The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13
SHINES FOR WOMEN TOO.
Boys and Negro Men Unaware
Carried In 0hscurtty-Some


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Ia: G. % re very g-ogz3. AT o=a1-e5
.poa ne VILE lis brilliant Italian SMILE .
Sayres stepped clipping. un,w.sts1 -
beam On tt wien vert tack -1ere or
Iy shine t5.s morning
Wen. he oea-.a3 On .ns." reiterated Mrs.
oayres, .r.u.E paz1tly. McrSov@r SIS
added. turning Ire knife - ne wound. re
asked Ie 4 / had CONE hack 10 the SaIaa
place for the winter. an1 !. had aa1
good zine N the country Then sire gata-
lalr.1gly On their respondent ie-ce1t shine.
she put them away II he clcSst. S2yTes
Yep TO HoEk again with the clippers Il
He needn't have been jealous, though. Be-
cause the 5ootblack al1n', welcome HIN
WITH The same Particularly. He vas one
10 more thar TWO or three Naturally sae
pooihiack could not help remembering her.
even II she had not remembered ~ her
last shine with him IN June 70 BID him
friendly rlveGerC! 3r Octouer.
Women have a conscience n little
tnings any Nay, ard Mrs. Sayefs
aad ieit ;aai as = regular Gus
that he could rot count OF her . 10 .
cents a week during TIE oGt-0t-town sea-
son Women and bootblacks are apr -
=.
10 reckon down % ;he n.Cke1s.
Il g not easy 20 get statistics out q
Italians on any subject. and especially 0Et
OF Italian eoothiacks On the subject %
DO many women come 20 you 70 have
their shoes shined?'' the answer 5 a.
ways vague when not svas4ve. ana the IL
curing woman IS LEFT TO infer what she
VIII from the fact that she may 20 - the
same bootblack 4 whole winter wlthcl2.
ever meeting another woman there. Then.
particular Zeal and promptltU3e with
which she IS served, cannot 61t make ter
Ieel mai she : Sill something mora taar
4 mere shine II her bootolack's eyes u
may Ss only the art CT the tr2desIan,
ANXIOUS 20 build up q special line o. Gus
TOM but Il is pleasant. II tlacters. none The
less; and i - pretty sure II win similar
response from her. a sense OF friendship.
de haIc en has 5etwixt the lady and the
oootoiack- Instead % 0Iryirg herself in
newspaper she converses with him while
shines she Is ap. 70 know good deal about
MIN personally; what pa-t % Italy &c
came from; whether he Is married: how
many children ne has: and what Luc8o ~
Azsin'a - going 10 60 wasl he OF she
leaves school.
Probably any boo;biack in the city would
black wOnan's boots OF demand bat
those 81 She guild who deliberately reaca
out after woneu-s custom are always 10
Gated accordingly in a store. by Il doorway
or passage where the sign can be put ugs
Ladies Boots Backed Inside" or Seals
for Ladies Inside" or simply. Seats II
slce Tnat IS sign enough for The woman
VINO has the habit OF the shine and when
ever she comes upon an Italian 50 located
she knows thai her custom Will be wei
come. For Z is also 20 BE- observed IN
this connection thai the boothiacks who do
are alros, Invariably Italians The negro
man and the Irish boy who are MS rivals
II this branch OF the Industry. would seem
aot 20 have walked up as ye, 20 the fact
a q ma f-7-1
the field.
