The morning times., 1896-07-29
SOCIETY GIRLS PICNIC
on THEIR BICYCLES
The Latest Fad INDUCED in Great
Falls Trip.
Lots OF Objection Was Raised to the
Use of Tandems-Other So
ctety News.

out of town, and there is nothing to do
but sit and fan and wish you were lucky
eDOugh to have some country cousins
somewhere within u radius OF a hundred
miles, so you could go away without hav-
ing to spend a fortune on railroad fare and
hotel billsv'
Thus grurnbled the pretty girl to Ter
escort as she viciousiy pushed back the
uDruly locks from which the curl had long
since departed.
THAT is the common complaint of US
stay at homes,'' he replied. Get your
hat and let's go for a ride to get cooled
off, .-
Shortly after, as they hailed car. the
girl EXCLAIMED: why, Fred. that must
be a trolley party. Just look a the People!
Let's wait for the next"
The next was equally crowded.
We'll, there must tie something going
on,'' she mused.
This car is," he replied.
But I can't imagine where all these
people came FROM she coDtended, as
car after car passed with its benches filled
to overflowing.
MY dear girl, they are people like our
selves, who can't go away and who pass
their evenings in these little trips"
And such is the case with a large ma ior-
ity of WashiDgtonians. as is proven every
evening by the crowded cars on all the
electric and cable lines Many of these
are stay t-homcs from choice rather
than necessity, since they claim to expe
riencc more genuine pleasure in the COM
fort of their own homes, with all their
accustomed coDveniences, than can be
found in the cooped-up accommodations
at the res orts.
Rich and poor. exalted and lowly alike
enjoy this diversion. since the low fare.
splendid equipment and the certainty of
always catching a breeze make the car
service attractive to all classes, as is ap-
parent by the vast throncs who thus daily
seek relief from old SOILS merciless rays.
They were-a bicycle picnic party of
ten. They met at one of the swell houses
on Massachusetts avenue the other morn
ing at the uuearthly hour of 6. They were
bent on having good time and they had
it. The girls were Irresistible in their
jaunty caps, short skirts and bioomers,
and the men were fully aware of the fact.
Each wheel had several queer looking bun
dies strapped on in front.
There were three tandems among them
and as the y put n an appearance they were
greeted with howls of envy and disap-
proval.
Tell you right now, we don't allow
spoonine." said Jack aside to Ethel. Hang
it all. why didn't think about a tandem.
Never mind, though, We'll fix that all
right
AS another tandem Joined them and its
riders dismounted, Alex growled out: Il
say, why couldn't you people so like the
rest of us, anyhow
That's all right, old man. II guarantee
you'll get there just the same" answered
his chum.
give them the slip"
They were soon spinning over the road
to Great Falls, stopping only to mend
punctured tire and rest little.
About lunch time one would have been
amazed at the contents of those bundles
as they were unroIled. Picnic plates, ham,
mocks table cloths, knives, forks. tunblers,
coffee pot, and dear knows what else be-
side the edibles came tumhlng out of so
many compact little rolls. One of the girls
arranged the cloth on the grass, while
another made coffee. They fried fish and
had everything else that healthy. hearty
appetites could suggest. After lunch,
when the dishes were packed away. they
separated. Jack and Ethel remaining in
the hammock to watch the wheels while
the others strolled off to discuss politics and
gather flowers. Some knotty prob blems
were settled, too, for an additional gem
sparkled on the third finger of two Of
the girls hands that night when they
came home and nobody asked any CUES
tions.