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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

the weIl-known German actor, herr
passart. for an American tour, to begin
October %. Herr Possart Will De seen
in .Shylock," "King Lear, "Rlcnaro
III" ssHamlet" and "Fabricius."
Gossip has it that Jack Mason ana
Marion Manola have been engaged oy >.
NJ. Hill for next season.
Opinions about Mckee Rankin's
abraham Lincoln" differ widely.
Some say the play will be great sue
cess. while others predict that people
will not care to see the tragedy. The
controversy sure to follow It's proouc-
ton may, however, bring out many In
accuracies in history. w. j tergusoh'
for instances, who stood in the wing
with Laura Keene opposite the box
in which Lincoln was shot, protests
that Booth did not say sic salper tyrd7,-
mus, but in jumping, fell on his right
knee and then slowly walked of the
stage.
A few weeks ago 1t will be remem-
bered that Herr Klauser, dramatic eol-
tor of the Berlin Courier, slapped the
face of the we'll known German actor,
Ludwig Barnay. The actor then &C.
cused the critic of roasting the plays at
his theatre, and sent the charges in
circular broadcast. An inquiry was
Immediately instituted by tn, President
OF the Berlin Press Society, with the
result that the committee his declared
that there is absolutely nofoundation
for the statements made against Herr
Klauser.
The following was last week patented
at Washington: "a Machinefor Crush
ing the Gold Out of MonSed Aspir-
ants" This machine catchssthe Aspir-
ant with highly-polished ligmarole,
puts him through the millin double
quick time, and turns him pt minus
every particle OF the prec5 bus metal,
but plus experience. This ingenious
invention will supercede theold, cum
brous, lengthy process OF giving
matinee, engaging compaH, and go
ing on tour.
George Edwards, Of tn London
Gaiety, has concluded once mee to send
the London Gaiety BurlesquFompany
TO America to pick up part { the coin
COlH iOSI ueIo Ou pICflOuo O<souioiOuS'
The company is to reach Califenia after
its tour of Australia.
Col. Jack HaverlY Is sal to be on
deck once more. He has Scured an |
option on the Brunswick piperty in |
Chicago, west of the Chicao Opera
House, and promises to erect. sixteen
story house, with big thea;e inside.
When "Sinbad" runs out it allotted
time at the Chicago Opera Ouse, it
goes to st. Louis for one weekend then
direct to San Francisco, for an of six
weeks.
Harry Lee has shipped fronLondon,
minus his newly acquired We, who
now says he took with him er 9400
diamond necklace and about 1000 in
jewelry. Altogether, Tessie feathers
lost $4,000 by befriending nd then
Lee. and he hasn't zen had
the politeness to return the pun tick
cts.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

there any night this week. Things are
very different. The tone OF the neigh
borhood is fat from being improved, and
property holders are not altogether
pleased with the turn affairs have taken.
The blare Of concert halls, the blazing
fronts of dives and low saloons, the
hoarse cries Of fakirs and frauds, and
the indescribtble jingle of disreputable
occupations, lave driven away the staid-
ness of Respectable vld EIgnJn avoHuo'
The opening, number OF years ago,
of Harry Miners Eight Avenue Variety
Theatre gavethe impetus to all this. 1t
was soon proved that clientele for
such amusemtnts existed on the west
side. Other less ,pretentious and cheap
er amusement enterprises sprang into
existence in the neighborhood, and nov
it swarms with them.
SANE OLD NAMES.
The old Bowery "dive" names are
prevalent-"the Alhambra," "the Liv-
erpool," "the Cosey Corner" and so on.
A block or two above Colonel Jim"
Finks Grand Opera House l found the
first dive on the route. There was an
alleged restaurant III lTOHJ. lOuB,
narrow room reached back, crowded
with tables and all kinds and conditions
of humanity. Thugs and thieves, sport
ing "gents" and business men seeing
the town, longshoremen and callow
youths, along with hard faced women
and innocent looking shop girls ard sew
ing maids, who were being led astray
and did not realize the dangers of the
path they were treading.
japanese lanterns and fans furnished
the decorations. A little platform was
at the further end, with strip Of gaudy
scenery, was the stage. At one side oil
it was piano, operated upon by 9
"gent" in his shirt sleeves, with bat
tered derby hat on the back Of his head
and ragged edged cigar in one corner
Of his mouth. He played with the all
Of faro dealer.
The "stsr of the avenue" was OIL
deck at the time 1 came in.
HAD overheard group OF idlers laud
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

