St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-27
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

Frank Mckee. the road manager of
Henderson's ''Gpndoliers.' is married
to pretty Isabelle Coe, the leading lady
in Nat GoodwiE's company, says the
Chicago Herald. and they have pretty
home in New York city. Mckee is a
wonder among theatrical husbands, as
during the four years he has been mar
rled he has written a long letter TO his
wife every single day he has been sep
arated from her. At their New York
house they have hugo iron letter-box
out In front, ard when Frank left
Mrs. Mckee at home, some months ago,
he sent his daily letters as usual,
until one night he found the key to the
big letter box In his pocket. The next
morning he heard from his wife in
letter. the burden of which was: 'sSend
me the letter box key. / can see some
of your letters in there, but cannot get
them" Well. Mckee wrote an apollo
getic letter. inclosed the key and was
about to mail it when he thought of
something. This letter, too, would be
dropped in the box. and, as it contained
the key, only jimmy would release his
correspondence. So he tore open the
envelope. took out the key and mailed
1t to New York friend, saying:
''Please take this to my wife at once
was done. and Mrs. Mckee read Franks
black numbers for week.
The horsey girls, who last summer
took up the fashion of wearing mems
shirts, collars and ties, and decorated
the lapels of their little jackets with
boutounieres. nan-fashion, ran the pace
none too soon. says the New York Sun.
Tine factory girls have got the short
front craze, and henceforth it is doomed
as an article of fashionable attire among
women of any social pretensions. What
ever the shop girls embrace, as
q rule. is doomed in society. for
the girls usually run the fashion
TO death in few months on the
one hand and usually look better than
the society women ON the other. At all
events, they cheaper any new hobby
with great deal of rapidity. The sigl,
OF the shirt front is to be seen in every
dry goods shop in town, and when the
weather becomes little more settled
II such contamination is ever brought
about-the sidewalks will be enIiyened
by endless shirt bosomS adapted to the
needs and fashionable aspirations of
that portion of feminine New York
which works in the shops.
WV DCQtO 10 hlfOW IL Nv SfGIY 1ItLS-
burg boy in the national guard to be q
very strict disciplinarian in military
etiquette and drill. says a writer in the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Austin Curtin, of
the governors native town, told this
war "Reminiscences about him last night
to some of the delegates to the q. A. X.
eneampment: While the lieutenant
colonel Of the Forty-fifth regiment.
Beaver was one day sitting in front of
his tent when siOuchy looking soldier
with ili-fittirg uniform came along,
stopped, and inquired:
We're iSh der doctOr?"
us that the way to address your SUI
perior officer, sir?' roared Col. Beaver.
The German stared at his superior
officer in blank amazement, out said
never word.
"Here. sir: take this chair. You be
the colonel and l will teach you how to
address an officer"
''Yas me der boss of der regiment?"
Eyes; take this chair, and will show
you how to &C -
The soldier sat down in front of the
tent. Col. Beaver walked off few
PAGES, turned about, returned to a posi-
ton In front of the officer pro tempore,
squared hlmse around, made military
salute, and inquired:
OS4OiiAsi3 y va tliC huCiG L
can find the surgeon of the regIment?"
The soldier arose, and, looking seri-
ously and straight at Beaver, replied:
I'D If l know where he isl"
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A greater contrast cannot be imag-
ined. says the Washington Post, than is
presented in the vehicles used by
Speaker Reed, of the house of repre-
sentatives, and Sergeant-at-Arms Cana
day, of the senate. Every morning
about 10 o'clock hanson cab stands in
front of the Shoreham, and the driver is
all expectation until the big-framed,
gO0d-natured Maine representative
makes his appearance. There is not
much rOom left in the vehicle after he
deposits in it his 225 pounds of human
ity, and, closing the doors. gives direc-
ton to be taken to the capitol.
Col. Canaday is the proud possessor
OF housekeeping, mettlesome bay road
ster, which he drives himself to a low
top buggy, and the outfit usually at
tracts considerable attei< IN from the
apparently reckless manner in which
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