St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-16
LADIES ON TRICYCLES.
Ultra Fashionable People of the Gay
Capital who are Daily Patrons
Of the Wheel.
Style of Knickerbockers, Skirts,
Jackets, and Other Necessaries
Worn by Fair Creatures.
How Western Congressman Live and
What it Costs Them--Homes of
Rich Senators.
Correspondence of the Globe.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Ihe society
people left here and they are very few, are
amusing themselves with short trips down
the Potomac. short silent rides through the
country surrounding Washington, dls-
cussion of the watering place gossip whlch
reaches them through the medium OF the
daily and society papers, and preparations
for the coming social season. ADout All
that is being done in this line is III regard
to the homes of the people Of prominence.
Every few days you will see some states
man come to town, part OF MS business
on the trip being to secure quarters lor the
coming winter The hotels feel their Ddsl-
ness prospect already Frightening. very
large proportion of the members OF ule
house board during the terms OF their stay.
On the contrary. a large proportion OF the
senators keep house. The reason Tor TINS
is apparent: the term of the senator Is LOT
six years. that of the representative Out TWO
wears Look over the list OF the members
of the lower house of congress ana you VIII
find that almost half of them board at
hotels The congressional directory, winch
gives the residence OF all senators ana rep
resentatives shows. nearly $50 members OF
the houseas located at hotels, while OF the
senate but sixteen live at hotels, most OF
them having private residences OF their
own. So your average hotelkeeper smiles
1pon YOUR average congressman when he
comes TO Washington at this season OF the
wear. For the average congressman when
he asks for board at a hotel is expected TO
Give ND about all of his salary during the
time he is located there. For such accom-
modations as a member Of congress with
wife, and. perhaps,
\ MARRIA GEABLE DAUGHTER,
or two or three children must have at
hotel there must be paid from $500 to S4OO
a month. If his wife has society ambitions
she must have pariOr connected with her
rooms. and must have a large parlor on her
reception DAYS And all these things cost
in Washington. especially if it is suspected
that the member or senator has pretty
long purse. OF course it Is almost lmpoS-
Sible. too, to get accommodations OF q sat
isfactory nature at private houses. and the
result is that people who want TO i've III
good style OF entertain are forced TO Keep
house or 1--we at hotels SO it happens that
most of the senators, who are assured OF
six wears here when once elected, find it
cheaper and more satisfactory TO Keep
house. while on the other hand the MEM
bers. who are never sure of anything above
two years. find the hotels their only refuge.
Members from the extreme West especially
affect hotels. Take them as lot, eSpe-
cially those affecting great wealth, and you
will find them almost invariably at hotels
Bowen Of Colorado, Fair Of Nevada. Cul-
lOm of Illinois. Jones OF Nevada, Mander-
son of Nebraska. Adams Of Illinois, Buck
DER of Missouri, Cannon of Illinois, Cas-
sidy of Nevada CuibersOn Of Texas, Dun
ham of Illinois. Rankin of Wisconsin. Rea-
gan of Texas, Tully of California, Turner
Of Kentucky, Valentine of Nebraska, and
many others who could be mentioned, rep
resenting the West, live at hotels. Among
the senators some have very handsome
homes Senator Edmunds is having a new
and handsome residence built for him in
fashionable quarter. Senator Sherman has
a handsome place on X street. Senator
COcl1rell had last season
A VERY PRETTY HOME
on Nineteenth street for his large family.
Senator Jackson has pretty nome on Yer
mont avenue, in the most desirable location.
Don Cameron, as everybody knows had
until recently one of the finest residences in
the city. Senator Logan will have. when he
gets his new house. a very fine hole. Sena-
tor Palmer has Just built Il very costly resi-
dence OH X street, in the ultra-fashionable
section. Senator Sawyer has fine place on
! street. Van Wyck has a fine house CT his
own.
The tricycle. fever still RACES among the
people who lay claim to social prominence
here. Washington is the paradise of the
wheel. whether bicycle or tricycle. and the
latter is daily becoming more popular. The
Washington Tricycle. club now has large
membership. and among them some people
Of a good deal of prominence. 1t has its
headquarters at Fenton hall and a member
ship of about forty. The club makes regu-
lar runs twice a week. and the hall is open
in the afternoon for the exclusive use of
ladies. The officers OF the club are: Gen.
w. II. Brown. president; II. ii. Doubleday.
vice president; Mr.. Andrew johnson. see
retaEy and treasurer; Mr.. w. c. Scribner,
captain: Mr.. S. J. HaZelton. lieutenant.
The club has been organized since july.
1884. Some of its members are: Mrs. w.
i. Browne, Mrs. Frances Doubleday. Mrs.
J.. II. Schneider, Mrs. \. b. FRYE. Mrs ).
w. Willard Mrs. W. c. Scribner Miss
Paggie Elderston. Miss Maude Watson.
Miss Ethel DinsmOre. Capt NJ. I. Ander-
son. Mr.. \. y. Adee, Rev. l.. IL. Schneider.
Rev. J.. ii. York, DR.. E 5. jones DIR.
James V. CaNer, DR.. Ii. II. Bennett. Mai.
IL. ". Pollard, Mr.. q. w. Watson and Mr..
4. +. DnsmOre. \ number OF ladies who
have relatives in the Capital Bicycle club
have learned to
RIDE TIE TRICYCLE.
in order TO accompany them in their runs.
a number of well-known physicians use
the tricycle. in making professional calls.
using it as a relay for the horses Some of
them are Tabor johnson. John Walter. b.
3. Adams, Robert Reyburn. ST.. C. f.
Goodell, IL. NJ. Cults and Dr.. Davis. Other
independent riders are Mr.. and Mrs. Danni-
son and Profs. Fay and Chickering of Ken
dell Green. Mr.. VIII Il. pitman. winner
Of the tricycle. prize in the races of the Bos-
ton club, rides a Columbia Mr.. G. Il.
Aloen, the husband OF .'Pansy." rides a
tricycle. over the uncertain roads at Chautau-
qua during the season. Mrs. Joshua Rev
nOlds of Stockport \. Y. travelled an aver
age of forty-five miles day in three DAYS
Dyer the ordinary country roads on his
vehicle The first tricycle. owned by q MO-
man in the district was that used by Mrs.
B. A. Lockwood, purchased in 1881. For
some years tricycling as an exercise for
women made very little progress here. but
now the tide has turned and Wheelmen
running through the quiet streets at tvi
light, meet ladies upon tricycleS in grouns
and in pairs, accompanied by gentlemen at
every turn. A lady, whose name has been
prominently used III connection with her
proficiency on the tricycle., says She has
been intellectually benefited by the exercise
and she believes her life has been extended
zen years by its benefits. The matter of
dress for lady tricyclists is of little impor-
lance, in that no special costume is neces-
sary. Each rider will soon adopt a dress
for her own comfort and individual con-
venience. English women and those of
Germany wear a costume something like
that worn for horseback riding. They sub
St:tute knickerbockers for multitudinous