Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

realize her dream of appearing out
doors by day in her trousers as well as
within or under the friendly cover of
darkness.
1t was a tiny town and so isolated
that 1t seemed that there could be no
weight OF convention to interfere. She
made two attempts, once in the dining
room of the hotel and once in the post
office.
The postoffice Is small shop where
candy, newspapers and everything
that one wants is kept 1t is also a
gathering place for that part of the
male population which does not have
other business. Fine girl-fine girl"
and other remarks equally unwelcome
In quick succession were the result
of this one attempt, so that another
trip was not made to the postoffice
without the divided skirt
The next trial was in the hotel din
ing room. The entrance was made
after some of the guests had begun
their meal.
"The husbands did not seem to mind
and tried to go on eating their din
ner, but from the time l came in the
women laid down their knives and
forks and not another mouthful did
they eat"
This is the way Miss Kelley describes
the effect of her appearance.
"The wives looked at their husbands
as if in request that they do some
thing. The husbands looked at their
plates and the hotelkeeper looked at
me. 1t was too much-I was not hun
cry, anyway, and I left the room.
Always Wished She Was a Boy
II have always wished that 1 was a
boy" continued Miss Kelley, "and If
there was anything 1 could do and l
could safely disguise myself / would
wear boys clothes and go to work as
men do. 1t is not only the freedom of
their costume, but 1 would like to see
how men act and get their point of
view-especially as to women. / don't
think we ever do get It,"
Other troubles have followed Miss
Kelley in her attempts to wear her be-
loved trousers. 1t was only lately that
the landlady expressed her disapproVal
of the pretty cowboy clothes as a cos
tune for practicing at the piano.
There is another possibility which one
does not like to think of, so greatly
does sympathy go out to the pretty
cowboy girl who Is not after all not
unlike other girls in choosing the
clothes she likes, The trousers may be
q hoodoo. Asked If it fitted in with
her plans to be married the pretty cow
boy girl answered:
Yes, 1 have been engaged twice.
The first man died, and L loved him
too much even to mention his name
except most reverently. Then there
was another who became i'll and went
to California. We corresponded for
awhile, but, then, you know absence
makes the heart grow fonder. There
is another that seems terribly fond of
me, but he-well, he never says any
thing. 1 am hoodooed as to men, 1
guess"
Wants to Work as Men Do
At any rate the hoodoo-or perhaps
1t Is the critical attitude of one who
is not compelled to earn her living
has pursued her attempts to work.
II tried to be a trained nurse, but
stayed only one day." she says of an
"rhe work they gave me
was too much for me, although l have
been called good nurse in my own
family and have always thought that
l should like to care for sick people.
II don't think l should enjoy stem
ography, and although l am often told
that / would make a success on the
stage 1 will not go on through the
chorus, as l never could reconcile my
self to wear the chorus girl costume
in spite of the fact that l wear that
of cowboy So 1t would have to be
only as a vaudeville specially II /
tried that life."
This is the reason that In spite OF the
fact that she has had chances to "go
on" In the chorus Miss Kelley is look
ing for some other position In which
she may wear her divided garments.
To accomplish her dream there has
been one half formed plan OF going to
some far western mountain country