West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-11-28
BI0oAERS And A WARRANT
Col. Fitzgerald Arrested on a Charge Of
Maintaining a Nuisance in
HIS Restaurant
ABANDO&S THE NEW -TOMAN IDEA.
Says New York Is Not Ready for
Advanced Ideas Discharged
In the Police Court.
From ,hc New York World.


From the New York World.
Nathan W. HtAge,ald, the West
Virginia Colonel. who came here to
run restaurant in Nassau street
and carry on bloomer crusade,
was arrested yesterday by Acting
Police Captain Thompson For main
tanning n nuisance, the same being
d Waitress in bloomers. The war
rant was issued by Magistrate Kud
lich at the Centre Street Police
Court.
There was no ruling upon this
important matter, the reason being
that Col. Fitzgerald had already
decided TO abandon bloomers In his
Nassau street restaurant. He was
discharged.
When lie asked for the warrant
Acting Captain Thompson, OF the
Oak Station. said that he had six
teen men on duty about the res
taurant, aud the crowd was so great
as to cause widespread complaint.
Before the arrest the Colonel had
announced in u little speech that
bloomers would be abandoned.
This is the way he put it.
81 am compelled to abandon the
bloomors by the purieht curiosity
Of the multitude that gathers In
front of the establishment. Under.
stand me, sir, ! have not changed
my opinion with regard ID this ele-
CANT, tasteful aud common -sense
garb. | still believe IT Is Best for
these Worthy and ostimable young
ladies whom fortune has compelled
to earn their own living. IL Is that
mob outside, the individuals Of
which show that no sense Of decenov
fingers in their bosoms. As Car
lysle SAYS 'hondon is made up of
1900, 900 of people, mostly fools ''
He also put out a big poster which
read as follows.
NOrI 4 10 ALL.
Bloomers for mattresses have been discon :
Climax
D. n fools and idiots WHO have blocked
our sidewalk VIII please take notice and
G.!f.,..'s.,.'
No. II, known as Kittie Moulton,
who is the original bloomer wait.
ress' didn't appear In the costume
yesterday. She wore a red dress
and Il rose in her dark hair. ~
lent them to another girl" she
said. They ft her out of sight,
but her hervc failed"
The other girl, pretty and fair
haired, was hiding behind Col.
Fitzgerald's desk in the rear Of the
restaurant, with her stockinged
legs in the waste basket to hide
them from view, while her face
was buried in her hands.
al got along all right" che said.
"only / couldn't help hearing what
they said about my legs. i've been
to masqueraaes in boys clothing
a page you know-and everybody
said | ought to wear things like that
all the time. These people are
jays" ind she waved her hand
about in an indefinite way.
The crowd outside the door was
as large as ever during the morn
ing. Men and boys crowded about
the entrance so thickly that Gus
toners had difficulty in passing in
and out. The Colonel harangued
them from time to time. Finally
the Colonel went ont with a pail Of
water.
you will see The biooniors no
more" he announced. "You must
disperse. n you don't you will
get ducked." The Colonel sprink-
led q little water about and made a
motion as if to douse the crowd.
business has averaged 500 q
day more since the bloouier innoya.
ton" said the Colonel, but + can't
fight that crowd. -Four other ladies'
were ready tn put on bloomers to
morrow" 1Ho Colonel admitted
that he bad made mistake. "New
York is not ready for advanced
ideas" he said
The above account from the daily
World Of Wednesday was published
in connection with a large double
column picture Of tho gallant Colo
mel, that was natural az life. The
World made some editorial com
monfg on che occnrfencs and MANY