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if K CAPITAL " WfcAT"THEYf TALK ABOUT.' Couvarsnlloo Overheard on the Siuuiun llotal I'lasta. We nil know about the pln.n couversn Hon Id summer how without any prccon certed arraugctneut or signals every wom an In tbu house, excepting those who Are earning wages, will Rat Into one small pace at certain hours. It Is generally n corner where the cast wind doesn't dampen around too much, and where tlio mall bag cau be seen approaching. Without ac knowlcdglng It to herself even It Is these summer gatherings that woman looks for ward to to form the bright content of her summer outing. Tlio drives, tho baths, the hops, tho views, all pass like a pleasant panorama ol last summer before the tho winter woman's eye, but If she would admit It, sho would say that the Idle lounging on the piazza, with tho happy sense of Irresponsibility from domestic cares, was tho attractive bit of color to her in the whole picture. Sho couldn't remember anything that was said, It was all uousetiso to say they gossiped all the time; It was simply n subtle agreement to givo way to Idle thoughts, and idle thoughts are not so very heinous. One of theso Inspiring conversations Is something as follows! "Where Is Mrs. Lllacf" "I don't know." "Neither do L" "Any hotly knowf" "No." Sllcnco and rocking. "Oh, hero's Mra. Mine." "Oh, yea; hero sho is." "Just speaking of you, Mrs. Lilac." "Yes; I didn't know where you where." i "Neither did I." "Nor W I "Scathe surf this morntugf" "Yes, Indeed. Graudl" ' "Lovely!" j "Nevor saw anything liko It." I "Neither did I." I "Nor I." I "Do you bathor" I "No; doesu't agroo with mo." "How funny) Doesn't with me." "Nor mo either." "Nor me." "Lota of work to get nil your clothes off." "And your boots." "And hair." "And so sticky you have to really take two baths." "Thill's so; you do." "That'anfact." "Awful bother." "So I think." "Don't you think It Is n very sleepy at mosphere here)" "Just what 1 was saying to my husband the other day." "Why, so was I." "I cati't seem to do anything at all." "Nor accomplish anything." "Not a thing." All yawn. "Do you suppose they'll have blueberry cakes for supperr" "I hope so. I lovo them." "With ayrupr" "No, sugar." "Lovely." "Delicious." ,;.-V "Ever cat any browser" "What's browser" ""iS- ' "Never heard of It." "Neither did I." "Nor I." ' "Why, It's green huckleberries." "Oh, is that nil?" "Thought it wns pudding." "Or somo klud of breakfast stuff like oatmeal." "Or a drink like mint julep." "So did I." "Wish we had some mint julep." "Wouldn't It bo lovely r" "Do you suppose wo could got anyf" "Yes. Do your" "No, 1 don't supposo wo could." "No, I guess we couldn't." "Wish we could have n hop here." "Yes, wouldn't It bo nicer" "Lots of fun." "For the young folks." "Oh, yes; thnt's whnt I mean." "So do I!" "We might clear the dining room." "And trim it up." "And litrti Uiom' tiddlers in the next town." "And all dress upf". "Of course, all diess up." "In our very bestr" "Be lots of work though." "I kuow It; so It would." "I don't care much about It." "Neither do I. I only happened to think of It." "So did I." "Nothing venture, nothing have." "That's so." "I wish 1 could bo energetic." "Energetic people aceomplish so much." "Don't theyl" "I love to watch them." "I do." All rock. "See that sail on the water." "I suppose It's n schoonerr',' "I should say so." v "I guess It Is." '.Must l)o." "Must lie dreadful to be pitched about so." "Awfull" "Wouldn't be ou It for anything." "Nelther.woifld I" "Musses you up so to sail." , "Spoils your dress." "And then your nose." .. "Sored." ". "And shiny." IK "Smell the fish!" " "Smells good." "Lovely." "Nice." "Well, I haven't nccompllshed a thing today." "Neither have I." "Nor I." "But, then, I never do In summer." "I don't." "Idou't pretend to." "Nor I." "Every year I say I'm going to." "Oh. yes, I do too." "Every spring." "Yes, so do I." "But that's all." "Yes, that's all." All smile, "Like to readf" "Something Interesting." "Yes, real good." "Liko 'Miss Meander' lu The Saturday Evening Gazette!" "Oh, sometimes I do and sometimes 1 dou't." "Yes, sometimes she's good and some times she Isn't." "Yes, that's whnt I think." "So do I." "I do too." It will be seen that there Isn't the least element of gossip lu this, yet Tom Jonea says these piazza conversations somehow do not tend to elevate his wife. Boston Saturday Evening Gazette, A Case for Sympathy. "The hardened looking wretch In this fell, 1 presume," snld tho fair caller with a shudder, "Is somo low thief." "No, miss," answered the turnkey, "he's the desperate villain Hint killed his grand mother." "Why, he Is tho one I'qs looking fori Poor, dear manl" oxclnlmcd ttoo Impulsive young woman, "I've brought you somo nice rtnst turkey and a basket of fruit." Chicago Tribune. A Slip of the Tongue. CITY COURIER, SATURDAY BBHRRR EW YORK'S TENDE.RLOIN