Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-25

HABIT PEOPLE HAVE OF GAZING ON
THEMSELVES IN MIRRORS.
Not One Person Out OF Ten Can Resist the
Temptatlon-A Reporters Observa-
t~ions-Dude, worklngman, Fine
Lady, shOp-GirL
ICincinnati Enuuirar 7

HNNiAhNti AlhtAIFTtl
"Did you ever stand here a few min.
utes and watch people admire themselves
in the mirror?" remarked a gentleman
to IN Enquirer reporter as the two were
standing at the entrance of the Arcade.
mo. Why do you ask?"
well, you Just ought to take a posi-
ton here for a while aud keep your eyes
open. You win see things that will make
you laugh.
1t was a few minutes after 6 o'clock,
and the great army of working people,
clerks, mechanics and professional men
were hurrying and scurrying TO and fro
on their way home to partake of the
evening meal. A great many of these
people would pass through the Arcade, .
which at the entrance is lined on either
side with mirrors. A few minutes OBJ.
servation convinced the reporter that moi
one out of ten, either male or female, re.
sists the temptation of surveying her OF
himself in the glass
GORGEOUSLY ARRAYED.
People that you might think would
never for a moment care to see their image
re- ected would come along and not only
size themselves up in the Arcade, but
also in the show windows, which in most
cases re ect as well as a mirror.
Then, for instance, comes a gentleman
gorgeously arrayed in tall silk hat, i'm
maculate shirt-front, cut-away coat of
perfect pattern and light trousers. Watch
him and see what be will do. lie looks
at his figure critically, gives one pants
leg a little tug downward to make it set
better, straightens out a wrinkle show.
ing in his coat sleeve, and with an air Of
satisfaction moved on. He is Just about
right in his get up and he knows it.
Here is a shop.girL. She will certainly
not care much. Mistaken idea. She
tlips her dress around, sticks back nnder
her hat a rebellious lock of hair that will
peep out, and fumbles at q limp and
himsy collar at her throat that the weather
has dealt most unkindly by. Poor girl,
her shoes sre run over at the heel, and
her skirts are faded aud t~hreadbare: but
she looks into that great truth teller and
tries to better her appearance.
PARTY OF WORKINGMEN.
Here are a party of workin gmen carry.
ing dinner. baskets, What do you sup.
pose they will do? Cut of the half dozen
not n refrains from CHANGING in the
reflector. One brushes a chunk of SCOT
from his nose, another rather iauntily
sets his battered hat a little more &c one
side OF his head. another buttons his coat,
and still another, who as if fatigued by
the toll of the day has allowed himself to
lean forward in a detected way, braces up
and makes his movements more elastic.
A finely dressed lady next comes upon
the scene. She gives a haslY glance at
her counterfeit self, st~raighten7 a Jewel at
her throat which seems to have been out
of position somewhat, gives a little nerv-
GUS twitch at the dainty cuff encircling
one wrist, and then, glancing back at her
train moves gracefully down with an air
of perfect satisfaction, And 50 it con.
tinues with all who come along, rich ul
poor, black or white.
You may joke at your neighbours ex.
pense, say he is q conceited fellow, never
SO happy as when looking ct himself in
the glass, bnt you should not cast a stone,
for 1--WE all do it "