San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-21
TIE Daily tiq6t
MONDAY, JUNE 81. 1897.
UP TO DATE.
An Indian Woman Who Is Up
T. with the Times
She Wears Artistically Fashioned
Bloomers and Is the Wife of
Rich Merchant of the Lone
Star State.

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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, strikingly handsome and SUI
perbly proportioned, and was dressed
in boomers, 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
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
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 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 boomers. 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 boomers, or
trousers, thing to attract attention
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
enc. 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 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
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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-
posture of many suns On the plain. His
clothes, too, were of expensive material,
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 stream of
tobacco juice through his white teeth
and stroking his long blonde mustacbe.
The man, Samuel Brennan, is worth
S250,00O, and is one of the most success
full merchants in Texas.
Between this strangely assorted pair
walked 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 little feet
were incased in swell patent leather
boots, and above them, extending near
ly to the hip, we're leather leggings.
These were decorated somewhat after
the manner of the boomers which the
woman beside him wore, bus 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