''Well, tell US the secret then, and we
won't be obliged 10 steal it, laughingly
answers one of the girls who stood
nearer, the stage divinity. Tell US
what you do to your ears to make them
so pretty. Why everybody notices them,
even away across the theater and up in
the balcony. They are always so pink
and pretty that they look Just like sea-
shells. Tell US how IL Is done %
In response 70 this appeal, Miss Cay
van seated herself upon one Of the blue
divans in her dressing room and pro-
ceeded to give the formula for prOduc-
ing sea she'll ears. And this Is it. tell
the tale Just as il was told TO me.
First OF all, let the girl who wishes to
make her ears very pink and very pretty
and very shell like, battle them with
very hot water and then with very cold
water, alternating the two rapidly with
out leaving either extreme OF heat or
cold penetrate the ear so as TO do any
damage. Then after drying them thor
oughly let them be dOctOred lightly with
some kind of very good toilet powder
rice powder, or any other that bears the
stamp Of popular approval. Next, the
ear should be carefully rubbed with
piece Of fine, soft cloth, so as to remove
all powder, and then lido not shudder)
a little cold cream, a very little, should
be ever so carefully rubbed in. Follow
ing this, there is light busting OF pow
der, and lastly. each ear should be given
a tiny "dabb" with the little pink fluff
which every woman has among her tot
lar accassOrieS This gives lust q SuS-
picon of cOlOring TO the ears and makes
them family pink, so that they form a
pretty accompaniment to rosy cheeks,
red lips and bright eyes.
--FFSosFr-at-tbc beach, ono sees all the
girls trying to produce these seashell
cars, and, instead Of proudly boasting
of her skill in manicuring, the young
summer girl asks you TO admire the art
with which she has tinted her own
pretty ears.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

must carry it over his arm going back,
or It will be left upon the sand for the
maid to pick up as she follows her young
mistress back to the bathing house.
Doing the rustic is one Of the fads for
the summer season. 1t is specially fash
ionable with actresses who ind that they
cannot get up proper degree of seclu-
sion at any OF the summer resorts, and
who, therefore, HE themselves to some
quiet country place where they can sleep
at night and get plenty of exercise and
air during the day to restore the COM
plexlOn and the constitution that has
been so badly worn by late hours and
high living. Fanny Davenport tried the
rustic fad three years ago and enjoyed it
so much that she has repeated the ex-
perience each summer, and now, Rose
COghlan is trying it. And so are many
other who are not doing summer en-
gagements.
The plan is to hire little villa of in
the country somewhere, and to transport
thither an abundant corps Of servants,
and to retire there for the summer, in
viting few choice spirits to come and
stay a week at a time. To do the rustic
properly the amateur country girl must
rise at 4 o'clock, and after cold bath
must go forth to the stables, milk-pail
IN hand, and milk at least part Of one
lowing kline. Then she must return, and
taking herself to the dairy, must skim
the cream from the day before, churn
and look after the cream pots. milk pans
and butter bowls Then she is per-
mitted to have q light breakfast, after
which she must 90 forth, watering-pot
in hand, and water the plants. All this
before any of the girls have risen
After the regular breakfast the poor
amateur country girl Is permitted to
take SieSta, and then she must rise and
ride horseback, tramp certain number
OF miles, eat dinner In the middle of the
day, and retire at o'clock, after she has
partaken of a light supper. II is sort
of penance to be invited to visit these
country ladies, because as a guest Of the
house one must fall into the house rou-
tine. But then such celebrated women
are indulging in this kind of life, that
the honor rather offsets the stupid time
which one enjoys.
The naval girl and the yachting girl
are so much alike that they are almost
twins In appearance. There is just one
way OF telling them apart. The naval
girl has short hair, and the yachting
girl has long hair. The naval girl
combs her hair all in bush around her
head, so that it stands out straight, and
looks very jaunty under the little cap
which she wears so nattily on the top OF
her head.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

