The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-28

have married Will go through life single
handed. Many others, whose virtues had
been hidden prior to the advent of the
bloomer, will secure worthy helpmates.
Confirmed bachelors when convinced Of
the truisms revealed by a study of the
bIoomer, will no longer tremble at the
merry tinkle of the wedding bell. With
the confidence born of knowledge they
will valiantly tackle the feminine world
and in due time raise their voices IN
lone grand. sweet song
A COURAGEOUS MAN.
When the bicycle instructor made his
accidental discovery he did not dream
of the revolution he was about to make
in the feminine world. But he is a Pc
culiarly courageous man and could ne
have foreseen it all, it is not prooaDIe
that he would have hesitated, for the
reason that he has undertaken very De
tasks in his line of business He has
made scorchers out of lettering old ladies;
genial riders out of crusty old gentle
men; buxom girls out of angular old
maids; Venus-like matrons out of pom
derously heavy dowagers; iron constltu-
tons out of wrecked nerves and boomer
ties out of a hundred Misses Prim.
I am not much of an artist" said the
discoverer of the Language of the
Boomer ''but have made some rough
drawings here which will give you an
idea of the new science. These pictures
tell their own story. They were drawn
at different times from lie, rlSnl mere
in the academy. used to mark each one
with what I thought were the pre-
dominating traits in the character of the
original and then l would make a study
of the latter for comparison. The result
IS that have never made mistake yet
THE ANGULAR BLOOMER.
Take picture No. l. for instance.
call that the Angular Boomer Any
one who sees it will know in an instant
that it belongs to a maiden lady of I'M
certain age The boomers have a cranky
look about them, and it is easy to as
sumo that the owner wears spectacles,
has sharp features and sharp tongue
There are no gentle undulating curves
about those boomers, but there are
plenty of uncertain turns and sharp cor
Ders. put her down a lady with a
sour disposition, and 1 was right. Her
boomers have an uncertain look about
them which shows an absence of faith
in human nature. They also show that
she has an abundance of energy and that
It is misapplied.
THAT lady must have experienced many
sorrows, possibly the loss of all her rela-
tives, for there is not one affectionate
wrinkle in those boomers. They have an
intellectual look about them, however,
and she is undoubtedly well read. The
fact that she wears them shows a de-
termination on her part to keep abreast
of the times. but the way she wears
them shows that she is handicapped by
but the execution is all wrong"
THE HAPPY BOOMERS.
After the bloomer man had looked over
a score or more of sketches he picked
one out, and laying it on a table, said:
Now we come to a different type and
quite a common one, too. One glance at
these show that they belong to the
typical New York girl-the girl. who
knows how to dress well and is vain of
the fact. Her vigorous constitution and
general good health is apparent
The soft curves show that her life
has been an easy one and happy. Trouble
has imprinted no lines or wrinkles in
that girls brow. but there are dimples
in her cheeks, her eyes are bright and
her mouth is always ready to smile.
average allotment of feminine vanity. and
she is probably the belle of her set. Her
father is well to do, for her boomers are
of brown broadcloth
While she is a happy. healthy crea-
tuTe, it is not probable she would be a
success as the wife OF a poor man. or
that she would stand up well under the
strain of adversely. Love of fnery and
the little niceties of life are so much a
part of her that she would be an entirely
different woman il she had to do with
out them"
Picking up another rough drawing. he
said; Now, here is another type, and
quite an ordinary one, too, although per-
sons not as familiar with boomers as I
am. might not SEQ anything particular
about them.
THE MATRONLY BOOMERS
:. ''But it is as clear as Daylight to me