The Lamar register., 1898-12-21
WOMAN'SIDEA OF REST
cHATTERsox OF THE VAGUE.
wEARiSomE SORT.
canso, Keep sim . ninues--So Wonder
-Ssrse~- psssiep saa the f.tatsy
Doctor 4. Called Ia to Prescribe for
rh.. -rIred out'- casaitioa-

sermonettes and clab pApsrs--hAYa
been written on tho average American
vonan's ability to keep stili. says the
New York Commercial Advertiser. she
Ia usually ehatterbox III not of the
rambling vague. weArizome sort. Of
the alert. clipper, peppeTsox variety
but even whsn she Is not taikeT
she Is a fuss. a bundle Of nerves. en-
srEy and restlessness and this In the
era Of nclsarte. outdoor sports aHd
Iced shower baths Her idea os rest
ing Is Characteristic. She exploits 4,
uuconseionsly in the pretty pAriers and
writing rooms htted up for customers
in the big shops. Perhaps she Is cse-
Eansiy dressed lorEpettsd y@ile1-
faultlessly gioysd and Hhod. armed With
\ card ease for her afternoon round
OF visits she has promised 20 meet
Mrs Blank AZ thls shop az } p'cAock
and she glides with a sWtsA and ,run-
troa OF siiksn skirts To Nait iR the
empire pArior She has bees In this
empire pSrior acrsnE q times bcspne;
.se knoSz every piciars on the VAL
and shs ss perfectly familiar with the
frssuoea on those rnantel saars anA
the design % tks chandelier But sha
hnds II Impossible 70 at SIN, sac
Ssnisfs around the roaas- kas4nE iu+
tsutly AZ TIE pictsr,s- anKiossly e.
aminiuS the details OF toe areplscc snA
eyen opcniag the l!ttls writing desk
TO see the pigeon holes inside she
~&lsa up ard aoSa. hrs skirss brush
ing the eads OF the rug Up 81 she EoSS
When she EaIks Hp ana doEn. shs
puts the rolie8.up sa8 In place
with the up OF hes pztczf-
isather boot she xInks intn a htg
chair and aatehrs the WCsaea ~ao
pags IN and ogi Of ihs room see sifhs
gets ap EEAia. looks toNard the ci~-
vator ane uksn shc ssez Mrz. HianE
coming dos not Waii for her. but
sweeps ga 20 nsrt h~r The other
woman Who1n one woala naturally sr-
peei TO and uaosv fussY v more weary
than her tAshEonab3e sister lives IL
the suburbs shs has had hasy days
shopping ard shs comes 70 tae cnpirs
parior TO rrsi a BIT. take an Inventory
OF her purchases aud ~aii ,or Train
time she has bundles Why Dc
Sabufhsnifes burten themselves wtta
bunaisst Express companies are
cheap and reliable sns many shops
sead goods free % charge Withia
radius Of 100 niies. Wen. she has
bundles anyway. and she pipmps theFa
down on the sofa. counts thea piles
one or top Of another and thea sa<ts
herself At the EritiaE table The chair
Equeaks or catches IN the rug Asss she
gets up to investigate Then she slis
down again and begins 10 write,
Scratch. scratch. scratch, what
pen What an awful pen. Piezse Sc,
her another. The Whiin-eapprd attend
an, opens the tabls drawer and the
suburhanits picks out a stub Il takes
good Ehiie To break In and she
makes hlcrugiyphies all over sheet
OF paper before She besins her xeooaats
and Inventories When she starts TO
work the clock stsskss Goodness
gracious. so late' She roasuits her
watch Il agrees sisSi the clock. It
can't be 50 late She consnlss the at
tendant Is that clock fastT Her
watch Is the same boar. but riding on
trolley cars affects watches and she
doesn't know--not fastF She Ssts 10
~ork In earnest Her pen 1les aud she
plies the bloiter often aud vigorously.
Then she srrangcs those bundles once
more Just from force Of habit. or on
principle. pcrhaps-aBd seeing that
abe has ten minutes 10 spare. she sits
bolt upright. closes her eyes folds her
hands and prepares to take a siesta.
To be sure she opens her eyes every
time a skirt swishes by her. but she
feels much refreshed nevertheless and
when she finally leaves only comes
back twice once for her glove. which
she left under the writing table, and
the second time for a small bundle
which. in spite OF all precautions. es-
capped the embrace OF her encireling
arm and fell to the iioor. And Cthis
IS not moral. Only a question from
puzzled member OF the sex. who is Just
as restless as the othersl why don't
women. active, hustling busy women.
rest when they get the chance and
when they seek shop-parlors. seaside
resorts and other busy places. with the
ayowed purpose OF resting?