The evening world., 1895-09-16
OUR WOMAN PHILOSOPHER.

The bioomer has appeared before the legal
tribunal In Paris at the instance OF NJ. Lepine.
one OF the guarii,ns Of the public morals. The
incident has started the chatter OF all Paris and
Tho Gzulos has undertaken to gather the opin.
Ions OF the notable women on their propriety or
lmpropriety. The verdict Is Overwhelmingly
against. not the score OF morals. but Of taste.
Madame Adam begs all women to retain their
skirts, and finds her argument In the
wisdom o: claims Of long de-
scent that always have at the bottom philosophic
reason. Gyp gayly says that everything about
the bicycle is ugly, and 1t is merely toss up OF
between evils. Nine Severine. the journalist
and apostle Of Woman with the tallest Of capitals.
considers bloomers 50 ugly as simos, to endanser
the existence OF the bicyclette as the rider who
wears boomers is called. The actresses Of the
Coincide Franchise throw up their hands In
horror and exclain. dramatically. BRUTAL. often
ridiculous"' As for Nine Bernhardt-but what
she says must be quoted my artistic Instinct
approves only the flowing skirt. but the danger
10 moral as well as aesthetic. fear tina. the
bicycle and the boomers will carry young g'rs
away from the life OF the family into a world
outside which only prove unprootAole
Which 10 an admirable but unexpected comment
The success OF The Chieftaln' recAiis tue iee'
that the number OF people added to the theatre
gong public by "P!natore'' makes one OF the moT
remarkable records In the history Of the stage
Sir Arthur sullivan was unknown, the humor Of
Gilbert caviare except to the few. The chisf
influence was neither the music nor the libretto'
but the choir singers Finally whole companies
were formed out Of choir singers and a. widely
Advertised as such. Philadelphia, for example.
Srop Quaker community into
one OF the best theatrical cities In the country
All the deacons and elders and their wives went
20 hear the choir sing One old Quaker lady 10
remembered who had never been In theatre
before: she went to hear "Pinaiore'' and fell In
love with the Captain. She went so far a. not
only TO 20 again and again to hear him sing, but
bought and sent him huge bouquet Of nowera
rbs Young Prineesses OF Wales were At some
do,ngs the other day where their gowns were OF
conseauence These were described as OF hello
trops cloth, but the writer added: The oodies
and sleeves were OF several seasons old. Ths
Princesses are never in the height OF fashion.
There IL scarcely a week that the costumes Oh
these two girls do not appear In print, ana
such is their simplicity they are almost inss-
nincant. In the recent photographs these TWO
Young women wear dark specked shirt waists
and sailor mats. lnese tuey Weai io' s''e'
the manner of English girls American girls
wear their sailor hats tilted backward. giving
full effects to their bangs.
The dean OF the Vanderbilt stables was an old
man, the third OF his generation In the Wander
blt employ lie was speaking Of Maud s.,
tenderly regretted by all the stablemen. Il
have seen them all. the Union Course
when Flora Temple made her great race. have
seen Lantern and the American Girl bring the
record down but none OF them In form. beauty
or disposition, for hers 10 one Of the sweetest
horse natures I ever saw, ever came near Maud
s." 1t was believed that the $50. 900 offered to
Mr. Bonner by General Grant for Maud 8. was
for Mr. Vanderbilt who regretted her sale.
The glory has departed from the Vanderbilt
stables Small Hopes and Lady Mac. which the
Commodore used to drive, are dead. Aldine and
Early Rose, which were given to Frederick Van
derbilt have been long In retirement The only
horses that are now there are Mrs. Vanderbilts
carriage horses and the hacks Of Mr.. George
Vanderbilt Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt rs In nc
sense q man devoted to horses. But Mr. Wander
bilt has such a stable that the mode! OF 1t wat
sent to the last Paris Exposition. It conforms te
the architecture OF the Fifth avenue palace. In
the graceful gables are medallons. from which
protrude hounds heads in terra Gotta. The strinl
course above the hrst floor 10 marked by othsl
mei,liions, in which corn. oats and grasses
modelled In terra Gotta are grouped. The archi.
lecture and its significant ornaments are fea
lures OF the street and would anywhere attract