The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
TALKING ABOUT BLooMERs.
The LOnE-Dreaded Happened, But
This Girl Was Equal to the Occa-
From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.


sion.
From the 81. Louis Globe-Democrat.
At Tower Grove Park there was a big
crowd, and one section Of it witnessed an
incident which may lead TO the abandon
ment Of the bloomer habit by one young
woman; or it may lead merely TO her &C
curing more accurate knowledge Of the
eccentricities Of the costume once believed
10 be fashioned for the exclusive use, com
fort. and protection Of the male Of the
human species. Yesterday this young wo-
man and another young woman equally
pleasing 20 the eye, equally expert in the
management Of the wheel, sped swiftly
along the smooth roads and byways of
Tower Grove Park. They were a handsome
pair, and attracted the attention of most
people whom they passed After awhile
they began to attract more attention; at
least one of them did. The diffusive glance
OF the man who was looking casually at
everything at once gave place TO a con-
Centrated gaze at one object; women
blushed and looked angry. and men blush
ell and looked twice; small boys didn't
blush and did giggle, and the young wo-
man from Olive street was the cause OF IL
all Finally mounted policeman's eagle
eye fell on her. He put spurs TO mis- horse
and after a not race of 20 yards overlook
the girls.
Excuse me. miss" said he. "but there
is something wrong with your clothes"
The other young woman glanced at her
companion and nearly fell off her wheel.
"Oh, Lord" she gurgled, they're coming
down"
At this the Olive street young woman
stopped her wheel and dismounted. 1t
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probably it helped her to arrive at
speedier realization of her companions
remark than would have resulted from
mental process, for be it known that when
the upper section OF a pair of boomers
is sundered from its moorings, the fact is
more apparent to the wearer when she is
standing than when she is sitting. When
the girl stood up what had been an in
considerable, though noticeable, hiatus in
the continuity of her apparel became
something worse.
The policeman blushed until his helmet
smoked, the other girl scurried about like
hen whose offspring is in danger, and
the wicked men gathered around and look
ed. The girl in trouble appeared to be the
coolest person in the crowd of 200 people.
With deft jerk or two and a wiggle and
a twist she restored the garment to its
former position, and stood holding 1t with
one hand while she beckoned to the officer
Win the OlutT. lie dppIOdtueus anu Sllt
asked him for something.
I'm sorry, miss. but 1 haven't got it,"
said the policeman.
AT this juncture a young man with
tow linen suit and a negligee shirt. who
had manifested a deep interest in the en-
tire proceeding, slipped a hand under each
side of his vest. and after fumbling ner-
vously for moment shifted them TO the
rear and clawed wildly at his spinal
column. Almost instantaneously a smile
of great benevolence lighted up his face,
and drawing from beneath the tail of his
coat a pair of silk embroidered suspend
ers, he rendered them to the young wom-
an saying: Here, take mine l really
don't need EN-
1t was well meant, but the crowd laugh
ed, the policeman fingered his baton and
scowled, and the girl looked scornfully
right through the young man and beck
oned to an elderly gentleman and asked
him to lend her a pin. He did it, and N
a few moments the young woman from
Olive street and her fair companion were
going away from the park at a gait that
would have put Dute Cabanne on his
metal to equal.