The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-05
Mrs. Frank Leslie Compares English
and American Suffrage Advocates.
Dr. Hammond's Image of Buddha and the
Twenty-Dollar Note which Seems TO Say
that He Accepts No Smaller Fee.
Clara Observes Gradual and Undesira-
bleChange in the Bustle's Location.
Where Texas Jennies and Wyoming Lizzies
Downtown Terpsichorean Resorts.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, Feb 4-Perhaps shall get Mrs.
Frank Leslie assassrated, but never mind. 1t
may be noted. by the way. that she is now
trade mark-smply Frank Leslie, without pref
ace, according to her legalized signature. This
cleverest of New York business women dis
cussed to some points of b1r recent sojourn
in Europe, with freedom which might shock
many of her sisters. She met there all sorts of
people, under all sorts of circumstances. She
happened to mention the fact that she was
brought in contact with number of women
who devote their lives to the struggle for
woman suffrage in England, and I asked her
how this tribe of females compare with their
sisters in the United States. Her reply
is not calculated to make her beloved among
Americas strong-minded daughters. Said she
''They are quite as earnest and indomitable, and
fire away at Parliament regularly as our
women do at the Legislatures. The only points
OF difference which I observed were these: The
woman suffrage champions whom met in Eng
land were ladies. charming in manner and fair
to look upon, and, strange as 1t may seem,
ladies who took considerable interest In gentle
men and their society. Here, you may have OBJ
served, they are not always charming. are sell
dom comely, and, a rule, abhor the society of
men, except such openly espouse their
theories"
Speaking OF peculiarity in manner, everybody
has heard of DR.. William Hammond. The de-
scription of his image of Buddha which stands
in the spacious hallway of his beautiful resi-
dence on West Fifty-fourth street. has been
spread far and wide He is a believer in the re-
ligion of Buddha. His frequent appearance be-
;,,I y o1 thori
ty upon all cases in which the brain is promi-
nent feature, has served not less to win for him
fame. His personal appearance has been thor
oughly discussed and his prominent physical
character sites have frequently been described.
1t is in his study however, where he receives his
patients that his appearance is the most impress
sive. Seated in bis high-backed chair of carved
wal nut, he bears at times q striking and almost
awful resemblance to the grim figure that has
for many years silently stared from its pedestal
in the corridor. Indeed, there is an almost
laughable likeness between him and the
image of his deity Imposing, majestic and
grand, he looks like oracle. One feature of
DIR. Hammond has so far escaped public notice:
that is, the manner in which he receives his
fees. no understand this thoroughly the reader
must have some idea of the position in which
he sits and that occupied by the patient In
agine large room with high ceiling, beautifully
furnished, decorated in dark and impressive
colors. A large desk. covered with papers, and
pamphlets, and books that look chock full of
wisdom, and the Doctor in his chair, wheeled
closely to the desk. Immediately behind the
desk stands high screen which adds to the
wizard like appearance of the The pa
tient sits at one corner of the desk, facing the
Doctor Only the corner of the desk is between
him and his adviser. Among all tn. things in
the room and scattered over the desk, that
which once rvets the attention of the visitor.
and which his eye cannot. however
much it will. escape is small glass
bauk-notes. The lower note rests in a diagonal
position the one above it crosses it diagonaly
and resting upon this too, in such manner as
TO hide their denominations, is crisp new $50
note 1t stares at one with an awful threat. 1t
seems to say: Don't dare to presume to hand
out less than me-"
of wisdom to bis suffering patient. or perhaps
the patients friend, his eye glances calmly upon
this $40 note. There is evidently sympathetic
feeling between the bank-note and it's owner. /
know its effect upon when had occasion to
visit the Doctor some time ago. was that which
have described above. Try as would to keep
my eyes away, they would always revert back
there, until became nervous that much of
what wanted to learn and much of what I
wanted to say, were forgotten. Relen tlessly,
remorselessy that bill held my soul within its
grasp When the time came for leave-taking,
l dared not ask the amount of the fee. but
trembliugly drew forth a note of similar de-
nomination
Mrs. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt passed me in
Fifth avenue this morning. and mention it be-
cause she illustrated the new fact that the out
line of the New York woman of fashion, when
on dress parade. is undergoing steadily posi-
tive change. This is not observable in a front
view, but is located in that section of outfit de-
nominated the hustle. This is steadily dropping
from the waist line, and is apparently endeavor-
| ing to reach the knees as an ultimate deStlna-
ton. The extreme slope from the waist TO the
poiIt OF the hustle in the case of Mrs. Wander
bilt was about forty-fve degrees. The new style
is voted by the critics of taste who promenade
Broadway. Improvement
costume topic, they telling In buriesoue cir
cles that stately Annie SommerTllle, the princl-
pal actress in q current burlesQue al a Broad
way theater. placed her little daughter In q
proscenium box at matinee 1t was a cold day.
Annie was skirtess. of course, and bare as to
| arms and shoulders. The child leaned Solicit
ously over the box-raing at a time when she
| fancied that nobody would notice the confden-
tial communication. and said
Poor mamma, amt you coldF
The front row OF dudes overheard the perti-
nent question and laughed SO loudly that Annie's
.'Hushl" silenced to the rest of the audience.
Nearly everyone among the amusement low
| ing public has witnessed the startling exhibition
! given i'll shows OF border life. They have gazed
with admiration upon the young woman from
| Texas or any of the Territories, attired like
female cowboy and gifted with nerves and an
! eye which enables her to perform the most diff
/ cult feats in marksman ship with pistol rife,
| at distance of fifty one hundred feet This
l young lauy from the great AnQ TOlluS WtSt II
| also familiar figure on the variety stage
The other evening l happened in at Texas
| Charleys little shooting gallery on Bleecker
| street. Charley is little down his luck
| temporarily. and picks up dime in the conven-
| tional Bowery style. AS L entered young
| woman. attired cheaply but showily, stood with
| a light rifle at her shoulder, aimed at the most
| Conspicuous bull's-eye, while Charley was ex-
| planning to her the science of craftsmanship,
| including the position of the feet. Beside the
! young woman stood slender young man of in
! offensive men and colorless complexion. He
| looS ed dismally on while she shot wide of the
mark and for every failure criticised the gun or
her instructor for fully FIVE minutes. She WAS
! sure she could do better il allowed to have her
own way. Finally the pair left, and On arley
| gave way to his feelings. Said he:
| ''That girl makes me very tired. She wants
/ to go on the stage as wild West shooter, but
| she'll never learn il she keeps on this way.
| There's plenty more just like her. too"
\ "A wild West shooterP
1 ssYes Don't Won know that game YETI Why,