New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-12
WILL THEY WEAR BLOOMERSi
A RESTAURANT KEEPER AND HIS WAIT.
Frs AT ODDS.

SEVEN OF THE GIRLS SUBMIT RATHER THAN
LOSE THEIR woRK-sPrcY INTERVIEWS
FROM SOME OF THE OTHERS.
A battle royal Is being waged In Nassaust. this
week The proprietor OF q restaurant near Park
Row has issued an order that the girls employed
there must wear boomers or seek more congenial
occupation. The restaurant employs fourteen walt
and has reputation for securing pretty girls
for the places When the order came out the girls
looked upon II a joke but they no longer In
doubt about the earnestness OF the management.
and as a result wall. long and loud. has gone Up
against the proposed innovation. IT looks as II the
management would win.
The manager OF the house said yesterday, In
speaking Of the matter: IL am the first one in the
country to talk Of introducing boomers as suita-
bic costume for Mattresses have seen the cos
tunes that the society women OF Denver adopted
and they nat,y. neat and untrammelled cos
tunes and much freer and better costumes than
skirts which sweep the floors and gather dirt. I
talked OF them three months ago. and that Western
man simply adopted my idea do not mean 70
force anything the girls that Is immodes' or i'm
moral I have gone to each one individually and
explained 20 her how much better Il would be 70
adopt the new style OF dress and then left II en-
tlrey to her discretion as to whether she VIII
accept or declin. told each that II she
would the new costume / would purchase
IT and stand all the outlay required by the change
OF course coming su idenly many were in doubt
and some inclined to protest, The success
that had in talking the matter with some OF
the girls, however. has warranted me In going
ahead. and | feel sure that the boomer costume
Will be adopted
The cashier who the manager said had declared
positively that she would wear boomers. said
bitterly II a lady and this is an Insult work
because | have TO make living, but | VIII starve
before am made a holy show OF Ike thas III no
makes the girls wear boomers IL will shut up the
shop. All that will be needed then Is a few RED
lights and ar occasional raid by the police TO make
It thoroughly interesting. He can put his daughter
in 20 take my place. and welcome. There are o,nef
places Boomers, Not this year. thank you
petite and demure little blonde who signed tho
agreement TO boomers said with shrug or
her shoulders whats the odds? Everything 10
kicked about at first. When see all those swels
up on the Riverside Drive with their boomers on !
don't see where Will get much the worst or IL. l
ready to stick to the boomers as long az
doesn't land me In TAIL
That is the way the battle IS going. Many OF ths
girls are waiting 10 what will be the outcome
The manager declares that ne will have no trouble
IN filing the places OF any that leave Inis
that happened yesterday as precedent Soma one
inserted, by way OF joke, In morning paper yes
teriay an advertisement for eight girls TO act -
mattresses In a John-st. restaurant VINO were WIZ
noon the place was overrun with girls. some came
on wheels and some walked. but ALL had on bloom
ers MANY OF them had the boomers carefully con-
cea led under skirts but were willing 10 demonstrate
their Willingness 20 wear them on duty. The mana
ger had hard time persuade the girls that it was
all a Joke They finally went away. but u was sait
BY the manager that almost a hundred girls mads
application FOR place under the bloomer conii-