The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
<<TUTELL, we'll have to give 1t to N/ Fair Pittsburg at last" said w the Hotel Clerk.

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 "wot's Pittsburg been doin' now?" asked the House Detective of the St. Reckless.
 "Pittsburg," said the Hotel Clerk. "has been giving the cause of purity in art an up-lift. Take this here purity thing now says Pittsburg, whats been done for purity? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Let's give purity one swell boost And, Larry, to quote further, they done it just like they said. It must have been a grand sight to see the culture and re- finement of Pittsburg get together, spit on their hands, take the quill toothpicks, gold-mounted in some cases, out of their mouths, and with a long pull, a strong pull Pittsburg being the home of strong pulls and a pull altogether, they ele- vate purity in art to an eminence which 1t has not enjoyed since Boston refused to let statue of a Greek lady called Bacchante, go in the new public library, because she was mainly dressed in a bunch of Malaga grapes and her own hair. What sort of a scandalous bronze female is this We have hcre| said Bos- ton. She doesn't wear glasses and she has absolutely no place to pin w. c. T. U. membership badge on. Chuck her out says Boston with one voice. And they chucked Maggie Blanche Bacchante out and hospitable New York took her in and gave her an asylum up at Central Park and now she's frequently mistaken for a working model of one of the new school of society barefoot dancers.
 But Pittsburg trailed in even stronger. Future generations will not recall Pitts burg as the town that turned out so many missing bank officials who were described in the reward notices as being six feet long and $60,000 short; or as the native haunt of lot of millionares who had the habit of frequently changing their collars and their wives while at home, and coming to New York when they wanted to spend their money or shoot somebody None of that rough, soft coal stuff will go for Pittsburg any more. Pittsburg has uplifted purity in art.
 Ut seems that a young person named Sauter, which Is a name that sounds like 1t would go well, boiled, with new cab bage, but who's artist for all that painted picture called The Bridal Morn ing of a young lady about to be married, who'd been called early by her mohter or somebody, and she'd got up hurriedly without slipping on anything She hadn't even slipped on the top step like the historic young girl of two seasons back At first glance it appeared to be a per fectly alright picture and had swell nine-inch gold frame on it. They even went so far as to give 1t second prize at the Pittsburg Carnegie institute. Com ing from the place it did, and being only the second prize, I presume twas Car negie Hero Medal. I believe that the first prize was public library Seems to me I heard somebody saying so. Anyway. they handed 1t out the prize and hung up The Bridal Morn 41 days all went well. Prominent peo- pie came and stood in front of it and admired the execution and wondered how much the frame cost and passed on. But all of a sudden who should hap pen along but the Eastern League of Art Students"
 "Pittsburg Is a good, growing town, | In the matter of baseball, it's team has been up in the first division of the National league for several years, | but in art. it's never been able to get | beyond the Eastern league. So, along came the Eastern league, female branch, and looked at this picture and emitted the loud, piercing shriek. 'MushifuI evans cried the young ladies of the Eastern league, and some of | them not so blamed young at that. | Whats troubling your says Pittsburg. l IL d Huuo, shyc tue ledSue A which?' says Pittsburg. "A nude,' says the league. with its vsiee rising to a scream. Why, 50 it ts,' exclaims Pitts-
 burg, the scales, or-clinkers, falling from her eyes on the instant, and not only that but the brazen hussey nas
 no clothes on, either, All along we've
 been wondering what 1t was, about that picturel And here you young ladies
 come along and guess 1t right the livery first time. It only goes to show