Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-24

fashlonable wedding In upper Maids on
avenue, among the articles displayed to the
admiring gaze of the friends of the family
were several pretty baby dresses, tiny caps,
an embroidered cloak and a pair of little
baby shoes in bronze leather. They were
presents to the bride from her dear mamma
Every body was charmed. 1t was such a
delightful bit of sentimentl Even grumpy
old maids took up these dainty little pieces
of clothing, turned them over and over and
pronounced them charming. Such a sweet
thought on the part of Maude's mother.
But aiasl Among the guests there hap
pened to be disagreeable old customer in
the shoe trade.
PRIDE TAKES A TUMBLE.
Picking up one Of the tiny shoes, he
turned down the upper and pointed out to
one of the sympathetic maidens the stamp
OF well-known Sixth avenue shoe dealer,
and informed her that that dealer had only
been in business for about ten years." Ye
gods and little fshesl had almost said
little shoesl Maude's indulgent mother
had simply purchased pair OF tiny shop
worn shoes as "muniment to title" to re-
spectability.
For those who contemplate dinner parties
next winter, would say that the DAYS OF
the large, fat, faring soup plate are num-
bered. 1t never was thing of beauty, and
ii the cost OF elegant dinner dresses ruined
by reason of unsteady hands in serving or
removing these huge saucers could be ar
rived at, no dou BIT it would be something
fearful. Herea tier soups will be either
thin and watery (bouillors), in which case
they will be served in cups and drunk
without spoons, or else they will be thick
soups, and in that case they will be served
In elegant bowls, not Of the old-fashioned
shape, but square, and with bell-bowled
spoons to lit the thick semi-fuid to the
mouth.
THE KNIFE MUST GO, TOO.
The old-fashioned spoon, when first in
vented, was intended to be introduced into
the mouth, small end first, and this required
such gymnastic feat that the fastidious
diner refused to go through the operation,
and slipped the fluid from the side; hence
the taper end has lost its usefulness To
put spoon small end first into your mouth
is quite as bad as to swallow the end of your
knife. And speaking OF the knile it is fast
falling under ban, too, and no doubt the
day is not far distant when to cut ANYTHING
at table will be deemed extremely bad form.
Even now, one may eat course dinner and
not touch his hand TO knife. The FORK full
fills alFrequirelnents Possibly they will
soon put knife edge on one side Of it.
What is to be said of certain modern
methods OF winning girls heart now be-
ing pursued by the af1ueut youth of New
York. A fellow who plays polo in New
port managed to get up to town on the same
day that his very young angel, who rides
cleverly to hounds, came up shopping, and
BY shrewd diplomacy he succeeI led in get
ting her all alone at luncheon. Il was
jolly meal, sedate and dignifed to the on
locker. but thrilling and immeasurably
sweet to the partici pants.
WONDERFUL DESSERT.
By the time the dessert was reached the
youth had the girls consent to be his wife.
III you say yes" said the youth, II will
have served for you certain dish for dessert