave her order
amid the indignant glances and upturned noses
of earlier corners whose claims TO recognition
had been ignored in her favor. Her desired
candy was speediy-very speedily in fact
boxed for her. Receiving it in an Indifferent
manner from the hands of the salesman, the
little lady rejoined her Girl friend who had
tarrled near the door, and who expressed sur
prise at her quick return. With a saucy toss
OF the head AND merry little laugh the miss
with the box replied to her friends expression
of surprise with:
''Oh, l know how to make them wait on me
quick, no matter how many people are in the
commence tasting of the candies, and the
longer l have to wait the more vigorously
taste, so to prevent bankruptcy they have to
wait on me. Good scheme Just try it some
time" concluded the shrewd little sweetmeat
purchaser.
An Adonis. who is noted for his wit as well as
his humor. and is a well-known figure at the
theaters. was heard discoursing upon the
theater programmes the other day in a some
novel M ha
exaggerated, rustllng advertising medium CON-
monty termed programme, have heard him is
would nave retired with a proper sense of its
lnterlorlty and its presumption at ever having
existed.
Said he: THE newspaper writers have for
years pointed their shafts of wit and sarcasm
at the Einel-tower-styled hats and bonnets, and
voted them nuisance in the theater and /
admit they are nuisance, but not more so than
the still paper programmes that require the aid
OF opera glasses to find the cast of characters
and synopsis of the play, so immersed in aaver-
usements are they. One prevents seeing and
the other hearing. The other evening was
late in obtaining my seat aud consequently was
over half way back in the house, and positively
never was more irritated in my life than
was during that performance. The eternal rus
Tie OF those everlasting programmes was respon-
Eible for some mental condemnation that was
positively shocking.
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Nothing can be more exasperating than to go
TO play with the desire of hearing what is said
on the stage, and at the most interesting mo-
ments have the neighbors on either side and
behind seek the cast of characters amid the
advertisements, while the lady in front ar
ranges her programme with lots of rattle to
more thoroughly protect her dainty gloves
from contact with her gown.
w hat pleasing innovation 1t would be to
have soft paper programmes with nothing
printed upon them hut what pertaIned to the
play continued the Adonis. ''It is true occa-
siOnally there wonld be disconsolate maiden
or youthful adorer who would miss the
advertisements-the reading of which has
helped them many times to cover
up their embarrasmen: and tide over moments
between the acrs-but the majority of theater-
Eoers would rive the new programme a royal
welcome. Or if the soft paper would not be
pracucable little book form programme, stiff
enough to prevent the rafting that SO ratified
me, would be 8 delightful substitute for the
daily newspaper affair that is now thrust into
ones hands the moment he enters the theater,
ana IN which he has to delVe and persevere in
delving TO ascertain where the little space is,
that is reserved for facts concerning the attrac-
tions of the house"
japanese sacred nuts, warranted to accom-.
plish more than any patent medicine yet
offered to the public-bring the possessor good
luck the entire year if carried on Easter Sun
day-are for sale by Fifth avenue jeweler.
They are the latest fad and consequently are
having large sale among the "fadists." Their
intrinsic value is small, but in former times the
uneducated Japanese used to worship them,
the superstition arising from the fact that
the kernel is heart-shaped. In shape they rep
resent accurately pair of mounted horns.
They are two inches from tip to tip, and are
black in color, looking not unlike black but
terhy.
The taste is very similar to that of Brazil
nut and remarkable quality about them is
that they, like wedding cake, improve with
age remaining sweet and palauable for 20
years from the time they are gathered.
They really are quite curiosity, and can lay
claim to considerable beauty, especially when
their brunei colOring is enhanced by dainty
yellow ribbon arranged gracefully around their
rather extensive waists, as is the case with the
members OF the family that are in Pittsburg.
e.
A group OF merry maids and men were en-
gagged in chatting and eating at one of the pop
ular cafes the other evening" when one bright
young lady said, addressing the remainder of
the party: "Oh, by the way, did you know that
Miss Blank is to be married tomorrow
"BuriedY' exclaimed one of the men, whose
hearing must have been defective in a tone and
manner expressive of surprise and horror
mo" answered the first speaker, 81 didn't
cay buried, i said married"
With a sigh of relief the man who had eiacu-
lated returned TO his dinner and a demure lit
tie maiden astonishec the whole company by
saying: Married and buried Not much differ
enoe between the two, ouly in the first case a
woman is buried alive, and in the last case she
is buried dead" THoRNE BRANCHE
Where Time Hangs Lightly.
The Young Mems Hebrew Association will
hold their fourth annual entertainment at Cy-