Show PIN MONEY Uncle John Tells Dot Why the Term Came to Be Used Heres your pin money Dot said sale Uncle John handing his niece a a abright bright sliver silver dollar Thank you un uncle e I was Just wish wish- wishIng wishing ing for some change said Dot Uncle John when you give me this money to spend for tor whatever I please why do you always call can it pin pin money ney Come sit beside me and I will ten tell you the origin of the term pin money Pins were introduced Into England by Catherine the first wife of Henry VIII They were not however like Uke our pins but were made of gold silver sliver ivory and brass some of them weighing as much as eight ounces They were worn in the hair and used on different parts of or the tho clothing to fasten folds of the drapery and were quite ornamental The Spanish manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- were permitted to sell sen their pins plus only during the Christmas holidays boll holi days and thus ft t happened that fathers fathers fa fa- gave their wives and daughters money money with which to buy pins At first they were very expensive Just as our fine jewelry is now Then when they became more common and much cheaper gentlemen continued the tho practice practice practice tice of giving their wives and daugh daugh- daughters tern and sisters money to buy pins in that way way the term pin money originated and it is now applied to an allowance made to a lady Jady to buy small articles she may need or or r desire do do- sire Im glad I know said Dot when her ben uncle ceased talking It is Interesting Inter eating esting to hear about the tho first of things While I was eating dinner today day I thought of the origin of ot porterhouse porter house steaks Ill I'll tell teU It to you A Aman Aman Aman man by tho the name of Martin Morrison I kept a famous old tavern called tho the Porter House In n Now New York city it was a favorite resort of ot seafaring men One day an old sea captain called for tor fora tora a steak Morrison on said that he had no s steak eak but he would cut him a piece of the tenderloin which Just Juet pre pro prepared prepared pared to roast The old salt assented and the steak was so o good that not only was it duplicated but Morrison and his hi tavern became famous for tor the like The steak was called J ed after atrel the tho tavern Porter house steak and the proprietor did a greet great business in this article alone |