New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11

OF tie patrons OF the estabi 5fncrt where
she works.
Just as it happened In oldtime novels
where the heroine went about in a knight s
arnlor, the female nasqueraders CT TO-DAY
get found out as the consequence OF some
physical injury.
4 Young Italian woman had learned Inc
barber trade and was very successiul IN
that line Ghe East Side prides itself III
possessing several woman barber shops
only she loathed the endeaElnS remarks
which sentimental patrons passed occa-
sionally. One day. disguised by an es-
pecislly vulgar compliment paid TO her ~
an adnIirer, she left the shop a1d TIE
neighborhood, cut her hair short. bought
mems clothing and applied for work IN
, Hoboken: she was engaged, and acquitted
herself of her duties to the complete salts
faction of her employer. Having acciden-
tally slashed her hand with a razor. she bled
profusely and tainted. The next morning
the Judge deprived her o. the trousers ard
sent her back 10 her shirtweist and Skin;
and to the insults of patrons.
A few days ago another masquerade
vas caught. While detective was inter
rogating the proprietor of a boarding house
in West 9th street about a burglary. q
small but well built boy walked into the
parlor and volunteered a description of the
thief. who he said, he had seen slipping
out of a window. The detective noticed
that the boy had a very slim waist and
very soft voice AS the detective returned
to the house few nights later for a de-
tailed description OF the stolen loot he
was met in the hall by the Same Slim
wasted boy who beckoned him, in great
agitation. to a nearby room
II see you have discovered it." said the
boy Il am Il girl. But please do not tell
the people in the house that l am mas
qucradins.'
At the detective bureau. she would give
her name only as Richard Brocton and
her age as seventeen years. In the night
court however. later she told Magistrate
House she was Flora LandoE. tnenty-one
Years old. and that her father was a porter
IN a hotel in London. She said she had left
England two years ago, coming first to
Boston and working as a waitress there
and in this city. Men patrons. she said,
annoyed her with their unvelcome atteu-
tions, and TO escape them she finally adopt
ed male attire. For ~ while she worked
as n waiter in various cheap restaurants.
but could not do the hard work expected
of her, and found herself about month
before stranded. with no work and no
money She then "clerked 1T in various
stores until her arrest
Magistrate House, noting her refined car
riage and behavior, confessed himself at a
loss as to what to do with her
III 1 have been guilty of any crime your
Worship she said II suppose you must
send me 10 jail But I want very much
TO get home and TO live again with my peo-
pie, IL can ever earn enough money to
accomplish that.
Magistrate House finally teiephoned to
Miss Margaret Luther. deaooness of the
Florence Crittenton Mission. who agreed 10
take care of the Girl and to communicates
with the Society of 81. George with view
to returning her TO her own country.
The colony of Hindus. who lend a pict-
uresque color 10 the walks of Coney Island
contains many men who. far from being
the primitive individuals their stereotyped
smile and their broken English proclaim
them, could tell thrilling stories In splendid
English. Some of the ''spielers" and bark
ers'' who entice you into tents where your
fortune win be told would leave this coun-
try very speedily IL India some day drove
out the British conqueror.
Some OF them would ascend princely
thrones in the land OF the lotus flower. The
waters of the Ganges would be unhealthy
for them, however, IL they returned too
soon The English government might take
too good care of them. Not that any OF
them have ever committed crimes; their
only offence is To have remained unrecon-
ciied To the passing OF the old order; they
are too eloquent. their words awaken in
the land the memory of glorious old days:
their presence might make the embers OF