The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-08-22
WOMEN WHO SMUGGLE.
TRICKS RESoRrEo TO BY THEM TO
AVOID DISCOVERY,

swtndltng the Government Nousidctcd Az
Act of No Special uarm-Au Absurd
Thing to po---Curlous Places or Conceal.
mcnt--BrIhcs,
Il takes twenty very Jealous and care
tul women of keen perception, great force
Of character sd considerable nerve TO
keep Uncle sam from fairly being cheated
out of his eyes hy other women, Snug
Cling is the way the latter do Il, aud do
II we'll Women like to Smuggle IL
would seem They have an elastic con,
science in the matter that really seems 10
tempt them to what is, OF course, swim.
ding the government, but to themselves
an act Of no special harm and ot little CON
sequence OF course there is the genuine
woman smugglcr who knows just what
she Is doing, just what trouble she is liable
to get into and what the result will be-, IL
Is business with her, aud she considers 1t
an ordinary business risk, But she is
caught Just rs certainly rs the other lit.
tie woman is, who doesn't think II any
special harm just To save little by
tucking away few pairs of gloves which
only make her leg bit plumper, ii they
don't slip down and give her II queer
shaped ankle. or filling her corset with
some rare sad dainty lace, that II pur,
chased herr would cost u puckCttul Of
money ON account of the duty
Women are far moro wary than men In
smuggling. and their devices for bringing
In goods OF a duitable nature are many
IL is usually the case that the inSpectress
can tell by the face and contour of the
person. As general rule, the woman
who has goods hid away will look tho
searcher of her luggage calmly in the face.
seldom turning away. and ii the searcher
politely informs her that she thinks that
she has dutiable goods on her person she
will, of course, be greatly insulted and
invite Il careful examination She gets IL
and little trouble in the bargain. The
self assurance that woman smuggler
has is of such great quantity that it will
lead her to do the most absurd and fool
hardy deeds. whereas, il she had less,
perhaps she would not rely SO much upon
its carrying her through. and would,
therefore. be more careful. The hustle is
a gOdsend to the woman who wants TO
smuggle. They are made large and
roomy, are of iron framework. and in them
may be safely carried yards of the most
valuable goods
The most absurd thing for a woman to
/ do who has goods hid about her person is
to wear heavy ulster when it is too
warm for one She will have to refuse to
remove it when graciously asked If it is
not bit warm, and such refusal of course
results in necessary investigation on
! the part of the inspectress. The manners
/ OF the woman smuggler are always very
/ charming, and therefore it is in such u
/ kindly way that they inform the tired in.
| spectress that she is really tired and needs
a little rest. therefore need not examine
their trunks, as they will tell the inspec.
| tress what is in them and save her So
much extra trouble But she doesn't look
at it in that light, and does inspect the
trunks, much to the regret of the owner.
! These smuCglers possess quiet and care.
/ less air. but the inspectress can always
tell them by the way they attempt to sit
J down. Their bodies then have stiff.
ness that is hardly in keeping with
| the manner in which they carry
the head and arms, and Of.course they
are Immediately suspected Of having
goods concealed somewhere about their
skirts. There are many curious places Of
conceaiment, and it can hardly be i'm
probable that many thousand dollars
worth of dutiable goods are brought
through by smart tricks. For instance,
diamonds and other precious jewels have
been brought over fastened in the front
and in the plumes of the bonnet. They
are generally wrapped in black cotton and
securely fastened in such manner that
1t would be necessary to take the hat
apart to find them The heel Of the shoe
is another queer but secure place where
! Jewels have been carried. The heel is
false, having hollow place in the center,
where, packed in cotton, the gems rest
safely.
| Sometimes woman is found with lace
wrapped around her form. Yard after
| yard of it is thus securely carried until
| the eye Of the inspectress looks with sus.
! picion upon the peculiar shape of the
wearer and she examines her. In the
! bustles have been found toilet bags filled
with all sorts of odds and ends, such as
silks, gloves, hat frames, yards or rather
hundreds of yards of ribbon, stockings and
everything dear to the eye of the female.
! To lean woman the curvatures in their
corsets offer a snug resting place for
| uulJb uuuIDeF Vi uuLldDIt RuUuS ludI
! can be carried safer there than almost
anywhere eise One woman was found
with lace curtains pinned under her dress,
| taking the place Of her usual underskirts.
Silk has been found worn in the same man
ner, and ribbon has been wound around
| the legs and body until yard upon yard was
concealed. When discovery is made the
woman smuggler of course attempts a
bribe, buC the amount is absurd, always
very much smaller than a man would for
minute think of offering. A woman
will offer the inspectress 81 and consider
! it q big amount. Ten dollars would break
them all up. mans bribe is hardly
ever less than $40, and frequently as high
as $50. The women inspectors will ac-
cept no such favors, however. When
woman is suspected the inspectress in
forms the suspect of the necessity of un-
dergoing inspection, and she is requested
! to 90 to her stateroom. Then she is or
dered to remove her outer garments, then
the hustle. and, if the inspectress con-
siders it necessary to 60 further, she re-
moves the remainder Of her clothing.
1t is said that good deal Of solid in
formation regarding smugglers is fur
nished by many dressmakers During the
season these dressmakers send their fore
women abroad to purchase goo Is. They
keep their eyes open, know all the women