The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-05
MRS. MABEL MILLS SUED.
Oakland's Champion Boomer
Girl Did Not Pay for
Her Diamonds.
HER DAsHING IMPULsIvENEss.
She Was Married to a LAWYER by
Contract After the Law Had
Been Repealed.

Mabel Holmes Mills, Oakland's cham
pion bloomer girl, who has received con-
siderable fame of late by figuring in more
got her name in the papers, this time by
neglecting to liquidate debt.
Suit was filed yesterday against her for
$3.50 by Attorney Rothschild on behalf of
G. Hirsch. The debt was owing for year
and half, and was for diamonds and
other jewelry purchased on the installmenr
plan. The pretty blonde advocate of the
bloomer costume paid her installments up
to few months ago, but has since failed
to respond to the monthly calls of the col
lector.
Each recurring request to remit" was
made more urgent, until at last, despair
ing OF ever recovering the price OF his
jewels by this form of reminder, Creditor
Hirsch turned the bill over to his attorney
for collection.
In the meantime the fair debtor had
acquired husband in the person of j..
Percy Mills, a San Jose attorney. The law
firm representing Mr.. Hirsch sent polite
notice to the husband to the effect that
their client had no desire to sue his wife
IL tIC Jill was p1Id dG OUCo, DuL W IJlS
there was no response and accordingly
Attorney Armstrong of Mr. Rothschild' S
office, who had the matter in charge, de-
cided to file the suit.
Mabel Holmes Mills has been known as
the champion bioomer girl of Oakland"
since cycling first became fad in that
city. She was one of the organizers of the
Oaks City Cyclers, composed of ladies
only. Miss Holmes, as she was then, was
chosen captain of the club, which DIS
banded in a row after two public runs
The difficulty which resulted in its un-
timely disruption was too determlnediy
expressed desire on the part of Oakland's
male wheelers to follow the boomer girls
on run when their company was not de-
sired. This brought about the death of
the club. The pretty captain was known
as one of the ''three little girls in tan"
who created mild sensation among Oak
landers by their striking bloomer suits.
Miss Holmes claimed she had tried to
conduct the club on proper lines, but that
some OF the girls were unruly and preferred
parading down Broadway in their bloom
ers to taking quiet run on the quieter
streets. At any rate she retired and the
club became no more.
The young lady gained her next quota
OF celebrity by becoming racer. She was
very speedy on the wheel and was pub
licly challenged to a race, but declined.
The dashing bloomer champion next ap-
peared before the public in the role of a
contract wife. She went to San Jose to
visit friends and there met J. Percy Mills,
a young attorney of that city. He was
captivated by the unmistakabIe chic of
the Alameda bicyclist and he proposed to
wed after that fashion, and with her usual
impulsiveness Miss Holmes accepted the
proposition.
The illegal marriage was reported in the
papers and the groom received so much
unfavorable comment that he brought his
boomer bride to San Francisco, procured
license and they were legally wed.
Mrs. Mills is now at San Jose with her
husband, and is not yet aware that her
anxious creditor has taken legal process
against her.