Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
MArRiMoNF AND POCKETS.
How the Increase in One is Influenced
by LnclS of the Other.


There were three women lunching TO-
gether, newspaper woman, a pretty
married woman and medical student.
There was momentary lull in the con-
yelsation, then the newspaper woman
said: "Unless this pocketless existence
ceases | shall certainly get married"
She had moved suddenly, and her
purse had slipped from her hand to the
floor, says the Detroit Free Press.
The medical student laughed and said
that she failed to see the connection be-
tween matrimony and pockets.
"fhere is connection, however" re-
| piled the first speaker. "lf | had hus-
band should like TO put all my traps
into his pockets. like the skirts they
wear now, because they are SO easy TO
walk in, but you simply can't find
| place for pocket in one And what is
a poor woman to do unless she marries 2"
Garry black bag; all newspaper
women do. 1t is sort of badge of
your profession. You might as well
make up your mind to come to it, said
the medical student.
| "Pve always declared wouldn't carry
one" said the newspaper woman, look
ing under the table for the lost purse.
81 told my dressmaker last week that
unless she devised some means of put
ting pocket in my gown | should get
| married and do my own dressmaking."
"The average man has from fourteen
to seventeen pockets" said the medical
woman, as if reading from table Of
statistics. "rhe average woman has
none. There is one cause of the in
equality Of tue sexes. Women are a
long distance behind man in civilization
so far as pockets are concerned. IL IS
not the ballot that women need; it is
pockets. You are very quiet, Madame
Jennie" she said, turning to the mar
ried woman. "But, of course, you have
Jack to carry your things and you are
not interested in our conversation"
Jennie laughed. 81 believe it was
pockets, or rather, the lack of pockets,
that made he marry Jack"
"How? Do tell u.s. both listeners
urged.
The little woman flushed a pretty
red. "You see, | was rather strong
minded and | had told Jack that |
would be a sister to him, but that |
would never marry him. A few days
after | was going home through the
rain Il lived in New York them the
streets were horribly muddy, the wind
blew so l could scarcely keep an UNI
brella up and my macintosh tapped
about my feet and hampered me. | had
my dress to hold up, my purse to carry,
rs well as music roll and my muif, to
say nothing OF bunch Of keys and my
box of water color paints. To crown
all, my shoestrlng came united, for
had on a low shoe. That is the situa-
ton. No Andromeda chained to rock
could be more helpless.
II was hurrying to the IL road, and
wondering how | should ever get into
my pocketbook to get out my fare, and
how should pick up the change, fol
knew that | had nothing smaller than a
dollar bill.
"Just at this juncture my Perseus, in
the person Of Jack DrummOnd came
along. tell you he seemed like a per-
feet angel, despite the fact that the water
was dripping from his hat and his trou-
sers were rolled up in the English fash.
{ ion. lie took in the situation at glance
saw the shoestring first thing, and
, kneeled down in puddle of water and
i tied it.
} "Next purse and keys and music roll
and paint box went into his capacious
pockets. lie put my umbrella under his
arm, and held his over me, SO l could
give my attention to my dress. Up the
, stairs he rushed, tlinging down the exact
Z change and huFrying me in time to catch
j, the train just before the gates FLASHED
: shut.
: well, he went all the way home with
r me. AS he reached the doorstep he said
d Jennie, | don't believe YOU are capable