Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-04
SIPSYS OBSERVATIONS.


 The New York city room in the wo- mans building in the Atlanta exposition Is under the direction of Mrs. Joseph Bradley Read The room Is situated on the main floor of the woman's building. and has a frontage of S5 feet inches, and magnificent bay window feet deep will be one of the most artistic cor lners of the room. New York florists will hereehave an exhibit of palms and pal mettoes. while outside the window southern palms will be growing, giving the Visitor an opportunity of comparing the cultivation of the palm in the north and the south. The color scheme of the room is Delft blue and white, and the floor is of Georgia pine. Instead of pie lures on the walls, plaques will be used, each plaque representing a colonial resi- uence in the United States The state of Tennessee has presented to the woman's building a fountain made from the diff ferent varieties of marble quarried in the state, and the waters which flow from it will be the mineral waters of Tennessee. This fountain is to be con structed on the porch of the building in front of the main entrance. To the right of this entrance is the New York city room, and opposite the New York room is the Mexican room, which will be pre- sided over by Mime. Diaz. On the second floor will be the office of Mrs. Joseph Thompson, and also her reception room, which will be magnifcently furnished
  Mrs. Theodore Sutro. chairman of the committee on music, has a large collec- fion of music written by women, but has discovered that many songs, where the words and music have both been written by women, have been published under mans name in order to increase their sale. Sad information this, for the am bilious new woman.
 The New York World says that "Mr. Depew is not engaged to any girl He cannot make up his mind to dsappoint the others" Now that's what l call true philanthropy.
 The Boston Herald says that the new word for all smart crushes is ''raout," and to teas" receptions" functions" we must say "goodby" I don't believe there is, in this neck of the woods, so- ciety editor strong minded enough to call a little innocent tea ''raout." Do you?
 
 Will some inventive genius come along and invent a costume for the woman who rides a wheel? The women of Chi cago have asked for police protection against the hoodlums who howl in de- Iislon when the ladies don their boomers. Query. Who shall we sympathize with, the ladies or the hoodlums? Now that these ladies must appeal to the police they may realize that there was some thing in petticoat protection after all.
 
 New York wants to get it's name con- densed to York" yet, says a witty ex change, the people of that great city, who are so pressed for time, speak of fog as "fuliginaus adumbration."
 Large women as a general rule are l...t., s,sr. terS of diminutive stature. Large women are stately, "a goddesS-iike demeanor' they generally possess but there Is one situation in which large woman is sometimes placed where she regrets her generous proportions, and is willing to damn "her goddnss-like demeanor'- that situation is in the top berth of Pullman sleeping car. From the moment that the polite, lowing, tip-seel1ing DOT ter informs the large woman that her place of repose will be in an upper berth her presence of mind deserts her, her thoughts are centered on that upper berth, and nothing but a calamity can divert her. indeed, half suspect that a wreck would to her be welcome. AS the hour of her ascension draws near her nervousness increases. When all is ready and the step ladder is placed for her convenience, she hesitates, then yes, she decides to at least pull off her shoes-up she goes with grace elephan- tine. stiff godet, hair cloth lined skirt tight laced corsets. tight fitting waist, starched underskirtS, and close fitting walking hat. When she reaches round in the ladder high enough to enable her 10 'roll' into the berth her head reaches the top of the car and brushes the walk ing hat over her eyes. "Oh" comes from her lips Ca mild exclamation if we con sider the provocation). At last she is in and the people of the car hear a sigh of relief but for the large woman her trou- ble has just begun. If she sits up straight she bumps her head, and if she don't sit up straight, she can't get her corset off: that middle hook won't come loose but sticleth in spite of exertion and precipitation, 'closer than brother" To get off her shirts she must be flat on her back-then raise up in the middle until only head and heels rest on the berth feat as every one knows. that is only performed by an all round athlete. She works and tugs and sighs, trying to get out of those clothes, until every one else is tired out and gone to sleep. Then she discovers she has forgotten her travel ing bag-the electric bell sounds sharply and in comes the solicitous porter to know what is wanted. After the bag is handed up again the bells sounds sharply above the rumble of the car. This time it is for ice water and the weary passengers feel that her struggle is nearly over. After that there Is si- 1ence, but when the gray morning breaks it is not smiling, refreshed countenance that the large woman brings down from her lofty perch but a dare-devilish, reckless face and a business-like air that plainly says, What care I if you sec me wearing most of my apparel on my right arm as I descend this ladder: modesty to the winds. I have suffered enough this night to purge my soul of half my sins Then the little women all laugh-mean things!