A. one bootblack's stand in town the
tAct mas been appreciated 50 FAR as 70 war-
rant the s-gn SEATS Reserved for Ladies
lnsiae- Tnis. h>wever, is an exceptional
DC FOR the favor ot women. Usually the
inside seats are as free 20 men as % wo-
men. and Il may even happen that wo-
man may have 10 uait her turn Though
not often. The hoocblack K mere APT TO
hustle the man customer out 20 enc &c tha
outside seats for him 10 finish. or the man
customer VIII hustle himself There IS ore
ming the woman can always aa1 surely
count on; eoi1 Sootolack and man custom
e. with tTsa. hsr with RE utmost respect
The oootolacks discretion and care fer her
are really beautiful He sees In & tha. ss5a
$ protected fran annoyance. II there Il a
door II keep out the gaze q the street. Ne
sees that Il Is closed, cT Z open ard the
gaze az the street. comes - a pause ~
drives Il away. II : only ;Ae snal. box
anyway iaat woman has 70 aread under
these circumstances. Say TS{3. laokes
here. wun-a1s geTttn' her boots backed
les like er mar. or something 90 thai s5rt
SUI even this rarely happens The italian
oootb4ack $ evidently q good dIScjpIln-
arlar. he seems always 10 have the small
boys % the block under propc. s2Aje~fion
As for the man who g!ances n Or comes n
10 ma a woman t1*Te, Re would SEEM 20
y as invariably discreet ard decent as ~.
aco;back himself. z may happen. indeed
mat When = man ard woman Ind them
selves seated yis-a~ysS f9r sf33s heretofore
masculine monopoly. twinkle OF aumor
may soften the severity @ this aforesaid
Gecercy 21c d.SC-eT. OF. hE. + j a twIns}a
- fun and fellow feeling such as a woman
with ri; q either % chem n her not oY1l.
can't resent tut r1uss feel herself sEclEnes
70 respond 20. II the rara cases where two
Sonaen met thus The fellow feeling speaks
frankly oG-. Fer Instance II was in a
restihGle near the Grsn4 Central station
where a nic@ lstCle. oi1ssa f.4i3aa plies a.S
trade, that the two women met They ha3
never See~ earn other boforF. hss tie Jos
was broker As N ? .H.srs5. NJ. frorn
her lof,y. peEcn smiled L frivn 3ly All hAN.
sister. al hail.
"isn't AS. conveuient-'' was. however.
''Inaeed. yes replied No. : Z aou't know
wha, should % without y
Nor l. / aaFe been Coming here al sun.
naer."
I've been coming hers cor taree years
said No : rneanly conscious O. her 25vaat-
axe.
/; seemed - depress No. far moment.
bat asr telioW-feellrS survived tne shock
and presently she resumed tie conversation
OF general "a *; Aren't yog glad TIE
wa = over etc-
Both wouse- rad xcrut5u.zeA saca Others
f3otsea-. AMI No. anyway Nka3 NJ. Is
e1rIre cut
AZ matter - fact tha women who oa-
cTo1lEe 1ootoiz Ks are Usually % q pa~ti-tl-
lar cut They sre the comm 1u-@en~< ~
men. 20, oriy rs 20 Srocs. out ove~ sit
And hy te3s = meant 1ot The horrors t1s1
Ire dealers - cheap s2aes ssis 1n5e~ ma.
-zgEe DIX the CONNIE rl-~eTss~ I02S = ea-r-e-
y. t52 II re aiEa-ciass hooEsIlaker. TIE
sGvt - woman : boot TIA needs Use oN5;-
blacks services. ara can steo8 tnern : aat
= cheap t>79,- yQl uGs. knew. Nh e she
eaSt }sat1@r. 5aD2-s~w -. Nm i1w aeess
nd .ersra} tees "A 11r1 a TIE same t4rle
sre SEzp@ly--lha coEuEsC.-l- Se-sf bse: fEA.
TIE boo. back Shines ~ HI expensive .gx-
cry. F-oyE s. "a 80 pa IS ;zs gar.ce clat
ne woman has 90 p&Y %Ao Ws<-eS - ~
saoG as i mar IS - Use zslG sGI.fnrt Tssa
woman 81 Ehe 8-t EaTy kf1aa-s as1s5t AEs
$50 need % tQcFas4 So ar 1UE ze~
Hacking wnsre S2e bEys Re- @s. sni
8ao L On eessets with q 5-t-se sponge fa2e
comes attached 20 we ~ tse ao.-te
coys 8Ds 1-a boo t1&t IS EU11 -
mans requires D. same sor- e srsit sT.9s.
tn4E s mans @ogts SSts In ne p1E5sB
- 4 Broadway si2ossStor - tre sEa,
ladies' sas2lrE boots a-sss.~ o. -8s saasz
ass as -uen E1at te.ss th@ as.e