The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-16
HER NAME Is sTRADDLE.
And She Wears Blue BIoomers and will
Wear Pants Next.

| wear rants SsNt.
The boomer fad has struck Wichita
at last.
The innovation has come from Tope-
ka and the innovator gives her name
| as May Straddle. 1t is not pretty
name 10 be sure. but IL is hers and she
has a perfect right 10 have IL in this
! free country.
A reporter for the Eagle has been
chasing May for two days 10 interview
| her on the sugject OF boomers but she
| eluded him until yesterday afternoon
at which time she was foUpd bioomer-
| less and alone at room 3, No. 224 North
| Main street. An engagement for the
| interview was made at O'Clock by
which time she had completely shed
her Mother Hubbard and appeared in
! handsome fitting chestnut sorrel
gown with bloomer sleeves and all
| the necessary trimmings.
She had no objection to being inter-
viewed and went al II like an old hand.
She used good English at first but as
| the interview extended she drifted into
| the current slang Of the west
They call me 'BlOOmerrs every
| where" she said. but that ia because
they don't know my name and l do
not object 10 IL.
Where are you goinC2"
81 am just travelling around. ! Ike
the exercise Of riding a wheel and par
ticularly in the open country where the
air IS pure and the scenes pretty. In
July myself and two younger ladies in
Topeka, married man and his wife.
will all start for san Jose. California.
on wheels and ! promises you We Will
have gay time
Wont you be afraid OF the IN
dians?"
They won't bother Us You can
look into my face and see that can
take care Of myself. Besides I am
Spanish and can talk me Mexican
language"
You don't look like a spanir!"
NO. had dark brown hair once and
Ike a fool went 70 blond.ne u and
you see the result; That was SIX days
before got married and Harry kicked
like a bak steer because I did IL
You are married. Them"
"Yes-that-rne and Harry DON. live
together. on pshaw. don't Ike mar
RED life anyway and girls are fools 20
marry young. Il is all well enough -
get married when one II thirty Or more.
but before that 70 Is a failure. Excuse
me- from marriage, please
The reporter gladly cld 50 and pro-
ceeded 20 talk boomers with her.
Yes" she said. 4 Ike biogr1eTs.
They are so nice and comfortable and
no ACCIDENTS happen when you are nd
ing. Fellows stand On ire corner and
make all kinds OF cracks a. ny oloona-
ere. but I don't care You VIII aDd
they wiii spread here n wichita TAO
more ladies % your toS1 ara wearing
them now and many more III Eooa-
How are they rrza1eZ'
They are made very z1rnpie. 1Ist
a solid piece OF cloth seS-ezi. divided
and caught AZ ire waist and belgv the
knees with rubbers. Before I quit
this mans tEp1 III show you = bscT-
Gle costume / an going 20 year buck
skin pants and iegEi1s with F-slt but
tons Up the sides. The 3erginS VII
come way Up here sae sad. inssczr-
Ing where they wouid end while the re-
porter tErned rs sacs . the ~zH ant
admired fO- q few moments 81 silent
con temptation a Police CARTE pet
u-e q TIE great Sullivan and Corbett
contest a. Se- Orleans
What are you going - wear BE-
Sides
"Csh. = nice short jacket rsats =,
purple velvet ard fSce t-5--usnEs. III
tel you = wiIl - a dandy. You men
do-z have any ifez = the irc9n Tsz.-
1e-ces q skirts. a1t = y1sg ia yoe
woussn+t blame - girls fo- wearing |
biGouerE Ny bone - a. Topeka ard
AL TIE ladies' wear bioornsrz there
Some smart Alex Journal reporter /
Nr5ts No ap there o1e day fhTv1zN 1
spite 1ecaEse 7 x1u'tn't dane win |
min q. 2 hz1t toll nm that y b !
tel W BIS iouE .erk 81 krso; ara !
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