Show BLOOMER V COSTUME V ti By Auotker Tear the Bifurcated Hi er lo Salt win Pass rnnotlcc I ThG number of converts to the cause of dress reform daily Increases Already Al-ready bloomers and divided skirts have emerged from the cloud of contempt c and ridicule whieh overshadowed them when they first offered themselves ser 5 el pnsly to public notfc on the inven l tacit of the womans bicycle These i are progressive days and the sight of L a woman In bifurcated garments now c I 5 44 D oj V iV T attracts but a moderate amount of no < tiee In another year or so this fashion I fash-ion will have been so completely accepted ac-cepted as to arouse no comment even in thought Cycle shows have proved that the manufacturersi believe the new dress will be universally used for nearly every maker is building diamond frame I wheels for women Cycle makers generally gen-erally have Rise heads and It they did I not see a future for this style of machine ma-chine they would not spend money in trying to introduce it to the public pub-lic But this is only one of the bits of evidence Society especially in the east has taken up cycling and has also In V many cases de j dared itself in favor of rational dress by publicly appearing in it As society with a large S ftmuences to a remarkable degree the far larger society with a small sis it a proof I of the suneriority of mind over matter mat-ter the ultimate result is certain not V because of the sensibleness of the attire at-tire but because it has been worn by I fashionable women The old stock objection of Immodesty was never a well founded one so far j as bloomers and divided skirts are concerned and when the modern I I fashionable bathing suit is considered the accusation x > f impropriety leveled against bIcycle costumes like the one I shown in the sketch is turned into a satire As far as convenience and safety go there is no question in respect to the desirability of trousers of some sort 1 I V 1 5 V BLOOHER SUIT for riding The number of accidents I more or less serious that have or I cmred through the skirt catching on the pedal or saddle or becoming entangled I en-tangled in the gearing is legion while I the necessity of having it heavily lined and weighted in order to keep it In place while the wheel is in motion I renders is clumsy and uncomfortable Whether the diamond frame bicycle is adopted by women or not the plain facts on the trousers question are the same JUDIC GHOIDET Gossip It is difficult to keep up a faith inhuman in-human nature if one attends many afternoon receptions It is getting so that many of the guests cannot restrain re-strain themselves until they leave the house but break out almost In the hearing of the hostess With their comments com-ments upon what she has provided for their entertainment I felt almost like calling the police the other day as I listened to the remarks I re-marks of two women Who from their association with refined people should have at least caught a veneer of good I manners Said one Oh I suppose she feels she must give these little affairs but for my part she neednt They are nightmares to me What a struggle she makes to keep up her looks I observe shes taken kindly to the new way of wearIng j wear-Ing the hair because parting It covers the gray streaks or she fancies it does Her daughter resembles her very much I think Yes responded the other and looks nearly as old Why loesnt somebody tell her that pale gray makes her look stouter and satin above ail materials It Is so odd broke in the first speaker but my husband makes a point of coming to Mrs g mentioning men-tioning the hostess name afternoons He says she serves the best terrapin in New York I suppose remarked her companion com-panion she has to offer some inducement induce-ment And off they went to say adieu I watched them effuse over the lady they had dissected They kissed her and insisted upon knowing how soon they might expect to see her declared they had had a charming half hour and were reluctant to depart What ought to be done with such a pair of wicked hypocrites I POLLY PRY |