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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
ENGLISH WOMEN's FEET.
A Bootmaker Refers to the Princess of
Wales MS a Model.


Wales MS a Model.
Pail Mall Budget.l
We Englishwomen have allowed foreign
ers to ridicule what they call our big, ugly
feet, without uttering even a meek protest
up to now. It's about time we spoke up for
ourselves, one would think. asked Bond
street bootmaker whether Erglishwomen
really had worse-looKing feet than the
women of other nations, or whether it wasn't
all nensense to say they had. He said it
was difficult matter to decide, and the less
said about it the better.
But" he added, ito be quite candid
with you. am afraid some of you have
rather ungainly feet. Ijudge from some of
the specimens l see here. A few of the
highest danes in the land come to me for
their boots. 1 often wish they would take
the Princess of Wales for their model In
this matter, like they do in most things re-
lating to dress. The Princess has as shapely
a foot as it's possible to find, although it is
by no means a small loot, mind you. Now,
ii the Princess believed in screwing up her
feet 1 dare say she could get them into
fours. But she is too sensible, and skies are
her size in boots. The Princess has
rather long, narrow foot, without protuber-
ances of any sort. Then the Princess never
goes in for immoderate heels"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
PAT GILMoRE,s WIT.

How He Turned it Into Account in Getting
n Palate Ticker.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
One of the latest stories o. Colonel Pat
Gilmore is when at Manhattan Beach, where
q group of distinguished visitors were
awaiting the leader to join them after the
concert was over. When he came they
moved off as men will do for liquid refresh
ments. Right here it must be stated that
Colonel Gilmore never drinks any
thing but champagne, he never touches any
other liquor. One of the men said to the
famous musician: "Colonel Gilmore, we've
been laying wagers on your name. Some of
us uphold that P. S. stands for Patrick Sars-
feld,' others that they mean Patrick
Stephen, now what do they really stand
for?"
"If tell you," quickly replied the witty
leader, "will you STAND it?"
"Why of course I'll stand it." replied the
other wonderingly.
"WelI, they mean 'Pomery Sec" The
man stood it, to the extent of a basket Of
wine for the applauding crowd.
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OUIDAS READY TONGUE.
Bow She Humbled Butterfly Attracted by
Her Rosente Appearance.

now sue DuLteGur W
Her Roseate Appearance.
Ouida, with her eccentricities of dress and
speech, has a spicy temper. For years it has
been Mile. de la Ramee's habit to visit Trou-
vile and disport herself in the surf She does
not mingle with the throng, rarely recog-
nizes an acquaintance, and, accompanied by
her maid, swims, floats and dives with the
grace of an accomplished swimmer. She al
ways enters the water with her magnificent
fleece of gold-colored hair unbound, her
white neck and arms exposed, and wearing
a conspicuous bathing dress.
Now it chanced one day that group Of
Partisan dudes were Stunning themselves on
the sands as the author OF "Strathmore"
came BY There had been some previous
talk of the lady and her books, when, in re-
sponse to a challenge, one of the gilded
youths approached, lifted his hat and
wished mademoiselle "Bon jour-" Without
the slightest change of expression Ouida
turned to her maid, and, handing her the
silk girdle of her bathing gown, said II
French: "Fifne, take this as a halter and
lead that escaped ass back to his stable"
The famous novelist enjoyed her baths un-
molested after this.
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DIAMONDS IN HER TEETH.
The Dentist Tint Did the Work Got $500
for His Days Engag cement.

The Dentist Tint Did the Work Got $500
for His Days Engagement.
From the Philadelphia Times.l
DIR. Anderson, New York dentist, who
plugs up the molars OF the Four Hundred,
saws that he has made $500 in a day, but
only once. A lady came to him who wanted
diamonds put in a gold filling of her front
teeth.
sit was evident" said DR.. Anderson,
''that she had just come into her inherit
ance. She seemed SO anxious to spend
money. L didn't approve of the diamonds
and told her so, but she would have them,
and humored her to such an extent that
nv days work netted me $500.
"What do make ordinarily? Well,
charge $50 an hour and rarely work more
than five hours. People don't care to come
before ten in the morning, and late in the
afternoon the light is not good. One hun
dred dollars day Is about the extent of
what dentist can make, and it is the most
exacting of all the professions"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

