The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-17

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sistent type Of lovely women here is
the place where you descend beneath
the waters Of disillusion to come up
washed and made clean.
Death rs a leveler is a hide-SoUni
blue code as compared with the five
minutes hefore-rain-time revelations
of the ladies dressIng-room
Whatever is selfish or unsel6sh in
human nature. this hustling for
trains. elbowing Your neighbor out
OF your way. crowding into the line
out Of your turn At the Pullman
window. brings 70 the front in 3 wo-
man manner more than in man 5
because a woman loses her self-con-
trol when She travels She is always
nervous ana excited 70. no more
specific reason than that she is catch
ing trains and has TO run on schedule
time. She may have an hour and !
hall 10 wait before her train IS called
and knows that this is 50 by the big
clock in the waitinE-7oom. hut she
wears a hurried. harassed look and
hreatheS In short chest breaths for
fear she is going to miss it. Now
man will look at his watch. set it
by the railroad time sud-but that's
another story.
In the outside general waiting
room a woman may SIT and appear
TO possess her soul in patience. but
within the sacred precincts Of the
dressius-room she kesp4he Record
Ing Angel busy. 4 WOMAN can not
spend 1--WE minutes here without IN
lsciug her iunermost character.
In this bust6ns crowd nobody
knows ANYBODY else. 50 il is Just ne-
bed Toc6 nature that comes cut. her
manners after twenty centuries Cf
civilization being sdll 50 than We
neer that the least bit Of chewing
3cstles all courtesy oGt OF the reckon
ms
Il was \ long weary Wal; We had
settled down 10, bur when the five
hours were over We We're IS much
ssdder and wiser about our sex IS :
lifetime of casual intercourse would
have left rs
lus;oa was raised OF the six-o'olock-
ers. These women were, on the
whole. 4 well-dreSSe6. interesting
looking lot. out-ot-toWn shoppers for
the most PART who had spent TIE day
struggling over bargain counters.
drssSm2kers snd the supe7cil.ous
"sSleslsdy" All were tired 70 the
bone, Of course. some keeping theii
own counsel. but many frankly gar
raloGs over their trials da-.1s the
tav.
Each woman IS See entered the
Sressins-room paused : fraction Of :
second TO locate the mirror. ana lhir-
tx-sevsa az the first thir.y-eisht We
men who entered made straight Tor
il New the waves a. disillusion 6s-
Sin 10 roll over yoa.
The soul of woman shines
through the way she does TWO tGin-s
saws her prayers and does" her
hair. There were 3 ho~e-sotrs few
who seemed satisfied when shey IS
ceTtSine6 the .act that their hats were
stgaisht-whieh meant being very
much awrx-TeSdiUste6 5 refractory
locS Of hair. save : PAT 70 collar
and 52h to tie OF : JERK % bsIt.
Next we're these Just coming loco
the city, Here comes 9 woman Who
walks up 10 the usrror. puts her
foot on 4 eh2ir-tne lower runs
the1eof-2nd takes from hs- stock
ing powdsr-rsg Glanelas furlysly
81 her fsllow-traysierS 70 see II they
are looking. she 6shs the rag 81 her
nosa and each cheek. Tabs it down
hastily. reaiiusts her veil and. wiki
4 satisfied though somewhat 22olo-
setic air, turns away and Is lost II the
crowd.
An increasing boliaess IS 10 tyre.
We notice. runs through these .ary-
las degrees Of making up" The
next woman IS younger than her prs
6ecaSSor. and 70 her The tzsye,-e-2css
are more Questionable. Sac Is ass-
Ter dressed. he. hat tits y q more
aggressive angle. ana her manner *
more assured. IN fs's-aoze-os-
SouT-huSineSs' manner she walks NJ
70 the mirror and LAYS down her usu-
brella and p0rSe-mOan2ss There Is
swish of silk linsass. : glimpse OF
oPsn-work Isle tnTe&d. : French
hselei foot. and WIKI due Gsgbera-
uoa this fair bird O. passage &ssorgs
the stores in her stocking. These
are a lew banknotes. the inevitable
powder rag. a tiny comb. 4 pats-orun
pencil, sna a biz Of : rouge sponge.
Sac takes OF her hat ana veil. hands
them 10 the white-zn-0asl maid il
attendance. and into tae serious bust
ness Of oysg-lay sac plunsss She
has come from Bridgeport and Is on
her way 10 Chicago What does she
care who watches her. VITA careful
forsshousht she danpsas her fingers
with her tongue and messages cheeks
and nose Just enough % give the
powder fair hold. Then on gees the
powder II generous 6Shs. Now, quick
with the rouge, CoSlly enough she
went n il when II was Only powder
sac was applying. but What woman
ever possessed the courage o. her
convictions 10 the extent Of confess
edly using rouge One cheek gets
s tribe roster than the other and
there IS a bit of s spioiea on the
lower lia-ths light IS not good IN her
corner. 50 she does not see Il. Grab
hing her hat and veil. thhe ceremony