Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-28

the observations Of the Man a II
Patent ONCE Seauea.


HOW LAD1n BAFFLk THOSE cuRroUs 70 Know
THkiH wkfoHr-rHK KNowL1DoE or WOMAN
BY An EMPLoYE-A NAN
SNN BRIDAL COUPLE ON SIGHT.
People who ore afraid that they are eettin,
TOO tat ana people who are anxious To increase
their nesh are very apt to stop at the main en-.
trance OF the interior department. building and
UP the oeana Oh the scales that have stood there
ior lnAns years. AS the scales are not used in
buying or selling. they are free from the sus.
ptcfou that is sometimes attached to sca,o. IN
commercial life, and in consequences thew have
the entire confidence Of the public. Some of
the employees OF the department who have
noticed the patrons Of the scales have observed
good many amusing occurrences. STAR
reporter IN talking with them made some inter.
that ladies never liked to have any ono nov
how much they weighed. Whenever thew used
the scales It was their invariable habit to slide
the Oaiance Oack or forward, so that the narticu-
lar niche. where 1t hung suspended, should not
De revealed to the pryiug eyes of the curious
serve tHis for hm sSen an AN e opportunity to OBJ
to see q lady mount the platform and having
ascertained her weight, step down, aud, as she
ance back. On the other hand. a mar would
stop, weigh himself and then walk OF without
bothering himself about destroying the record,
One OF the employees, who was evidently an
undeveloped philosopher of great insight. re-
marked to the reporter the other d.y. as he
watched lady weigh herself, with the usual
result:
Women are curious creatures and you can
see some little proof OF 1t any day by watching
them at those scales. Some get We1hed before
lunch ana then after lunch, when they reach
leave it ut night. Perhaps they carry some
comparative table in their heads. YOU can't
tell, aud no doubt their numerous weiyhings
have some meaning. I don't think that they
object as u rule To Others knowing what their
weight Is, but you know they get in tho habit
OF being secretive about themselves, and this is
n Kind OF mechanical expression OF this habit
You know sometimes they object TO telling
their age, that is, suppose that you know it,
ana II YOU don't It VIII be very easy 10 acquire
an experimental knowledge OF that fact.
never otter to weigh a lady unless am request
ed 70 90 So This Is alSo a matter Of experience
with me. ifyou are brought into association
with women you acquire considerable expert
ence, or rather your bump OF cauttousness is de-
veloped. 1 see that you smile PERHAPS YOU
think l., that am wrong, or am unnecessarily Sc,
only profit from the teachings Of experience"
a BRIDAL COUPLE.
At this point the conversation was inter-
rupted by an inquiry from a young man who
wanted to know where the Patent Office was
Having received the desired information nc re-
joined a young lady who was standing in the
entrance and they both began to climb the
stairs Leading TO the model rooms. The phiios-
opher followed the young couple with hts eyes
and his face wore IA meditative expression.
Another bridal COUPLE" he remarked after
pause. They all come here and what q lot
we have had this TALL. Business must be good
and the next census will show very sensible
increase in the population
"How do you know that it is a bridal coupler
asked the listener.
ooh! KNOW was the confident reply. 81
can always tell newly married people,"
"Bnt how do you know it?" questioned the
listener eagerly, as he felt himself on the edge
OF n new discovery.
The philosopher drew himself back into the
She'll OF cautious reserve as ii he resented this
prying into the secrets OF his philosophical
methods and with smile Of superior knowl-
edge changed the subject and ali further in
quiries were fruitless In elicitiEg this valuable
method Of discovering at glance the new con-
verts at Hymen's altar,