Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

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one day last week were heard in this city. Anc
such lusty screams; one really wished for a bot
tie of soothing syrup" or something of th
sort with which to hush it even when hearC
through the phonograph, for that was the me
dium which enabled Pittsburgers to hear tn,
tiny sprite. The phonograph is becoming very
very popular, and is already member of thu
family in numerous East End and Oakland res
ldences. AT most OF the homes Its only mlsSloI
is to amuse. and that it does thoroughly. NJ
court jester in past ages was ever more success
tul In exciting merriment than is the inanimatt
little machine.
A phonograph party is quite the proper
thing just at present, and with variety oi
records and blank cylinders upon which tc
record the conversation and music, a most de
lightful evening is spent. 1t is alike interest
Ing to old and young and such peals OF merry
laughter as issue from a group of little folks
who hear their own tiny voices and little
prattle echo from the phonogTaph, are only
equaled by the more sedate, but none the less
merry, laughter of the mater and pater fam
ilias as they listen in their turn
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Any sound. no matter what it is, may be re-
ceived and repeated by the phonograph.
Records may be obtained of all noted singers
and musical organizations and orchestras, and
the tones of Patti may be listened to here
while the diva herself is resting in her Craig
y-Nos castle. Local quartet and duet records
are in great demand. And number of young
musicians are utilizing the artistic studio be-
longing TO Mr., Thomas S. Clark, the family
grounds at Oakland, while the owner is in
Paris devoting himself to the study of art, to
meet there occasionally at the invitation of Mr.
L. S. Clark and make records of their singing
and playing
The studio, by the way. though robbed of Its
heavy drapings and rich rugs. which are all
packed away, awaiting the return of their
owner, is still the most picturesque place in the
city. Mr.. Clark is continually sending home
rare and beautiful articles OF extreme age, TO
add to his already famous collection of ancient
trophies that hll the studio. There is nothing
In the building less than 200 years old and some
date back $40 years. In this picturesque room,
with its EliZabethan fireplace large enough to
seat whole family. beside giving sufficient
space TO the fire, are great many records
made, and somehow the music and mirth of the
their environments. A social exchange OF
records is made in a certain clique out In Oak
land. something similar to magazine club.
And so a continual change is afforded the
possessors of the Photographs
The old rule, business before pleasure, has
been reversed in this article. And now as to
the business part of it. Arrangements have
been completed to place on every limited train
running between New York and Chicago a
phonOgraph and typewriter for the convent
ence of business men. The pretty, sweet,
girliSh typewriter, however. will not display
her charms and rake in the COINS. No, they
have decreed it otherwise and a male type
wliter will transcribe what the patron talks
into the machines. The use of the phonograph
is becoming quite universal among newspaper
writers-several are thus employed in this city
by gentlemen who write exclusively for East
ern magazines.
Among those who have them in their homes
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DR.. Z. q. Hussey, Mr.. Albert J. Mckay, Mr.. p.
{. Knox, MIR. ]. II. Reed Mr.. G. A. Macbeth,
Mr.. James c. BOyce, Mr.. L. $. Clark, Mr.. ID. G.
Stewart and MIR. Florence O'Neil.
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wonder if dear, sweet Mrs. Kendall. with her
delicately rouged ears, will be considered re-
spOnsiole for all the brilliant red ears we
are greeted with now in the theaters and
on the streets? Surely the additional color
her maid impaired to her ears was very
becoming to the little lady with her
clear, pale complexion and wavy hair, glinted
with gold; and If the use of the rouge were
tempered with moderation by her imitators
the same becoming and beautifying effect
every fashion or fad, however. are generally
extremists, consequently we may expect to see
anarchistic ears that by their vividness may
startle us into making an exclamation that
would cause them to become a deeper hue if
they were capable of blushing.
Apropos Of this amusing little scene oc-
4 charming
hold in Allegheny the other evening, which
proves the truth of the preceding state
ment The husband and father,
returning from Gotham, brought with
is of deep rose color, and which he had pur-
chased for his own use. The wife, for some un-
accountable reason 10 him. at that time. but
the solution of which he afterward thought he
had found, desired to become the possessor of
the little bottle, and after certain amount of |
coaXing, which is always necessary in such |
case, carried of the prize in triumph to her |
own toilet table.
At 6 o'clock dinner the wife appeared with |
her usually delicate pink ears transformed into |
venetian red, having become a convert to the |
practice during her husbands absence, and de- |
string TO appear as comey in his sight as posi- |
BILE. Judge of her surprise and modification |
when he exclaimed, 20, now l know what you |
wished nv tooth powder for" |
To return to the Kendals, however, though |
It may be trihe late to moraliZe about them,
does not their reign in cur country, for it was |
a reign, prove untrue the statements so fire. |
quently made and seen in print regarding the |
of the public for perfectly |
pure, legitimate drama? When and where has |
the fashionable world and theater devotees in |
general lionized and doized artists OF the stage
as they did the Kendals? And yet their acting, |
as their private existence. was devoid of even
= unge of sensationalism-
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The following letter, which was found yes |
terday without address or signature, will prob |
ably be interesting to Pittsburgers, as it is a |
description of the city. The writer evidently |
had been reaaing French novels and it is |
written in imitation Of the French style, with |
the short crisp sentences:
'.PIttsburg is a very nice town. 1 like It ever |
so much. There are two rivers in Pittsburg. |
They are called the Allegheny and Mononga- |
hea. They are quite large rivers and are not |
very clear. There are bridges over these /
rivers, and men and horses have to pay toll be- |
fore they can walk over. Sometimes 1t rains /
In Pittsburg but when it refuses to |
rain it does something else. AT any rate, |
the weather of Pittsburg proves interesting |
without any apparent effort The town is /
principally bluffs and when you get on top of |
one of these bluffs you can see a long way /
Some of them are very steep and the top may /
be reached by incline cars Some people are /
not inclined TO go up in the incline for fear
they may decline to carry their passengers in |
safety. PittsbErg is divided into Southslde, |
East End and Allegheny. Allegheny is across |
the Monongahela river and positively refuses /
to become attached to Pittsbnrg. There are |
quite number of people living in PIttsburg |
aud people are coming and going every once in |
while. Most of them come on the train and |
some 60 on train while in the city.
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There are theaters in Pittsburg where peo-
pie act and sing. Sometimes men kill them |
selves in Pittsburg. Sometimes they get killed. |
Sometime they fall in the river. Such people |
die sooner or later Pittsburgers have post |
Office am A postofice force. too. Letters and |
papers ar frequently taken there only to be |
taken ave- gam. Sometimes letters get lost, |
and when Jhey are lost for a certain length of |
time they are reported dead, and sent to the |
dead letter Office in Washington, which must |
hava vary terrihle 0dOr with MANY de- /