The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
ON THE STATION PLATFORM.

ON THE STATION PLATFORM.
An Ineident that Interested the People
who were waiting There.
"As we stood waiting for the train"
said a traveller, "thsrs came out upon
the platform by the door from the din
ing room q man of medium stature,
who wore n tall hat with q deep weed
upon IL. His step was steady, his man
ner decorous, and he said nothing; but
there was something about him that
revealed the fact that he was In the
condition commonly described as full
and IL seemed also, although he was so
entirely d~ecorous, that he was really
close upon the verge OF hilarity.
"When he had walked about half
way across the platform he halted,
any with the same intense gravity Of
manner, which, indeed, he preserved
throughout, he began 10 dance the
double shuttle, while all the pso-
pie waiting gathered around ana
looked on. Doubtless they hAA al
ssen the Double shuMs danced bs-
fore, but II = noA likely INST say u
them had ever before aesn II danced On
. railroad platform BY . nan wearing
. tall hat with . deep wed ON IL
"Whils the nan Of medium stature
was dancing there came oat upon the
platform, by the same door through
which thesdaaeer had come, Q tall, thu
nan, who VA unmisGakably sober.
He had no hat upon his head, but he
carried In his right hand . derby, which
evidently did not belong 10 him, and
which somehow looked 10 those who
saw IL like q hat that was habitually
worn at q slight angle, rather rakishly.
The tall ma seemed TO be looking
for something. As he cast his eye
about the station platform he saw the
little crowd surrounding the man
dancing the double shufle and he saw
the dancer. The look Of Amusement
and horror that settled upon tho
tall mans face revealed at once
the ownership Of the tall hat with
the deep weed, and the manner In
which II had coms TO be upon full mans
head appeared equally plain. The men
had sat side by side in the dining-room.
Tho shorter man, finishing his meal
hrst, had picked up the first hat that
his hand had fallen upon and had put IL
IN without stopping to see, without
caring in fact whose hat II was.
when the baggagemaster, TO whom
the tall nan had appealed, took away
the tall hat and put upon the head Of
the dancing nan the derby, IL fell into
place at an angle, rakishly; but the
short man stopped dancing and walked
soberly away. The tall man put on the
tall hat again, glad to get IL back, but
he walked away quite detected; he
seemed to feel that he was himself in
some way responsible for the disgrscs
which he considered had fallen upon
his mourning."-N.Y y. Sun.
LADIES' s,cvcLg COSTUMES
K.ieHsrheoksrs for Comfort, bat Net sss
0sasral Use.
An energetic and rational lady has
lately been vigorously advocating the
adoption of kuickerbooksrs a by far
the most suitable attire for lady
oyclistA Hitherto. however, she has
personally tempered wisdom with .
want of courage In her opinions; for,
although . vigorous cyclist herself, she
admits she has never yet appeared In
the costume she 30 highly recommends.
I do not pretend to be rational on the
subject Of dress myself, but, neverthe-
less, I cannot but think that Miss
Bacon il quito right in the change Of
costume she advocates, and I only trust
abe may find tho hundred ladies she II
seeking who will share her views and
boldly take the plunge into the amended
attire. The hidsous loose skirt which Ia
worn At present by lady cyclists IL one
Of the most appalling garments on the
face Of the earth, and. moreover, has
all the drawbacks and none Of the -
vantages of the kniokerbocker. There
10 no doubt that, although womsnkind
still sets her face against being ration.
allied in tho matter Of her smart
frockS there is IN sver.growing ton.
dsnoy TO dispense with voluminous pct
ticoats In II vor of . comfortable pair
Of cloth or tweed knickerbockers under
skirt of the Same material for coun.
try wear. All womcn who claim to b
athletic and who rejoice In the free
use of their limbs ara. learning to ap'
preciate its comfort for Q long walk o,
for golf. and there ia no denying that,
in this particular respect, rational dres,
has made great strides. But l fancy
all women who love dainty dresses will
I~au th> linz have = philadAlpht