CLUB. An Institution Formed fur tlm Prenerrn linn of Individuality. Special Correipondonco.1 New York, July 23. Ono of tho must marked tendencies of constant resldenco in a targo city Is the destruction of strong individualities. Tho closer a man ticks to town tho mora liko all tit h r town mon ho becomes. As tho facilities for travel bocomo greater this tendency toward sameness of dress, rammers, mid even of character, is felt farther an.) AUGUST 8, i8yi . I hi rH i il F Vtij"'k IkJ SumWCbmwm? VA you will r?' Of ' to school '' 'V Lady (unmarried) I supposo hardly remember that wo went together? Gentleman Oh. certainly I dol grown old slnco then beg pnrdou nt least, I havol Huinorlstlscuo Blatter Wo have Children Easily Amused. "It Is curious," says Colonel (Jlawtrnp, "how easily the children are nmused. Wo have nt our suburban home u small vege- I tablo garden, An which we raise all the vegetables tlmwc need during tho season This garde. i Is n source of great delight to us. It is wonderful whnt a difference there Is between fresh vegetables and those thnt havo been carted about for two or three days. Take, for example, tho cucum ber. Stale, It is scarcely worth eating; but picked lu the early morning and eaten when it Is cool and crisp, tho cucumber Is a sort of vegetable champagne "At the family table I havo given full and frequent expression to my views on fresh vegetables, and the children havo now for some reason come to regard them with n certain degree of levity. This year they planted a little garden of their own, which has weined to afford them consider ablo pleasure They have raised a few ' radishes aim other vegetables that are ! easily cultivated. One ulght nt dinner 1 1 found at my plate a whito dish containing 1 ono radhdi j " 'We thought, pupa,' said Maud, 'that you would like to eat something that came Dtit of our garden. ' "'So I would,' I said, and as I tasted tho radish 1 added- 'How easy It Is to tell a JOHN KKI.I.KIt. IFIrst President of tho Tenderloin Chili. farther nwuy from tho thickly jwpulntod centers; and this in claimed by somo U bo tho principle reason why modern works of fiction aro so much stronger in plot and Incident than in the presenta tion of uniquo types of character. Tho novelists aro complaining that thero aro no moro "characters," unless ono looks for them in uncivilized parts of the country whero tho shriek of tho locomotive is u thing talked about but never heard, and that whero such a character is found it is moro interesting to tho naturalist as a rura avis than to readers of light literature as a character in a story, for tho mujority of renders will refuso to beliovo in tho existence of such a being. It has been discovered, moreover, that tho higher a man's social standing is tho more strongly ho resem bles all Xo other men of his social rank. The younger men in club llfo particu larly are hardly distinguishable one from another, except in the matter of noses, mouths and chins, which still weakly suggest theidenof heredity, and by close observance of tho current mode of wear ing the hair of tho head and faco even all small physiognomical differences are swept away. Tho thing most deprecated in modem club life Is originality in any thing that a man is, says, wears or does. vpi?rjili1n t lint i mall v fresh. You can ..t-.l.. M ... .l .. !. ... I. ..I.... 1. I i fPl.. e1ii.ltt...it .I....I.1 lrtn frniti tlttii t,rtl. miriy Hiueil wiu uuurui iiiocartu uuuui.ii iiu oiiguivai. ummuuu . v.i.o ....- "Thls set Maud and Clarence wild, lliey , ciple is "deuced bad form, don't you pranced about liko young Indiana and laughed until they couldn't laugh any more, men .Matm gaspeu out. " 'Why, papal mamma Iwught that of a vegetable man a week ago, and It's been lu tho refrigerator ever since!' "Then tho children exploded again, and even Mrs. Clnwtrup smiled." Now York Sun. In Partnership. He entered a barber shop In Jersey City the other morning and took n sent lu tho I chnlr without a word. A young man who ! was rending a paper laid it aside and lath ' ered him, and then sat down and resumed his newspaper "What sort or business do you call tni.sr demanded tho customer after waiting threo or four minutes. "Partnership," was tho calm reply "What do you mean?" "Why, I lather and my partner shaves. Uo'a gone to breakfast, but will be back Insldo of fifteen minutes." New York Evening World. Progress und Poverty. Mr. Ullgate (entertaining a friend at Ills luburban home) 1 haven't much elegance i to offer you, but this modest little home is tho result of years or self sacrifice, and It Is 1 very dear to me. I His Gucst-Oh, this is delightful! By tlio way, who owns that elegant mauslou .