The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-26


TO one sex He or she Is the creature OF
circumstance. and / think OF all the gos-
sips / ever knew some men are the wor I.
The philosophical analysis OF gossip Is
TOO TOO .fh; difficult to a,iiempt a.n.Dd Dd.
on tue ability of une to enjoy
idleness. Laziness IL usually 10 n COM
pauion characss rstic of the gossipy per
son. In short, gossip Is the refuge OF
the ennuied bang. The blase
done with the world, and there is moth
ing in it that Interests him. But IL he Is
at the sea shors he will continue
TO talk to you by the hour about
the fads OF the season and tie hea~y
swells who are coming lie knows all
about the last tea Mrs. Russianten gave.
The dresses of the ladies' were his delight,
and the petty qutrrels OF the young
maidens and misses are food 70. his SOUL
Not long since had occasion 10 20 To the
rooms OF "A club where men ~ wealth anu
idle propensities meet. > ma few oil
them were talking business. But many
OF them had gotten beyond the stale oil
business. Their cotton gloves, their spot
less dress. and their feeble steps aided
by a cane were indications that lie pad
passed its heyday for them. But their
tongues were as gtib as ever. i won't
repeat what l heard a. three or four OF
the old cronies got together ana Jokeu
over their soda and water. 1t was Mrs.
"This,", and Mr.. "Tha.," and Miss
"This" and Miss "Tnat" for au hour.
The choice bits If scandal aud the most
sacred secrets of family life were as
glibly discussed as tne magpie chatters
To MS mate. Age. sex or raAk made no
difference. It's all meat TO Ia IN, aud
they are not the exceptions Ihere are
many men that you meet every day who
will si5 down and gossip about society
ever SO much more gladly than atouI
business Think Of IL isl'C IL 50 Doh'L
blame the women alone for faults that
their strong brothers have also.
/ I /
1t is positive and perhaps not un-
welcome fact that "After the Ball' Is
doomed. TIE new ballad likely TO tenn
porarily occupy first place ia the aifec.
tions OF the public Is call. d Daisy Bell"
The honor OF singing IL for the inst time
In America belongs TO Miss NJ tbe,
Mather OF this city. SOC lave II with
marked success at B. Il. keitb's Bos on
theatre last week. II is an English waltz
song, and in every London music hail
aud at every swell dancing party it Is tue
great fivorite. They say that mt the
Princess Nays wedding the huge crowds
in waiting on the street sang The chorus
To while away the time.
! I
In company with party OF Providence
people went down 10 Newport yester-,
day afternoon, aud on the arrival OF tie
.Jajatjit Singh Rajai Rajagan of
Kapurthala and his suite was drawn by
curiosity IN company with several huu-
drei other people u the wharf TO witness
their deb irlka ion. Aud was more than
disguised vii the orlicous efforts OF a
captain of police, who tried TO keep ord-
nary humanity from approaching the
royal party. He was ohseQuiousnesS
itseli, and made himself rid cu,ous in his
efforts TO do bo; or TO royalty. Ard
ROYALTY appeared 10 be hs much dis
gusted WITH hin and his foJlishness
as were the spectators. IL irought To
mind very ludicrous Incident that hap
nened some years ago in Portland. Me-
IL was on the All of July, when the
society Of the Army OF the Potowa ac Leli
its reunion in that city. The North At
lantlc squadron had heen ordered there
under command OF Admiral Gheradi.
The entire militia OF the state of Maine,
headed by the governor and staff, were
in line. and civic and trades procession
followed the troops There was the city
marshal. as the chief OF police is called
there, a mal who had biz i.leas OF his
own importance Among the guests who
We're TO review the parade were
Generals Sherman. Howard. Coils. ex-
Vice President Hannibal Hlmhn. Ad-
miral Ghera II, General Chamb .rlain and
IA host OF dignitaries. When the parade
started the city marsual bac ied by
marshal was gotten up regardless, with
a tall silk hat, uniform with epauiets
on and IA baton. He was a bigger
man than o,d Shtr nan. just before Reach
ing the reviewing stard, aud while
police duty was finished, lie whe sled his
platoon to the right of the road
ana sat on horseback reviewing the
parade. 1t was II most comical sight,
but il was also disgusting. Yesterdays
performance ut Newport brou ,ht it back
To mind, for it shovel that when small
minded men get placed in fairly good po-
stons where authority is eSerted, they
think themselves endowed " ith great re-
sponsiblities.
gay young man who sorely neeied
every dime he could gather in, particu-
larry as he was on he eve Of his vacation
days, lost precious $40 bill somewhere
near Broad and Chestnut reefs on Sun
day night. A bill OF that denomin alton
was as big as a full-sheet poster O him
at this particular stage, and when he dis
covered his loss be had several distinct
sorts of spasms. He was busy searching
the locality snortly after midnight when
he was approached by a tall, forlorn look
ing stranger, who asked: what you look
in1 forf Lost somethingW "A $40 bill,n
replied the searcher iolelully. well, pll
he darnedv' said the newcomer, IL lost
&4 somew here along here n bit ago, and
lneeded so badlv" The two companions
In misery went off to condole with each
other.
/ !
Twas reading the other day about a
Philadelphia cable car conduct or who is
suffering from Cellular opes tactis,n or
he'll arm, and thought the story big
f,ke but conductors in this city con firm
the statement md say that such troub
Is really in existence aud they call to mi d
several cases OF the disease. IL is brought
about b, the habitual custom oil liste ihg
for the sharp "tin-ting" OF the bell on
the rear car. followed by the mech lnical
movement OF the arm toward his be
strap which has developed this stran @ all
ment. This a. Euscular movement becomes a
second nature aud MS ar u actually acts
more quickly tnan his brain. 70 such an
extent has tais invo. o.untlry acti n gone
tina whenever he hears bell of aIy Kind
his arm at once shoots upward toward an
imaginary bell cord.
! I I