New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
sCHOOLMA'AMs IN BOOMERS.
TWO NEWARK TEACHERS CAUSE SENSATION
BY WEARING UP-TO-DATE GARB

ny WEARING; UP-TODATE GARB.
Tn. hIoomer naDlt has extended 20 the teachers
IN rho nubc schools in Newark. and in one section
~ the city there IS considerable excitement over
the fact and q great deal OF curiosity Is "''"7
wasted in cndeavors find out what the authorities
are going TO DO about II. The authorities '"'i"
selves are ms, as badly stumped 40 the people Tor
the are working in the dark because "a yet no one
has Informed them who the offenders are. but aS
me housewives say 1t Will all come out In the
wash" Commissioner Pudrr OF the Fiith "ar''
will do the washing" and he declares that ne pro-
poses 20 make thorough job OF H.
40 the report goes. there are In the Flfth Nard
school two pretty young ladies teaching VINO some
time ago startled their staid companions "y An
nouncing that they proposed TO buy wheels. 9u'h
a thing was never dreamt Of By the peihs'sueS' hit
the Young ladies' carried out their threat anu SUM
the people living near the schoolmarms had p'e"'S
O, amusement watching them learning to master
their wheels. Eventually they succeened ana .'N'i
they fell into the habit OF taking spin afier schoo'
hours and finally they made Their appearance at
the schoolhouse astrlo OF their steel steeds me
pupils were amazed. and the teachers We're shockei'
but that cut no figure With the young wheelwomeh'
who shook their heads defantly ana to'd '"' S''"-
ers 10 lust walt while
A. the young ladies developed speed and control OF
,h.ir wheels they became more and more daring
and one day las, week they rolled into the scAool
ward on their wheels and clad in boomers This
time the pupils shocked. They cro"It'
around the teachers. ard. while a few turned mp
their noses "A great many indicated their approval
Mo-: OF them restrained their curiosity until INC
schooiroons were reached. however, AMI then such
A stretching OF necks was never witnessed III i
Newark school since the first log schoolhouSe WAS
erected. over Il century ago. Nothing unusual man
Tested Itself and the pupils beginning 10 think
that they were the victims of an optical Illusion
when II small boy remembered that both the teach-
.rs' bicycles carried "A small bundle neatly strapped
t. the handlebars In which. he believed. they car
RED their skirts. When noon recess came Joo
was put no the teachers. ana Sirl OF more IMAM
usual prudence was chosen to see how tho teachers
effected their TRANSFORMATION from blOomertes TO
women OF the old school As the girl aNerward r.
ported the teachers Just slipped their street skrts
on and stood 10 all intents anu putp0S., pei ,,
embolments Of the new woman oi the 'o"'''
papers ...,. ..,,o,.., tho .v,,,,-
wheeled the scho 'lyarl clad IN they pctufesu ne
costumes Their attire has not affected their work;
and their pupils have learned as nun as uSS Ia "a
before. while many a BOY VINO iormet} reria. ..
admire them FOR their pluck such good ihns as
II teacher In boomers could not long be kept a Sc
parents about II. The girls mother happened TO be
OF a charitable turn of mind but 'he dld hot APP
Puder that. I'm her oD.nion. two Of his teachers
should wear moro clothes while goin; to @ ana re-
Iwn qnAs 81 10 ascertan the names Of the
to find out In another way. He has Invited the
principal OF the school to meet him. and the matter
viii be probed To the bottom.
''Bloomers all right IN their place. remarked
Mr. Puder to a Tribune reporter yesterday. and
| don't object 10 them general principles, but
the parents OF the children do. and I'm inclined 10
think they viii have to be dispensed win around
the schools II the teachers want to wear them at
homo after school hours. Il IS their business not
mine and complaints that score would be en-
trrtaned If these teachers, whoever they are.
have been wearing boomers ! will bring the matter
TO the attention or the Teachers Committee
\ pretty teacher. who does not wear boomers.
however. said yesterday: pretty soon they VIII be
telling us how to dress hair and prescribing
what stores We shall patronZe. II wanted TO wear
boomers should do so myself as | consider them
not only modest but hygenic and sensible. II
modest women OF wealth wear bl0omers. why
shouldn't hardwOrking. schOOltcachersy
And that Is the question Mr.. Puder Is trying TO
solve.