The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-27
AN INDIAN NEW WOMAN.

The newest of new women, and yet
one of the Oldest, if the aboriglnes may
be classed as old was yesterday seen
on the street of St. Louis. She was
splendid specimen of womonhood,
strikingly handsome and superbly pro-
portioned and was dressed in boomers,
although they differed in style and cut
from any worn by the St. Louis bicy-
Gle girls She was an Indian woman,
the full blooded daughter of a chief of
the Sioux tribe, one of the fiercest and
bloodthirsty bands which ever troubled
the settlers of the West and her dress
was one of the most peculiar ever seen
on the streets Of a great city A dark
hat of modern style half hid quantity
of raven black hair on her splendid
head, and long ulster of the most re-
cent fashion enveloped her, outlining
her fine figure to advantage. But be-
low this there tapped out as she walked
the most remarkable part of her dress,
and that which attracted the most at
tention, her boomers. They were cut
long and straight like mems trousers,
and were small at the bottom, so that
they were rather close about the ank-
les These boomers We're of black silk,
and the inner and outer seams were de-
corated with four or five rows of beads
of various colors and worked in fanciful
design. Flowers, snakes and animals
ran up and down the side, and made
the boomers, or trousers, a thing to at
tract attention anywhere, and espec-
tally on so handsome woman. Her
complexion was olive, like that of
Spanish girl. and clear, her checks were
rosy and her voice low, but her eyes
were dark and piercing, and seemed to
look through one. But with all her fan
ciful dress and her name of Talaconqus,
she is the wife of one of the richest
merchants OF the great Southwest, and
is on her way to Europe, where she will
doubtless be received by royalty
In direct contrast to this woman was
one of her companions. Taller than she,
with hair as light as hers was dark, and
light blue eyes, his ruddy, sunburnt
face was partially shaded by the broad
brimmed sombrero, which was tipped
to one side on his head. AS he walked
there was a swing to his gait that told
of the easy gallop of the mustang, and
everything in his manner bespoke the
cowboy. His shirt, which was of ex-
pensive material, was made negIigee
fashion, and cut low at the neck, show
ing powerful neck, tanned by the ex-
posture of many suns on the plain. His
clothes, too. We're Of expensive mater
ial, but the cut was trifie odd Still
they gave one the impression that they
were paid for, and that the man who
wore them had his own opinion as to
how clothes should be made for him, as
he was the man to wear them. He
walked along frequently squirting a
stream of tobacco juice through his
white teeth and stroking his long blond
mustach The man, Samuel Brennan
is worth $3.50 900, and Is one of the most
successful merchants in Texas
Between this strangely assorted pair
walked a youngster, about six years old
and his dress was as stylish as that Of
his companions was unconventional A
leather Tam o Shanter was placed
jauntily on one side of his crown Of
golden curls and he wore velvet coat
of Fauntleroy pattern. His feet were in
cased in swell patent leather boots,
and above them, extending nearly to
the hip were leather leggings. These
were decorated somewhat after the
manner of the boomers which the wo-
man besides him wore, but were not so
noticeable because of the decoration,
as there were only two rows of beads
and they were dark in color The little
fellow carried a cane, which he swung
to and fro like a Fifth Ave. dude, and
yet the Indian woman is his mother
and he is the heir to s250,O00 and is go
ing abroad to enjoy the advantages of
foreign travel.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.