Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14

up against the wall and bumped his sconce
against heavy picture frame. Then, waltz
ing him out into the hallway, she once
more knocked his heels from under him
and laid him on his back. Changing her
hold from his collar to his feet, she sent hi m
sliding down the stairway headfrst like a
toboggan sled. The city marshal scram-
bled to his feet very much ratified, and
didn't even think it safe to make halt in
side the house to repair his torn collar and
broken braces and dust off his clothing.
"Who in the dickens is that woman on
the first foor?" he inquired of man stand
ing on the stoop.
MADAM Leon, the female athlete" was
the answer. "She's the daisy heavy weight
OF the girl performers"
You betI' cried the constable as he made
of.
THE MALE SEX IN BONDAGE.
A certain philosophical thinker who had
spent his life in trying to prove that what
ever is, is right, became somewhat ratified
when he tried to account for woman's in
tense desire for inery; the more so, as it is a
complete reversal of the natural order
His conclusion was that it is intended as q
punishment for man, in that, by thus in
creasing womar's power, it naturally in
creased mans subsection. This theory is
ingenious, to say the least. But the funny
part of i. all is that the man has to pay the
expenses of his own punishment, and he has
finally reached that point when it affords
him pleasure to do so. It is the old story
the eels, which became so accustomed tc
being skinned that they really enjoyed the
operation.
Woman was never more beautiful than
just at present-at this coming of autumal
davs-and in this respect she is like the
birds. For. with all due Difference to Lord
Tennyson, it is in autumn and not in spring
that their plumage is most beautiful. That
is to say, after they have had their outing.
A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR.
The cry is now "Adieu to the Oceanr' and
tits lust at this time, when the evenings begin
to be little fresh, that our fashIonables
make it point to display some charming
toilets, with fine bits of coloring. A charm
ing little lady met yesterday wears one of
these costumes-a figured silk displaying
white vest. The sleeves are somewhat of
variation, double bouffant falling over a
long tight fitting cuff. The collar is Of the
Medici pattern, but the rage for ''Toby
rufs." .sPierrette ruches," "Punchinello
frills" and all sorts of leather and lace
necklets bids fair to interfere with high col
lars.
There is no doubt about it. The average
woman looks better when that uncertain"
portion of her body, called the neck, wears
a collar. say uncertain" for here appears
the first traces of age, here the mechanism
of nature first becomes apparent her cords
and pulleys spring into view. Hence the
inclination to cover it up. and hence the
readiness of the Princess of Wales, who,
alas, is becoming a very matronly person,
to adopt the feather boa, which ingenious
contrivance enables one to wear furs, so to
speak, in midsummer.
TO CLOSE THE SEASON.
In the second illustration you find one Of
the late summer toilets, to which I have
alread- alluded, the skirt being gray wool
embroidered with white silk shell motives,
and the jacket white flannel with the re-
vers, the collar and the borders of the short
sleeves trimmed with cherry red passemen-
terie zigzags. The chemisette with the
undersleeves is in loosely folded cherry red
silk. To complete this bright and attract
i've toilet, cherry red stockings, white
gloves and natty straw hat, with a white
band zigzagged with cherry red, are neces-
sary. This costume may very appropri-
atelv be termed not fin de steele, but fin de
saison. 1t still listens to what the wild
waves are saying, but with one ear it catches
the sound of the waltz, which reaches her
from some inland resort.
In the third illustration you will find an
original ensemble, consisting of a white
berage dress, figured with small rose
bouquets, trimmed with black lace and
black velvet bretelles and ceinture. With
this costume there is worn gray straw hat,
garnitured with pale roses and white gauze
The black lace trimming is applied with a
great deal of taste and marked originality,
and wants close study. for it is only the
most skillful that can save originality from
becoming mere oddity. which is not allow
able in art.
A DASHING PAIR.
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