Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-04-25
WOMEN AND STREET CARS.
The Different Ways I'm Which a WO-
man Halls Car.


The different methods women employ
to stop horse cans would make very
reliable index to their, individual char
acter, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. At
titude, gesture, facial expression, all are
pronounced in action of this kind with
most ofthem.
The severe, long faced woman is at
tie corner while the car is yet afar off.
She has deep grounded belief that it
will do its best to GO by without taking
her on, and that belief makes her as
grimIy watchful as a sentinel on duty.
She raises her arm almossas soon as she
c,n distinguish the figure of the driver,
and, with her foretinger, takes deadly
aim at his eyes. Her face is written all
over with the workings of her mind,
which at that moment are peculiarly
determined an6 energetic. Palmer
than words her countenance speaks. 1t
SAYS: "Pass me at your peril"
On some drivers, the new and nervous
ones, this method of calling their atten-
ton has shattering effect. But the old
stagers mind it not. They pull up their
horses without moving a muscle Of their
faces. The woman who commanded
them to stop, so far as they are concern
ed, might be an angel or demon.
The idea that the car will pass without
stopping is latent in the majority of
vomen's minds. This accounts for their
extraordinary earnestness and energy
in aCcosting it. This lack of confidence
in horse car management has cause for
its existence, ofcourse. .f...
Women who make overmuch haste
gesticulate with both arms, much rs if
they were signaling q locomotive to
prevent destruction. Anxiety, even
terror, paint their faces with the color of
alarm. When the car does stop they are
certain in their own minds that single
gesture less on their parU would have
failed to bring it to a halt. The fact that
the driver is employed to stop for pass
engers is some hing they would scout as
a wild and senseless assertion.
Very young and very pretty women,
who have faith in the potency of their
personal appearance, pose on the corner
aud merely incline their heads graceful
ly toward the driver, certain that he, as
well as all tbe world, is eager to serve
them. They carry this atmosphere OF
self satisfaction into the car, wnere'it is
felt by the severe and the nervous wo-
men, who are.alIeady in. They sigR as
they silently reflect that there are some
disagreeable things for that young lady
to find out later on. '~ =,
The timid woman, young or old, al
ways has her heart i'll her mouth when
she orders the car to stop. She feels
that she is asserting herself beyond the
usual bounds, and the thought makes
her uncomfortable. Timid persons are
prone to self consciousness, ard for the
fife of her the timid woman can't rid
her mind of the belief that everybody
is looking at her because she is so self
asserting. .. .'...5 -.... 81. ....- -
d, The very stout yoman has the worst
time of all. She lis not constructed fol-
ex ,rtioEs of that kind, and as her move
ments are of necessity slow, aud the
driver always affects haste. and makes
her feel her impatlence, she is apt to get
aboard little out of temper 80 .
The theatrical wOman-particular
the beginner who moves and has lIel
being with imaginary. foot;ights all
around her-bids the ear stop with 9
'Halt-there-ye slaves" gesture which
surprises. even the horses. l
The humble woman Of the basket and
bundle is sometimes pushing and some
times hesitatng She knows that b,
reason Of her appendages she will b'
lunwelcome to conductor and passengers
and tte knowledge makes her shy o.
defiant, in proportion to the sweetness
and bitterness of her nature. -l.,t
If life was less desperate with stree
car drivers they would see comedy lurk
ing ON every corner in the person o
some woman.->. sr'Is 81 .. a C. q.