Queer Hiding Places

The lamented Emma Abbot carried her most valuable jewels constantly with her, secured in a petticoat-pocket. A great many wealthy women out of the profession do the same thing. The chamois pocket in the underskirt is a favorite jewel-bag, and is of ten made use of in traveling. Women are still fond, however, of bilis into an envelope and pinning them inside their stays. An amusing incident, gTowing ont of this practice, was witnessed in a Fifth avenue stage. New York, very recently. Three young women, evidently strang-ers in the city from their talk, got on in lower Fifth avenue, finding separate places in the well-filled vehicle. Two made no move to pay fares, but the third, who was presumably the treasurer of the party, took out her purse and looked for a eoin. There was none inside. She searched through ,twice, then caught the eye of each ol her companions and rapidly telegraphed hor dilemma. They had no money, and as the situation and its one relief dawned upon them their faces were divided between a desire to laugfh and irapending fear lest their dignity might be assailed. Meanwhile, the driver rang for attention, and the first young woman, endeavoring to assume a stolid appearance, began operations. Money she evidently had but it was in rather an inaccessible place. She wore a snugfitting tailor-made jacket, whose buttons yielded stubbornly to her gloved fingers. Ueneath was a still more smigfitting tailor-made bodice. Confessedly nervous now, and with progress further impeded by the driver's importunities, a couple of the small bodice buttons were loosened and poking fingers endeavored to draw out the concealed funds. This (lid not answer, however. and, desperate at last, the girl peeled off her glove and succeeded in her quest, but not until the risibilities of the entire stage full of people had been severely tstrained. -