The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-22
LATEST FAsHIONABLE FAD.
Emotional Religion the Present Die
sipatien Among tho Feminine
Quality"
INew York Graphic. !


In the Elevated train during the
crowded morning hours there entered
what Mr. Boiiin would call ga fine
iigver OF woman in widows weeds.
These were rendered more emphatic
By broad, everything collar OF white
lawn and vide turned back cuffs OF the
same material.
"The widow OF bishop, ut least, :"
one man whispered behind his friendly
newspaper.
As she made her way through the
aisle ia an impressive and seif-cnn-
scious way, an Irish woman nursing
a basket sent forth literally an unhoiy
howl The inference was that the
bishops widow had trod upon the
Irish foot
Tier face flushed. She raised her
hand and caught hold of tiny purple
ribbon. There was metallic CLEAN.
She rested her hand and its contents
against her chin and east up her eyes
in an atiering attitude.
The pose Was unmistakablc. The
surrounding men looked on with Curl
Gus smiles. Uniuckily for the impress
siycness of the situation, the train
swung around the Fourth street curve.
The bishops widow was hurled against
firm and friendly man: with wide
enough shoes to insure footing, the
purple ribbon with It's metallic pendant
danced in the air, and she was steered
opportnnaly into seat which one oil
the men offered and for which she neg
lccied 20 thank him.
Altogether. il was enc OF those little
episodes that enliycu elevated travel.
As IL happened. the widows seat was
next the Irish woman, who had by this
titue FORGOTTEN her pains. Al Houston
street demonstrating working girl
camb in. The Irish weman glanced
couceruesliy up and down.
:" We don't look able 20 stand. Jiss
rest 4. here" She drew her knees To-
rrther, pushed aside the dress OF the
| bishops widow and pulled the girl
dawn cato the space between the seats
/ Ter which the little dividing rail allows.
| The bishops widow WAS now recovered
| sufficiently from her confusion 90 Show
her annoyance al the liberty.
The surrounding group of men again
| took in the little scene, Al Chatham
Sluare the bishops widow arose, hav.
| ing rcvained her inapreSsivensss and
went ont, pauSing to ask the trainmau
I IL that was the station for the 81. ----- :
Mission
In the train sas a well-known woman
paysieian, v no had seemed entertained
/ i,y the affair.
:, What aid all that performance
mean - she WAS asked.
cit il present phase in which ]
am very much interested. | think
il viii yet prove Of pathological lister
est.
What Is che phase -
- The religious in its relation 20 fash
louahle lie. log know the plain,
matser.oi- fact, simply do your duty
sort az rritsi N has all gone out. The
prs.+.,s.t fora + emotional. and has va
/ risaS attitudes. The luxury OF reii-
eio,,s emotions can't be satistactoriiy
realized IL n heterogeneous audience
On Sna,lay and among the io-nsiilies
al chgtsh architecture. THIS Is found
| in what is known as drawing-rooh'
. once went to parlor talk. given.
| think. b. Mrs. Van tott.
That Was the beginning, bat the
difference i emphasized by the difier-
emit nafaes. Drawing ROOM work rep
r,,~ents the top wave OF religious ieriinsi
and has no. 50 much reference 10 we
quality of the feeling ~ Ia the quarry
, of its possssSors.
f" This spesiaI organization Is under
the charge al Mr.. Eo,tome, whose
hn.assua was or Is a Methodist minis,
DER N has been in esisienee several
x,arS. and /. 50 far an organization
,hat il possesses 10 camp chairs and
a. many copies 81 Gospel hymns. which
a.. carried from one magnificent resi-
I.,er 10 another. ~ these meetings
80 plase. Bat lis influence has hss,
rc,r,e much wider. and a species 81
I,ransh 80 isfieS has arisen e4se~hcrs
| nader Sauae common bond
- A. women are ray speciality and
| lat, n a woman You ind her nerves
hsvr folloes,l this thing UP with
..,,,,.. ;ntsrest, inasmuch a. their emo
go ar, Il, such direct ry'lstson 10 wo
49, ,,evyoas esaters. onc o thrs'
s.,,.s,;,,-S will be fair example o. All
irsse ,,s.,u, uas siimiy lighted Ars
| n.,s,.,r,. held central seat: Aeoa,
h~r Sere grouped some loN chairs 81, ~,
/ -. Tine roOals we're rlecdsig
/ ,r,ax4sSi: tfasre was no Sou5sa o1' VIZ
! r,,xfis u gieh garments
:. Presently three yoang, weti-Ahe~i
| .,,a g,,~hsonahsS women eatered ans
'-,.S,,r,'..l themselves On thee low ssas'
/ sts,ut Mrs. sossa8ae, gNSan< INTO -
Ises With rapi gi2nees during t.ie en-
~ ,sive Mrs. Rat.otac the credit o
t.,.lay IN. OF those extremely acAitas
! 49, blamed women Who l. aiss =
; s.snd I'll seg. 81 thing Without iaIas