Griggs courier., 1888-11-16
WOMEN WHO SMuGGLE.
TRICKS REsoRTED TO By THEM TO
AVOID DISCOVERY.

the Government Considered an
Act of y" special Ilarm--in ABSURD
Thin:; &" D"-s uri"us Places "f Conceal
ncnt-Eribcs.
1t takes twenty very Jealous and care
full women of keen perception. great force
nf character and considerable nerve to
keep Uncle sam from fairly being cheated
out "f his eyes by other women. Snug
CLING is the way the latter du it. and do
ii we'll. Women like to >mugslc, it
would seem. They have an elastic con-
SCIENCE i'll tho matter that really seems to
tempt them I" what is, of course, swim
dim. he governments but I" themselves
,n act of nu special harm and nf little com
sequence. of course there is the genuine
woman >muyglcr who knows just what
io get into and what the result will be. 1t
is business with her. and she consider, it
an ordinary business risk. But she is
caught just as certainly as the other lit
Tie woman is, who doesn't think it amy
Si'"ri;,! harm just to save - little 10y
turking away Il few pairs "f gloves which
only make her leg q bit plrmprr. if hey
,.on't slip down and give her u queer
SLAPPED ankle, or filling her ror>c, with
some rare and dainty lace, tina, if p,lr-
chased here would cost :; porkr,ful of
Iloicy on account of the duty.
Women arc far more wary than men in
'f?!lggling. and their devices for bringing
ia goods of !, duiinhlc nature are many.
1t is, usually the ease li;, the iu>prc,rc>>
al tell by the face and contour of the
,sr>on. As q general rule the woman
vino has goods hid away will look the
ar,'rrhcr of her luggage calmly in the face,
seldom turning away. and If the >,:lrclrr
politely informs her hat She thinks hat
She has duli;lbc goods Oh her person. she
will. ut course be greatly insutrd and
invite Il careful examination. She gets 1t
and Il little troubrin he bargain. The
self assurance that Il woman smu@glrr
has is of such great quantity ha, it will
lead her To do the most absurd and fool
hardy deeds, whereas, if she had less,
perhaps she would not rely 81 much upon
! therefore. l". more careful. The hustle is
;mugglc. They are made large and
rn",nv, are of iron framework. and in hem
Elay be safely carried yards of the most
valuable goods.
The most absurd thing for II woman to
10 VIII" has goods hid about her person is
80 Wear !: heavy ulster when il is too
varnl for one She will have To refuse to
r,..ovr it when eraciouSly asked il it is
.!ot IL Iii, warm. and such refusal of course
asutS in II necessary invest CATION on
hn part of he inSpcrtrcsS. The manners
/ tie woman smugglcr are always very
larMing, and therefore it is in such a
indy Way that they inform HE tired in
,,"rcsS tina, she is really tired and needs
i.,tlc rest therefore need moi examine
.~ir trunks. as they will tell the inspcc-
.csS what is in them aud save her so
lurh extra trouble. But she eoc>n', look
it in hat light and does inspect the
u!l!ls. much to the regret of the owner.
..cs;" :'nngglerS possess quiet and care
:. :, air. but the insprctrcSs can always
II ,,lcr by the way they attempt to sit
,wn. Their bodies tl.n have u stiff.
s>s that is hardly in Keeping with
q manner in which they carry
C Immediately suspected of having
.ns concealed sumcwhcrr about their
rt:. There are many curious places Of
'arc::imc,t, and it cam hardly hc inn
s"bablc that many thousand dollars
"r1l of du1:able goods are brought
trough by smart tricks. For instance,
!an"nds and other precious jewels have
mtu brought over fastened in he front
nd in the pl,lncs of the bonnet. They
r. generally wrapped i'll black cotton and
.rurcly fastened in such :: manner that
{ would be necessary 4" take the hat
par, To find them The heel of the Sh"
another queer bn, secure place where
wells have been c"-'vt. The heel is
also. having n"ll",s place in the center
here. packed in cotton, the gems rest
lfrly.
Sometimes woman is found with lace
trapped around her form. Yard eel
aud OF ii is thus securely carried unl i
he eye OF the inspcc,rr>S looks with >us
:riun upon the peculiar shape Of Tho
, carer anil she examines her In tho
, nS,lcs ll:,ve been found toilet bags file,
1i,ll I'LL sorts of odds and ends, such Il:
. ili> gloves ha, frames Yards or rather
|, .undrrdS of wards of ribbon. stockings an,
: very, hin. dear to he eye of the female
i" :, lean woman the clrvaturr:, il ihcil
"rSc!s offer 81 snug resting place f"
li,r :. number of dnilabl" goods tha
mn hr carried safer here ham alrlos
nvwh,rc else. Ono woman was 1nMnt
. lii ii lace curtains pinned under her dress
.,Ning he place of her usual llldrrskirl :
), illi his been found Worn in he sam" man
,rr. and ribbon has been wound ain,ln'
: he legs and body until yard upon yard Wal
: concealed. When Il discovery is made tn
CONAN smng.lrr "f course attempts
,ribr. h,lt the amount is absurd. "lway
;crN mulch smaller than a man would f"
minute think of Offering. y won'al
rill uiirr the inspec,rc>s &l and r"n~i,ic
I bic amount. Ten 'oll"rS would 'r';sl
: hem all mp. a mans bride is hardl
: svcr less than $40. and fra iu"n'l y a. Ei=
= : 500 The women inspectors will &C
), .rpt 10 such fav"rS. however When
:. . conan is suspected the in>Ier,rr>s i'll
. t"lrns Tho suspect Of the necessity of III
:, .crso,i. inspection. and She is request"
= i" e., TO her sta,cruon. Then she is III
!. lcrcd tn remove her outer garments. th"
!, !, lie hustle, and if the in>prr'rrs> co...
:. y i,"rs ii necessary tn e" further. she II
y uuvrS the remainder Of her clothing.
: 1t is said that 81 good deal of solid il
= formation regarding smug"lrrS is 1n'
:. ni>LeI by many ,ircs>Inakcrs. During tn
;, cason these drrsSmaktrs send their fore
): women abroad 1o purchase goods. The
- keep their eyes open. know all the woH'
= who ro abroad To buy goods in the hol" .
: 'vaIins duty on them. aud send the il
formation straight to New York. Anoth'
.o,lrcc of information Is the stewards an
y .l,sy