The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1901, Page 5

THE SUNDAY CALL. Tt may be of black olush embrofdered in Jet designs and edged with fur or it may be that most awful atrocity of the fur- rier's art—an imitation sealskin. always there. “The gents"” masenry, which enables . the gent to ask the lady of his fickle fancy to “swing you I declined, preferring rather to te thought a wall flower. I won the compassion of the server of | drinks and he said in passing, “Rather | lonesome for a lady all alone.” smiled sadly and whisked my skirts away Just in time to avold the uncalled for bath H of beer, which descended from some nlaé | or ten mugs held aloft in_one hand. | The young people of our swell cotillons | have been guilty of imitation. that imitation is the sincerest form of | you may have 1 again | around saloons and cigar stores or crowd- ing the cars out Ingleside way, going to ched fortn its crewd of How I ever passed through To be, eligible to 'he floor, if one is a dark corridor r. it is preferable that she don a sollec . & faded cotion wiith cheap He Is of small, stocky buiid, with square shoulders held high and Usually he lacks a tooth in front, ard is as proud of it as is the Heidelberg student of his scars. his eyes small and glary and he Holcs his mouth at an angle with his chin anad talks out of one corner of 1it. The San Francisco nocdlum is as much of a character as is (he London coster or the New York Bowery boy. He only lacks a Chevalier or a Harrigan to make him to the hall is sti! I did, for I found sitting beside a heer muxs and ed off with it atms hanglos silk walst, or, I was pushed a manner wh the ends of passementerie spangles adds considerably tiveness of this upper garment. is nondescript. ything. but let least an apology for a tiain: then in the lazy balf-time or the - time her partner may ing an imitation silk skirt and a pair of dly run cown at the heels, of her prototype in East London. is large. made of cotton vel- vet, plastered with flowers and disreputu- ble feathers, as the wearer's fancy may His forehead is low, 2 the effec- Be that as it may, the “Bunny Hug" } originated at the tough Sunday dance. It is as old as El Campo and Shell ! Mound Park. Human nature Is much the | same the world over and unless the $o- clety girl believes that morality is a mat- ter of geography, she must feel that she is violating the law of decency in per- | mitting the “Bunny Hug." The band blared and the dust rose above the fumes of tobacco. the dancers, faces flushed, eyes looking through half-closed sirls hanging ilmply, a dead weight on | their partners—a veritable human octop: it seemed with hands and arms so inter- like a Chinese puzzle and kept one guessing which was whose. | adelphla Press. Then I looked about me at the men and women who by aws of Chris- of altruilsm and sisters! g them for the first time, and as d been taught. as a.l gocd little ghls have been taught from t'me immemorial, anything or a train, or at epirited dcuble- hold it up, displa. French shoes Ada Lewis, the originator of the tough girl, got her material right here in San Francisco, but thanks be to Providence and far-seeing press agents, she now sees life with a fat purse. “And now take your partners.” It matters not whether you know the lady, for all such trifling formalities as introductions are set aside and there is to the outsider an embarrassing Fres- Politeness Is to do and say . things In the kindest way There was just a tinge of If this made up their pleas e In Jife, who. pray, was L, that I should unaccustomec nose at After all Is =aid and done, they much right 1o thei* point of view s 1 to mine or you o yours. On and on went to de dance truly remark- elbowed thelr way through the llowed closeiy in their wake But it Is by their capes that ye shall know them. “This is their distinguisaing feature, n my chatelaine a :and grabbing my skimte twined that it wi bac! #ith a A policeman kept the crowad then stood chatting amiably bright-faced. short-skirted was a good-natured fight over s miss. and there a c e who had mad quent ts to the bar did a alk over, th was a wild scram rs and tabl more beer. erry to taste. “Tt mattered if there were not ¢ enough. “Fannie” obligingly I three “fellers” on her ki '3 first with ome arm and W ot nand draining her beer. The seats next to me were taken by a decidedly pretty girl and her partner. He had all the ear marks of the gutter snipe. She was so fresh-faced, young and tnnocent looking that I lon; forth my hands and take her ou wild surroundings. But I was not there to do the “Gerry” act and so had to sit and listen while she was tempted as have been all unprotected sirls who have not had wise heads to guide them. He drew his arm closer about her waist and took her hand In his. The color