SIN K tobaceo7 Not in dainty cigarettes,
th r, but in pipes. Not in pretty pipes.
even, but in common clay ones. Ugh! To
my mind the smoke of tobacco should be en-
durable by our sex only when emitted from
the lips of our husbands or sweethearts. For
refined girl to smoke seems to me out
rageous.
But 1 am historian of the phases Of
femininity which 1 observe in New York,
and above all else seek to be trustworthy.
So contradiction Of my assertion that
many of our rich and fashionable girls
indulge in the cigarette habit leads me to
say 1t again, and to offer to put it into an
affidavit on application. Like the dude
weakling who felt real devilish" on ginger
ale, the dear girls enjoy consciousness of
piquant recklessness on the mildest cigar
cites they can buy. It is in a spirit of
adventure that they smoke, although l sup
pose that some of them learn to really enjoy
tobacco.
THE oDoB STICKS.
The consideration that will keep most of
US from becoming inveterate smokers, how
ever, is the od0r. You may cleanse your
mouth ant hands of the tobacco smell as you
WILL the scent of the cigarette will cling to
you still-unless you 60 the trouble of q
separate smoking robe know belle, the
daughter of Murray Hill family, too, who
smokes cigarette on rising and another on
retiring; and, while indulging thus, she is
enveloped solely and only in a smoking
robe, which is kept in a separate box when
not in use, and SO her other clothing is not
contaminated. She even covers her hair
closely with a silk cap so that the odor of to-
bacco may not get into her "crown of glory"
Ahl if our sex were always so nice in their
bad habitsl'
Cocktails before breakfastp'
The physician who was receiving hand
some young society woman in his Office ut
tered this phrase in an astonishe1 tone and
looked out of his distended eyes at his fair
patient.
"Why, yes, DOCTOR" said the young lady.
81 have had one or two whisky cocktails be-
fore breakfast all summer. I really
couldn't eat anything without them."
TOO MUCH FOR THE DOCTOR.
The young woman was suffering from
nervous indigestion, and she declared that
her summer at Newport had quite used her
up. The physician had already drawn from
her the information that it mad been her
habit to drink considerable wine with her
meals, and was not surprised at it, but the
ldea OF WHISKY before breakfast struck MIN
aback.
And yet ], who am not physician. am
not surprised at the young woman's habit,
for the reason that know IL to be by no
means uncommon one among New York
fashionable girls who live draining and
depressing life Of festivity. A case came
under my observation short time ago that
was peculiarly startling. 1t was that of a
girl who began during her first season to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
THEY OWNED THE SHOP.
How Two Cow Took Possession and Stan
peded the OccupnnIs.


peded the OccupnnIs.
An occurrence of q singular character was
witnessed not long since in one OF the thor
oughiares of Leeds. While q drove of cat
tie were passing one of their number sud-
denly took fright and ran into a workshop
in the neighhorhood, in which a number OF
persons were then employed. 1t made its
way upstairs into the workroom, and natur-
allv created considerable alarm among those
who happened to be there.
Every device had to be resorted to for
their protection, but before the first beast
could be driven out another was on It's yay
upstairs. This one could get no further
than halfway up the staircase, with the re-
suit that the passage between the workshop
and the street was blocked, and neither the
beast on the stairs nor the other that was
above could be driven off the premises for
some time. Eventually ropes were pro-
cured, and by their means the beast on the
staircase was first pulled up into the room
and subsequently, hauled down into the
street. The other was got into the street by
a similar process, but not before the work.
shop they had seized possession of had been
completely deranged and its occupants con-
siderably alarmed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
FASHION WITH THE MAORI.

The Corset of the Missionary is Killing Off
New Zealand Women.
Paris Edition New York Herald.
1t appears that white women are respon-'
sible for the rapid depopulation Of New Zea-
land. When female missionaries went
among the Maoris they insisted that the
Maori women should wear clothing. The
latter could not be induced to overcome
their prejudice against skirts, but discover
ing that the missionary women wore corsets,
they decided that the latter was garment
not wholly devoid of merit.
The result is that every Maori woman now
goes about her daily work neatly clad in
corset laced as tightly as the united efforts
OF half dozen sGalwart warriors can lace it.
Being unaccustomed to tight lacing the
women are dying off with great rapidity,
and the repentant female missionaries now
regret that thev ever asked their dusky sis
ters to consider the question OF clothing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
Comfort for the Marines.

