Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-16
THE TOPICAL TALKER,

Pointer for the Man Who Carves-A
Most Original Package of Lnw-The
Plans of Actors-PaulIne Ha,I IN n, m
siar-Banny Rice as n Coru.,,.,.
THE man who cartes for a large family ,s
oftcn at loss to know how to satisfy every.
body and at the same time provide suitahlv for
himself Perhaps O suggestion, which comes
from gentleman who has remarkaply long
experience In boarding houses, may be of ser
vice to some Of my readers who carve.
when / was working for the T. K.&Z
Railroad" said the expert boarder, II boarded
at boarding house in Banktown. kept by n
family named Trigger. Mr.. Trigger used 20
carve always. He was dandy with carving
knife. Usually there were ten OF us at table,
including Mrs. Trigger. Beafsteak was ecner.
ally the principal item Of the bill Of fare. and
Mr.. Trigger would invariably cut 1t into eleven
pieces. Thus. after ho had helped everybody,
there was still one portion left 1t was inyari.
ably tho choicest mofsel Mr.. Trigger was rapid
eater, and guess ho hurried sOmc Anyhow.
ho was always through first, and rs soon as his
plato was bare ho would stick tho fork into tho
eleventh piece Of steak and, holding Il up, ask
u anybody was ready for q second helping. Ho
did not walt for an answer. however. but trans.
forred tho meat to his plate.
"a boarder once dared 20 ask for the eleventh
morsel and got II. to Mr.. Triggers disgust. But
ho Jared 30 badly afterward that he had to seek
another boarding house."
THE SUPREME COURT poMD.
The liquor dealer and his foes
Tho law doth now appai;
Cons catch II equally with pros,
or packages OF lnw this blows
The most original
n cTons and actresses everywhere are very
busy formulating plans for next season and
tho holidays, and r0ticont and retiring M the
profession 10, n good many reports Of these
dealings In futures reach the newspapers. For
example, have nj my hand now throo oourte.
Gus communications concerning Miss Pauline
HRlPB prospects and plans. This lovely comic
opera artist intends 20 star next season. Tho
example Of DO Wolf Hopper and Francis vii.
son IN the starring limo has infected her Her
beauty, OF course, would 20 n great way. and
nor fame In connection with the Casino sue.
oosses IN large. Starring, however, IL seldom
~ good for an actress dependent largely Oh her
beauty as handsome saiaried place In n first.
class company.
Another BIT Of news concerning the lovely
Pauline IA that she will celebrate her tfth)
birthday next week. She will IN honor OF tho
day give "deye dihhef''-that II. 4 dinner at
which Ali the guests will DO young and pretty
NN"Nshsh' ttbppg upVehl
THE plump and pretty Fanny Rice has been
extensively advertised ~ q possible star on
her own account In the comic opera heavens
next season. but now hear that she has very
wisely resolved TO continue her profitable and
popular connection with the Casino Company
In New York. she Is resting Just now. but she
will make her last appearance In New York
this season on May q, at the Metropolitan
Opera House for the joint beneit Of the Post
Graduate Hospital and Actors Fund.- on that
occasion she will play "Levy's Grand Russian
Fantasia" on the cornet. Miss Rice's last ap-
pearAnce as q oornetist was in concert few
years ago IN Boston with Mr.. and Mrs, George
Henshal ana the Boston Germania Orchestra.
1t Is said that the versatile Fanny is the most
artistic lady performer on that difficult instru-
ment In this country.
Miss Rice will spend the first part Of her
vacation with a party of friends on coaching
trip through the White Mountains, and will
sail for Europe the latter part Of July. She
has signed with Manager Aronson to return to
tho Casino October l. and will remain perma-
nently in New York all next season.