, 1870-11-06
TIE GIRL OF TIE PERIOD


A sketch of Her as She Appear. in q
street Car.
We have eketehed, in the following, tie
Young Woman Of to Period : a. sha Ap-
pca1s ia The street car. She stAnda upon the
curb, With little springy. up-and-dovn mo-
Of her gaise1s- As the car approaches, ehs
sticks the point Of her closed paraeol in the
direction Of the diver With smal! jerk The
car ntopa. She gises one or two moro litsle
sr1iuEy motions before abe 1eAves the pave
mcnt, aud tHen dances 10 the car. A. she a.
Ct IT absolutely necessary 70 her ss1stg to
plAce one OF hiA bands in the small OF her
back, while he rings the bell with tho other.
SIZE enters the CIR, with the spiral epliogs still
botbing her up and down; aud, - AL theseats
are full, she Stands holding heI bands in front
space, a. il the one Ias which never enter
ed her mind, 1nd which never could
enter it under any possible cl1cum-
stances, il, that some man will rise and offer
her his seat. But young man in the cornor
does rise, and Immediately the fello. ucxt to
performance Of that m4n9uvre had formed
the subject Of au1lous thought during many
yea1r Of his life. To get 3 corner seat, in
deed, would stem to be the chief end Of man,
il We remark tbs avidisy with which human
beings in et1eet CATS aoek that object When
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becomes conscious that there is eomething
nearer to her than the horizon, aud she sivea
Tao or three more little bonnoas, and says !.
keep your seat!" The young man ia en-
bA1rassed, and says he is going to get out
soon; whereupon the fair beng DANCES to-
| the fact Of tho existence OF Any young man
I nlo once occupied thst seat, and who il 60
| ing to get out, hns entirely faded out OF
her consciousness. Shs smooths down her
dress and ita supple1ns, tal fr;ppery, paanausa
cen6nes Of tho car into emptiness. She
knows ahs is expected By the other women ia
| the car 10 remain unconscious of their prea-
| cnce while they study her clothes. They I'M
mediAiely tegin. They stare 1t her dress, lsl
! sacque. her hat, her back hair, her jsxelrg
her Sloves, her bo*a AID rislons, and hei
miscellaneous millinery, until tho entise con
tune is photographed IN their memories, AMI
tho prlcc estimated. aud critical opinion
formed. with resolution to have bouner .
tlic sau1e kind. or - body cut upon tbs sam
pattern. when the young lady thinka this e1
limitation ia concluded, she becomes consc,ou
again. and bt gins TO took around and see hoy
I'LL the other women arc dressed. She e1
aminea each one in detail, AMI in a few mo
uleuts she j, in loseession Of all the usus
facts. 1'reeentlr young man with whom 1t,
is acquainted gels int, the car. aud he staud
to Ietp him4eK IL I graceful a.tisad
willie he conyeraes with her. All the womsl
hecin to wonder whather eho cares particu' al
~ for hin-and. Al she knows tl.eiz thoush
slo is so distant that tho young man bsc5ue
more embarrassed than ever, and makes re
ne"ed struggles to naa'ntain ! graceful posi-
sior. When sho vishos to get out she rises
smoo.hs conn he1 friKpcry again, lndalyea i
tao OF three springs, and dancea along Ii
platform. The conductor again considers
i:npe.atively necessary to pTsrs the small 9
her b1ck. Sho DANCES down the steps, dance
10 the pavement. and then dances along II
street, fully aware OF the fact that the wome
in the car hays all turned round to look ,
her, and serenely coptident in the assuran<
that she las on good clothes, which ft h
, srlendidiv. Az she disappears. thu condu=ts
turns to the man who il smoking 4 cigar {
the platform. and remarks that abe is "a
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