The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-08
THE WAY SHE rlANAGES IT

girls who pass simply by watching he
way they manage their skirts in the rain
and mud.
'It's q better way to ascertain The
homo locality of a woman than any
other. You can tell almos in an instant
whether she Is a native New Yorker or
Bostonian. Philadelphia, Chicasoan or
the product OF any other city. OF course
you have to know those cities to discover
the similarity, and then it is all as plain
as day."
"Bill is pretty good fakir, but we'll
listen to him." said the second man to
tho third, and then the three settled
down to await results.
The first to come along was an italian
woman with an immense load Of firewood
balanced on her head.
Jack, the incredulous one, said: Now,
Bill. here's your chance. See II you can
tell US her nationality
Bill took no notice Of this, but kept
his eyes glued on the crossing. He allow
ea several women 10 pass without saying
anything except, They're all Now
Workers. and not GOOD types elmer;
won't bother with them"
A few moments later he broke out:
"Now NE have it. See that girl in the
| brown gown getting out OF the stage?
Well she's from Boston o. am Dutch
man. See how gingerly she hits her dress.
There is nothing coquettish about II.
She is very exact and precise. She has
a margin OF good inch of shostop to
spare, and has probably practissd 1t he
fore a mirror for hours at time. 1t IS
raised, as you can see, 10 the same
height all arouno.
THAT girl feels secure in her knowl-
edge, and If the avenue were lined with
men six deep, all staring at her, she
wouldn't be phased. She knows to the
fracrion OF an inch exactly where the
| edge of her skirt is, although she man
, ages the whole affair with her left hama.
Her feet are what / call cultured. They
are small, slender and well shod.
"There is another type OF Boston wo-
man, but she is not as pleasant to look
upon as this. The other wears square.
toed shoes and spectacles, but she lifts
her dress in much the same way" =.
II told you Bill was good fakir, "
said JACK, with an approving smile.
"Just let him 60 ahead and he IL amuse
u.s."
Another five minutes went by, but Bill
said nothing and Jack was beginning to
yawn. Then Bill said: "Here's another
and good one, too. She's from Phila-
delphia or I am Quaker. Look at the
way she goes through those puddles
without lifting her skirt bit. IN bet
that girls dress is lined with something
that IS rain and mud proof. II she had
to mako a crossing knse-deep in mud
and water she would do it in the same
way.
''IIer shoe doesn't pinch her, either. 1t
is good inch longer than the loot,
and tho heel is fat. There
are no flowers or turbelows on the skirt,
so it doesn't matter much il IT does get
smeared up Q little. That gilr is all right
and would make good wife, but III bet
she is not oyerrun with beaux.
THAT wasn't as good as the Boston
girl; YOU want to do better next time,
observed the critical Jack.
Nearly two score OF women passed be-
fore the sage spoke again, and then. with
unseemly excitement ne exclaimed
Boys, there goes looloo-a Chicago
girl, as sure as fate; the one in the blue
dress with tho fuzzy stuff around ths
edge. That girl is mixture OF the New
York and Partisan woman. You can picA
her our in thousand. While she is max
ing the crossing take look at her feet.
That will show you that all the talk
about the dig feet of the Chicago girl II
all rot. Their feet are hot longer thar
the feet of other American women, bu
they are broader. Now that girl insist,
upon wearing the very pointed, narrow
fashionable shoe. and of necessity it mus
be size or two longer than her foot.
"There is q slight intimation of thu
coauette in the way she lifts her dress. 1
trails down on one side and il raiseo
above the shoe-tops on the other. Tn,
ankle is thin, and that makes the foo
appear larger tnan it really is. If there
we're a particularly muddy place to b'
crossed you would see that girl catcl
hold of her dress with both hands ant
raise it to a safe distance, no matter VIVA
the requirements might be. She has VI
line gown which cost pot OF none,
and she isn't going to allow little thini
AS the girl passed ont OF sight jack re
marked that the story of the Chicago CIR
was a sight better than the one about tn