The sun., 1896-10-11
Nv THE SLEEPING car.
One woman Frees Her Nind ne Thousands
Have Wanted To-An True. Too.

One wowau Frees Her Nina ne Thousands
Have Waited To-An True, Too.
The worm has turned at last One woman,
who was cursed but not crushed by n sleeping
car journey from California to New York. has
found her voice and spoken. There ID plenty to
DO spoken about. Ask any woman of your ac-
auaintance what she thinks of sleeping cars in
general. and of the womsn's end of a sleeping
car in particular, and You will be able to give
your vocal organs protracted rest while she
tells you. That Is what the reporter did.
do like TO ride in sleeping car ?" repeated
a woman from Chicago who Is doing q weeks
shopping in New York.
do like to ride in sleeping car ?" this time
with the accent on the do"
THAT was what asked 2" the reporter mur-
INJURED apologotically.
The woman opened her mouth Then she shut
1t again with kind of hopeless air.
DO you know PullmanY" sho suddenly
ask ed, laying her hand on the reporters arm.
NO. haven't that pleasure" alphabetically.
"Pleasurel Did you say pleasure2 Well,
never mind! You don't know him, thenH"
MO"
Got any influence with wagnerG
"Er-not much. I'm afraid"
Acquainted with MannH"
Not yet. believe"
"oh. we'll then. what's the user I'll Just get
all wrought up anu IL won l 90 any good
Couldn't you tell me without getting
wrought up2" suggested the reporter.
mo, can't! Why, for years We women have
been ground under the iron heel OF the oppressor
and you expect me to toll you about 1t calmly
and joyously as II liked 1t. Maybe could be
calm II hadn't Just been through the mill,
| to speak. and II didn't have the prospect of
going through 1t again day after to- morrow"
| But what Is the matter any way''
You ought to get married" said the Chicago
| woman irrelevantly.
| "Why?"
You'd know so much moro than you do now.
| You'd know. for instance than when q woman
has been talking the way | have. you don't
! want to turn around and say. But what's
! the NATTER Matter! Why don't the sut-
frag,sts make oqta list OF some of the right.
| Who cares about the ballot2 Give us basins!
! That's What we want Wash basins and room
woman who gets into the toilet room at 8 A. NJ.
and Keeps the door locked on her >ufering and
unwasned sisters until the train is within 1--WE
| minutes of its destination.
| Wrought up, did sayP Come here" And
the Chicago woman cornered the reporter on
| sofa. u" w hat right have You men 10 . large and
airy apartment at one end of the car. wash ba-
stne galore. an tlimitabIe rxpan.e OF mirror.
and the right OF entry without breaking the
! door in? What right have you. say. TO AL
that. when we women havea" " by ) box at the
other end OF the car; with ore wash basin. no
elbow room In which to brush our hair and
somebody else already In there. with the door
do not have this latter objection: The builders
have evidently heard rumora Of selfish women
who take their time to their morning toilet. pro-
tected by bolts and bars. They have said in
their dtotic brains;
And they have fixed It by removing the
door altogether. They have substituted there
for a curtain which sways with every motion OF
the train. is brushed aside by every passer-by,
and which is Just saturated with the beg your
pardons of people, men and women. black and
h r. tph. mi ftDn 4 n II n n "a
what is behind it, and are embarrassed when
they fnd out
The Chicago woman paused for breath. Then
The frst thing do, and the first thing al
most every woman does when she gets into
sleeper for an overnight journey. is TO count the
number of women and children in the car; For.
of course. the children are booked for the wU-
mems toilet box in the morning. shall never
forget" and there was a dreany am 10 an the
from Chicago TO SAN Francisco. 1t wa, at the
time OF the Ga!tfGrnIa h9om. boom. and gpantttie. of
through TO san Francisco was the only woman
in the car. THINK OF that! Why. at night I'd
wrap ihe drapery Of my berth around ny "a and I'd
lie there and think Of what a good time would
haye IN tho nornIne. ! could get uG whenever
and my hand-sa2 when we got ready to make
Do you know" said the Chicago woman
earnestly, What 10 one Of the saddest spec a
cles in travelling 1t Is woman who has got
berth: and then; bag In hand; hasrun the gaunt-
let of the e.ry rtsr. s 9y TO na the '"s
the porter is already at work at her berth. Th-r-
is no retreat for her With burning cheeks and
tumbled hair and half-fastened gown she sits
" The sleeping car is foe to feminine polite
ned.r the ire When esms oe
from Chicago the other day got up little late.
You see. most women say to Themselves: Now.
III Just get ~ early and be the trat one:
. SO waited until ~s were about half an
hpn Ont hHD OaiA n brna ma
for tho ladies' end nt the car There WAS
some one ahead OF me. she was nice woman.
would he through in a minute. Ipohtely said
that would wait. and then deposited myseI!
could see her the moment she came out Just
then along came hrGadter-gen-ral sort OF a
whn.opens- his mouth sort OF woman. She
tried the door Of the toilet box II was lock I'd
charge. The nice woman inside opened the
door crack.
, Al rtsht.' SAID d the bs,rHdirr, generates
t IN come right in now And she did.
apa heard mum .6SDa DO behind M.
indicated chat somebody else wa' smiling at Il
gentleman chucking 10 himself at my dscom
hture, He strAghtened his face whenI look &C
at him. but smiled. too.
"'l'm ,rrl much afraid it was he replied
seni4Ily, and / had to freeze him for the mex
i. Twenty miles ?" ventured the reporter. E"
. thought you said you were only half an hour ou
when you first got upT'
: We'll ?"
= But some time must have elapsed. and nov
. you speak Of the next twentymiIes es"
The reporter paused, for the Chicago woman
had weary air.
:, Were we discussing schedules ?" she asKei
We were talking about women sleepn
: cars. and whether | say twenty miles or tw
{ Thousand has nothing to do with The case. As
a said before. you ought to get nRrriad Wha
you don't know about women would MI tn
= sunday SUS. Amy way, don't think your
n much of Newspaper man, and the ChicaR
a HOmans eYes began to twinkle. YOURS lik
Sheridan. i.5-- We are talking as say, RbOu
Q women in sleeping cars. and you-well, your
l. only twenty miles R,say. thats all, You OuRh
- to learn TO stick To the subject in nand. That
" what you ought to do"