The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-09-01
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
AND HOTEL LOBBIES

thall. Il am Johnny but I never
had people to trsat me more courteously
than they did. 1 was on board a boat
and quite number of old federal vet
Grams were also on board en- route to
Buffalo to attend the encampment Of
the Grand Army of tbs Republic. I
watched them for a while and listened
to their stories, when a tall, handsome
man, who was, 1 afterwards learned,
from Boston, approached me.
You're Johnny aren't you, said
he, at the same time extending his hand.
I told him yes. Well said he, T am a
G. A. r. man, but q guess we can be
friends all right, I'm mighty glad you
haven't got that old musket along with
you this time
There was hearty laugh all around,
and we began to recite "reminiscences.
of the north 1 never enjoyed "a trip
more in my life. They invited me to
go on to Buffalo with them, but l didn't
have the time to spare"
zone of the noticeable results OF the
march of progress ON civilization Is tine
disappearance of animals from the
street." said J. w. Cutrer, of New Or
leans. 81 believe Birmingham has
stock law. at least have recently MOTTO
ed something to this effect In the papers.
Yet We have the canine, ard 1 suppose
he viii be one of the last nuisarcss to
pass of the stage.
HAD I my way the whole canine tribe
would be exiled to the fields and farms,
and I believe the day is coming when
city people will agree that this is just
sentence. lastly we have the horse still
in our midst but not nearly 50 numer-
ously as OF ypre. In another decade the
outlook is for the disappearance of the
noble animal from the crowded streets
whene he is still used as a beast of bur-
den and for drawing vehicles.
"Ihe day off the dlorseless carriage his
dawned, and ere Tong the new invefiton
will supersleSie the horse. The laying of
asphaltum pavements has now become
general, and the noiseless rubber-tired.
automatic carrfass as it giides along
over these smooth urban highways is
its speedily give it precedence. The en-
tire practicabdlity of the horsaiess carrl-
age has BEEN demonstra ted beyond a
doubt, and wagon-mtakers are already en-
tering on their manufacture extensive
iy. One of the best known business firms
in Chicago has charged it9 mode CT de-
livering goods, abandoning horses in IA
vor of wagons operated by el-rtr;ct-y.
The reduction OF noise to a minimum,
not to speak of the gain in cleanliness
resulting from the new inventions twill
surely Install it in popular favor, and
whatever adds to the comfort and health
elf city will become a permanent dnsti-
tuition" s.
''It is an old story that of the expo
sure of the female form at the seaside
bathing resorts" remarked w. w Morri-
son. who was in the city yesterday Ell
route to his home in Mobile from the
eastern summer resorts.
"The prudish deplore the tendency to-
ward scanty bathing costumes, the fun
ny papers crack jokes anent them, the
pictorial papers exploit them, blase men
go to the seashore to inspect them at
as close range as possible. 1t is always
the female form which is displayed SO
generously; there has never been a kick
about the male bather's costume. That
is, there was never until last week. when
a dude from Baltimore, Mr.. Poultney,
who was stuck on his shape, was arrest
ed at Narragansett for displaying it too
freely in public. He affected a white
flannel suit, which fitted like a glove. or
the traditional paper on the wall" Com
plant was made by several ladies, who
were vastly shocked at the exposure.
''Now the question arises, if Mr.. Poult-
ney thinks his physical proportions are
too charming to be hidden from view,
why should he not have the same license
to display them as those OF the gentfer
SEX? The fact, too, that he isthe first
man ON record to offend in thisparticular
atapop ularbat hin gre sort ,sugg ennvmi
at popular bathing resort, suggests the
question whether or not man, as a rule,
is not more innately modest thanwoman.
Many observing philosophers contend
that he Is. 1t is certain that until Mr..
Poultney exposed his physical charms to
the public gaze no one ever thought it
necessary to formulate regulations on
the breyity or tightness of the male cos
tune; while, on the other hand, it has
been eecessary at almost every bathing
resort to force women into due regard
for decorum- The latest edict Of the kind
comes from Asbury Park. 1t was issued
last week, and prohibits women from
walking from their hotels to the beach
in bathing costume. 1t is notorious too.
that women will array themselves for
the bath and then spend most of the
bathing hour posing on the sands, talk
ing with friends and doing little OF
everything except bathing"
VISION OF PALLAS.
VIM. Morris, in 'grhe Earthly Para disc"
Now as he spake, the white moon ris=n
high,
Burst from a cloud and shone out glori-
ously,