- . i.. ....,.. Btlgate Oh, that belongs to one of my traveling men. Clothier uud Furnisher. Oblivion. " Dashaway (calling on Miss Slliusou) Well, Willie (to her young brother), what prank have you been up to lately? Willie I pulled it lot of hair out of sis ter's head yesterday. Dashaway I shouldn't think you would want to bo so cruel to your sister as that. Willie-Oh, sho didn't know It. Brook lyu Life Horrible. Aunt (ending her tdory) And three lieu tenants fell lu the attack College Girl And Is It possible there are people In tills world heartless enough to kill a lleutenantr-'Fliegundo Blatter Too Literal. Poverty Stricken Suitor Be mlno, Amauda, and I will treat you likenu angel! Amanda I jdiould think sol Nothing to eat, and still lass to wear Not mo! Figaro. The Irrepressible Hoy. lie worried the eat, He played rut-tnt-tat I1 On tho window panes, fully an hour by the clock! Ho tried roller skates Whero dlslu-s and plates In Jeopardy lay, till somo fell with n shock. Wltbun Indian jell On tlio doll's house lie fell. And added that poor dully' sc&lp to Ids bolU Tlieti knocked off lis toes. Anil Its fair (iretlan ntuo- Wblch same was of wax ho proceeded to melt. Two tuba bo upset. Without ono regret; Uo stood on his hood till his face turned sky blue: A curtain tie tore, And then sighed for moro Inventively mischievous things ho might do. He hid grunny's "specs"- Hut that didn't vox; Her face brightened up with his fun and his noise. "One sweet kiss repaid for nil!" so she snld. Resignedly adding that "boys will bo boys!" liut slrangestof nil, At night's qulot fall. How meekly how placidly this rogue would sayi "Uood night, ronmma dear! flood night, papa, dear! I've tried hard to be such n good boy today!" -Oeorgo Cooper lu Independent. know." It was purhups a year ago that a few literary men, some newspaper writers, somo artists and n dozen or so of men nbout town with no fixed occupation, 1 decided that the situation had Income J alarming and was a reproach to tho in- I tellect of tho country. Tho evil was at its worst in the clubs, so they attacked tho disease with the weapon of home opathy similiu similibus curantur and started another club. This club was given the nickname of tho polico pro duct in which its first homo was located, tho "Tenderloin," so called because of I tho thoroughbred character of the larger class of its residents. It was decreed at the outset that members of this club should, when in the clubrooms, 8cak , and act according as the spirit moved l them, without reference to tho feelings of other members. Any member was nt liberty to ting a song, make it stioech or read selections of his own poetry, and all tho other members wero nt liberty, it was oven urged upon them as their duty, to comment audibly on such perform ances without regard to the nuturo of I the comment suggested by tho quality of the said musical, oratorical or poetical offering. It came about, thetelore, one evening that some verses recited by a particular ly terrible poet of an especially amiable disposition were received .with a storm of hisses, to which thero was uo possible doubt Unit every one in tho room contrib uted. Instead of being utterly crushed, tho poet beamed iihjii his audience and said: "I thuuk you, gentlemen. Tho Tender loin club, original in till things, is esjw cially original in its manner of express ing its approval I thank you, gentle men." As a mouumeut to the poet's wit the hiss was thereupon declared to be the Tenderloin club's highest mark of appro bation, and since that tiino many a pub lic favorite, who in an evil hour has ac- i .1 i..i.t. i !a..u.. i jr. ... ..l I cepieu mo cuius iiuspiiumy, iiiis miuc-iuu I such temporary humiliation as was never , thrust upon him from parquet or gallery But when the, members have thoroughly enjoyed the consternation of a guest he is gravely informed by v'ue presiding offi cer that he may consider himself tumul tuously applauded. This explanation be ing made at one timo to Otero, the Span ish dancer, she responded quickly: "I urn vare happy to know suit. If evair zair should be von hees in ze thea ter zcu 1 shall kuow zat von membair of ze Tenderloin club ees present.'" Whether the individualities that arc thus being preserved and developed by the Tenderloin club will bo of value to the novelists is something for tho future to determine. Want More I'uy and No Tips. It will bo welcome news to Americans going ubroad that the system of1 "tip ping" servants is dying out in England This announcement is based on the state ment of Mr Harford, secretary ol the Amalgamated Society of Railway Serv ants. In the courso of examination Iw fore the houso of commons committee ou the hours of railway servunU, this wit ness said that the guards would rather have extra pay and do without their tips. Tips were "not worth much in theso days," and their tendency was to demoralize the recipient. It would be Instructive to know upon what statistics Mr. Harford I omuls his statement as to the decadence of tipping. X&t LOVE'S LEGEND GAVOTTE. 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