There are brighter prospects in view for
the marine. He is not only to have better
sleeping Accommodations. better foot gear
and other Improvements in his uniform. but
his ration, the bone OF contention for many
years, is to be improved and increased, and
orders have been given to that effect by the
Secretary of the Navy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
NO REFERENCE TO HIM.
A Man Who Was Very Much Affected by a
Sermon About n Killing.

A Man Who Was Very Much Affected by a
Sermon About n Killing.
Chicago Tribune.l
A thin, nervous looking man stepped up
to the pastor as the latter came down from
the pulpit. "You have had good deal to
say this morning" he observed, "about a
feller that killed man named Abel. F"
Certainly" replied the pastor. ""'The
Sin of Cain was the subject of my dis
course"
1 wish't you'd do me the favor next Sun
day" said the thin man, in some excite
ment, ito tell the folks that the man you
was talking about this morning amt no re-
lation to the Kane that keeps a livery stable
down by the gristmill. 1 don't want none
of my friends to think that I had hand in
that KILN. That's all. Goodday."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
? Why Trade IL Dull.

Atchison Globe.
A great many men downtown are like the
boy at school. He spends the time from
to 10 in getting started, and from IL to II in
watching the clock for the time when school
will be out. From 10 to II is the time he
does anything. and then he does verv little.
He grows up to be the kind of q man who Is
always howllng about dull times, and who
wonders why business is 50 poor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

may make, for their own and their ehildren's
uses, rare and beautiful specimens of the
difficult handlwork
A very handsome black French poodle
was prancing down Fifth avenue on breezy,
bright morning, in company with a fine.
straight young woman, whose alert and
voluptuous figure, together with her hand
some face. attracted to her the attention of
all passers BY. The dog was proud Of his
mistress, and the girl was proud of her dog,
and the picture made by the two was one of
rare and exquisite life and beauty. While
all was peaceful and danger seemed nowhere
nigh, fickety and ereakine covered wagon,
drawn by ptiable wreck OF horse, and
having on its seat two repulsive young men,
whose unkempt persons and wolfish faces
would proclaim them anywhere as most un-
desirable citizens, came around the corner Of
d side street into the avenue.
THE Doe eAToHER's WOE.
As the wagon got near to the girl one Of
the young ruffians leaped to the ground and
made quick plunge for the dog, catching
it by one hind leg and whirling it above his
head in a circle. running as he did so toward
the rear of his wagon. Quicker than IL
takes to say SO, the young woman was in
front of the young tough, with one hand
cl1tching his coat collar and the other
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
CLARA BELLIES CHAT.
Habits that are DepOpulatiBg New
York Society Circles.
A GIRLS RESCUE OF HER p0ODLE.
How q Pfetty Wife's Complexion Was
Spoiled by Her Husband.
LACE MAKING is THE LATEST FAD
rconnnsroNDkNcn OF THE D1srA4cH.I

MOKING ladies i?
Certainly. Or at
. least, women In good
] :lothes, with other
wise good manners,
and with nndoubted
good morals, really
have formed the
habit of smoking
cigarettes. I regret
this statement be-
cause a denial of its
truth has been made.
Do you know that
our Pilgrim fore
mothers, those saint
ed wives and daugh-
ters of the chaps who
illustriously landed
nm plvmo1tb Roolr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

the waist, is one of the cardinal points OF
beauty.
The warm autumn brings out the fashions
for dress so slowly that one is thankful Tor
more time to make the house ready for
changes of weather, and provide the COM
forts with due forethought.
FALL FOOT WEAR.
First of all, delicate people must be well
shod for changing seasons. Before the need
OF warmer clothing is felt, the damp chill
striking through the feet is felt through
limbs and body, stiffening the cords and the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

stimulate herself up to the required condi-
ton of mind and body necessary to cope
with the exhausting customs that she was
forced to adopt. At first she took quinine
in small doses, bur, finding no real excite
ment in this, she went on to port wine,
sherry, and finally to whisky and brandy.
Her brother astonIshed me one day by as
suring me that she required more cocktails
In day than he did, and as knew that he
consumed dozen a day. I expressed my
doubts OF his assertion,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
COCKTAILS BEFORE BREAKFAST.

