Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — REFLECTED HER PROFESSION. [ARTICLE]

REFLECTED HER PROFESSION.

Her Dress and Hair Betrayed that Bbr Was a Schoolma'am. "How unconsciously men and womeß take on the atmosphere of their surroundings and avocations,” remarked a man recently to a New York Advertiser reporter. “I can recall an illustration of that fact in an experience I had eorne years ago. I had been so long accustomed to the association of women Behooi teachers that I am rarely mistaken when I come Yn contact with one. A prinlneut woman teacher from a nortki era city was expected at an educations meeting. I had never seen her, but received a telegram asking me to meet ber at the train. I was sure I would be able to identify her. I went through the train, which was crowded with pa» sengena I looked around and soon found the teacher. She was perfectly jUntonlahed when I came up and saidi "Lb thia ICtos Blank?” “ 'Yes, that Is my namy she replied, *btrt how did y<«i know me?’ *1 did Dot explain, but it was easy enough. At first glance I saw her hair was short, that she wore eye-glasses and had on a plain-looking sort of gray cioth dress. Any doubts I might have had were Boon relieved as I noticed hangtag from her watch fob a amall globe, bring a miniature of the earth. Another earmark was a small hand satchel that snapped loudly when she ctoeed It I knew I could not be mistaken, and results showed I correctly the profession of that wom-