The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-31
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
Different Things Heard by the "Eagie Young
Man, During the Week.

CACGHT ON TIE EIX.
Different Things Heard by the 'Eagie Young
Man, During the Week.
"It is really surprising" said we'll
known dry goods merchant to the EAGLE
young man Thursday evening s'the number
of ladies uudershirts we sell to the young
men of this city. Now don't look at me so;
mean exactly what | say and don't mean
anything wrong either. These young
men don't buy these shirts for their sis
tiers or sweerhearts by any means. but on
the contrary buy 'em for themselves aud
in doing so show their good sense. 4
young ladies undershirt once worn by a
man will never be discarded. except, OF
course, on wash days. and / am here to tell
you il is the coming style and don't you
forget it. There is no sense on earth in
having an arm to an undershirt nor is
there any sense in paying dollar and two
dollars for one of them While a mighty
good ladies uudershirt eau be bought for
Is cents. l sold one of them TO swell
society young man, one who has good
deal of writing 10 do, a few weeks ago and
he tells me, as does everybody else, that
he shall never again dig up dollar for
mans shirt as long as he lives. The ladies
shirt is without arms and this is just what
makes them popular among the men.
particularly among the men who
have to use their arms freely
in their avocations, such as printers, book
keepers, tailors, and in fact nearly every
class of men. was over to the bathing
pond few nights ago and was astonish-
ed to observe that nearly half the young
men wore these shirts"
Ibid you ever observe the character of
man by the way he walks on the sidewalk"
asked philosophic hardware dealer of the
EAGLE young man a few days ago. well,
sir, can tell scallawag every time see
one pass down the street. l have watched
and watched for over year and my meth
cd has never failed SO far. You watch an
| honest straightforward man walk along
! Douglas avenue some day and he keeps
the middle of the road every time. He
throws his hat back On his head and starts
ont boldly and unless there is some
shade nearer the buildings he will plow
| his way along and never varies an inch
from the exact middle of the sidewalk, un
less he wants to let some other honest
man pass. On the other hand if you
| watch sneakiug kind of fellow travel
| along the streets he will hug the buildings
| like grim death to an African. He al
| most touches the buildings with his
| shoulder ds he goes along. and it is i'm
| possible for him to get sway from the in
| side track so to speak. This habit be- |
| comes more noticeable on the first of the |
month than any other time for the bill col |
| lector is abroad in the land. Whenever |
| you find man travelling close to the stair |
ways you can bet your boots that he is not |
a safe man to sell bill of goods to you On |
credit"
Don't you know" said retired dress |
maker to the EAGLE young man yesterday |
! that this great fad now prevailing among |
the women in which they hold their !
dresses in their hand as they go along the |
street without any apparent purpose, but |
to show the quality of their embroidery, |
has caught the fancy of even the children. |
l saw little 6-year-old girl coming out of |
fuckers restaurant Monday evening and |
the moment she struck the sidewalk she |
gathered up the fold of her little dress in her |
hand and walked down the street as proud |
as a little queen. Her action was ludcrous |
for the poor little thing really hadn't |
a good handful of.drapery on her whole |
body. This circumstance led me to believe |
that children are very initiative class of |
persons and we should be very careful |
about our actions in their presence"
The Kansas City Star is authority for
the statement that IL Weaver is elected |
president. Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease of this
city will be appointed secretary of war,
said Populist to an EAGLE young man
ire Joaea's fail
Irish ''patroit" who was forced to leave
the "Ould sod" because England thought
his room was better than his company.
Mrs Lease was years old at the time and
remembers the circumstances very WELL
Whenever England sows wind she reaps
whirlwind, audi if Mrs. Mary Ellen ever
gets the war portfolio she will he pretty
apt to step on the skirts of Queen Victoria.
Johnny Allen is the wit of the county
board of commissioners. He always has
some story to tell. Tuesday he told the
EAGLE young man little circumstance
connected with the early medical expert
ence of Wichita. One of the pioneer doc
tors was called on one day to give medical
attendance to an old lady, Mother Grun-
dy kind of a woman. He took hold of her
Pulse ana unulnS nothing the matter with !
her he said, as a matter OF course, that she
only needed a little rest. But look at
my tongue, DOCTOR" sid she with a dis
satisfied air. and at the same time sticking
out half yard or so of that important
member of feminine anatomy. The doctor
looked at its dimensions with sad remem-
brances, for he was married man himself
once, and gravely remarked: Your tongue
needs little rest, too" Another doctor
attended that lady's family afterwards.
"The recent hot weather brought some
peculiar customers 10 the front said a
bright little woman TO the EAGLE young
man last night.
Anything that in the least resembled
something cool went. The ajoriiy OF the
people cared less for looks than for com
fort The most fastidious men in town
were out in their shirt sleeves, minus col
lar and cuffs. Fashionable women went
shopping and calling in blouse waists, |
shirt waists or any kind OF waist they
happened to have that was coolest, while
their more humble sisters were satisfied
with five cent chailies or three cent lawn (