The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-15


fragile china had been smashed and the enam-
elled bells gave subdued Shrek Of horror.
Then she cIapped her napkin to the spot hit by
the apple and fed from the room The truth
was that her eomplexion pottery had been shat
tered. and she couldn't put the broken surface
into sight again until 1t had been deity mended.
One more society story. a dudish girl. Of
exalted parentage bat 1mpecunious finances.
and noted Tor her feats of rsrsimony in keep
ing up fashionable appearances on slight
financial basis, was out shopping the other aft
ernoon. At luncheon fime che went into
Broadway bakery where shoppers congreeate in
multitudss to get . bite to eat. In this place
long counters are laden will, cake, tarts and .
varsity of viands sweefened mp to feminine
taste. The luuchers look along these attractive
arrays of tables. select wha strikes their fancy.
eat 1t as they stand 90 the counters and pay
accordingly. The prices moderate, any
how. but this afternoon IL happened that
were placarded, "Only Five Cents Our girl
was apprecfatIva of bargains, and she construed
the phrase as meaning that everything in the
several heaps on that particular section of the
counter was MCKEE piece. So she made
mental calculation that twenty five cents would
bay tolerably hearty meal. ana SO she ate
selection was from the tarts, For the rest, she
ate = chicken nate, wine cake with sauce,
portion of boned turkey with trufiies and
Medeira wine jelly. Having satisfied the de-
rnands of her stomach, she complacently laid
down q silver quarter.
zone dollar and ifteen,p said the clerk.
"Oh. / thought these things were all i've
cents apiece" said the swell maiden.
Only the tarts, Mes"
Il thought" What she thought was not
further expressed in spoken words, but what
she added was, 81 shall have TO ask You TO
trust me till tomorrow, because l have only
quarter with me-
How many women are there who understand
the successful combination of comparative COM
fort and sleeping-cara Tae commercial drum
mer will say none. the man with an ingenious
wife may say one in hundred. the truth prob
ably lies in middle ssaternent-about one in a
thousand AS rule, the spectacle of woman
endeAvoring TO arrange herself for the night in
q sleeper is either ludicroue pitiabs-aecord-
ing to the nature of the observer. If she IS m.
accustomed 10 travelling by rail at night. and Is
q person of ordinary self possession, she goes at
1t with evident belief that she can make all
necessary changes of toilet in the berth. so In
she climbs, laboriousiy: Then she roots around
awhile, knocks her head against the upper berth
several timas and gets her skirts wound tight
ly about ner mbs in most Inextricable fash
ION. II is only when shc finds herself cleaning
her muddy overshoes on her new spring sacque
that she concludes the thing 20 be impractlcable.
Then she clnbs out again. stands facing the
berth, buttons the curtains behind her, aud re.
ignorant OF her presence, iostles her rudely,
while other passengers bang their vailses I'M
emOn1ouSiy against ner. 10 8do TO Tue
pressure of the situation. the curtains slip apart
al the most inopportune moment. 1t she - not
a very stron minded person she is apt to give
M the fight in disgust, and tumble in. frock and
sorsets aud all, only to lis awake two-thirds or
the night, indulge in nightmare with smash-uD
trimmings the other third, and rise very early
with a splitting headache. very bad temper,
and fervent wish that she had never left nome.
This, say, Is the rule, and happy the man
who encounters the exception. for he Will treas
ure her ever in his memory as the paragon of
her sex. The exception was encountered one
night last week. She was alone. and a passenger
on the Chicago express which left the Grand
Central Depot at P. NJ Her quality was not
made apparent until within about fifty miles of
Albany Then it became evident that the re-
gardsd comfort superior to the proprseties
look of quiet determination she stood up and
drew the curtain behind her; not close
enough, however TO embarrass her movements
OF came her waist; then she stepped out OF her
dress skirt, and, folding both neatly slowed
them away. Next her corset came off. Then
abe pinned shawl around her shoulders. threw
aside the curtain and came FORTH Reaching
her bag she secured brush, comb and hand
glass and proceeded coolly to arrange her hair
the men in the had done their whole
duty by looking the other way: but they gave it
up when she deliberately took out all her hair
|, pins. removed elaborate switch, attached it
to the hook at the side of the berth, and combed
it out carefully TINS done. she folded it up.
put it away, got into bed. took on the shawl,
and In ten minutes was softly snoring.
Then the men went into their own compart-
ment lighted fresh cigars. passed round flask,
and wondered who might be the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of such woman. CLARA BELLE.
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