Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

nomeWard and beats up againss sne isinerant
lilacs along with It in every direction. 1t is
an interesting and a charming sgnt, Tor 1t
tells of the Innate love OF tne pure and
beautiful in every feminine heart, and
| throws gentle ray of spring sunshine into
as many cheerful homes.
Had Fun With Baby Mckee.
"When laid the linen in the big East
Room of the White House," said the man
with mouthful of carpet tacks, ~ added to
my former experience considerably. Twas
examined by the doorlzeepers, passed along
to a brace of detectives, my kit opened and
Investigated, and had to wait for Colonel
Somebody. Perhaps I looked as If had
come down to assassinate the President, but
had only been sent over Dy new York
carpet house to cover the East Room carpet
with linen for the summer, ana lwas anxious
to do the job and get back bya certain train.
When l finally got to work made things
hustle, and by timing my progress l'Saw L
would be able to make the train after all.
shutting of little feet behind me, and a sec
ond later Baby Mckee sprang on my back
and began to kick his little heels into my
ribs and cluck at me horseback fashion.
/ don't know whether Grandpa Harrison.
taught him this or not; he mistook me for
somebody, for when he discovered strange
animal under him he fell off and yelled for
however, and he was on my back half the
time the rest of the job. missed the train,
but Baby Mckee and had SO much fun
that didn't think of that"
Keeping the Keys Chained.
If you wish to do as many shrewd Gotham
ties do you must wear two chains-one that
connects with the time o'day in your vest,
the other with bunch of keys in your right
trousers pocket. just why man should find
1t necessary to have his keys chained down
is stated by a gentleman who affects this
widely prevailing style of security: "It takes
a load off of mans mind, you know, Now
You have lot of keys; your latch key, your
ONCE key, your desk keys, your trunk keys,
and half dozen other keys on a ring. Every
now and then you will leave them at one
Raaoepsrnaps, in your &c Office perhaps at
When you do there's the very mischief to
pay. If you should lose them it entails not
only an expense all round, but twenty times
loss of a collar button. The amount of brain
tissue wasted on looking after these keys to
be sure you have them would, could 1t be
condensed upon business, make mans fort
are attached to you by this chain you cease
to give them thought. They are always on
hand. In case of a reporter the chain might
be applied to lead pencil as being the most
necessary and elusive bit of personal prop
erty.
A LOST child on Sixth avenue during the
shopping hours of the day will attract more
sympathetic people than almost anything
that can be seen in the streets of the Metrop-
oils and will cause more excitement than
dog-fght. If the little oneis frightened half
out of its wits at becoming detached from |
the guardian apron string, the babel of SYM |
pathizing voices and the clustering crowd |
of Jealous rescuers, pretty effectually finish |
the case. Then the blue-coat breaks in and |
takes hand.
When the anxious mother, breaking away |
from the fascinations of the bargain counter, |
bounds into the arena and pounces |
upon her terror stricken offspring, there is |
a violent reyulsion Of feeling all round.
happy and the procession of humanity |
moves on as before, but for some reason |
she is usually the maddest woman on the |
streets.
A Dutch Woman's Headgear.
CONSIDERABLE attention was recently at
tracted by Dutch woman coming up Broad
way from the Barge ONCE wearing shining
metal headgear under her bonnet She had
lust arrived from her native land. 1t was
considered worth q column description.
Those who have been in Holland would
notice nothing particularly remarkable
about this style of female ornamentation.
One may see hundreds of robust-looking
women in the streets of Amsterdam wear |.
ng this metal helmet. On holidays and
sundays in the great geological gardens and
other public places these are on every hand
Sometimes it is of silver, or nickel, ornate
with flagree work, partially concealed by
ace; sometimes the whole is surmDunted by
! cute little, close-fitting bonnet which |
caves the glittering metal displayed all
around. especially at the nape of the neck.
It is the distinguishing mark of the old
shinnad |
lew of whom come to this country,
CHARLES THEODORE MURRAY.