New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14
HOME AND SOCIETY.
THE REIGN OF THE BICYCLE.
THE FASHION OF THE HYrHENATED NAME AND
WHEN IT is Observation-Disclosures BY CorR-



rrsy-How WOMEN DRESS IN NEW
yoRK-LATEsT PARIS MODES
,.,,. indeed Is she who year ago had the
iaar q. her convictions and boldly mastered the
,1cycle despite the dsapproval OF the Few ana 'he
,,,0arcnce of the many. For craze which ~
'..1 and then languished among Fashionable
S., has this spring fairly developed itself into
V.ros,.,va epidemc-and the veteran cyclist mas
-. an honored authority. Her comments aye
,'...,el to with Difference and her shgh'eS'
n...,.ro carries weight. To older women the
lie mania is like the elixir OF youth
NJ, one can realize how much owe TO this little
N,,o,'' remarked Mrs. s.. stroklng her pike
cectonateiy. ITO say that 1t has saved me rom
ems prostration and meancholia is expressing
-, mart OF the good 1t has done me. The nap
O nos OF feeling again the sense OF keen pnysicai
",ov-nent which thought belonged to my past
,, ;s delightful; the eXhilaration produced by
80 movement and exercise is truly wonderful III
,r, Il has renewed the right spirit wlthH me-
"a I now feel equal TO anything
~ "n,isery acquants man with strange PED
r,ns" bicycles certainly bring about very odd
asbips Mrs. Van Amsterdam who has per-
ENTITY snubbed little Mrs. Parvenu for Years
.saonIy becomes quite chummy at tine nan
SUI Ms Van Amsterdam's family nearly collapse
a. ,bev hear that the two have actually taken a
WIZ .o,otbe- In their abbreviated skirts on the
sp'" drive Miss y. and Miss H.. who nave
tod only sight bowling acquaintance since tnci
'huabood cali each other AoIy ana jennie
10. q weeks experience with their wheels ana
az ,arentlv fast friends for life. why, there
= 1ock Allen. exclaimed pretty Mrs. - 10 her
,.oranion as they we're flying through the park
w. &c lack" and she waved her hand. the
.o,man turned suddenly. toined them-and
,rror of horrors, he proved to be not Jack Alien
So, an entire stranger. What can you expect
49, ,o,n the brotherhood Of the wheel? said her
!,ard when she Indignantly commented upon
49, mans presumption. II hear you have got
INV u.eorns" remarked one lady to another at the
So Ricvcle Club. shall you sell your
-,,hioo ." no" remarked the other, i shali
80 q for a while at least. to keep my new one
a., nrser II will behave so much better IL II KNOWS
,har. ,s another one in the house
"1,ho unforeseen adds not little to the interest
,,r developments OF the bicycle" said Mr. D. and
,,e very next day. while coasting down NIL
,s, control of his instrument and charged into
~" erst mourning coach Of a funeral. causing
general wreckase' -.,, ;.
.rc,,ded a well-known ladies' tailor ana haDi'-
otor who hitherto has refused even 10 consider or
s,. the bicycle dress into his exclusive estao-
a .NIv customers have all taken 70 the
- and 7 in duty bound. must see that they
-, rronerly turned out" 1t is funny TO see now
,,ares.lng all this bicycle talk is TO those VINO
ao,s although 10 outsiders it may seem un1n'er-
sting ,waddie People who never spoke 10 each
,er before will offer suggestions ana discuss
noInts: and 1t has even been known TO recohche
ssr.mies-the modern paraphrase of the old disuch
ssminc 10 be- "a touch of cycle mania makes inc
whole world kim.
uvnhenated names in Europe may be dVided mo
..n cs,srories. namely those wherein the hypheh
80 niece of snobbery and affectation ana
.,o.o wherein It Is consequent upon legal oD"sa-
,o, The latter are IN the minority ana are ooI'e
almost invariably by legatees and theiT uescei'u-
ants who have inherited property. usually rea! es-
,.,s contingent upon their lacking the name OF 'e
,asta,or on TO their own. Or else they are men VINO
,ovs married heirosses and been accepted as nus
hands for the latter on the condition 'ha' 'heF
shouN amend the family name OF their wives 10
,hs,r owp patronymc. People in the other cate
CORY who use the hyphen merely with the oDJec' "a
creating the impression that they are OF more an
cent lineage than is really the case invariably pre-
fix instead Of appeDdng. the additional name AM
:, s this that enables one 10 distinguish the bona-
esa double-barrel" as Lord Randolph Churchill
ussd 10 call them. from those who are not For you
have ONLY 10 ask Mr.. Pons onby-Jones for the name
o,h Maternal grandfather In order to hnd out tha'
the old gentleman was a simple Jones deNou VI ''e
ansocratc Ponsonby: whereas in the case OF SUIT
names adopted in Difference testamentary disposi-
tons one will invariably find on inquiry that the
paternal grandfather and ancestors bore the iIrSt
NJ the two patronvrn!cs. The persons who make use
Of hyphenated names without being compelled 10
DO 50 are usually The owners OF patronyinlcs eN-
cruciatingly pebeian. WHO hope vaniy 1t Is true %
redeem the commonplace character OF their name by
n,eAxng thereto one calculated they trust TO Gre
ate the impression shat they are connected with
.,os q, the great houses Of the nobility. Thus ii
IA quite common 20 find Moptmorency Smiths. Pan
tageret-Robinsons and We're de Vere-Browns.
In marrying Lord William Beresford the Amer
e Marlborough. Price, or
Troy n Y viii retain her title Of Duchess OF
Marlborough instead OF adopting that OF Lazy
William Beresford. She. however. remains Dnch-
ess by courtesy only. and is no longer peeress IN
he eyes Of the law. but merely commoner I~rd
William himself Is a commoner In the eyes OF the
law his title OF lord being merely one OF courtesy
and In all official documents ne is styled simply
William Reregford Esquire. commonly cane1 Lord
William Beresford" All eldest sons Of dukes. mar
qlesses and earls bear their fathers second utIe'
not by legal right. but by courtesy, WINE me
younger OF dukes and marQuesses prehx the
title Of lord their christian names In the eyes
Of the law even the Queens son-n-aw, the Marquis
Of Lorne is a commoner and in official ana state
papers he IS invariably described plain John
Campbell, commonly called the Marquis Of Lorne
Peeresses, as stated above, invariably retalh Dy
courtesy their titles when. after becoming widow,
hey marry man Of minor rank Thus although
the late Duchess Of MOntrose married two untitled
VoMnoners after the death OF the I'ukc' HiSt MI
Stirling Crawford, and upon his death. Mr.. Harry
Miner she still continued to be addressed as the
Duchess OF Montrose although. legally speaking,
she was plain Mrs Stirling Crawford,' and after
ward Mrs. Harry Miner"
10 be well dressed Is to be appropriately dressed
MS Is an axiom however. that many women are
apt TO disregard. thinking gnorantly that me
feathers make fine birds. whatsoever and where
soeser displayed. and not realizing that in really
sood society it is considered vulgar 10 make
uspay Of fine clothes In the street or at church
a "eilbred woman OF assured position VINO mas
recently found il expedient 70 put down her
equipaee and horses remarked the other day.
the very fact OF using not using car
rage habitually necessitates an entirely I'LL
ierent STYLE OF dressing. Rich garments. which
might be quite appropriate If the wearer Is
driven TO or from her place OF DESTINATION
are obviously Of place for walking or IN