Evening journal., 1897-06-08
UP TO DATE.
An Indian Woman Who Is Up
with the Times. sa.
She wears ArtisticalIy Fashioned
BIoomers and IL the wife of
Rich Merchant of the Lone
Star state.

The newest Of new women, and yet
one Of the oldest, If the aborigines may
be classed as "old," was seen on The
streets Of st. Louis few days ago.
She was splendid specimen of wom-
anhood, strilxingly handsome and su-
perbly proportioned, and was dressed
in bloomers, although they differed in
style and cut from any worn by the
St. Louis bicycle girls. She was an In
dian woman, the full-blooded daughter
of chief Of the Sioux tribe, one Of the
fercest 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
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 figure to advan-
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 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 design. Flowers.
snakes and animals ran up and down
the side. and made the bloomers, or
trousers, a thing 70 attract attention
anywhere, and especially on so hand
some woman. Her complexion was
olive. like that of a Spanish girl, and
clear; her checks were rosy and her
voice low. but her eyes were dark and
piercing, and seemed to look through
cne. But with all her fanciful 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 20 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 ruddy5sunburnt
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
CT the easy gallop of the mustang, and
everything in his manner bespoke the
cowboy. His shirt, which was of ex-
pensive material. was made negligce
fashion and cut low at the neck, show
ing powerful neck. tanned by the ex-
posure of many suns on the plain. His
clothes, too, were of expensive material,
but the cut was Il trife 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 strolIing his long blonde mustache.
The man, Samuel Brennan, is worth
$3.50 900, and is one of the most success
full merchants in Texas.
Between this strangely assorted pair
walked q 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 Fanntleroy pattern. His little feet
we're incased in swell patent leather
boots. and above them, extending near
| ly to ,he hip. were leather leggings.
These were decorated somewhat after
the manner of the bloomers 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 70 and fro like a Fifth avenue
dude, and yet the Indian woman is
his mother and he is the heir to $780,
600, and is going abroad 70 enjoy the
advantages of foreign travel--St Louis
Glcbe-Denocrat