Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-01-10
The Flushing sBioomers."
WHAT sOaR or our UNMARRIED
MEN THINK or THEM.
Varieus Opinions Expressed Concerning
the Female Hieyesist's Costume Who
Admire Them and Who Do Not,

causing general comment all over
the country and many discussions
in smaller papers of smaller cities,
till now the "bloomer'' question is
one of the most conspicuous topics
set before the people for their dis
cussion.
Prohibition, woman suffrage, the
prevention of cruelty to animals and
all such fads have been put aside
for the time being, and this import
ant question-whether women shall
or shall not wear pants 'just like
men's"-has again stirred up the
dress reform cranks, who have set
all the country thinking about
whether ~petticoats and rutfles have
about had their day, or if the femin,
inc kniekerbockers are only the
things of the present hour.
The question, like the garment,
is indeed a double one. There is
considerable room for debate. Some
views on both sides are well put
forth. 1t has caused many split
ups in some portions of society. It's
prominence, however, is too great
to be ridiculed and it has been left
to a few of our unmarried young
men friends to give to the public
their opinion concerning the wearing
OF trousers by their young lady
friends, into which they themselves
would not even understand how to
get into.
Barring the thought of how I'M
modest it might appear to suddenly
bring certain portions of the anatomy
closer to the surface by wearing
''bloomers" throughout this land of
ours, it is certain that we are APP
preaching more and more the goal
of common sense when the women
of to. day even give thought to the
dress reform in this line. The day
will yet come, many think, when
male and female attire shall be the
same. 1t will not.come as suddenly
as will the Democratic tidal wave
in 1896, nor as soon; but when ii
does, and if it does, you can expect
the reform to stay.
One walk around the Public
Square procured the honest and
unbiased opinions of the following
young men:
Carl Pasqueth, one of Mexico's
Heading bicyelists, was the first man
interviewed. He said: 81 think
they are mighty. fine things for some
places. They are necessities to fe.
male bicycle riders in Chicago on
account of the wind which blows
from off the lake quite hard at times.
They are just as proper as the bath.
ing suits at the watering places. OF
course, | would not like to see the
girls wear them on all occasions.
There is a skirt now worn which,
when buekled up, resembles bloom
ers' and the lady rider can simply
unbuckle one buckle before de-
mounting and her bicycle costume
is Immediately transformed from
a pair of trousers to a full dress
skirt.
Lee Turner did not at first catch
the question when asked, but at
once became interested upon ex-
PLANTATION. "Bloomer?" he said,
with a rising infection; "well, | AN
not exactly up on them. Whatever
the ladies do, however, is all right
with me-"
At. Brown said: 81 never saw
anyone with a pair of boomers on.
If they YEA them at all they should
wear them tight instead of loose,
for il the custom prevails it will
come to that finally"
Tom French thought they would
be all right to wear skating.
Will Wilkins sobered up at once
and with a snap of those black eyes,
which the girls all admire, said {:
ga woman with a proper amount
Of m0desty will not yea one" Gle
meant a pair.)
Elmer Sharp replied to the in.
quiry as follows: "Some | would
approve; others l would object to
them wearing them"
K. ID. Rodgers looked a little en-.
barrassed when accosted, but re.
piled: 81 don't know much about
them; ! am not very well posted"
He spoke of the caricatures in The
city papers, from which we conject-
ured that he thought the pictures a
little ~"catchy."
County Surveyor Chas. D Rodgers
laughed in his good natured way
and replied: ~ have been SO busily
engrossed with other business lately
that | have not given that subject
much thought. endorse the opiu.
ions Of Sam Locke and Ben Ture.
man, no matter what they've said,
for they are well up on matters of
this nature"
DIR. w. l.. Reed: 81 am very
much in favor of ladies riding
bicycles, but have no sympathy
with the female bicyclist who wears
boomers | think that a heavy
weight skirt reaching TO the ankles