San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-28
COOL HEADED FRENCH GIRL
She Made Herself Comfortable in
the Gar and Calmly Dressed
Again.

the Gar and Calmly Dressed
Again.
"Savoir-faire," OF the French
Frenchy, is without a synonym In
the English language. 1t properly
belongs to a race that intuitively
follows the old adage, whats
worth doing is worth doing WE'LL
They are adopts in the art Of diplo-
macy. Under trying circum.
stances they are cool and collected
al had taken a train in this city
for a trip to Philadelphia" said a
Washington man, land after an
hours stay in the smoker went in
to one OF the regular passenger
coaches. Casually looking over
my fellow passengers, L happened
to let my gaze rest on a demure,
dainty little woman across the
aisle from me, but whose seat was
in alignment with mine. She was
intently perusing the pages of a
paper covered French novel. A
little later she dropped the book
and produced from her traps-she
was surrounded by boxes, hand
bags and shawl strap bundles-a
steamer schedule of the Compagnie
Generate Transatlantique, the
French line to Havre.
"To all appearances she was un-
conscious of the existence Of her
neighbors. She had removed her
hat, a tasty toque, and was attired
in shirt, beneath which there
peeped forth a trim little foot in
cased in soft slipper.
GAS we neared the Quaker City
she became nervously animated.
Laying aside her steamer schedule
she resurrected from some unseen
hiding place a blouse of soft, rich
material. She then tripped down
the aisle to the ladies' lavatory and
a moment later returned with the
silk garment, the blouse having
taken it's place. Resuming her
seat, she buttoned the blouse with
deft fingers, fixed gold brooch in
place at her throat and as quickly
girded her petite figure with a
leather belt.
"By this time | became inter-
ested in her movements, and won
dered what she would do next. /
was not long left in the dark. With
refreshing nonchalance she tossed
over her head a street skirt of like
fabric to the blouse. In some mys-
teriOus manner this was secured
under the belt as the alpaca gown
dropped to the floor. Then it was
that every person in the car was
watching her.
knew the next scene in the
transformation act would be her
most trying ordeal-the substitu-
ton Of something more than I'M
substantial slippers. The circum-
scribed space between the seats of
a day passenger coach is hardly
the place one would select for such
calisthenic exercise as | knew my
fair fellow traveller was about to
indulge in. Time place and sur
roundings disturbed her not. A
pair OF stout walking boots were
brought forth and tie exchange
soon made, and with the assistance
of a silver buttonhook, firmly
fastened. During this operation
her skirts were so carefully ar
ranged about her ankles that not
the smallest bit OF hosiery was dis
played, nor could close observer,
had one been present, get glimpse
Of lingerie.
"The whole thing was so deftly
done, so quickly accomplished
with grace and ease, while the
principal performer was evidently
ignorant Of the contiguity of half a
hundred amused people, that
could not help but admire the
lovely little creature so independ-
ent and observation-disclosures
ton Post.