Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-09 | Page 51 | Women May Yet Board New York Street Cars Safely in a Hobble

WOMEN MAY YET BOARD NEW YORK STREET CARS SAFELY IN A HOBBLE New Mew ew York March 8 Somewhat g-Somewhat tardy tardy tardy tar tar- dy but high highly effective recognition of at the thc hobble skirt has lias been made b by tho the public service commission which declared declared declared de de- de- de that b by January 1 all the surface cars of the New York Railways Company's company's company's com Com- pany's system and the B B. B R. R T T. system shall have ha stops not more than fifteen inches from tho the ground Of Oc course looking forward January 1 L 1911 S. S is IH a a. long wa way off ore and the hobble hobble hobble hob hob- ble skirt may bo a thing of ot the past paHl b by then than But tho rho order Is re regarded as showing allowing a desire on tho the part of the five public service ser commissioners to oblige the women who object to displaying dis dis- playing their playing their ability as high steppers Several women's clubs complained of tho the height of the steps on the cars So the commissioners made their own ob ob- ob They found that the tho stops steps varied In h height ight from twelve twel to twenty inches i The commissioners ordered the Queens companies to change o 50 0 per percent percent percent cent of or their step high-step cars this year ear and 50 per cent next year yea