The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-21
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While walking down Washington
street, Boston, yesterday, thought how
very fortunate Providence Is in regard to
its principal street. Though none to wide
IL Is more comfortable and in much better
condition than the narrow curvature they
call street at the cultured Hub.
The pleasant weather brought out the
pedestrians in force, and, as Is usually the
case, the fair sex predominated.
One notices the styles more when awaa
from home, and what particularly at
tracted the attention OF the writer was
the seeming deterioration, as spring makes
its approach, of the bunch OF violets,
which, real and artificial, has been such
decorative ornament all winter. The
reason is obvious: Like good many
OF her things the violet business was over
done. They became too common. Every
body wore them, and you know when
every body wears any one particular make
OF goods, or follows any style, as OF one
accord, then, those who can anord IL,
don't want them and wouldn't wear them.
The popularity of the bicycle Is one OF
the wonders of the times. A few years
ago only a small number would venture
on the machine and they were laughed at
by those who thought 1t much De-
meath them to think OF such thing.
All this is changed now. The w. w.
Whitten Cycle Manufacturing Company,
Infantry building, he agents for the Victor
and Victoria bicycle, will tell you that the
A., Il. k.,a hat n N nd
the present season will be far ahead OF
any other. AS promoter and preserver
of health the bicycle stands Ia the front
rank.
Speaking about health, did you ever
consider W nat a great thing 1t was to have
plenty Of the aforesaid around the house
Health! Better far than wealth, says the
philosopher. Even so. There are great
many persons who are careless, and never
think while well that they will ever be
sick. Even after being sick, If they re-
gain their health, they do not, in many
instances, seem to appreciate it.
Thermometers for confectioners, brew
ers, bakers and for the house may be
obtained at j. tPutney Il Co.'s, 76 West
minister street, the famous opticians.
Just bear this fact in mind. They have
thermometers that register as high as
| 700 degrees.
A bal poudre.
Have you heard Of IL? Well, New York
has had one, am informed by the well
| posted lady at the tea table, and OF course
| Boston is TO follow suit.
A bal poudre is what some society ladies
are talking about these I.enten days and
| Providence may be expected to have some
thing Of the kind very soon. A bal poudre
| is ball where the ladies may enhance
their beauty by the use of wigs, powder
and patches.
Those luxurious baths at 80 Aborn
street, mean those Turkish baths.
| Have you tried onef
Did you ever study the people you meet
on the steam cars? All kinds of char
acter are made manifest. l am writing
| these lines while seated in q car on the
| midnight train from Boston. There are
% persons in the car, 10 men aud three
women. The majority are sleepy and
stretched back in their seats are trying
| to WOO Morpheus for the time being.
| Staid business men, clerks, drummers, two
| or three laborers, minister, two lawyers
and doctor are among the numb Der. The
brakeman went through the car Just be-
| fore reaching Providence whistling "Her
Golden Hair Was Still Hanging Down
| Her Back" and 1 came near breaking
| my lead pencil. OLD VET.