How to look pretty on the way from
the bathing house to the beach is anoth-
ar problem which the summer girl has
triumphantly conquered. You know at
the seashore there is always long strip
Of sand leading from the bathing house,
over which one must 90 before an eager,
curious crowd, before one can reach the
surf and be prettily swallowed up In its
deDths. A few OF the most courageous
vounO women did not hesitate to dart
ont of the bathing house, skip along the
broad walk, trudge through the sand
and make first plunge, clad only in the
limited bathing fuit, which fashion al
lowed. But ever so many more young
women did object TO taking this first
little run in such scant attire, and 1t was
pitiful TO see these modest maidenS skip
ing forth from the dressing rooms try
h,g to get up the courage TO 90 and 10
dare.
one day the girls talked it over, and
they resolved that they would immedl-
atelv get something that should act as
n bathing robe, and be not only useful
Init pretty withal. CapeS were hideouS,
that they all agreed upon. GOSSamerS
we're worse, and the old circulars which
had been wrapped around them previous
wears. were decided to be such an abom-
nation OF desOlation that no girl with
narticle Of pride would stir a step with
one on. Something new and natty and
nretty, and easily procured must be
found right away, TO answer the pur-
pose of bathing robes.
Now what do you think those girls OF
talent and great inventive faculty de-
vised? Why, just this. They manufac-
tured beautiful, picturesque toga-like
cloaks out Of blue SailclOth and red Han
mel. The sailclOth was about the only
thing that could be found at the sea-
shore in any great abundance, and SO
thew Invested in it heavily. Red Ian
mel was Of course prOcurable, and this
was used for lining. The edges OF the
bathing robes were bound with white
braid. Now, If you make trip to Ger,
tain fashionable seaside resort you VIII
see half dozen picturesque young Wo,
men wrapped in tOgas of red, white ana
blue, vending their way down y INC
surf. =. .,r,.a
aiYerent. BY that time q woman IS Fseo
70 having people look at her ana sSo
does not mind Il al all IN 80 Sc
rather likes It. And the oasning ~ ~. ~ =
then 50 much b the way lesk PAAD'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

In this particular dive the "green
room" is separated from the rest Of the
hail by screen. BY the payment OF %
cents to red-faced guardian you can
go behind the screen, gaze on the love-
illness therein assembled awaiting the
time to do its "turn," and treat the
aforesaid loveliness to beer at 25 cents a
glass.
Ladies' drinks on the stage are al
ways a quarter" says the waiter, and
adds that they are cheap at that.
Perhaps the price would be cheap did
any OF the representatives Of loveliness
so demean themselves as to accept beer.
This is about the usual conversation:
"Have drink, girls?" t-s..-
"Have some beero mere, waiGerl'
"Well, no; guess won't drink any
beer now. The doctor has told me that
it was not good for my voice. Guess I'll
take little sherry"
Sherry costs forty cents q glass-1or
ladies on the stage.
In the other dives the actresses
are not so exclusive. They step
off the stage into the auditor
ium and mingle in the crowd. 1t isvery
easy to get acquainted with them.
Even the walters are allowed to treat
these foot-light favorites as equals. III
the room is crowded the waiter jams
his tin serving dish against their heads,
and as an apology says:
snake way there, ladies!"
They make.
But they don't like 1t. Sometimes
they are not above expressing some
choice imprecations very audibly.
FREQUENT SCRAPS.
In "parden" near Thirtieth street
spent lively half hour. During those
thirty minutes three fights occurred.
Nobody was injured much, to be sure,
except as to their tempers. Neverthe
less, serious or otherwise, the police ap'
peared to be in dense ignorance OF 1t all
The first fight was unique. A waiter
had made himself Objectionable to some
of the s'ladies" In the audience. III
was a surly hammered fellow and die
not know enough to understand the In
flammable nature Of the female temper
The ''ladies" jeered and gibed him ant
unwise man that he was he jeered ant
gibed back.
And the "the ladies" got mad and go
up in their might and gave the waite
the liveliest five minutes he had expert
enced in good while. They whiske
him around tables, clawed at him
punched him, pummelled him and onl
let the luckless man alone when the
had landed him gasping and battere
out on the sidewalk. AS they were ala
dies" nobody was so ungallant as to In
terfere.
The manager appeared to be quit
pleased with the turn affairs had taken
"Ive been wantin' to fire the chum
for two weeks; he was always rowin
but did'n quite like to, cause he nigh
give me smash in the nose sudde
like. And now the girls have done
for me, see? Nothing like havin' Ii
OF good natured girls around to help 70
out"
SHE WANTED 'THAT."
Mile. Madeline De Germo then cam
out, or rather up, on the stage, an
7 made a pronounced hit. She sang
song with refrain of
Now, mamma,
Yes, mamma,
Oh, mamma, buy me that.
and Indicating different "eents
l In the audience with her finge
4 as the that" OF which she wishe
Z
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16
THE OTHER SIDE.
A Solid Business Mans Talk With Tailt
Who Demandeda Deposi

