Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-12
In TOWN AND OUT.

The Ring Was All Right but the Price
Wasn't-Amateur Actors Waking Up
A Couple of True Stories From the
Nursery-NIusic in sewickley Chu, ches.
A Fifth avenue jeweler said to me yes
| terday: ga good many country people who
| come to the Exposition drift into my store
these days. They do not buy great DEAL
but they persuade us that we are very busy.
| Two or three days ago II party of four, an
old gentleman and his wife and daughters,
came in, and happened to wait upon them.
| Paterfamtlias was evidently q well-to-do
farmer, a good way back from the railroad.
1 should say, and perhaps from Butler
county. He said, with a good deal
of Importance, that he wanted n
ring for his daughter, pointing to one
| of the girls. You see, it's her
birthday he said. and I've promised her
ring Az he said this his eyes fell upon
some rings in the show case. and he added:
something like Them | took out the rings
and he chose one, an opal and two diamonds,
| and said he guessed that would do. 1 was
| preparing to put the ring in a proper case
when the old man inquired how much it
was worth: Three hundred and fifty dol
| lars, 1 replied.
| "Gee- -Whittakersr he exclaimed, with a
jump, are all them worth that much2 AS
upon his face and he drew me off to one side
and whispered: Haven't you got something
aDoilt oo centsT And do You know was
reaily sorry TO nave to tell him had not
Amateur Actors Moving.
The annual election of officers in the
Sewickley Valley Club this week marks in a
manner the opening of the amateur theatri-
cal season. 1t is understood that n circular
will be sent soon to the members OF the club
asking them to signify their desire as to the
giving of plays this winter The Valley Club
is not organized exclusively for theatrical
purposes but inasmuch as the club has
spent good deal of money and more hard
labor la In the fitting up Of Choral Hall as
theater-of which the club still holds the
would seem pity to drop the
dramatic feature. Last season was dis
chapter of accidents, in which la grippe
played a prominent part, prevented the club
from giving the usual number of perform
members of the club have grown tired
OF shouldering all the burdens OF acting and
managing, and this, with the unavoidable
shortcomings in the fruits of last year, has
clouded the prospect, but the new board of
officers, whicn includes such energetic spir-
its as Mr.. John Chaplin, Jr., Mrs. Rose, nee
Miss Carrie Whiting; Mr.. Harry Richardson
and Miss Anderson, may dissipate all doubts
after ALL
The Tuesday Night Club has not held any
meeting yet, and they, too have not re-
markably encouraging retrospect as far as
the last season is concerned. There is talk
OF new club to be formed in Alleghe un-
DER somewhat novel conditions. The nu-
cleus OF this club, if it is formed, will be the
clever young actors who gave "The Rivals
so acceptably at Mr.. Haworth's last season.
In this case the intention is to have none
but playing members in the club: and they
will not undertake more than two plays in
season, hoping thus to attain that artistic
finish which only careful preparation can
produce.
Too Full for Utterance.
- L &c
years-gave new definition of indigestion
the other day, 1t was at bedtime, and her
mother, noticing that Marion showed IN
mistakeable syptoms of having supped not
wisely but two well, said: Marion, what's
the matter with you?"
Marion, looking very solemn, replied: "I
dess must have eaten my dinner on top of
my breaf!'
And the family physician says that
Marion's description OF q dyspeptics pangs
is more tersely graphic than any the med
ical works contain.
A Cute Little Penitent.
Little Jessie, sweeter at than most
girls are ut II, has been won't ever since she
learned to lisp the Lords Prayer at her
mothers knee, to present an itemiZed ac-
count of her peccadiIloes to her mother at
bedtime. The other uight her mother was
not at home to give absolution TO her little
penitent, but the latter could not close her
eyes till she had written out q summary of
her sins for the day in letters as big as the
misdeeds they described were small. One |
of the crimes enumerated Had figured fire.
quently in the catalogue before-it consisted |
in eating unripe sickle pears, or staying out |
of-doors after Sundown or some such heinous |
otfense-and after stating 1t Jessie added, |
"You must think this is chestnut, man. |
mar
When the mother confessor found this |
ninnad that NIGHT
be feared that she laughed far more than |
such an august dignitary should.
Music in sewickley's Churches.
There has been good deal of improve
ment in church music here of late: better Or |
gans, and possibly better ,organists, better |
choirs and better judgment in the choice of |
music may be found In almost all the |
churches than prevailed few years ago.
The spirit of progress has attacked the con-
gregations of Sewickley, and radical changes
for the better have been made in the mu-
steal parts of divine worship in several
churches Since the year began St. Ste
phen's Episcopal Church has made great
strides in this direction. A new pipe organ
OF really admirable quality was put in be-
about changes in the choir. During |
the summer many Of the principal singers.
in Sewickley have given their services freely
in turn, and now q permanent choir has
been formed which promises to be highly
1t includes Mrs. Tener. nee
Miss Birdie Lucas, soprano; Mrs. John Roe,
con tralto, who has long been valued singer
in the Sewickley NJ. E. Church; Robert J.
tenor, one of the best singers
in the valley, a member of the Christ Church
allegheny choir for years and later of the
Sewickley Presbyterian Church choir: and
W. W. Whiteseil, the well-known basso-
Next Sunday Prof. Albrecht will officiate as
organist.
The Leetsdale Presbyterian Church is pre-
pairing to make the musical portion of the
service very attractive. At present the I
back wall of the church is being torn down
to make room for the new pipe organ, to
purchase which a large fund has been raised
a pastors study is also to be built. 1t is
proposed to engage strong paid choir as
churches which already pay considerable
attention to the music considerable addi-
tions and improvements may be looked for