Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23

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quite possible in farmland that an ele-
plant hangs up In the air waiting Tor
his turn to come on, Or down; that
most beautiful steam launch doesn't re-
quire anything more than painted waves
to carry a burden of loveliness. and that
an enormous glass tAat you thought
was a bath tub for some OF the small
fairies is in reality the receiver for the
beer daily absorbed by the elephant; In
fact, you are not surprised at anything,
because you know yoa are in fairyland.
Somebody takes you up staircase MADE
of iron. Now that DOESN'T sound as II
it ought to be in fairyland, but even In
that blessed realm you have to lookout
for fire. At the top of it you walk into
small dressing room full OF fresh air,
and then you stop thinking about fresh
air and fire and fairylahd, and you know
you have met Prince Charming Of the
De Wolf Hopper opera troupe.
He is a very jauntY Prince. he Is
everything that the most finished man
of the world could demand, fin de steele,
we'll groomed, smart looking, the very
best of form in more senses than one.
Just at present he is symphony In
white and gold Who is he? His Royal
Highness, Prince Mataya, who has been
known as pretty Della Fox, for the time
being heir to throne. A smaller hand
than Prince usually comes out to give
you greeting, and then you ask:
GLOW do you like being a man|
swell, answered the Prince, with
pretty confidential air, 81 like it very
much, but never knew till l went to
buy them how much men had to pay
for their clothes. I'm quite as particu-
lar about my things as the Prince OF
Good fellows, who, after all. is the most
delightful of Princes"
You have to laugh because after all
man doesn't call his clothes his things"
and if two tiny little feet that wore a
child's shoe In size could be cloven they
would have shown themselves then.
MAY ask your royal Highness what
suits you prefer?"
81 like them all. Don't you think
this is pretty? This white one, with It's
soft, silk shirt and nice little coat, and
cap, with gold band that has two
little American flags pointed on itP
You see I'm very patriotic. Do you
know I was the first person who ever
sang Fair Columbia in this country?
1t is a Viennese waltz tune, 1 believe,
but was the first one to sing 1t here.
l think my dress clothes are as smart as
possible, and 1 wouldn't make a mis-
take in them..for worlds. You shall see
them directly"
Pretty, dark-haired Anna O'Keefe
wandered in and said:
"Do you know this is an awfully nice
company? And Miss Fox Is charming
little woman TO work with"
Three or four girls have run In to
look at themselves in the long glass, and
you wonder if the star of many compa-
MES would be such a good fellow as to
permit other women to share her advan-
tages.
But Prince MdtdBd is putting on her
dress suit. She says 10y the by, if there
is q slight mixture OF sex here It's be-
cause in reality the Prince is the most
charming woman in the world, and in
appearance the most fetching man,
1.-THE best tailor and the best shirt
maker in New York made my get-up
for me, and l am so particular how
my shirts look and how my col
lars appear that l am getting
as cranky as an old bachelor or dude.
You see, l don't want my shirt to come
up in pull the way have seen mems
do. How do you suppose keep it down?
I'm sure no man ever thought Of that. l
take two big black pins and fasten them
at the sides under my wastcoat, where
IL won't be seen. OF course my shirts
are the regulation fashion, buttoned up
in front. Wear ready-made tie? Ger
tainly not. Like Beau Brummell, have
my failures in one pile until l achieve
success in the arrangement of the little
narrow band. Sometimes the collar
button hurts me, but think of the men
in the audience who must suffer in the
same way and then don't mind it,"
BY this there is standing before you
the jauntiest little chap you ever laid
your eyes on. You know what he is?
The young chap home from college,
who has put on his dress clothes to go
out and see his best girl. Nice chap.
A manly little fellow. Not suggestion
of woman about him. To tell the
truth, Notwithstanding her beautiful
head OF short blond hair, her great blue
eyes, and her perfection In the way of a
skin, there has never been an actress in
New York who looked so manly in her
dress clothes as does Della Fox IN
Wang" You know it is woman, but
IL you cut off her head you would think
it was boy. As she puts the flowers
in her buttonhole, she says rather
mournfully.
''You know I like to wear lilies of the
valley best, but because they are fash
ionable | have to wear boutonniere of
carnations. Look at my cigarette case"
1t was taken up, and the first remark
made was, "Why, these are not your
initials"
NO" says she, "that was a present
to me. l hadn't one Of my own, and
had to have one for the play, and Miss
st. Henry, the sOpraro-hasn't she a
lovely voice, and isn't she pretty
woman?-took her husbands from him
and gave it to me-"
On the stage goes Prince Charming,
and few minutes afterward one hears
her giving that delicious bit OF advice
10 go as the man in the moon whenever
you are in any sort of doubt. Then she
danced and sang and romped, and that
shirt front never moved, and that col
lar never wilted, and all the men in the
audience envied her ability to wear
clothes as they ought to be worn.
Back she comes in rush to put on
the coronation get-up. The pale green
tights are on, there is 3 moan over the
gold slippers, because they are too big
for her, and the bodice with its long
gold and green decorations and its white
elephant so deity worked upon it is
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