Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-07
OUR SHORT STORIES.
A RRANn-NEW FAD

amidships. 1t came direct from "Lunnon"
| without stopping off, as usual, at the coaline
station opposite Jersey City.
A young blood, with Board-of-Trade affilia-
| tions, has been an trip to the ''h old coun-
tree" He ranged around there for about two
| months and of course ''took inv everything in
| that lepgthened period. About ten days ago
| he returned and with him came ''the very
latest"
Mr. (well, say) Bullbear belongs to WELL
| known young buck club whose main specialties
are nocturnal discussions of Jack Potts symp-
| toms and the impinging of hardwood cues
| with polished ivory spheres.
The night of his return Mr.. B. made his ap-
pearance at the club and received an ELUSIVE
| welcome He was heartily complimeuted on
| rapidly acquired 'Hinglish accent" and cheeky
| perfection of his "himported" duds
In due time he took down his ''stick' to play
game of cushion caroms, and as a prelim-
| mary peeled off his Bond street cutaway
Very few "bones'' had been scored on the
string before quite a crowd 1ocked around the
| table. The center of attraction was not the
game, but something entirely ''outre'' in the
| cuff fastenings of the tourist. Curiosity and
| low-toned comment increased, and finally the
| entire membership in the house were on the
| spot.
Say, Ted" blurted out one of the explorers
| familiars that must have been an expensive
| trip. 1 see you've had to soak your diamond
| cuff buttons"
Mr.. B. had thoroughly enjoyed the rising ex-
| citement. With nonchalantly elegant air he
dropped his cue and turned around to answer
| his chum
| II expected some duck would make a crack
of that Sort" he commenced, smiling good
| humoredly but contemptuouslv. 'But then
| you fellaws daun't know nauthing. Dye see
these cutters? Well, that's the vairy lattst. In
Lunnon h'everybody as is h'anybody h'up to
| the wrinkle but of cawrse, you felIaws awe
| away behind the decade"
| The excitement at once rose to a feverish
point and the proud possessor of the ''cuffersn
| was literally taken by the arms by everybody
| while the articles were examined.
They were peculiar and odd, very odd, in
| face entirely dissimilar On the right wrist
| was an immense silver affair (much larger than
| a standard doilar) with a raised leaf design of
| fine execution The left wrist cuff was fast
ened with plain gold button about the size
| and general style of those usually used for at
taching collar to the shirt. The contrast be-
tween the two "cuffers" was striking to a de.
gree
Mr. b. was pressed to give the pedigree of
| crowd in suspense for awhile consented.
"H'of cawrse, I'll h'open your y'eyes Yer
| see while Tummy was in Monte Caro- e h'used
to play billiards sometimes at the Casino. One
hafternoon e lost one h'of 8 cutters and
| when e took h'off lis cutaway the cuff was
| h'open. When the game was hover and e
wanted to skip e 'ad to borrow a cuffer and the
| h'only one e could get was a collar button.
| The look hot the two h odd cutters caught i'm
and lis crowd and q kept on wearing 'em. The
| thing soon got around and now h'eyerybody as
| lis h,apybodv his wearing b,odd cuffers the
| b'odder the better. These are beauties
bought 'em at Emanuels hon Bund street and
they cost like 'ell."
This authentic narrative of Tummv fyul-
rarly known as Albert Edward Prince of
Wales) also caught the club crowd and "b'odd
cutters, the h, ,odder the better,n are now almost
indispensable as baage of membership. The
new fad was also voted the correct thing in
in other quarters and has begun to spread
rapidly
Here is a chance that occurs only once in a
life time. All We of aristocratic or hoi-polloi
circles who have an accumulation of "h'odd
cuffers'-and who has not?-now is your onnor
tunity to be right in the swim. The new de-
parture "goes'' for both sexes. 1t being only in
dispensabIe that the large cuffer be worn on
the right wrist and the small one or, the left
HE WAS FATHER HIMSELF.
LIE was an old man. bent and gray. In spite
IL of his unkemnt anoearance and his moor
iaueo ciotnes tnere was certain noDiilty In MS