The Republican., 1897-06-03
INDIAN NEW WOMAN.
Daughter OF "A Chief and Wife of N
Great Merchant.

Great Merchant.
The newest of new womcnk land yet
one of the oldest, if the aboridkncs may
be classed as ''old," was se4 on The
streets of st. Louis a few dlys ago.
| She was a splendid specimeneo woln-
anhood, strikingly handsome land su-
perbly proportioned, and was dressed
in bloomers, although they differed in
style and cut from any wqfp by the
St. Louis bicycle girls. She las an In
dian woman, the -bloodeddaughter
of a chief of the Sioux tribe, one of the
fiercest and most 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 a quantity of raven-black hair
On her splendid head, and long ulster
of the most recent fashion enveloped
| her, outlining her fine figureIto adyan-
| tage. But below this there tapped out
| as she walked the most remarkable part
| of her dress. and that which attracted
| the most attention, her bloomers. They
were cut long and straight, like mems
| trousers. and were small at the bot
| tom, so that they were rather close
| about the ankles. These bloomers were
of black silk, and the inner and outer
seams were decorated with four or five
| rows of beads of various cplors and
worked in fanciful designs.@ E'G; ers,
| snakes and animals ran up and down
| the side, and made the boomers, or
trousers, thing to attract attention
! anywhere. and especially on so hand
some woman. Her complexion was
| olive, like that of a Spanish girl, and
clear; her checks We're rosy and her
voice low, but her eyes were dark and
| piercing. and seemed to look through
! Cne. But with all her fancifui dress
and her name of Talaconqua, 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 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 negligee
| fashion and cut low at the neck, show
ing a powerful neck, tanned by the ex-
posure of many suns On the plain. His
| clothes, too. We're of expensive material,
! but the cut was a trifle 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 stream of
tobacco juice through his white teeth
! end stroling his long blonde mustache.
! The man. Samuel Brennan, is worth
| $35O,0OO, and is one of the most success
! tul 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 a velvet coat
of Fauntleroy pattern. His little feet
were incased in swell patent leather
boots, and above them, extending near
| ly 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 vet the Indian woman is
his mother and he is the heir to $780,
600, and is going abroad to enjoy the
advantages of foreign travel.-St. Louis
| Globe-DemOcrat.