Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-23
THE ENTY-SEvENTH DAY

In Lent Was So Quiet That You Could Hear
the People Doing Nothing-A Few In
teresting Stories OF People, Places and
Things.
AN important sale of pictures this week
at Mr.. Avery's rooms, in New YORK, is inter-
esting some few Pfttsburgers, who will prob
ably make It their business to be present.
MI. John w. Beatty, the artist, gossiped in
terestin9ly about two Of the artists, ex-
amples Of whose works will doubtless be the
feature of the sale. OF Boldini 1t might be
noteworthy to mention that he is not repre-
sented in q collection in Pittsburg to-day,
though his paintings are very valuable, and
he himself occupies an enviable place in the
French school of artists. Mr.. Beatty had his
attention particularly drawn to Boldini's
worth by painting which Mr.. Avery more
than two years ago had on exhibition from
the collection of Mr.. Walters, of Baltimore.
So much did it impress the artist that he in
sisted upon a Pittsburg friend paying the
Boldini But the gentleman deferred his
call too long, and the Boldini passed into the
hands OF Youngstown man: At MI: Avery's
sale: on Thursday, there will be exhibited a
Fortuny that Is said to be fine example of
the artists genius. Since that same artist
has been ghost for more than 20 years, It is
more than likely that a pretty penny will be
required to purchase his picture.
GREAT people theatrically are usually so
well cloaked in vanity that the storms Of
criticism, pro ant, con, rarely get near enough
to make them shiver. Sometimes, however,
they are forced "to see themselves as others
see them," as in the case of Miss Pauline
Hall, who dropped into Pittsburg shop
some time ago and asked II she could obtain
one OF Miss Halls photographs"
"Paultne's?" chirped the young woman be-
hind the counter, looking, as young women
behind the counter have q fashion Of doing,
away into the distance.
Eyes" responded Miss Hall, "Miss Pauline
Halls photo"
eve can give you lots of them for IS cents
apiece, " rejolned the young woman.
"oniy IS cents Tor Miss Halls % pictnrer' ''''''
Then the young woman recognized her
customer and realized that here had been
an occasion where soaking" a customer
would have been an allround judicious act,
upon which neither Church nor State would
have frowned.
IT was into this same shop that Mrs.
Madge Kendall, glass in eye and English ac-
cent on the very tip of her tongue, perambu-
lated one day. After gazing at everyone in
general, she addressed the same hydra
headed individual as follows: II want to
get some trifie-just a trife, don't you know,
as sort of memento, but don't see any,
thing here, and I'm afraid you haven't got
just the tr11e want"
"Well, madame, If you take the trouble to
look around you may see something that
will suit. We have a pretty large place, and
m .trifies' here re + that range in price from
"But don't see anything" said Mrs. Ken.
dal, in tone that indicated disappoint-
ment that the trifles in the store had not
walked up to her and announce their value
"what funny shops these are, where you
can't get anything. Not at all like our shops
at home" Then Mrs. Kendall stalked out
"trif1elesS"
The next day she saw a placque in the
window of the same place. 1t would suit
her ladyship. She wentin and described 1t.
81 want one of those things-those butter
plate things in the window" said the queen
OF the English comedy stage" What do you
call them?"
Placques, she was informed.
Fancy" she said, "they paint on these
things and call them placques." Then she
discovered that the butter plates were not
what she thought them to be. and she shook
the dust of the Pittsburg store Off her feet
for good.
FROM a dinner held year ago among
those directly connected with the Pittsburg
division of the Pennsylvania Railway there
has sprung up the "Veteran Employees Or
ganization, which will celebrate its exist
ence by another dinner on April II. The
includes the employees of the
road from a superintendent down to a
worker on the track who has come of age in
the service The present otficers are M
Robert Pitcairn, President: Mr.. r. W. Tur-
ney, Vice President: Mr.. John AIdred Sec
retary and Treasurer. and this commfttee.
Mr.. Thomas r. Watt. Chairman. Messrs 4.
X. Russell, Edward Pitcairn, d. NJ Watt and
j. G. Stewart. The object of this associa-
tion, according to the circular, is to pro-
mote social intercourse, foster fraternal
feeling and keep a record and history of the
of the Pittsburg division Of the
Wntei nmnuesna tha Hopnnah.,a WI 1e neI9, LINE Sne
and the Renmawr heing varioTsIv noe1o
toned, with the balance Of favor toward the
last.
A TALE OF woe about tail which
brought Its ovnof much woe is told.
woman was hurry1ng to keep an engage
men.. ana IN nSlns through the 'front.' door
sne slammed II. ana imprisoned her ampli-
tude OF skirt train. She tried to reach the
bell but couldn't. There was no use calling
for belp-the servants ,rere too for ow.H
Not soul was in sight. and broken en-
gagement yawned IN sight. Suddenly the
lady's mind revolved round the fact that
skirt was an adjustable affair and remova-
jump in again. Horrors, when the dress was
removed there would be no skirts between
the eyes of the outside world and her tights!
some man would De sure to see: Tor no man
was ever known to miss pair of tights
within anything like a reasonable distance
away. But she had to do it, and sneaking
around the half-closed storm doors the
Then she jumped back into her skirt, and by
Ine Lime % 1onn arrived w !nere was demure
nredinse ennent a. tbe firs+ " ,,h ove ~ nsr
IRE a bnndIe of dresses was nacLed orr 10
The dressmaker, and nv lady now wears
petticoats and short skirts to her dresses.