Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17

said could have It for a. as It was last
fall style. We laughed and went on without
House. Then we felt pretty good and got to
betting some way on the next kind Of a hat
that came along"
When my Western Pennsylvania friend
got that far I laughingly asked him how
much money he wanted TO take him home.
"Oh, dear. no-that's all right" said he
dryly, slapping his pocket..I've got his roll
that win be in the New York style.'
Passing Under Ladder.
There was ladder leaning against the
white portico of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
few days ago and a man was utilizing the
ladder to clean the cornices. 1t was directly
in front of the main entrance and the pub
lie was for hours in great peril of fortune by
the liability of passing under the ladder.
Old Prof Williamson walked under it and
several days later dropped dead with heart
disease in the hotel corridor. A well-known
newspaper man, who does uptown politics
for one Of the big morning papers, walked
back again; but all the same he lost a good
piece of news that day. Whether his misfor-
tune was due to having passed under the
ladder originally or through the time wasted
in going back again. is not as clear to the
scientific mind as we could wish. A country
merchant stopping at the hotel re-
;si,zsd eeiysd a, telegram ann announcing the the
firm considerable money, and attributes it
to the fact that he walked under that ladder
a few minutes previously. A well dressed
dodge the awful responsibility got her dress
trodden on, but the man who did it walked
directly under the ladder to show his con-
ing a spider brushed into his neck BY the
house-cleaner above, the daring gentleman
suffered no misfortune as far as could be OBJ
served.
r. :. sojd <bos s,,u.r,&,t,.- :. drtn- .rs
but noticed that nine-tenths of the side.
walk crowd that were thrown in the direct
line of passage under that ladder skillfully
evaded the issue, and most of the others
suddenly forgot something and went back
again.
Hunting . Stylish Light Wrap.
GA man may thank his stars that he
doesn't have to worry about the fashions"
remarked a sprightly young lady who came
home tired half to death. "The New York
shops are so vast, so crowded and so full of
pretty things that 1t is perfectly bewilder-
ing. You take woman who must econo-
must dress if She goes anywhere here, and
she is compelled to get material and have
1t made up in n medium style that will aver
she begins to study the Sunday news
paper fashion articles early In the season.
There are so many conflicting opinions OF
what is and what is going to be-such col
vice, that 1t makes ones head swim to even
think of it! And the shops-now, don't
laugh-it's too serious-when YOU go to look
ing for anything and find nothing at all like
you've been reading about, and a million
Things you had no idea of-ft's just awful I
And don't you know was so tired and worn
out looking for wrap the other day, and
was so undecided and doubtful of my own
Judgment, that finally took a friends ad-
vice, and went to one of the SWEETEST ladies'
outf1tters in town-and-1 wanted only light
&Ixsz
the year-and-you know how stylish they
are on woman of my hgure-well-I want |
ed to be sure and get the right thing. shape
and everythingIand - the big stores on
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street are so
ewildering-yes-andF Fourteenth street is
q good deal wOrse-dear mel
"Well, as said-rd been everywhere and
couldn't make up my mind-the shape is
don't you know-of course. you
want good mater1al-and-I had just enough |
awfully high in prices at
go othere-and-well, 1 bought the wrap. 1t
was just lovely, but it didn't quite fit in the |
collar-just a little high, you know-made |
for some long-necked skinny woman, 1 |
8 'pose-and-I didn't want 60 take it back |
for the Lord only knows when you'll get |
back again, when it's been paid for |
once-Im pretty clever at the needle any |
how, and mamma can do it better than can |
sat down to fix the miserable |
is. mamma did, ard 1 was look |
Ing at her-and-well, you know the little |
on the inside-we ripped it or to |
get at the seam-that is to say, mamma did |
me! What do you think! |
As sure as I'm alive at this minute there was |
The trademark of a Sixth avenue store right |
there on the collar-yes-directly under the |
other one-and there had been paving |
over these same things for q week-and-
,heaper7 Well, I am actually ashamed to
ell you how much my want of sense cost
ne. I'm probably not the only fool woman
n New York, either!''
CHARLES THEODORE MURRAY.
NEW YORK, April 16.