The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-21

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New York cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
MtsDAMts cLAtLIN AND Woodruff.
Enter II you please. More glass. more
EnulhS' cunning little shelves. uucxctption-
- uesA-' busy clerks-of the masculine
contempt for "no-accourt ,,o,5si ,, 49,,
ou- Nistas OF carpet and red morocco chaIrs
An atmosphere of gold. Government latvja
st"SA anu lniPNhenre General excitement
\ detective l. rapidly QuestfonIno n r,,,.,-..
Young messenger, whose meek nsta IA tr5,,...
thing remarkable in youth "a brol or.l9r,
A small crowd 81 Interested mon .urFr,t,,I
them. aud two women are alternately Az
I dressing the said crowd. suuhbInp tbe a.
tectiye and annihilating the boy one of
/ them stops her wagging tongue for AL Inc
/ slant and walks toward her visitor, She II
slender little thing with small waist and
/ rather broad Shoulder She IL trim and
neat and sprightly, and has the prettics,
feet and hands immnginahle. Her face ID
somewhat oval and thin. it wears the sailor
/ Of excitement and under her eyes are hol-
I lows Of languid blackncss Those ewes are
7 the faircst points OF this woman. They are
/ large. aud OF a beautiful dark blue. gray COLI
3 OF. A she looks at YOU. frankly and Kindly.
4 they are a. innocent and trustml Goa their
4 expression as a child's could be. Her hair ls
I blondc-eNidcutly dycd-and u arranged Iu
miraculous braids and puns. Her costume
- elegant in sobcrue-s of color aud rich sIm-
( plicity. The dark blue Jacket with its broad
CUTS Of velvet r iaunty and pquant as pos
sible. aud 80 is the towering hat which
shades the pretty eyes. 4 blue sailor knot
fastens her little liuCn collar and not
sparkle ofjcwelry "a seen about her This
not particular Unlocking woman Is Mad
anne Victoria Neodhull' fiafrdm ciUrroyaWs
now.
VFmrABIE HKoKrR.
In an adjoining room two women BIO
writing ~ table, with bonds and stock cer-
tihcatcs strewn about them. one ~ them IA
the black eyed, slender, snappish
MADAME usMoRsr.
a shining light Of sorosis and one of the
coarse aud illiterate ofmOdern shuddyites=
She has been for some time an extensive
stock operator, has been on the point of
bankruptcy iunumcmhle times and is lust
plucking mp her spirits and her resources
under the guidance Of "thc new flrm."--
Opposite IS
MEs. srENroN,
a short, dumpy, hard featured English vo-
man. In the cheapest and conrscst attire. who
has just made "a million and "a half Tia one
speculation. She has been operating for ten
years. aud in that time has made and lost
immense fortunes with a fccility cquuliug
that Of any masculine operator on the street.
She owns large amount OF Brooklyn prop
erty, and has husband who probably sym
pathilcs with her work, as hc Is himself au
extensive Western Spectator. Upon the
first appearance OF oOdhull a Clnlnin, She
began operating through them. aud has tho
most aboundcd faith la their discretion and
Smartucss.
Look NJ Mrs. Stenton, there. saws tho
| woodruff. She operates with million al n
Time aud yet these other timid women are
afraid to trust her with a thousand on "a
margin.
And now We remember that several little
pros nave whispered la our ears that hun
dredsoi the fashionable women ofNew York
are continually operating on the street
through masculine brokers, and III dOps non
require much shrewdness 20 guess that some
of these have formed a pool in connection
with Wooddull 4 Clahn, which, indeed, Is
the TACT
Mrs. Stcnton rolls up her papers ln n busi-
ness-like bundle, and prcparcs to depart Cor
the day meanwhile We are told that she Of
ten carries away with her &c night more
than million dollars ia bonds wLich she
hash Z time 10 take 10 her bankers
But more wonderful creature even than
the Woodruff is her sister coadiutor,
rENNT cLArLN.
In the mattor Of talking, She Is WoOdhnI
condensed, double distilled. She talks With
out period or comma, and seems 10 have M
msNhaustiblc reservoir Of breath.
Good heavens you'll talk your head on.
said brother broker 10 heron the street the
other day.
lie didn't know that / was talking bIs
mean olf hHdpIfu the AluUlus l found ont
all he knew Ia five minutes. I'M talk AMI
their heads of yet
She has dash, sparkle, nerve. vIvacity-
chiefly Of the coarse kiud-nud b. youuger.
and Is considered prettier than Woodruff.
Her eyes are brighter. and her lips, nose and
chin more piquant aud less classic Ia out
line.
She has the utmost confidence IN her pow-
er OF attraction, and once thought that She
was going 10
MARRY coMMoD Jm vANDFRHur,
before the time when that venerable youtit
took unto himself the present owner or hia
heart.
lie isn't 50 very old. you know. said the
small schemOr. "Oh,' observed Mrs Wood
hull To- a street car, one day, 10 "a chance an-
quaintance. When you lind ont who Tcn-
MES going To marry won't your eyes buuR
out though
But these hopes were doomed 20 disap-
pointment. The fair clairvoyaut, instead Of
beingi indicted 10 the Commodore hand
some home, was placed in a BrOad-strert
Office, where the old gentleman exercises
paternal and financial supervision.
Speculation Is no new Thing % the sisters.
They
BEGAN m ruE wFsT
when they were young ones, with wheat
and corn, and have specuated ever since lu
stocks and credulity.
They nave given up their professional
clairvOYance, though they claim that their
sOt-dis6lN power hahirts Lhem To- tneIF UuHIH
ness. Tennie. however, in candid moments
observe: "Clairyoyance-pOoh It's nothing
but cuteness.
Their establishment, magnetic. etc, ~
broken up, and their mother, the funny 1T
tie old woman, slip-shod and collarloFs, with
the beady eyes and the wisD Of hair always
sticking out behind, no longer receives the
dupes In search Of healing They live lu
elegant but tasteless style 40 the Huffman
House, and drive 20 and from business in
beautiful little coupe drawn by two fine
horses. Occasionally they are seen walk
ing up Broadway together, Ike the other
brokers. keeping step with n business-like
air.
Where Mr.. Woodruff and Mr. Claim are.
nobody knows. We are told by the sisters
that grim death could say, n he wanted 10.
IL Is said that one was "a gambler and the
other magnetic healer-tWO very rcputa-
bic and worthy gentlemen, doubtless.
Woodruff. Clafiin q Co, are doing large
business. Their success depends more upon
their "cuteness" sud Astonishing impudencs
than upon the recognition Of masculine brO-
kers. They are prompt, and. 30 far honor
able In their operations. The mental and
physical strain demanded BY such business
could be sustained only by women wholly
devoid of delicacy temperament, thoroughly
coarse grained aud unsympathetic.
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