Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
A INDIAN NEW WOMAN.
How She WAS Dresscd-Hcr
is Worth $3.50, 900.

IL worth S25O,OOO.
The ewest of new women. and yet one OF
the oldest, IL the aborigines may be classed
as odd" was recently seen on the streets
OF st. Louis, says the ST. Louis Globe Demo
crat. She was a splendid specimen OF
womanhood. strikingly handsome and SUI
perbly proportional, and was dressed in
bloomers, although they differed in style and
cut from any worn by the st. Louis bicycle
girls. She was an Indian woman, the full
blooded daughter OF a chief OF the Sioux
tribe, one Of the fiercest and most blood
thirsty bands which ever troubled the set
tiers 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 a quantity of raven-black hair on
her splendid head and a long ulster OF the
most recent fashion enveloped her, outlining
her fine figure to advantage. But below
this there tapped out as she walked the
most remarkable part of her dress. and that
which attracted the most attention-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 ankles. These boomers were Of black
silk, and the inner and outer seams were
decorated with four or five rows Of beads
of various colors and worked In ~fanciful
designs. Flowers, snakes and animals ran
up and down the side and made the bloom
ers, or trousers, a thing to attract atten-
ton anywhere and especially on so hand
some a woman. Her complexion was olive,
like that of a Spanish girl, and clear; her
cheeks were rosy and her voice low, but her
eyes were dark and piercing and seemed
to look through one. But with all her fam
ciful dress and her name of T~alacoMqua
she is the wife Of one of the richest iner-
chants of the great southwest and is on Der
way to Europe, where she Will doubtless be
received by royalty.
In lirant oartroNl 20 thtc uoa nm
of her companions. Taller than she, with
hair as light as hers was dark and light
blue eyes, his ruddy, sunbuInt face was
partially shaded by the broad -brimmed SOM
brero, 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 be-
spoke the cowboy. His shirt, which was of
expensive material, was made neglige fash
ion and cut low at the neck, showing a pow-
erful neck, tanned by the exposure of many
suns on the plain. His clothes, too, were Of
expensive material, but che cut was a 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 q stream Of to-
bacco Juice through his white teeth and
stroking his long blond mistache. The man,
Samuel Brennan, is worth $4,000 and is
one of the most successful merchants In
Texas.
walked a youngster, about 6 years old and
his dress was as stylish as that of his COM
panions was unconventional. A leather Tam
O'Shanter was placed j~auntily on one side
of his crown Of golden curls and he wore a
velvet coat of Fauntleroy pattern. His lit
tie feet were incased 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 woman beside 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 lit
tie fellow carried a cane, which he swung
to and fro like a Fifth avenue dude, and
yet the Indian woman Is his mother and he
is the heir to $3.50 900 and Is going abroad
to enjoy the advantages of foreign travel.
Fashion Notes.
Pretty parasols are made of silk patterned
with peacock feathers.
Gauze made of vegetable silk is one OF the
seasons specialties employed largely in mill
fnery.
White gowns in any sort of material will
be quite as much worn as ever, despite the
craze for red. violet and blue.
"A novel dress trimming seen on some Of
the light-colored cloth gowns is the applica-
ton of black Chantilly face flowers.
Irish lace is very popular for Jokes and
epaulette effects on foulard gowns, and is
used in edging and insertion as well.
Serpent skin Is a new trimming for tailor
made gowns, and it is employed for entire
revers and tiny bands on the cloth revers.
Fancy little bolero jackets are made Of
ecru linen, with a sailor collar across the
back, and deliberately embroidered with gold
thread.
An astonishing sight is the wearing Of the