The morning news., 1893-12-03
FUN WITH THE CITIzENs.
Two Indiana Girls Have an Enter
tnining Half Hour in Chicago.

timing Half Hour in Chicago.
From the Chicago Herald.
Two bright young women Of Fort
Wayne came to Chicago yesterday with
their father, a prosperous merchant of
that ci ty. The daughters are but little
more than girls but they are very pretty
girls, and clever and mischievous Indiana
girls, to D. Their numerous visits to Chi
CagO have opened their eyes TO many of
the MIN Die phases Of metropolitan life.
The father and daughters went to the
Grand Pacific hotel, where they obtained
rooms on tine jackson street front. They
spent the morning shopping and were
tired. Tn father was, too, busy until
train time The girls said they would
remain in their rooms during the two re
naming no urs and rest. So the father
went bis way, and the pretty, vivacious
sisters askcsl each other, after the fatigue
was gone, what was going to happen
next.
Just opposite the hotel is the great Of
fee building of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. A little city is employed
there, and it is frequent thing for dap
per young men and lively old men, too, to
stand beside the windows and scan with
peculiar expectancy the hotel windows
opposite. Jllst at tb particular time yes
terday that a self.confident young man
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window, he s9ied laughing face opposite
that belonged to one of those Indiana
girls. She sIhed him, too, and in a few
minutes she had summoned her sister and
he the head bo1kke eper, and the situation
was interesting. Something like this hap
pened in a fast increasing number ofother
windows of the OFF ce building. where old
men who pass in business circles as Sc
date individuals, and young men who
pride themselves on their own general ef-
feet, stood, each unconscious of the others
like situation, owing, smiling, and way
ing hands at the Indiana girls. The latter,
by using several windows and deity
swinging the blinds, impressed each
smirking individual opposite that he was,
just at that moDaent, the only real fasci-
nator in the world
To the hidden occupants of the rooms
in the hotel the scene in some thirty of
the windows opposite was highly enter
tanning.
1t all resulted in each man considering
himself especially invited to quietly come
over to the hotel parlOr. Coats were
donned, hats and clothing brushed; mus
taChcs were curlCd, and hair, if the
happy man had enough, carefully brushed
Then. one by one, these old and young
married and unmarried Office occupants
began to emerge from the great doorway
Some went around to the La Sale and
Clark street entrances. Others Slipped
across to the general side entrance. Now
and then a determined man walked
straight across to the ladies' entrance.
On both corners are vendors of chrysan-
themums. A happy thought seemed to
strike almost every one of these gentle
men, and the flower market took lively
turn.
Attendants in the hotel bar wondered
what caused a sudden influx from all
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three huge chrysanthemums Each
wanted bracing decoctiOn, and wanted
it quick, rs if about to do something des-
perate There was a ripple of uneasiness
on the faces of the blossom carriers as
they glared at each other and now and
then nodded hurriedly at an acquaint-
ance, as If to ask; "What are you doing
here?"
Guests in tho hotel noticed blossom
bearers on the main staircase They met
them III theaeleVatOr, on the ladies' stair
case. ThessamG men who had touched
elbows at the bar and scowled at each
others handsome chrysanthemums, re-
garded each other with scorn in the up
stairs Railways. Pretty soon there was n
score of tidgety men with at least two
score of blossoms sitting on the edges of
the furniture in the connecting parlors,
twirling their flowers or their hats un-
easily, while at least ten more were
scattered about the halls casting furtive
glances at this unusual gathering.
Just then a distinguished looking gen
tleman, with gray hair, who seemed to
be suppressing laughter with great diff
ficulty, and whose eyes twinlzled merrilv,
stepped in, put his OvercOat and sachel
on the table, and stood as if expecting
some one. In moment the two pretty.
mischievous faces of the Indiana girls APP
peared, chic in jamty hats and furs, and
carrying little sachels. They glanced
quickly about, and then at each other. as
they stood in a doorway.
Come, father" said one, half stiHed
with laughter. Were all ready. You
know we never keep anybody waiting"
Peals of dainty laughter, in which a
resonant bass seemed to be harmonious,
rang out from the descending elevator.
Five minutes later a lot of half-concealed
chrysanthemums We're being sneaked
across the street. Business was so press
ing just then that thirty or forty men
wouldn't speak even to old acquaintances.