The evening times., 1895-09-07
Gossip,of the Day.

my Uubincbb 10 k0 W . AHos uaSu's AS
marked o police court offici al. "The
feature that impressed me most was the
costly floral pieces received by the star.
1t happened that the hotel at which I
was stopping ifronted the stage entrance
of the playhouse. Late that night as
sat smoking on the veranda dray drew
up at the stage door and an immense load
of flowers was brought out, loaded on
the team, and driven off. followed In
cab. They were taken to florists es-
tablishment. In the morning they were
put on sale.
~ bribed the drayman to ten me about
the trick. He said that the star had or
dcred the flowers herself. Besides the
sum paid for their use, she would have
to shell out for those not sold during the
day. When well preserved the flowers
would do for some other star at some other
theater the next night"
"You may talk about cards and games
of chance" said an old printer to a Times
man, but 1t is gospel truth that 1 would
not be sitting here now were 1t not for a
game of poker. Twas working on the Albany
Argus and roomed with Hack Adams One
night after the last form was down We
started home. Some friends, however, per-
suaded me 10 go to o. hotel to play a
game Of poker
adams went to the room and went to
bed We played all the rest OF the morning
until 1t was time to go to work In the even
ing. I Ihad lost heavily and upbraided my
self for not going home with Adams. When
on the street, bought all evening paper and
found that my boarding house had caught
fire about 8 O'Clock that morning; that
Adams charred body had been found. and
l was reported missing. l have never re-
gretted the money lost In that game or the
fact that can play poker"
'T have had a very pleasant vacation"
said one OF the clerks at the District Build
ing yesterday. THE greatest part OF the
time l was ut the home Of dead uncle OF
mine. He is such q jolly old fellow, and
he told"
Thought you eafd he was dead"
"well, did; but wait q moment, and III
tell you how he happened to be dead and at
the same time very much alive"
When o very young man he left home
and was not heard of for years. He finally
turned up some twenty years after and ex-
planned his absence by story OF being held
a prisoner Oh one of the islands of the Pa
cifc, where he had been wrecked. In the
entate had been settled. The court had de-
clared him dead, and, by the laws of Penn
sylvania, he must SO remain"
''I sat behind Nick Young and Manager
Bancroft. of the Cincinnati club. during
Thursdays gamc.~ said q weli-know base
ball man. .'and they discussed variety
of baseball topics
''In the discussion Uncle Nick stated that
every man he had appointed on the League
staff of umpires OF bis own motion was act
ing in that capacity to-day Whenever the
magnates proposed a man for umpire he
sent him to the club which
proposed him. Then, when they would
kick at their own selection, he let them
do it to their hearts content
".Even them Unclc Nick said. 4 would
not change or order the umpire away from
his station until the third club would pro-
test against this p1nn. I have had more
trouble trying 20 make things agreeable
TO everybody this year than ever before
ale also said that the claim of the New
York management that they, as the holder
of the Temple cup, were entitled TO play
the winner this year was simply prepos-
ferrous"
s.we are going to have a big boom in
real estate this fall" said weltknown
dealer. Already the market is beginHing
to show signs of activity, and the demand
for property now is greater than 1 have
known 1t for two years. Unimproved
property is greatly in demand.
This is the time to buy, as prices are
down, but few months will bring a
change, and real estate in the District
win once more Command the prices that
existed before the panic"
IT am converted to boomers said a
rigid stickler for old d-fashioned etiquette
to a Times reporter this morning.
And the reason for this astounding men
tai revolutiop?' was the inquiry.
well, IL is this. saw 4 handsome young
lady astride n bicycle on the Avenue yester
day. She wore long skirts. An ideal
breeze was blowing. The skirt
came into o contest with her right-hand
1pkle. The skirt was victorious. The
foot lost the pedal. IN the attempt of that
same little foot to find its controlling place
the long skirt persisted in getting under
it.
"After desperate wrestle the machine
conquered the handsome young lady. 1t
ran bang against the curbstone and both
girl and machine looked for moment as
though they were demolished. / shall
hepceforth advocate bloomers.''
1t has been left for an enterprising and
promoter of entertainments
in Northeast Washington to institute u re-
form, 20 far as the question of permitting
infants to attend places of amusement is
The leading ttaaters here haze
since their establishment assumed to dis
criminate against the very little ones, aud
no one has taken the trouble to bring an
action in court to determine their legal
rights in the matter.
1t has been held by leading lawyers that
II parent, who is held accountable for
his minor children, should purchase ticket
and transfer it to his three-molths-old
child, who would promptly be refused adj
the parent would have an equita-
Bile claim for damages against the theater.
The only lyappToxin1ately legal way in which
10 exclude babies 'ffom houses If amuse-
ment is to placeGa prohibitive price upon
tickets for their ,hdmiss on But no an
to this effect has heretofore
been inserted in the refreshments of at
fractions.
The manager OF an amusement hall in
the northeast where will be given on next
concert and literary enter
has shfewdIy anticipated the
ofdatHage suits and expensive
itieati At the bottom of a bright YER