"Well," said he, ''if the stairs carpet
leading to my sisters room has not been
worn out by the maid in running up and
downstairs with whisky cocktails before
breakfast, then hope I may never look
into another glass again."
For two seasons this girl held her place
well, and her facial loveliness expressed
but slightly the effect OF the feverish life she
was leading. Then she seemed to fall off.
She grew fat, hut, at the Same time, pale,
unhealthy deadness overspread her coun-
tenance, and everybody remarked concern
ing her sudden trans ormation. One horn-
ing had occasion to call on her brother at
a somewhat early hour, and as sat in the
reception room the maid passed along the
hall OH her way upstairs bearing on tray q
whisky cocktail AT the same instant a
shrill, impatient voice came from above.
"Maric, Marie, Tor heavens sake hurry
with that cocktail or l shall shake myself
to pieces. Hurry, l say"
1t was her voice. About half hour
later she came down and 1 chatted mo-
ment with her. Her hands were trembling
and her swollen eyes were shifting and
boodshot.
That was two years ago. The girl is dead
now.
MAKING PRETTY LACE.
find that the art of lace making Is being
studied at present by large number OF
fashionable girls, the object being to make
it for ones own wear. There is nothing
quite so expensive in woman's attire as
laces, and only very few women, even in
the highest society, are able to exhibit o
fine collection. 1t is the hope of the girls
now studying the art that they shall perfect
themselves in it to such an extent that they
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
ONION SANDWICH,

Spread good sweet bread with fresh butter
lay between the slices some minced onion, o.
mild flavor, sprinked with salI.
If troubled with insomnia try an onion sand
wich at bedtime.
A very palatable sandwich Is made from
sliced onions and tomatoes, seasoned to taste
and placed between thin cuts of butteret
bread.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
POOLING INNOCENT WIvRs.

An Eastern Scheme Which Only Costs n
Postal Gard to Ones Self.
The Portland daily press., 1890-08-28
OWNED A LARGE SLICE OF THE EARTH
And Wanted to Add Some os Nav,
Gloucester to II.
She BargaIned for Farms and Left
Five Cents Behind Her.
Mrs. Wallace and Her Stories Of Her
Wealth and Lineage.
Especial 70 the Press.l

NEW GLOUCESTER, August 27.-The Mrs.
Wallace who was in this town week before
last, and who made herself quite notorious
by bargaining for large number Of farms,
has never returned to close the trades. She
represented herself as a Scotch woman. at
present residing in Jersey City, and the
owner Of large brewery In that place, and
also Of cloth mill. When all the stories
she has told In different places are brought
together face to face, they make quite long
list OF improbabilities. She is, she says. the
daughter OF Lord Sunderland Of Scotland,
and the widow Of VIM. Wallace, direct de-
seendant Of Sir VIM. Wallace. made famous
in THE Scottish Chiefs" She claims to
own an island worth million and a half, on
which grow bananas and oranges, but she
did not locate the island. She says she Is
the mother Of ten sons, all grown to man
hood, and all settled on ranches, raising
horses for market. excepting the youngest
son Tor whom the property In this place was
designed one farm she looked at was to
nave half mile track laid out on 1t, where
the horses should take their exercise. Her
husband, she says, was killed In a foreign
war, and she herself has been In three wars
as d0ctress, and for this service the British
government now pays her an annual PEN
sion OF ten thousand dollars, and once each
year she crosses the ocean TO get the money.
To each man, of whom she agreed to buy a
farm, she promised suit Of clothes when
the bargain was concluded, and to his wife a
new dress. She even went so far as to meas
ure some OF the men for their clothes, and
inquired what color they preferred. II can
not be learned that she left any money In the
town excepting nickel, which she gave TO
child. Although some of these stories sound
very wild and cranky" yet the men with
appearance of insanity about her, but
thought her a remarkably shrewd business
woman. A few still have faith that she may
yet keep her word and return, but the major
ity have set her down as a fraud.
The Portland daily press., 1890-08-28
SUPREME JUSTICE s0MERsY.
He Lectures Before Large Audience
on the Order of the Iron Hall.