Kansas city Times.
he was substantial and weknown
business man Of the city, and ven he
walked into a tailoring establishent on
Main street the other day, he ked in
a business-like way to be shov some
plain gray goods for busins suit.
The second piece shown him suck his
fancy and he asked the cost, I'd how
he wanted it made, and had hiseasure
taken. Then handing the tailoa card
he said:
"Your place was recommended me
by Mr.. -, who always deals re-"
After asking when he should III for
it he started out.
"We always require deposit S10,"
suggested the tailor.
ga what?"
ga deposit of SO. You know some
times people forget to com after
clothes. and they have to be seIto the
misfit man."
"You mean you want me toay SO
DOWN."
Eyes, sir, it's necessary in G busl-
ness"
Suppose you make a mistabin the
ftp"
sob, we always make them fibefore
they go out"
"Now see here, Mr.. Tailor, oppose
you get things mixed and cut Ut my
cloth on the pattern Of that slasided,
slope-shouldered, bandy-legged dude
you just measured, do you suppoi alter
ing would do them any good Not
much. Now you had a square wack at
me; you have gone all oI my
anatomy with that string al tri-
angle. You have punched e in
the side and poked around to BID out
where the joints were, and you
haven't done it right l don't EJECT to
pay for it. Hear? I'll tell I'd what
I'll do, though; I'll give you S5l bond
to be here on time and take the othes
If they fit, leaving the question fit tC
q committee Of three selected hilors
But you will have to pay the ex enses.
Or I'll do this: I'll pay you for tie suit
now II you will give me bondbf the
same kind to make the clothes fl or re
turn the money with interest. ut you
must pay all expenses. If you dom
want those terms, partner, you en- lool
me up in Bradstreet's and find oft whit
am and make the buds, or you On pa!
me for the trouble of submittinGo thi
measuring business. See? Bt yol
don't get any contingent fee ou OF M
on suit of clothes"
The tailor took the risk.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

arm ont horizontally. while with tne
other she grabbed an ankle wnlcn nap.
pened to be at the elevation u noi
shoulder and held on to 1t.
In that ridiculous one-legged possulo
che whirled around like top ana mop
ned off behind the strip OF canvass
which did duty as stage wing:
THAT attitude was considered very
choice bit of work. OF course sne was
encored time and again.
'Say," said the proprietor, carmen
eta amt In it with her. She can dano 20
her out o. sight. Don't yer tnlnk 81
yerself, now?"
.sDoING" A PATRON.
The proprietor was long, hatcnes
faced fellow, with a black mustache ana
an eminently respectable black SILK nat
and a narrow black necktie. A some
what inebriated individual then cams
to him with load of indignation anu
excitement. in addition to the active
one he was carrying, and tate OF woe
SIS this a bunco shop?" he demand
ed. 81 want four dollars right now.
"Look here, you'll get put out II you
don't shut up" replied the proprietor.
presume as ''soother" to the wounded
feelings of the other. whats the row.
anyway" ,,
81 had four beers, an I'm willin' TO
pay for 'em, but amt goin' to pay Of
for em, and you can bet on it. give
the waiter five dollar bill, and he brought
me back sixty cents. / won't have IL,
tell you. l amt drunk enough to De
soaked like that"
The waiter was cornered and reluc-
family confessed his mistake" as he
was pleased to call 1t, and made 1t good.
About ten minutes afterward l saw
another waiter play the same dodge on
another man with two dollar bill, only
in this case it was worked successfully.
The victim did not notice that ne was
swindled.
An hour later I saw 1t done again In
another concert hall, and the loser
nowled in vain for his money.
He was vigorously told that "his lit
lie bluff did not co." that she couldn't
do the house in no such way" and was
put out in the street to cool
IF
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16
THE NEW BOWERY.
how YlaHrH AVENUE, NEW YORK, HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMED
rurino tbs Past Five Ysars-Noisy Concert Balls
The Popular Ons-FoOs Daucs-An Unsuccessful
Poke, Touchsr-"GrssnroOms" to Which
Whole Audiences Ravs Access.
Ns1c York Herald.

