Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
FLORAL ACCESSORIES
Supplied to the Young Women Few and
Far Between This Season = Togs In
Which Jenness Miller Believes the
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Supplied to the Young Women Few and
Far Between This Season Toys In
Which Jenness Miller Believes the
Baby Should Be Dressed.
THIS winters particular impecuniosity
of the usually impecunious young club man
has almost killed the trade in bouquets. 1t
is well known to be true that the young
woman of the period has been defrauded
largely of her opportunities by being scant-
lily OF not at all supplied with the floral ac-
cessories which time-honored custom and
the poets delare belong to her toilette. 1t
seems flowers cost more than ever. 1t also
seems that young men are poorer, likewise
more e1travagant than ever. After spending
money to satisfy their nineteenth century
notions, they have mighty little left
for flowers and nobody ever heard of
a young mans tastes giving way be-
fore those. of young woman. AS
an actual fact it is stated that
at one of the subscription balls this winter
there were only half dozen bouquets car
ried, ana they we're by no means elaborate.
At some other dances there were none to be
seen. A florist, making a lightning calcula-
tion, says that Pittsburg's flower trade lost
about 81, 900 at the ball cited, as evidenced
by six bouquets to IS or 100 heretofore. The
PRAYER of the florist for the coming winter
is Good Lord, from such state of things
again, deliver us!' They implore the i'm
pecunious young man to be so no more: or, II
he must be so, to be SO in another direction.
THAT blessed Jenness Miller baby, with
its already pronounced prediction for
mama's dress reform notions, is likely to be
the stellar attraction at Thursdays SYM
postum with its mater for an Interesting
background Miss Jenness Miller, it is said,
will be introduced upon the stage Of the
Alvin Theater in the "togs" which Mrs.
Jenness Miller believes in all well regulated
babies indugling in, the raison d. etre for
each garment accompanying its disclosure.
The young heiress fills that unique posi-
ton, the beginning right possibilities, over
which refOrmers have been raVing ever
since the days of these lads began. The
baby is supposed to be physically perfect,
because mama is as nearly so as one can be
who isn't born according to the Miller
philosophy. The baby has the additional
advantage of reaIing after this same
young lady who has lain among the roses
and walked among the lilies, surely 1t is
Miss Baby Jenness Miller.
THAT there is Monsieur Dr. LIE Plongeon
becomes very evident when one enters the
charmed home circle. Since Madam lie
Plongeon does the greater part of the talk
ing on the lecture platform, she good
naturedly "effaces" herself at other times
and allows the Doctor an opportunity to dis
play his specialties. They are an extremely
well bred and courteous pair in their
everyday life, and though it is rather diff
cult for the average man to keep up to the
height of their technicalities, it is never
theless always a matter for enjoyment. Be-
fore DR.. LIE PIongeon met the lady
who is now his wife, he was a quite
earnest student in medicine. though he
afterward forsook that field for the
more uncertain one of marriage and
archaeology. The Doctor is a bookworm,
and seiZes an odd, old volume with the
avidity which a hungry man does beef
steak and looks not unlike our childhood
notions of genii with accommodating lamps
and rings. His highly cultivated taste en-
braces keen knowledge of paintings and Il
particular appreciation of those that are
curious and Interesting The picture comes
on victorious in every case, and the Doctor
is invariably adding the final one to his col
lection. Somewhere in Peru DR.. Plongeon
brought to light literally, for they were
buried, three pictures which proved to be
by old Spanish masters. One of these, a
Murillo, passed into the hands of a Brook
lyn gentleman; the other two, a Murillo and
a Del CASTILLO, who was Murillo's master,are
likely to go out of DR.. LIE Plongeon's hands,
it being said that one of our finest private
collections will shortly be greatly enhanced
by the addition of one, if not both, of the
canvases.
MRS. JOSEPH r. DILwoRTH will be
hostess at a small dinner on Thursday even
i up at O'Clock.