Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25
Bicycling the Fashionable Pastime
at Present.
JUNE ROSES AND JUNE BRIDES
Summer Plans of Prominent Wash
ingtonians.
INTERESTING PERSONALS

the wheel has injecte in society life fits the
occasion beautifully. and provides diversion
enough for the liveliest. The torrid wealth
er of the first week of May has been fol-
lowed by such delightfully."- cool tempera-
ture that enjoyment of the sport has been
perfect. The feature of the past fortnight
on pleasant nights has been the instruc-
ton parties, who, chaperoned by matrons
on wheels and supplied by an abundance
OF beaux on wheels also, and teacher.
have been the occasion of no end of good
times. Ii otherwise society is in a some
what detected state, because of the scare
tty of formal entertainments and the per-
sistent rain when anything on the sub
urban or country line is anticipated in the
way of hospitality, the next best thing is
to take to the wheel
prominent young matron says that
while up to this she had displayed enough
determination not to accept any of the
many invitations to learn how to ride. her
confidence in her ability to keep on refus-
ing is lessening every day, and she firmly
believes she Will never be able to hold out
all summer With all the talent and capa-
bility now spinning over the concrete here,
1t will be strange that some genius amongst
them cannot invent cycling costume that
Will no longer perpetuate the atrOcity of
boomers and yet give the gentle sex some
of the safety and freedom that Is just
much their right as that of the wearer of
male garments. Society has many things
to answer for, but forever let 1t be said
to its credit, its feminine cyclists not
indorsing boomers as necessity to the
enjoyment of the wheel.
Thoughtful heads in society are seriously
considering the ultimate effect of the wheel
in it's bearings on the thousand and one
duties and amuSementS of people of leisure.
1t is hot at all likely that the present craze
which scarcely gives it's votaries a chance
to have their bruises heal and stiff joints
Timber up before they take to the road
again, will continue for any lengthy pc
riod, but the freedom it has suggested
from prim conventioralities in the way of
clothes and other hindrances. and the good
fellowship 1T engenders, are having an inn
mense effect in leveling social barriers. 1t
has simply done away with all the amuse-
ments of the spring season here and their
opportunities for the display of feminine
finery. The spring gown has had no show
at all since Easter Sunday. When the
mornings are spent wheeling, the after
moons resting and a couple of hours after
dinner on the wheel again. either with an
instruction class as pupil or encourage
ment, there Is precious little time left to
account for. There are just as many grand
mothers as debutantes learning to ride, and
conversation wherever the polite world Is
gathered together is of the adventures and
experiences on the wheel. You can't es-
cape the contagion If you wanted to. and
nobody seems to want to do anything so
far out tn, prevailing fashion.
AS was anticipated. the June weddings
are going to be all that was claimed for
them and. perhaps little more. Loads of
wedding cards are being received daily for
the events of the first fortnight of the
month of roses. But. as the unexpected Is
deal more interesting than these cut and
dried occasions, there are some announce
ments on the tapis. likely to provoke more
than the usual pleasant comment. Unless
Unforeseen circumstances arise, the we'd
dings will take place within the coming
month. 1t is possible that no one outside
of the immediate family circles interested
has the least intimation of the affairs,
which, of course, will help to make them all
the more delightful news when the time
seems opportune TO let the public in the
secret Cupid and Hymen are very popular
gods al present, not only here, but else
where. The New York Sloanes are going to
make memorable occasion of the mar
riage of Miss Adele Sloane and Mr.. James
Abercrombe Burden, at Lenox. on June 5.
The Invitations to the intimate friends in
clude transportation from New York on the
special train and the hospitalities of a
reighboring fashionable hotel in the Berk-
shires during their stay.
The bridal party. men and maidens and
relatives. will be entertained at Elm Court
the Sloane mansion. and as all are expect
ed to enjoy the after-weddng festivities
the special will not return till the day fol-
lowing the ceremony, which Is certainly
handsome courtesy to extend.
Those who could not get the time this
spring to run over to London for pre-
in the fact that the climatic influences of
the English capital were of the worst nos
sible on the day of the first great function
The queen evidently thinks the whole bust
ness quite as big a bore as every one else
who enjoys privileges such as she does and
at the last moment shirked the work and
had the Princess of Wales to substitute
Following the royal prerogative the last
named had the Princess i,ouise take the
unwelcome task off her hands last week
when several hundred more younp ladies
and matrons were ready TO bend low kiss
the hand of the Oueen ~ England and Em.
press of India or her nroxv and tban hacL
out from the royal presence in the most
graceful way thew knew how The uhoIe
form had, of course, to be gone through
with with the queens representatives, just
the same as herself. but it was a trif1e dis
appointing. and, combined with the weather.
probably caused the date to be remember
ed with nothing approaching entire COM
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