The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-09
A Boon For Conductors.

1t is painful thing 10 watch a woman
trying 10 fish nickel with which 10 pay
her car fare out Of her pocketbook, and
more painful still If the FIVE cents Is in
pennies. A whole carful OF people has
been known TO get first interested and
then nervous and idgety over the opera
ton, and the conductor often loses both
patience and temper while waiting. There
are several reasons why IL takes "A wo-
man so long TO extract her car fare. In
the first place the average woman wears
rather tight gloves, making her fingers
all thumbs and then. besides. she car
ries almost as many things in the money
department Of her wallet as the average
small boy does in his pocket. In addi
tion to change and bills. one generally
catches a glimpse of samples, scraps OF
paper on which addresses are written,
and keys. not 10 speak OF the inevitable
lead pencil and glove buttoner.
The other day a dainty little woman in
a Broadway car grew red IN the face
over an attempt to get at her change
which always managed TO slip 10 the
bottom Of pocketbook. The conductor
had said, with hand extended, Fare
please" three times. and when finally he
said. your fare" in very cross way
she dumped the contents of her purse
into her lap and handed him the fare with
a triumphant smile. As he went out 10
the platform she turned TO her companion
and said
Isn't he a beast?'
NO, | think he is a long-sufferng man
and so Is every other strcet-car conductor
i'm the city who carries women passen
gers" was the reply. ITS just dreadfu
for them TO have to wait and wait for a
woman to root and root for her fare
Think OF the time they lose in this way
There ought 10 be a law compelling every
woman to use one Of the new pocket
books"
what kind is IT," asked the little wo-
nan. az sho crammed a sample back ihtt
the book.
why, in appearance, II looks exactly
ike that book you have. There Is on one
side a place for bills and on the other
one for visiting cards. just as in an or
binary wallet But the change compart-
ment is something entirely new When
closed IL looks exactly like that IN any
other book, but when opened Il looks
like a miniature dress-suit case. ana eA-
poses every coin TO view, so tnat an
woman has 10 DO f. TO pick out what she
wishes. and IL Is impossible for the money
10 fan out. IL really is a most convent
ent novelty. and If, | hadn't long ago
formed the habit Of carrying loose change
in my pocket, just as man does
should certainly have one
Aren't they very expensive asAe~ the
other. And by this time every woman IN
the car was listening. the conductor was
I'm n broad grin at the very thought OF
such an invention. and the men were
either laughing outright or smiling De-
hind their papers.
ut is altogether owing to the style.
Some OF them are made OF very expensive
leather and handsomely mounted in sill
yer. but others are made or pam seal
and do not cost any more than the aver
age book of first-ciass quality
THAT'S the best thing I've heard OF
lately. and I'll have one before night.
said the other as the two women left the
car and every man followed her with
giances OF admiration
~ hope 10 heaven she will get one be-
fore she gifts on this here car again.
sad the conductor 10 a man outside, "and
that every orher woman that travels
this here line will follow suit New
York Sun.