The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-10
Tent Life Among Women

Some time or other, when have an hour
or two to spare, says Clara Belle, am GO
ing to write q book about tent life of wo.
men. 1t will not be made upon scenes and
adventures in distant or wild lands, but of
my own individual experience right here
in civilized New York. And 1t will be q
reformatory work. Each member of my
sex lives in tent. Her skirts make the
canvass and she is her own center pole.
She carries this habitation around with
her except when she steps ou5 of IL to 60 TO
he'd. she goes to great trouble and expense
in emhallisbing its exterior and is usually
handsome structure to look at. But 1t
is nearly devoid of comfort for its occupant.
OF late years il has generally been too
small, so that u long stride couldn't be talk
en- in it, and often of such an arbitra-
rily aesthetic shape that one had to dlstort
herself in order o stay within. At times 1t
is SO long that it draggles and wraps lntol-
erably, and at Other, ii is so short that the
feet can'5 be kept under il. This tent isn't
so bad 10 summer, when even outdoor eX-
| iSicnce is pleasant; but in winter the suffer-
| ing which it entails is terrible. No matter
| how thick it may be made, the cold goes
under it. calling the dweller ana multiplying
al her efforts to keep warm.
Ny book will be in the nature OF revels-
tiDn, for it has been the practice OF women
Especially young ones-to Keep up pre-
tense OF comfortable temperature. Only
last Sunday, which was raw, chilly day
in Gotham, [ saw o girl who illustrates the
usage in that respect. All ways to
church in the upper part OF the
city lead through Filth avenue
no matter how remote from
eltar of tie worshiper; and this dear young
creature was treading the favorita route.
! She was smoothly clad in a tailor-Riade
suit of plain cloth, sud easilg aaiiscerned by
euon signs as the visible outlines oil her cor.
set and the movement OF tho muscles III
her hips, that there was only slight cover
iup over her trim figure. She was hal
frozen TO death; but did she look so? Nc
added. She seemed as warm to casua
nhserver AZ piece OF toast on gridiron
Her nretty face had roseate glow, ne
CIT VS. tremnlous a. well 80 springy with
abounding health, siuile OF solid comior
slightly parted her red lips, and when sac
shock hands with Adolphus Tootssigh. ht
felt bewitchirg heat from her little palm
as it Law in his. And yet ] say that she
was cold. Yes, all but coDgea!ed
Her appearances were decepuve
The color in her face was pant
very olever put on with these bue
which she knew the weather would pro-
dnce. The tremor in her walk wa scarce
lv repressible shiver. The smile hao be
come so chilled that she could hardly, have
,idded her mouth OF it ifshe had tried. Al
for the warm hands, they were so througt
having been kept in a warm mn1Ltht
only really adequate article in her whole
| toilet. :, . .,,,
are perfect little furnace. Heah you arr
out jn the deucedly cold air without wrap
Won know, and you feel as warm as July.
If he had grssped her loot, instead OF me-
hand. he would have ascertained her req
temperature; but she knew she was sal.
and ploried in her successful imposture.
20, Pm always burning like live coal.
she said II ought to have been born IN
Greenland" -aot,r IN
ternreted as intense admiration. :,
You've got so much calorit'" ne re
marked =, bodice tho hoo,
tells us,n he added, land yet you arc
oU Then abe felt cure that he had p aid her
com plime nj, and she giggled chsrmlngiy
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