Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03
THE CYCLE OF TIE CIRCUS.

THE CYCLE OF TIE CIRCUS.
In Its Evolution It Il Getting Back to the
Old Roman Idea-Painting Horseshoe
How Hotel Furniture Goes-Making
Friends in Old Age.
[TRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The evolution of the circus would make
an Interesting history. Civilization moves,
| like woman's argument, in circles, 1t has
has been said, and as the word "circle"
comes from "circus," hence, etc. Perhaps
| lemonade and double-shanked California
peanuts had the same origin. Anyhow, New
York's small boys are not SO much inter-
| ested in that matter just now as they are In
the proposition to establish o permanent
| circus in the metropolis. Time, which has
| well nigh blotted out the circus of our boy
hood throughout the country, has brought
| it into existence again through the great
cities. From the single tent and sawdust
ring and dozen performers the American
| circus swelled and swelled until we have at
the Madison Square Garden to-day some
thing approaching the spectacular splendor
of the palmy days Of ancient Rome. All that
is now necessary to complete the great cycle
| of circuses Is a permanent temple such as
| existed 1000 years ago.
| The great success Of every recent play
that has circus in it, the wonderful drawing
| powers Of the great circus spec
| tacles that can make money on
| T,0on o day current expsnses-show
the circus taste of city population: A score
| OF rich men have taken bold OF the matter
and a permanent circus in New YORK Is
thing assured. One permanent circus Will
beget another. The scale of magnifcence
| will increase with years and in the course OF
| century OF so We may get around to the
real Roman idea. Before that time arrives
| let me suggest that there are some miles or
stone in an ancient amphitheater just out
| and Incorporated in the walls of q grand cir
| Gus in this amusement capital OF the New
| World. This stone composes the seats
| of vast oval amphitheater. from which
| seats some thousand years ago some thou
| sands of people were won't to sit upon occa-
sions to witness performances in the ring.
stones to us if they were to be used in the
erection of a modern ampitheater. we don't
| want them for seats-the present circus seat
is cold enough and hard enoughI6ut for
foundation walls. Thus time would COM
plete the cycle Of the circus.
The Inaccuracies of Art.
|. -'T never saw an artist yet who could
correctly paint horseshoe" remarked
friend of mine, pausing before Broadway
picture store. "They invariably paint it
with an equal number OF nails on each side
sometimes three, sometimes four, and
even five nails. As matter of fact, there
are four on one side and three on the other,
the extra nail being on the inside of the
foot where the greatest strain comes"
Which reminds me of the lines of distin-
guished American poet, in which he sweetly
depicts the drowsy cattle on summers
the crystal stream. The same popularity is
also POLITICALLY attributed to the horse and
other animals, the model of the poet having
probably been the house cat
The Fat and Lean OF 1t.
-"I'm SO hungry" hoarsely whispered
large, well-dressed man in my ear.
No; it wasn't the plea of q street beggar,
but was the sad wall of rich and popular
club man at that moment busily engaged in
holding down one of the blue plush sofas at
the Fifth Avenue. Weighing about 300
pounds the club man was admirably adapted
to that line of business.
"Tm hungry all the time. dare not eat. I
am dieting myself to get rid of some of this
flesh. Every mouthful of meat or drink
seems to make pound of adipose tissue. I
work with the clubs and bells and eat so
little I'm half starved. Yes. sir; starved!
You think that's funny, don't you? But it
isn't. 1t may be easy for q man without
mouey or friends OF tastes who sleeps in the
park, but to a man like me it's terrible! ter
rible! But lost 81 pounds last week." he
added, Frightening up bit, ''and hope to
pull off five this week."
While the unfortunate man was talking
and moaning 1 was not smiling at him-I
was thinking of clever and pretty young
lady who has a similar grievance and who
that very day had tremblingly faltered in
ner than was last Thursday? Honest, now:
am growing thinner? only weighed l25
pounds to-day month ago1 weighed l26.
Awful, isn't it7"
admitted that it might be awful, but at
the terrible rate of falling of given she |
couldn't have lost more than three ounces
s%Ss neb that
noticeable she might go and eat ham
sandwich and drink a bottle of beer and be |
fat for an hour OF SO.
"1t is too serious. I'm getting to be nothing
but skin and bones! Everything eat and
drink makes me thinner! Everybody says
look badly, and 1 know I'm just wasting |
awayI'
must introduce these two unhappy |
people and let them talk it over. |
A Woman in a Hotel. |
tone of the most singular things in |
feminine human nature" says New York |
hotel man, sis the utter Indifference Of o |
woman in a hotel in matters which in her |
own home would excite the liveliest appre- |
hension. I've seen woman stand her chill |
dren upon $50 chairs to look out of the win |
dows and laugh at them jumping up and |
down on 5000 sofas as If 1t were cunning. |
Furniture upholstered in the most delicate |
COlOrS anu tc4tufeS Will De uSeU III tuo ulOSI |
reckless manner. She will slam her street |
shoes, or damp umbrella on it, will put
empty plates on it when meals are served in
her rooms; OF throw oranges or bananas on
it when she comes from the dining room-it
is all the same. Much of our furniture is
new, of delicate pattern and very expensive.
But how long will such furniture last with
such treatment? Women who would do this
would lock their own drawing rooms against
their own children, probably keep. such
rooms closed except for company, As for
the children Of anybody else-well they'd
skin 'em alive If they caught them at such
things! Did you ever notice what a dis
tinctly weary appearance hotel furniture
soon assumes? These are some of the rea-
sonD. And these are some Of the reasons
why hotel bills come high"
No Friends but the Old Friends.
-"Mr. Chauncey Depew said oncean one Of
his after dinner speeches that a man forms
very few friendships after 40 or 46 years of
age," remarked General Furlong. at the
Fifth Avenue, "and the statement made
great impression on my mind I was just
thinking of it. Here I have lived in this
hotel ever since it was built, and I fire. |