St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-16

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we'll, they go into the private rooms
knows what they do in store, or Q
horse car, or in the street. But, as l
SAID, it is not many ladies that are
troubled where to carry money, because
they don't have it to trouble them"
While this loquaciOuS matrOn OF the
ferIy house was giving her tongue the
license that itiloved, there came to her
stately, richly-dressed lady whose
face wore a look almost of anguish.
Said she: 'J've left my bag on the
boat. What shall do?" The matrOn
told her to wait until the boat finished
it's next trip, when she would inquire,
whether the bag had been found by a
deck hand or picked up and carried off ;,
Ibid you have much in it?'
my purse and handkerchiefS-and-i
and parcel" said the lady.
"Much in the purse?"
''No," said the lady; "my money is
all right. It's in the front of my dress :,
but-well. it's too ridiculous, but got
up at 6 o'clock this morning and made
myself four OF the most delicious
chicken sandwiches to eat where Pm
going and where can't get any lunch.
and they are all care for. but care a
great deal for them"
While this lady waited for news OF
her bag. the reporter left her and the
matrOn and went up town, determined
to go to a stylish modiste and find Ou
more about women's pockets.
''Oh, they're altogether too ridicu-
lOuS," said the peachy-cheeked dump
ling of girl who receives customers at
the Fifth avenue temple of fashion, at
which call was made. 1t was evident
that the reporter had struck cOngenial
topic; the girls big, bright eyes fairly
sparkled.
tits simply too ridiculous for any
thing" said she. 'Last night was
at the theater with little party. In
the middle of the first act l wanted my
handkerchief. Do you happen to know
where it was, and where it is now, in
this dress? If you was woman
you'd know that if I have a
pocket at all my handkerchief must
be just behind the bend of my knee. 1t
was there last night, in the bottom OF
my pocket on nearly yard of which |
was sitting at the time. wriggled and
squirmed and twisted myself half out Of
shape, but, of course could not get it..
! was with some pretty we'll posted New
Workers, and they comprehended in an
luStduG WudU was tuc uldIICI Will LuCs
In the same instant had five handker-
chiefs in my lap-two from two gentle
men and three from that many ladies'
all tossed at me in an instant. 1t was
just too funny. Why, when first put
on this dress had to get my sister to
find something l wanted out of my
pocket. How she did laugh! couldn't
even find the opening of my pocket,
although ] twisted my wrist and my
back in trying to get at it."
''But am going to follow the fashion
and 20 without any pocket after this.
In our business we find that the only
possible place for pocket is behind,
under the back drapery of the skirt.
You see, when lady wears dress it is
pulled back against her person so that
there is no room for pocket there.
The only vacancy or room, or space for
a pocket, is behind her, where the dress
falls sheer and free from the hips. But
even there it is bad, not merely because
a lady has to almost unjoint herself to
get into it, but because even behind
there whatever she puts into it will
swell out her dress and break the ar
tistic lines of it. We are putting no
pockets in most of our dresses unless
they are especially ordered by customs
ers who will have them regardless Of
fashion. The others, who care for style,
will have to carry the receptacles of va
rious forms. which you see them use, to
take the places of those barbarOuS, old
fashioned catch-alls that have been
worn so long, and which have so long
prevented the highest art in dress.