Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-21
How the Sexes GO tn ned

The young girl trips gaily 10 10 her chamber
and with the cautious timidity peculiar to her
sex first locks the doors and arrsDges the win
dow curtains, so that BY no possible chance a
pssser bv or belated nocturnal wanderer from
the pavement can catch a glimpse OF her bud
ding beauty when en- dishabilie This task com
pleted, she turns on the gas its full, and insti-
tutes a general search throughout the apart
ment that che NAV be sure il does not contain
E" horrible bugbesr," or n" desperate ruffian"
in big whskers. and crisp black hair Carefully
with her delicate little fingers, she lifts the bed
valance, peers into places where even Tom
Thumb could lot squeeze his dmnutive corpo
ration. and takes cursory peep into the half
emptied trunk. not forgetting TO glance nervous
ly under the sofa, the space between which and
the floor is not sufficient TO contain the ghost
of Calvin Edison. much less an ordinary robber
Having ascertained tina. she is really alone, she
leisurely proceeds to divest her form OF "the
silk and linen conventioualities of society -
FIRST she relieves her glossy hair of the pins and
combs which enthral il and docs il up" more
completely. Then of comes the little collar,
aud light vapory cloud of lace she calls under
sleeves which | he day have been clasp around
her white plump arms. by = couple OF ind q
rubber straps. Mex the love of a spring silk
dress ia unfastened in front. Then sundry waist
strings and button straps are loosed, and To-
what collapse like loves big balloon. She
stands ike Saturn. the centre Of rings There
they lie upon the soft carpet. partly covered by
the linen undertakings ard oveffxings, with no
more expression IN them thar there is in the
bsre door beneath the carpet. Sits she upon
the bed, aud begins the unlacing of CATERS, and
the disrobing OF those fair swelling limbs Of the
stockings. The pretty little foot is carefully
perched upon the knee-down drops the gaiier,
off comes the elastic. and her thumb inserted a.
the top of the stocking, pushes il down-dowH
over the heel. ard the cotton rests beside the
prunella.
So<rth the other foot only involving slight
change of position. There is a smile that peeps
out from behind the bushes Of her sweet face.
now. standing before the glass, she places up
on her head the night cap, and with a quick
twis, of her fingers ties the bewitchng bow
Then the night gown ia thrown over the friled
chemise, concealing the heaving bosom and the
shoulders in the linen folds Then the counter
pane and sheets are thrown back. the gas i
turned down-very. very low-snd the little
form presses the yielding couch and the angel
goes of into the world OF dreams
Now in the room directly above her il the
great brute of brother. He comes into il.
shuts the door with a slam. pulls OF his boots
and throws them into corner. jerks the socks
from hi. feet drops HE panialoons the floor
and lets them lie there. gets Of his coat and
vest By quick. vindictive sort OF twist OF hs
arms AMI BODY. unpin- and unbuttons his collar.
throws il cArelessly with the tie al. rather than
on the table travels 10 the window in his shirt
extremity 10 let down toe curtains, as If be
didn't care cues whether the entire population
OF the street bebeli bis anatomy or not. then
puts out the light and bOunces into bed like
great cslf jumping into pile Of hay curls him
self up, his knees nearly touching his nose, lies
30 moment or two, turns on bis back, stretches
his limbs out, s.ears az the tucklng in OF the
clothes, grunts. gets over on the other eide, and
is-sseep. Then comes 10 the snoring and
snorting.
Lent there difference in styles