Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03
A SPRING SATURDAY.
Happy Crowds Throng Downtown
Streets of Both Cities.
FAIR FACES AND PRETTY DRESSES.
Winter Wraps Discarded and Warm Weather
Costumes D0nned.
ALLEGHENY AwAKES FROM SLUMBER

Balmy spring dropped in to stay yester-
day, with the same old delicious ways that
have characterized her advent for the last
several thousand years or SO. She came in
softly and modestly, and with q
maidenly little zephyr chased away
the frowns and cares stern old
winter invariably leaves with mankind.
All the afternoon as the zephyrs played
merrily through the narrow streets and in
the treetops, when there were any treetops,
the people, happy and Joyous. because
woolens could be discarded, because seal
sacques could be laid away in cedar presses,
because overcoats could be sent to
''uncles," and because spring had
really come, took their ''dream of a
bonnet" from its pasteboard box, or the
ones did who couldn't wait for Easter, and
prepared to go forth upon the busy streets
to see what somebody else wore, and, Of
course, to enjoy the weather. All the long
delightful afternoon the people, or the
female half of them, wandered back and
forth and then again in search Of the newest
and very swellest suit.
Beauty Promenading the Avenues.
There were many of these latter and they
were both new and swell. Some were in
lavender, with an attractive setting of a
tiny bonnet and very attractive face. Some
were in gray, some we're in modest and at
the same time very striking brown. All
faces seemed fair, fairer than at other times
on account of the suits and, of course, on
account of the weather. Some of the peo-
pie who did not wear their latest and
newest suits on account of Lenten obliga-
tions or on account of not having any of
these latest and newest, went to the matinee
or staid at home, where "one was not wear
led to death" The warm, delightful sun
rays broadened and heightened and length
ened and broadened again, and then night
came
And such night. So calm and serene
and peaceful that the dormant wind per-
mitted the odors of perfume, and the odors
of tobies, and the odors of beer and the
odors of spring as we'll as those of sooty
smoke and frying steak, and sizzling onions
and antiquated garbage piles. and black
sticky drains and countless other odors to
mingle and mix in one conglomorate odor
that one wonld be very apt to apostrophize
had it been any other but the first spring
Saturday.
A Jovial Saturday Night Crowd.
And with the night came the other people.
Not in quartets, nor in tens, nor in fifties,
but in crowd-a careless, joyous, merry
crowd. Ready one moment to laugh at the
mendicant. who tells deplorable tale of
hardships and trials, and the next to take
him in and pay for big juicy supper.
The crowd was good natured and did not
swear as much as usual. When they re-
ceived a poke in the shortest rib they
laughed. When their toes were stepped
upon they laughed. When they were appealed
A MAN from Pittsburg, giving the name of
Joseph Ostardy, was arrested in Chicago
Yesterday. The police here think 1t is East
erly, who is wanted in connection with the
Tarentum robbery committed last Thursday
night.
to for aid, they laughed. When they were
crowded SO they couldn't move, they
laughed. They laughed at the dogs in the
streets. They laughed at the little-big fat
other. They laughed at themselves All
was laughter and merriment, for it was the
first night of spring and Saturday night at
that
They came from all points, all places, all
ways and streets and alleys. They came from
their dreary abodes in gruesome cellars.
They came from heated kitchens and from
plain little sitting rooms, and cozy parlors,
and handsome homes and even Maid Gwen
dolyn, inspired by the gracious spring,
deigned to leave her bewitching boudoir
for short promenade upon the plebeian
Saturday night.
Out Simply for a Careless Time.
Nobody knew what anybody else was go
ing to do They didn't care either. The
weather was too pleasant to think. They
knew what they were going to do and did
it. They went with the crowd. Some Of
them sheared off, however, and did various
other lazy or foolish things. The very,
very fat man with the very red face, wiped
from his shining brow the long CONCEALED
beads of perspiration. The cigarette-smok-
ing, carnation-bedecked youth stood in
line upon the outer edge of the sidewalks,
with we'll developed hopes of having
talking to them individually Numerous
OF these languishing-eyed damsels with an
active futtering about their immatured
little hearts gratifed these hopes and filled
the youth with silly little nothings and
pride. The long haired, bewhiskered man
ambled into the barbershop to be shaven
and shorn. The sad.eyed "Ma" with
of her progeny and equally
numerous bundles and baskets hurried
homeward. The boys from the mills
lounged into poolrooms and saloons. The
boys from the stores had preceded them.
The peddlers were in their element and in
the crowd.
Some Fragments of Street Talk.
Everybody had something or other to
saw. Sometimes to one another, sometimes
to themselves The drift of their sayings
was lost; their fragments were caught
"Get off my toes, ha ha, do you think-!'
"Nvho is that handsome fellow who spoke
top mo. sir, it cost $40 and paid for
-v' "Now, Sue, you know didn't speak
to that" sand you know you spent
that money foolishly, for" ''we got
in speak-easy and drank four
"Oh, yes. I'll be there,
too. You know how love the church and,"
elbow many are going shoes, and one
of the dizziest" Elijah, Andrew jackson,
came here, 1 will give you the best spank
ing when keaiiy, Jack, mean to be
going home. Not willingly, but then be-
cause somebody will be pleased. All
thanks due to the weather. 1t is such de-
lightful weather that Swipesey, the news
boy, says to Skinny, the bootblack, as they
watch the crowds thin out "Ain't dis de
out O. sightenest .weder yer ever seed?"
Soon the streets are deserted. The day
and night are of the misty but delightful
past. Only the distant cry of a night
reveller is heard mingling with the tar-off
sound of the changing bell OF the retreating
cable car.
AL Allegheny City Turns Out.
From its usual Sunday quietude Allie