Mr.. F. ID. Somerby. Supreme Justice Of
the Order Of the Iron Hall, lectured before
large and interested audience in City Hall
last evening. his subject being the aims and
objects of the beneficial order established by
him at Indianapolis, Ind, some nine years
ago. Delegates were present from Augusta,
Hallowell. Richmond. Gardiner. Blddeford
and Saccarappa. The Juvenile Band of Sac
carappa furnished very pleasing musical
programme previous to the lecture.
Chief Justice Somerby's lecture was very
instructive. What the Iron Hall Is, and its
fraternal character. as we'll as its ability to
to provide literally in case of sickness or ac-
cident. was very clearly set forth. His treat
ment Of the theme throughout was charac-
terized by a thorough mastery of the sub
ject and the ability to handle figures in an
expert manner. One feature Of the Iron
ball Is its promise to pay certificate holders
$1,000 in seven years, at an outlay Of about
$3.50 in assessments, and Mr.. Somerby dwelt
upon this point at some length, basing his
argument upon the law of averages.
Adverting to the objects of the order, il
has nothing to do with life insurance, nor
does it interfere with other fraternal
societies. but inculcates the principle that
the obligations Of its members are Of a
fraternal character; that it is not merely
cooperation of selfish interests, but that 1t
carries with 1t fraternal obligations. 1t Is
an order in which member does not have
to die to receive beneht, but Is fraternity
in which the living members are protected
by receiving a sum not exceeding S25 per
week, nor more than one-half the sum total
held by each member when, by reason Of
disability or accident, they become disabled
from following their usual occupation. In
numerical strength the Iron Hall has made
fine showing during its nine years Of life.
and has an active present membership of
5000, extending from Maine to California.
The Portland branch Of the order, assisted
by the Sisterhood branch, had charge Of
affairs last evening. and at the close of Mr.
Somerby's lecture he with visiting brethren
from out of town was rendered a
banquet in Reception Hall. which was
pleasant occasion socially aud one that will
long be remembered by members Of the Irca
Hall In Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1890-08-28

posted by the assessors in the city clerk $ once
on the 11lh DAY OF August 1870 Gel ted no 20 pe Pea
OF their knowledge and belief, be hereDy eeItls
ned to be correct list Of the voters Of the elIy OF
lief, and the city clerk is hereby authorized and
instructed TO post up copies OF the same ON or De-
fore the 10th day Of August. 1890.
Some names are added to the lists OF the DIFF
ferent wards: ward 3, Frank b. Tarr and Benz.
Tarr; ward A, Royal Burnham and Robert Rivers
at being Is o'clock D. m, adjourned A true
record. Attest: Edgard A. Hubbard, city clerk"
The notice for that meeting was made
August 9Th. The first date Of the meeting
was August 14th.
The witness was then asked to produce
copy Of the rescript in the case OF William
Dean, and produced paper which he said
he supposed to be the one asked for, and
continued:
I can hardly say IL that was
gave 1t to me, and didn't say anything. He
handed IL to me and 1 looked 1t over.
don't know whether he intended to serve it,
or what he intended. There was nothing
said. one way or the other. cannot
say whether the same paper was served
on the board Of aldermen; / don't
know. have no similar paper .purporting
to have been served on the board OF alder,
men at any session. i have not the original
notice from the Republican city. committee
served on the board OF aldermen by John T..
Goldthwaite on the 14th OF August, 1890.
have list that was handed to me out In the
corridor OF the city building. by somebody;
l don't know who 1t was: wonldn say
now. should say 1t was pretty ike the pa
per now shown me- Producing paper
l think that Is the paper; am not sure. 1
could not say who handed it to me, but l
think IL was given to me In the corridor on
that date, the 14th. know l came out OF
the office and somebody handed 1t to me, put
who 1t was couldn't say positively
In answer to questions by Mr.. Strout wit
ness said he could not state whether any
vote was taken In the board OF mayor and al
dermen on the order presented by John
Moody and that the records contain nothing
in regard to 1t more than had been read.
No further testimony was ordered and the
case was continued until Monday, Septem-
Der 1st, at II o'clock noon, with the under
standing that the hearing should be further
continued till Wedne sday, September 10th.
The respondents recognized in the sum Of
$1,000 each for their appearance at that time.
The witnesses who were summoned also rec
ognized for their appearance September 1st,
or at such time as they should be required.
Tristram Goldthwaite, Daniel Cote. Jerry
G. Shaw and Charles Z. Goodwin were se-
curities.
District Attorney Dyer appeared for the
government and Sewall G. Strout, Esq. for
the respondents.