The critic., 1891-01-30
LOCAL TALKS.
what Persons. Prominent ana Other
Miac. Iinh 10 InIeresi Thorn.


wise. Find TO Interest Them.
Roger Williams-1hcre is nothing that
will hasten step from the sublime to the
ridiculous quicker than bashful man
in hired evening suit. Try as he will
to look unconscious and ut ease, there Is
always a Nearning desire TO pass a hand
over the back of his Clawhammcr and
count the wrinkles that have been creased
there by temporary occupants in the
past. One night at a reception on Con-
neCticut avenue young man with lots of
ancestral lineage and u small salary at
tired in n suit of the conventional black
that was his for one short, sweet even
ing took his partner in the german out
in the conservatory and began to breathe
in her pink ears words of love and indy
ing devotion,
The young lady received his avowals
rather coldly. and the Young man, TO
make greater impression, fell upon his
knees. and as he did So there was an awful
sound of tearing cloth, and when the
ardent suitor arose in trcmulous haste he
knew that his coat was ripped up the
back and his pleasure for the evening at
an end. Thetailor from whom the suit was
hired has entered suit against the unfor-
tunate wcarer who threatens counter
suit for wounded feelings and the loss of
"
Imagine the feelings of the man who
hired a suit to wear ut the opera and be-
fore he had fairly seated himself a voice
that was audible in all parts OF the house
exclaimed, Young fellow, don't You sit
on the tails of that coat; | can't afford to
have en- creased and wrnkled for dol
lar night" II was the owner of the
clothes who occupied the chair directly
behind the luckless tenant of other
peoples garments.
Officer Rawlns-Thc officers In the
First precinct have more to put up with
than those OF any other precinct in the
city.
When the boys are out for n good
time and want to make u night of It,
they invariably come down in our neigh
borho0d. They sometimes take more
liberties and are allowed more latitude
than they ought to. What would be
considered an offcnsc against the law and
would cause arrest in any other precinct,
is overlooked here. There are some men
who, every time they want to have u
lark, can always be found within q radius
of two or three blocks from the First
precinct station. think that we have a
good many good-natured officers, consid-
ering what they have to contend with.
Major John Il. Burke--Do you know
that became so used to civilized institu-
tions while | have been travelling with
Buffalo Bill that felt almost like boy
again when / got into Washington with
the hostile Indians from Pine Ridge.
have been working very hard out there,
and everybody acknowledges that my
Indians" as | call those who travelled
with me, did by far some of the very best
scouting, and otherwise made themselves
very useful. Ihave come back with docu-
ments without number from big people
out at the agency, and also from the In
dians, all attesting the influence for good
that the Indians who travelled with me
exerted during the late outbreak.
Il. b. Harper-I was glad to notice that
the authorities pushed the prosecution of
the manager who exhibited the immoral
pictures of the burlesque show on the
streets. II was very judicious thing,
and should at least curb the enthusiasm
Of these managers of burlesque shows in
which the revelation of feminine curves
are the most prominent features. The
public exhibition of these pictures had q
most dcmoralizing effect.
Hughey Kernan-1 am perfectly willing
to have the obscene pictures that have
been displayed on the bill-boards in
Washington suppressed. There has been
considerable discussion in regard to the
paper placed on the bill-boards within
the past year, and more particularly in
connection with the Lilly Clay perform
ance now given at the theatre of which |
am manager. am satisfied that the busi-
ness Of the house would be just as good
without ilashy paper, and in this respect
know that many citizens will agree with
me. have made every attempt to con-
duct an orderly place and have the repu-
tation among the managers of vaudeville
attractions of conducting q respectable
theatre. Some complaints have been
made about drinking and smoking during
the performances. This propose to do
away with as soon as ] complete my
Pennsylvania avenue entrance, which
will be within a few months. Then
drinking and smoking-rooms will he pro-
vided. and no walters will be allowed to
pass through the house to solicit pa
tronage.