The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-07
DIVIDED HER FROM CHANG.
tsifurcated Skirt Separates Woman and
Chinese Nobleman.

poseu 10 the use OF dlVlded pettlcoas.
She lives in New York and she wanted
TO see ri Hung Chanp whom tho ce-
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'e'.'a' p'i''os7'pi'e' III the Feilo" JacNsI
visited America. Here Is her story:
when 1 heard that Lii was here be-
gan r. have gro,+ c,,rios;+u to saa
MIN.
"The papers were just full of him,
what an important personage he was
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anu al 'iae' anu 'iioushl II "ou'u
be good thing to see Chinaman who
really amounts to something for once
j.; NV, uf. so r,har +ha do, s,ou
- 10y '1Ae' 'A'e "aS i""',S
arrived on "hlch de was 10 rae
through the streets was up bright and
early, and got all my work done long
before the usual time so as to be sure
and get a good place where / could see
everything.
"Well, he was expected to pass Madi-
son square at about 430 o'clock, and
at o'clock I was there, standing
where 1 could get a first-rate view of
Lis face and was feeling very cen
tented. I stood there a few minutes
all right and already saw the mounted
! policemen approaching from down the
| street, so I knew Lii was close at hand.
when l felt something. I couldn't tell
what, going wrong with my clothes, cr
rather part Of them.
You know she continued after a
moments hesitation, in which the feel
ings awakened by her recollection of a
| former predicament were plainly de-
Iicted on her face, you know, 1 used
to go in for reform clothing, combina-
ton and divided skirts. Well, had
on a divided skirt that day. My pretty
ones We're all in the wash and this one
was uncompromisingly plain. When I
felt something going wrong with me
| looked down to see if I could discover
any outward and visible signs of my
misfortune, but I couldn't so I kept on
standing and waiting for Ii. I thought
he never would come. but at last I
caught sight of two yellow jackets, two
Cinnamon on horseback coming up the
street, and, of course Ii must be right
behind them, but just at that moment
I felt that awful something slip further
and further down. I looked down and
| saw the--the--well. one-half of my di-
vided skirt appearing under the edge of
my gown. And it kept coming down
more and more SO there was absolutely
nothing for me to do but make a grab
for the top of it, through my skirt and
| after one last look down the street
make for the nearest seat.
Fortunately it was only a few steps
| away. and here was a seat vacant, but
on either side of it. of course, a great
big, lazy man. l slid along over it, not
daring to lift my feet from the ground.
and was just going to sit down when
one of the men looked up, looked me
over, and Madam says he, you're
losing something
Il could have killed him, l glared at
him. TIM we'll aware of it, sir.' I
said and sat down with a bump. I be-
| gan to fidget about trying to find the
band, but the garment had slipped
down too far and had doubled over from
| the top in such a way that 1T was sim
ply impossible for me to get hold of it.
I tried to sit there in the most uncon-
cerned way possible and looked around
| salmly, but, oh! just think how aggra-
vating-there, just a few feet away
from me, was the man I had come to
see passing by, and I couldn't make a
move to see him. The people pushed
forward I stretched my neck as high
as 1 could. but stand up I dared not,
and even If 1 could have done so--you
know how short I am and how near
sighted. / simply had to sit there and
let Ii go by without seeing even his
cap.
"And after he had passed, what was
I to do? There We're those two men
staying and staying and not showing a
sign of getting up. and how was I ever
to get at the placket of my skirt with
one of them on each side of me? l
hitched and hitched at that unlucky
garment under my skirt. I'd pull it
UP, little and slip the skirt down
again. and so on over and over. but it
was so mixed up some way that I made
very little headway And then
couldn't keep at it long at time. I
had to stop and sit still and look
around as if I We're enjoying myself
immensely. And meantime it was get
ting later and later and I'd promised
I'd be home by 5 o'clock sure, and you
know how particular I am in such mat
ters
After a while the man who had
spoken to me before held out his
hand without looking up from his pa
per
would you like a pin?' he asked
"I took it, but the voice in which I
said Thank you was as short as 1t
well could be. You see, ! was fighting
back the tears by this time and still
both those men stayed! Finally, after
what seemed to me an age, the man
with +l,o nov. roeo arf1 ,,.olI,o,l , ,,l