Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-09-22
Detroit Post
W omsn's Way.
PAKII,ULIRIY THAT - CARRYING uEE
Po,KET BOOK OK MONEY.

"Du YOU know. SAID an observant shop
Keeper the other day, that women keep
their money IN more queer places than any
miser ever was known to2 Why. one ~om-
an comes here from the country. aud hen
she gets through buyIng goods she reache.
dOSn her back and takes out a roll Of bills
To pay for them. Another one has pocket
Just under the edge of long oyerskIrt, and
you can hear the change jingle every step
she takes. expect she thinks It is safe
from thieves there but the clumslest anna
tcur could strai pocket and contents both
and She would never know"
"lbo you often find pocket books lying on
the counter,''
"ie-: aud i takes one clerk good part
Of his time hunting their owners up. A
woman vii. want to look At some dress
good., and lay her purse down. Atter -he
has looked At a good many pieces .he will
start pf to another counter and buy some
thing. aud when she wants 10 pay for It her
purse Is ul.sIng. She flies around IN state
Of DISTRACTION. So DOES the clerk u TO last
waited On h,r, and there j. soon general
commnrInn but presently the purse ], found,
lnuo,untlt Iyng under heap Of dres. goods
Ju., here the owner b ,d lad 1t.
Are women frequently robbed .
"lr, the, carr, 'hcir pocket book, IN
their hand. aui a> them doWu ia al kinds
., p.Acv., and turu away to talk OF look al
som, ,hng, ana IA that moment the pocket
book I. gone. Il i robbery. but not from
the person. a. tho, usually clam. Wa, a
tad, in TIL. cl,y "a, going out shopping and
a. .he len her house she thought Of some
tlt.,t.r IA, hat tnF nfuitraIla | hx-
llr,c. She laid her gloves and reti,u!e on
the gale post While she stepped inside, hut
she va, gone a moment longer than ,he
expected 70 be, and when she came out the
retlculr with $50 IN Il =. gone and no clue
to Il ua, ever found A dozen people had
passed ou the thorous hiarr While the owner
left H."
"Do YOU think women are more likely to
lose money than men arr Z"
From Carelrs-uc,n, yes but they are
rrail, more careful Of It, ana woman with
large sum u muncl IA her p">,cs>lon Sll
WORN over II aud lose Il from sheer ner, GUS
Ness Women dp not get confidence out OF
m1ur, as men do. or lose i al foolish games
ui chanCr. \ man Will carry thousand
dollar, "a i4> vest pocket and look AZ If he
didn't have cent IN The world A woman
would btts.s j, b, higculng and nervous
1.'''--' ever, '''h' 4'l one .a''' I' al ''e''
''y'e j. l''''o'"'''N' '"o' q oH''l',' .aD-
~ ~ .l'"' ,''" "A'''' Hv Su~i'iAi out no
- ""'''r" h~'r pocket '""h' a'iAt' 'hs
W. 'A''! 'ht" P"f'ni"'l''Aie VII" s"iu
chA'H' another ieti'uIe i'a'i a. large Us
uuiA' anu 'hf4 = J'nsIe oi '''e' pead'
VITA monogram center n"hir women
carr money ~ every ms ihAoie pace
st~ra up In lhrIr clothing ha'tpinArd INTO
th'tr heads. ana concealed IN their nose OF
tht toes oil thelr sh"es- iheNe reare uis-
eTrrut To tue CLOAK room Sheh thet nave
mad their purchases and return with biiis
that have heen compressed mt" minute
space i"r safe keeping 4 customer told US
lately mt The toe oi one ui her boots mad
troubled her Tor some time on in'estlsa-
ton She found - bill reduced L" traS-
ments.
e" hat do you think oil the Jockey coats
with poe kets IN the back winch are coming
INTO fashion again
lhtl offer q premium on stealing. !
have frequently stepped-up to ladies knew,
distracted dainty red morocco pocket
book that was sticking up as If to demand
notice, and without the least suspicion on
their par, that anyone had touched them.