Evening journal., 1900-02-22
WAYS OF CARRYING MONEY.
OF All These the Average Woman's Is
Set Forth as the Worst.

OF All These the Average Woman's Is
Set Forth as the Worst.
A great many men have cranky
ideas about preparing their bills for
ready handling. One plan is to fold
each bill separately, keeping the de-
nominations apart in the various divi-
sions of their pocketbooks This
method facilitates the search for the
desired sum when making a purchase.
This is almost a sure guard against
passing out a bill OF the wrong denom-
nation.
Then there are men who make a
neat roll of all their bills. The first is
rolled by itself Is about the size Of a
lead pencil, the next is Tapped about
it and so on to the end. Then a rub
Der band is placed about the entire
lot. When it is desired to use one Of
the bills the rubber is removed and
the end Of the first bill caught be.
tween the thumb and forefnger of the
right hand while the roll is held be-
tween the thumb and forefnger of the
left hand. Then the bill is quickly I'M
wound, none of the others being dis
turbed.
A great many men never carry a
UOLAtLDOOhs Ou0 lt4rOn IOI lillS is
that a well-worn purse more easily
slips from the pocket than a roll Of
bills. Then, again, the bulk of a poe
textbook is annoying; it takes up too
much room, especially where the pant
aloons are made snug. When pocket
books are not carried a favorite re-
ceptacle is the watch pocket When
this is used the bills are made up into
little hard bunch. Their presence
is always felt against the body. In a
crowd there is no danger of losing
them, and when travelling with any
considerable sum this is a safe de-
pository.
Some men have a fad of carrying a
lot of new bills in an envelope, which
is kept in an inside pocket. Now and
then a man is found who keeps a few
| bills in every pocket. He goes on the
i theory that If he is robbed of one lot.
sufficient amount remains to last
him until he reaches home. He starts
out feeling that he is going to be
robbed, and makes provisions to meet
any possible emergency. He usually
makes three folds of his bills and
tucks them away in the corners of his
pockets with extreme care. He does
not feel surprised If he finds, upon
making an inventory after he reaches
home, that part Of his funds has dis.
appeared, as he expected to be robbed
Any number of men are bound to
keep only a little working capital in
their trousers pockets, the bulk OF
their fund being concealed in broad
fiat wallets in the inside pocket oil
their waistcoats. These bills are al
ways of large denominations and fold
ed once. When a man brings forth his
reserved funds It will be found that
all the bills have a smooth, bright ap
pearance. They have been with hin
so long that they are as fat as a sheet
from a letter press.
Very few men in this country carry
coins in purses. In England purse:
are common. The material is general
ly pigskin, but undressed kid is alsC
used extensively. The former have
two compartments, one for small golC
coins and the other for silver. 1t il
sometimes amusing to watch a MAJ
with little undressed kid bag pay hi.
fare on the street cars, especially
he is wearing thick, dogsHin gloves
Only conductors with great patiencl
can watch the proceeding with com
placency. A woman can pick out flvl
pennies beneath a roll of bills in con
siderably less time than it takes tn
man with the kid purse to bring fortl
nickel. One reason that the xii
purse is not popular is because it feel
like the half of a small dumb-bell il
the pocket when fairly well filed. Il
, London It is the proper thing to carr.
pigsl1in, owing to the large circula
, ton Of sovereigns. It is essential I
, keep the gold and silver separate Il
order to avoid mistakes.-Boston Hell
, aid.