Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-26

the stage, where In the glare Of tIis, sun,
which beat upon them from a skylight, sat
seven or eight tired and weary looking
womg> one or two of them young aud
quite pretty They wore short dresses aud
big baby sashes, but were not at all i'm
mudostly habitcd, nor were their songs and
dances at all risquc. There was an "ond
man and another one who asked questions,
both blackened, ard there was u ballet con
sisting Of one girl In II pair ofSlhck tights
about three sizes too big, for her, n gray
blazer and very palpaihe fluffy yellow
wig. The only thing that amused one WIS
TO see her sit In open mouthcA admiration
OF the end mans ancient jokes She
laughed at them so heartily, and on the
other hand appeared TO feel SO III at case in
her tights that could sec that she had not
been long in the business.
There are perhaps 20 or more ofthese con
cert halls IN the west end NJ C0ney Island
The "ladics" In some We're dressed In silk
and lace. but in the others poor slimpsy
paper cambria Mother Hubbard short dress
es took the place Of finer material. There
vas some really clever dancing. but all the
singing had beery sound, and the lot Of
the poor women who had to sit there paint
ed and daubod up like that and sing or
dance for ~ long hours every day seemed
hariur than that OF the slaves OF olden
time.
said we took them all IN, but must
add that one OF them took us In and did us
up az brown as Sam Weller's pigeons. We
were strolllng along when little man with
very round shoulders said;
"Welll Well Well You surely are not
going to refuse TO walk in and see our
show. It is really the finest on the island,
and know you'd enjoy It. Walk In now.
Do, II only to rest and get cool.
We went In and found about the shah
best lot of performers We had yet seen, but
there were two very clever dancers,
In place Of bringing the beer we ordered,
however, they brought us two bottles OF
champagne. OF course we protested, eS-
planning that We neither wished 1t nor or
dered il, but Il was no use, and rather than
have scene Demosthenes finally settled to
the extent OF 81.
"Ye don't drink, ehYn said the waiter a.
we were leaving well, then, III give It to
the ladies behind tho scenes with your com
pliments,"
We meandered over to the Sea Beach pal
ace and sat down and looked AZ Punch
and Judy show meekly and then drifted
into the panorama, the only thing worth
the money on the island.
"What shall we do nextp asked Polly.
go in bathing, said Betty.
don't like cold water, 80 / took charge
of tho vnluablcs and let them go while
sat watching the crowds and listening to
the scraps of conversation.
BY and by my wanderers returned all
looking very blue around the lips and al
together disreputable in their bnggy blue
A. 81 N,Ata uA hnfa fpl1ppssgA lts IN nj IA
photographers, all begging them 10 have
their photographs taken to show to their
friends.
40 show to our enemies, +" muttered Bet.
ty while Polly waved them away Imply as
she shiyered in the breeze, which was now
pretty cool on her wet dress.
go aud make yourselves presentable,"
said, "aud then / will talk with you.
scorn your acquaintance, all Of you"
And they hurried off looking ashamed, bus
wero soon back dressed, and the first words
from both girls werei
"Oh, where's the nearest restaurant
We're starving
Those girls, whose waists measure 81
inches each, ate IL clans, beefsteak, a
dish OF mayonnalse potatoes, n lobster
salad 2 fried crnbs, n piece Of watermelon,
and n plate Of Ice cream, n cup Of tea and a
piece Of pound cake apiece, and when |
asked them II they didn't want something
else they replied
"Oh, we will eat a few CLAIMS and oysters
later down by the pierln
Then the girls took i'm tho camera OBJ
souro, the Passion Play" and several other
like devices to charm away the dimes and
bought two balls of pink popcorn and then
said they really must go up to the top OF
the observatory TO sec the sunset from there.
AN right, goln l answered, "but stay
right here, l got stuck once between heaven
and earth in thunderstorm in one of those
contriyances in PHILADELPHIA and that was
enough to last lifetme,' So oil they
went to speud 20 cents more, but they said
II was lovely, and they didn't begrudgo the
money. Demosthenes raid the bill, though,
and am not sure that hcdidnt begrudge 1t.
We sat around and watched the other
people, while the girls ate candy, bananas
peanuts and popcorn and drank two glasses
Of lemonade and two Of ice cream soda, and
thought rather grimly that it Is astonish'
ing how much two slim young girls car
take in and show no sign.
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