Even the Bowery has changed. For
wears we were wont to associate tne
hardened and depraved side OF New
York life with that thoroughiare. bu'
a change has come over the vicious spir'
II of the dream nightly enacted down
there. Dream is too soft a word to ex-
press it-nightmare would be more nj
ting.
Thanks to the police, public opinion
and the Entertainments OF trade, the DAY
of the Bowery is done. IL was glorious
in its crowds and its cheap wickedness,
thrilling In its tragedies and Interesting
in it's store of Renaissance.
And yet New York has still a Bowery
in all that the word implies. 1t does not
run from Chatham square toCooper I'm
ion. nor Is it as broad and sweeping q
thoroughfare as was the original, and
yet in all the settings and accessories
that make the place interesting IL Is
quite equal to its predecessor.
This new Bswery is Eighth avenue,
from Twenty-third street to Forty-sec-
ond. The directory does not so desig-
nate it; that matters little-the people
do.
MOVED UP TOWN.
As the old Bowery grew respectable
and safe It's habitues and It's ola Time al
fractions we're driven into new nelo.
They sought Eighth avenue, ana there
for the past two years they nave been
centering, drawing to them the dregs OF
the great city and considerable soiled
scum.
This transformation has enlivened the
avenue wonderfully. Had you not been
on it for years you would
hardly recognize it should you go
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

And an because rumor has IL that
there is going to be another Cleveland
in this country, and also that this par
ticular Cleveland will not be in Ohio.
A very distressing thing happened at
Narragansett Pier only three days ago.
But the Pier people have tried to keep
il quiet and that is the reason it hasn't
leaked out before. But it is really too
good to keep.
Now this is what happened afew days
ago. One Of the prettiest, most stylish,
toniest girls OF NarraganSett was Just
leaving her room to 90 for walk: AS
She picked up her dress and took 8 back
ward glance, she saw tiny hole In the
leg Of her stocking. Hastily picking up
a Din she ran it back and forth through
the afflicted spot, and when the hoe
was no longer visible went on her way
contented; but she had not gone Tar
when one of the inevitable small bows
with which every place Is afflicted, ran
mn TO her, shouting: -
~Say, missus, there's sawdust trailing
altar Won. It's comm out OF your leg.
- QARRE CARELESS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16
PAYS CENTS A WEEK
and get an
ELEGANT SILK PLUSH CLOAK

The night seemed hotter after h.,
read that sign.
The soft shell crab and the saus..
man, the watermelon and peanut VS.
der and the negro with hot corn NJ
all very much In evidence. Shoot.
galleries were also thick about. In ,sa.s
all the adjuncts Of the Bowery W.
there, even to the personnel Of ~
crowd on the sidewalks. VIC
An incident noticed in a shoot,
gallery is typical of the condItIoD J.
affairs as they now exist on Eighth Ava
nue..
NOT SHARP ENOUGH.
A middle aged man was standing no,,
to me at the railing in front OF the o,'
lery. AS he raised the gun to aim ~
sides of his unbuttoned coat We
thrown wide apart. AS his vest pocka,
became exposed another man on Nv
other side of him with the rifle oplctIu
and stealthily slipped his thumb and
fore6n ger into the pocket and fumbeS
around. l was about to call the shoe,
er's attention to the pickpocket. wbe,
the former turned his face toward ma
pretending meanwhile to be taking aim
motionad toward the pickpocket slight
ly and winked. So kept still. An n.
time the light fingered gentleman wa,
fumbling desperately in that pocket
Suddenly the shooter dropped the gun
faced the other and said:
swell, it wasn't there, was It? Hero
take a cigar" offering one, "and say
don't ever try to touch me again. h..
cause I've been In the business myseu
and was onto you"
The pickpocket took the cigar, supk
back and was swallowed in the crowd
MIGHT SQUEEZE" 1T BACK.
"That fellow saw me put a roll q,
money in that pocket when was In the
aloon. / knew he was following me
md so just slipped it into another
,ocket. / felt him pinching me and
bought I'd Just let him work, as there
wasn't anything there. and get laugh
n him. These Eighth avenue fellows
int quite slick enough for me yet.
an wiring. any of them myself. Just
or flyer believe I'll follow him and
lueeze back that cigar. Then.
eckon, he'd know he'd met his match"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16
sEwED UP THE POCKETS
The Young Wife Was Quite Equaito the
Emergency.

Kansas Guy IRlss
There is young married woman of
my acquaintance whose first willy ex-
perience with the needle has resulted in
a capital joke on her. She fount what
appeared to be two immense rips on the
inside OF the tails of her husband ;, frock
coat, and while he was down town she
carefully sewed them up. When the
young man came home to lunchhis wife
met him, coat in hand.
''I've just mended it," sle said;
"there were two awful rips In the tail
Of it,"
"Let me see," said the husband of the
industrious young woman. II didn't
know there was tear in ii"
Eyes, there was: right there"
"But those are the"
The young man caught the box of
innocent doubt on his wife's face and
stopped.
Eyes, those were fearful rips; things
were getting in them all the time"
And the young man went down to his
Office and picked out the threads in or
der to get at his bank book and few
letters that he had In those tail pockets,