in Per cheeks grew more crimson, her eves brightened and with a poor, foolish flat- tered smile she looked up into his face. Her other hand twitched nervously, whils he continued his protestations of love and finally she caught her breath and dropped her eyes. Susle had surrendered. “Say, hold the kid, will you?" A young woman stood in front of a drunken man with a baby in her arms. Her partner waited patiently while she handed the little one to the man. The baby cooed and jabbered in toothless enjoyment of its new-found nurse. The man hiccoughed In its face while he tried to dodge the infantile blows from its tiny fist. It was wonderfal, consider- ing his state of intoxication\ that he man- aged to kecp on his chair and I expected @i il i HEN Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India. went to yisit one of the native Princes recently he was | surprised to see in the gorgeous | procession whieh met him two rhinocer- oses ridden by postilions. A team al- most as strange as thal of the Indian na- | bob {8 the team of four zebras owned by Walter Rothschild. The banker drives the beasts himself, and they never fall to at- tract attention. All visitors to Belglum are familiar with the little carts carrying fruit, milk or vegetables and drawn by one or more powerful-looking dogs. In former days dogs were much more used for draught purposes than they are now. A well known character who was known as “Old Lal” used to race the coaches on the North road running out of London with a team of dogs. He constructed for him- self a sort of buckboard 'nd had har- | nessed ‘to it four foxhounds, who woull cover long distances at . great pace. Later one Dumsdale used to apvear team of bulldogs driven tandem small wooden cart. would cover twelve miles .n ..our, thouzh thelr natural pace was about s ‘an hour. Dumsdale’s favorite trip was Tess—It's quite likely will leave me quite a fortune. ing, you know. ’ Jess—Oh, ism't that distressing? poor old— Jess—Nonsense! with you, dear. H I was To think that all the highways and race the coaches w.th a to a Scmetimes the dogs cen miles that my uncle He's dy- Tess—Er—yes, I do feel sorry for the sympathizing this wealth should come to you when it's al- most too late to do you any good!—Phil- cr WHEN CEF LI — every floor rou and a t.e fun The sun sank, darkness came creeping on. The bar and faster it played, madder became t es seemed scarlet blotch: whirling befors my sight. The w voices grew s r as they took strains of a coon song. Then c.anged and with perspiring faces anl clammy hands, they made the final heat, a mad rush once around the course—and all dance—their f: the music was over. Then they hed out for the cars, push~ ing. jostling, swearing, but very good- natured withal. The girls disheveled, with dark rings under. their eyes, the boys tale tobaceo, whisky and beer > got seats slept heavily in each other’s ms, the majority who dildn't sang songs, jollied the conductor, talked of thelr own affalrs in the language of the street. Such was their Sabbath, the day we are commended to keep All the churches and preas ing 1 the world won't changethem. Dig up their ancestors, them on the diet of cul- redolent of ose w turine and pr . eliminate from them the , then—hope to find in their descendants refined spiritual tendencles and an appreciation for tho exquisite beauty and really fine art of true mora i e P Queer A/nimaly Used 1~ Draw VehiCles- from East Grimstead to Brighton and back, a distance of forty-eight miles. He would make the journey in twenty- four hours, including stoppages for rest and refreshment. More than one instaace ‘s cn record of ostriches bei used in place of saddls horses or for drawing Nght traps. A wealthy man of Vienna named Doller once built a carriage to ho ate tached two bears, while a third was trained to sit beside him on the box With this extraordinary t appeared in the streets of the capital, but c to the police and provoked runaways. bidden to drive his team n t then sta am cf tra but again “biecred playing his of Vienra to divert outs. But the palm of eccentricity in turnouts out Do >mplaints that the be Dolier ted a te 4 wolves, > his dis- the must be given to an Engi!skms med Huddy, who, when 9 years old, tr el from Lismore to Fermoy in an oyster tub set on wheels and dvawn by a pig, a badger, two cats ‘and a hedgehog. Ha wore .a high red cap on head and car- ried a whip in one hand and a tin horn in the other. il @ “T've got a great scheme,” said he; “T get rich at it."”" s friend. who knew the usual resul of his schemes. “Oh, this will pay. I'm going to take a large consignment of mice to Kansas and sell them to saloon-keepers at $5 a dozen.™ —Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. PR 2 iR i ' A short absence enhances affection; & long one kills it.