Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-12-03
THE WAY OF WOMEN.
The Observations, ,of the AAzn At the Pat-
ent Once Scales. as

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People who are afraid that they
are getting too fat aud people who
are anxious to increase their flesh, are
very apt to stop at the main entrances
OF the Interior department building
and tip the beam Of the scales that
have stood there for many years. As
the scales are not used 10. buying nor
selling, they are free from the sus-
piclon that is sometimes attached TO
scales in commercial life, and in con-
sequence they have the entire conf
deace of the public. Some of the
employees of the department who
have noticed the patrons Of the scales
have observed good. many amusing
occurrences. A Star reporter ia talk
ing with them made some interesting
discoveries. For instance he was
told that ladies' never liked to have
any one know how much they weigh.
ed. Whenever they used the scales
it was their invariable habit to slide
the balance back or forward, so that
the particular niche, where it hung
suspended, should not be revealed to
the pryiDg eyes of the curious. The
reporter was given an opportunity to
observe this for himself, and it was
very curious to see lady mount the
platform and, having ascertaiDed her
weight, step down. and, as she did so,
IN the most casual manner Slip the
balance back. On the other hand, q
man would stop. weigh himself and
then walk off without bothering him
self about destroying the record,
which he left behind. s hiil
WHAT AN EMPLoYEE HAS NOTICED. ) "a
One of the employees, who was evi-
IDENTIFY an undeveloped philosopher of
great insight, remarked to the reporter
the other day, as be watched lady
weigh herself, with the usual result !:
Women are curious creatures. and
you can see some little proof of il any
day by watching them at those scales.
Some get weighed before lunch and
then after lunch, when. they reach the
department in the morning and when
they leave it at night. Perhaps they
carry some comparative table 10 their
heads, you can't tell, and no doubt
their numerous weighing have some
meaning. | don't think that they OBJ
ject as rule to others knowing what
their weight is, but you know they
get in the habit of being secretive
about themselves, and this 10 q kind
ofmechanical expression Ofthis habit,
You know sometimes, they object to
telling their age, that is, | suppose
that you know it, and If you don'tit
will be very easy TO acquire On ex-
perimental knowledge ofthat fact l
never offer to weigh q lady unless 1
am requested to do. so. This is alao
a matter of experience with me. If
you are brought into association with
women you acquire considerable ex-
perience, or rather you bump of eau
tiousness is d eveloped. i see that
you smile. Perhaps you think that /
am wrong. or am unnecessarily se-
rions in my views on this subject
However, l only profit from the
teachings of experience"
A BRIDAL COUPLE.
At this point the conversation was
interrupted by an inquiry from q
young man who wanted to know
where the Patent Office was. Having
received th o desired informstiOn be
reioined q young lady who was stand
ing in the entrance and they both be-
gan to climb the stairs leading to the
model rooms. The philosopher fol-
lowed the young couple with bis eyes
and bis face wore meditative ex-
precision.
Another bridal couple" be re-
marked after pause "Tbey all come
here and what q lot we have had this
fell. Business must be good and the
next census will show q very sensi-
BILE increase in the population
"How do you know that It Is q
bridal couple :" asked the listener
aOh know vas the, con6deDt
reply. / can alwaysstell newly mar
ried people" s.
"But how do yon know it I" quesA
toned the listener eagerly, as he felt
himself on the edge Of new diseOv-
cry. *i Isl
The philosopher drew himself bael
into the shell Of cautious reserve
as II he resented this pryiDg into tbs
secrets of bis philosophical methods
and with : smile of ofsuperior knowl.
edge changed the suRjsot and al
furlher inquiries we're fruitless il