The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-18
T1yC[ES FOR THE FAIR.
.ca1p OF TEE GARRULOUS IN
1'0~ GAY GOTHAM.

-,icb+v Beings Who People the Gay
1-a,ks of the World.
u-bv is it that people never seem to think
.o,ber people in cars are related! To
in"' .,ota Pretty May Baker with her
iAu7 s-or,e admirer, Mr.. X, and her
n Iant mother, Mrs. Baker, for chaperon,
e''s stss Clara Belle in the st. Louis Repub-
Wa to.rtsd private car after the theater.
~. Bsker found a seat toward one door
IA Hiss Baker got on the other side to-
Sl "a the other door. Presently, the fates
80 kind to Mr.. X. a seat was vacat>
nsxt to Miss May, and he joyfuIly took
:. Meanwhile, lady and gentleman got
y The lady found place next to Mrs.
-, I.her and the gentleman stood. Presently
.sid the lady to the gentleman: There is
No. y" The gentleman looked and
"a "a it was. adding: who's the girls"
~" %.nont know" was the reply. "They say
..s after some uptown girl" Mrs. Baker
nsver moved muscle.
"Maybe thatsis she" said the gentleman.
oshes very young"
10, do you tnlnK 500 MOI pretty,
though"
eHsr clothes are elegant, aren't they?"
o,mmented the lady. "Do you think X
iea marrying man"
HNo - the gentleman was sure of that.
hut he added, significantly, that he was
generous which seemed to refer the lady
sssek to the clothes, for she repeated: They
are elegant.
About this time the seat on the other side
ofMss Nav was vacated and she leaned
forward, saying: Mother" whereat Mrs.
Rsker sailed across the car and took the
mace. Well, you should have sesn the
rrounle she left slump. They couldn't get
ont because of the Fourth avenue TUNE!
that the car was passing through, but good
ness knows they wanted TO.
The dressing-rooms in one Of the principal
| theaters OF the city are away I'D three long
| flights of stairs, says New York writer,
| and the artists who play in that house are
| loud in their deuunciation Of it on this &C
count a comic opera company has been
/ there of late, end the girls have been in
/ misery over the necessity Of climbing those
stairs three or four times of a night. At
| the first performance of the company an in
| eide t occurred which created great excite
nent among the members Of the company,
and made any quantity of food for gossip
| One Of the leading singers in the troupe is
stQll, beautifully made young woman. who
spears in the opera dressed in very start
Ing and handsome tights. The young lady
/ 0utocratic, imperious, and, they say,
signify firtatious. On the first night of the
pece she wore q fine pair of new silk tights
| Of the heaviest and frmest kind. When she
cane down from her dressipg-room to the
| Ssge she complained of the extreme diff
culty she had experienced on toe stairs.
These flsshings," SIZE said, ARE not
meant TO go up ana down stairs in. l
simply can not bond my knees sufficiently
10 them"
After the first act it was necessary for the
actress to ascend the stairs again to the
dress ng room IN order to change her
costume. She started to do SO, but stopped
On the bottom stair
ut can't be done, she exclaimed, looking
shout in despair. II could not get up one
fight Of these stairs to save my life. Now
Whist am | going TO dos"
The comedian suggested that she have
Der next costume sent down to her and
change on tho stage or out in the box
otca The actress glared aud said that she
must get TO her dressing-room. She looked
from one face to another, and finally her
eyes settled upon the stage manager, VINO
stood near. The stage manager was tall,
broai-shouldered aud altogether handsome
Young fellow, and the slight, nervous
smile that lowered over his face when the
actress looked upon him indicated that he
was an adm!rer OF her. She permitted her
gaz9 to soften as she looked at him, and
presently she spoke
"Ipresume you are very strong aud ath-
letc ere YOU notg" she said sweetly.
81 think so, " replied the manager.
81 wish --.n went on the actress, and
then bestated.
'Icould carry you" whispered the young
mau, blushing
We'll y rejoined the actress, also blush
ing, Il must get to ms dressing-roOm-so !,
tmlk-yes, l think I'll let you"
Iae stage manager did not hesitate. He
caught up the pretty woman as though she
were cAild. ana proceeded up the stairs.
Every one stared in wonder, uttered various
remarks and laughed aloud at the strange
sleciac.e When the third floor was reached
yeaage manager put down his lovely
burden and hastily descended again. After
Iue next act he was once more on hand to
PERFORM the service, hut this time the
acIes lad other tights on. and she man
osN tle journey alone. Now there is O
s'etdeal of gossip about the actress and
tle Young stage manager. The facJi is they
p.le logeJher every hight, ana SO there may
20 sumo eason IL believing that the e. isode
-. ~ 'ae Staircase drew them closer together
r eu@a 'ney would have got in the line of cor
Vehtonai events.
,I L;s'ele, an actress, had an ardent admirer,
ines CARA Belle in the st. Louis Repub-
~ Slo, to be original, scot baskets of frui:
tue sueater for her instead Of flower.
- ~" anu then be ssnt his gifts to her resi-
bo.I 49,, VI course, size had several emuty
Sa a9nels lying around the dressing-room One
ho- night she took q notion to wear
CO Ias[act dress home under her cloak.
a., would need her ordinary dress on Mon
Ea Hnornlng, however. You know how
euU S'ue OF these new wool dresses are,
n fo'C-sy "hen the skirts are not made on
ord ua Ion. by dlnt OF rolling, squeezing
sn5 +. pp'usuIhg she got the whole rig, bodice
ST. 81 al INTO one of the little fruit baskets.
~ gaVe the boy about the tbeater A quarter.
su Instructions to carry the basket to her
TTUuse some time on Sunday. Tt came
-ueLe was company for dinner and the
Sotner directed the servant girl to nur tIf
oesAet right into the ice-hox Tbasa hasIat,
" iFaIt were always packed so prettilv' So
s.s1 UeIore coffee was to be served abe said
i.;s Bring in the fruit Mary inst a,
ana just as 1t Was Mary BROUGHT Il
v., i AZ. "lnklng the cover of the basket
N itti'ed' aud, to the horror of guests anC
F' .11 gown Jumped itself right out.
IT, sseie Shrieked with laughter. Although
w. Gloth gown, she wore it all the bot
chr, IL was so nice and COOL" she de
d funny thing happened in on,
wsk Ho New York churches las.
Oe-.ro owing to that most rar,
NSee, the unpunctuality of the bride.