The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

u 10 Say. notwithstanding that for
un.e us popularity was threa tened because
ie" While engaged IN PLAYING the game
OF harro" -mirsleGness saw Mt % pace
their stamp OF disapprovai upon Il. Il =
& rare tang these days - hear society 40
men express their contempt for the wheel
OUT only year ago The minds of those
VINO are and those who seek 10 BE- ieade -
were divided on this important question
Sofhe-tnsy were feg-sxpresSed the bssief
] mat the wheel was the finest thlnE 81 mod
/ ern civilization. while others dis! rot besf-
( tate to say that the woman wha rode A
"iieei Gid 50 1t the sacrifice q her mod
/ esiy.
she may have seen better days" sang
lhe man WHO was not A poet and II : -
/ "'tf iEoses VINO condemn the wheel Their
( sood days are over. and Il they visa 10 De
/ popular with humanity they should keep
1s4iss when the wheel "a under discussion
/ The wheel IL all right. the intelligent x,,c-
/ PIE OF the world know IT, and those VINO
are not intelligent are not competent 10
torh an opinion. IL in 4 bright mo
meat they did form one IL would not ne
worthy or consideration So it is evident
mat those who are opposed 10 the wheel
MoQlo DO We'll 10 talk about the weather
Every BODY rides, even Mrs. Grover Cieve-
land and Gladstone
ihst efforts we're made On the part OF
many people 10 prevent che wheel from
coming into popularity there IS no doubt
c.l1 cail pach ap a newspaper nowadays
without reading something on the subject
Ahe coilsIeA2tl ton o. an Eastern church
Fote1 less than a year ago 70 30 all in its
power 10 prevent women from riding the
"heei ana today the woman who introduc-
eA the resolution which formed the basis
OF me work rides Recently she sued her
husband Tor divorce the real grounds for
her prayer being that ne would Tot buy
a u m bot r. =
fliiHg with a neighbor. Every other MEM
Ger OF the same congregation has wheel
WITH the exception Of one deacon. aud he
mas two cork legs. and fears the exercise
would ~ too violent for him.
mas town has gone wheel crazy Society
VA aot the first. but it was not the last
20 So the good qualities OF the wheel
ihere is seldom day that you can't see
crowd OF society people out hiking You
may not encounter them in the daytime
but take a trip over the popular
routes and haunts of the person
VINO rides at night and there you
VIII ind them. II by cnance they are
not there che conclusion may be safely
reachsd-they have gone TO Tacoma You
oon think II strange now 10 see a woman
De she single or be she married come
down the street dressed in short skirts
There was time when you hlushed for the
delicate sex when they appeared in such
may turn and look AT them. bar that's not
because We are Disguised. but because the
sight does Us good. Several years ago TWO
girls rode wheels in this city. They were
modest, but they knew thar those DAYS
that Sarah Anthony talks about 80 much
were coming. and they wore short skirts
They were the talk OF the town the ter
rors of che ueigllborhood in which they
lived. and IL was only recently that they
We're forgiven by few OF their broad
minded relatives. wha believed that the
girls had brought eternal disgrace on the
families.
Back East where they 10 50 many fool
ish things. they are trying TO make the
wheel an abSUrdlty. One woman in an
Eastern city has a mourning bicycle. she
ana her husband used TO have a tandem
One night he was called away, probably
10 land where he can seorch without
working, and the wife. fearing that he
would be dlspleaScd If she did not CONTINUES
TO ride and that the public would condemn
her if she wore that gay costume with
which She used TO decorate herself when
he WAS alive, concluded 10 have mourn
ing bicycle. She had money. and of course
she got the wheel Here i the way 1t Is
described by write- VINO saw it:
1T is Jet black. even TO the wooden Tins
and the erstwhile sparkling hubs. Its
! handle-hars are swathed N Grape. and its
bell gives forth a melancholy croak from
, beneath a nuffe of black stuff. The rider.
of course, IS a. somher as her wheel. No
essential part OF the wleeiwoman's OUTFIT
| IS lacking. but everything * Of Grape or
some equally funere4I fabric. The most
ludicrollsIy mou sui expression OF the
widows woe. however. lies in the treat
,nent of her attendant poodle. Trust
worthy witnesses assure Us that the be
reaved and SorrowfuI canine bears unmls-
taxable tokens OF the dye pot His wool
Is a dull and mcurnful black. We can i'm
agfne the pathetic expression OF the inCon-
solahle creature his grief for his mastes
made doubly yrievous by this lndignity 20
his personal feelings"
The crew OF the yacht Keipie last Mon
day entertained a number OF the friends
OF Miss Elsie Bruins. 4 cruise Was en-
loved 70 E.aEie Harnor. where "a fine
luncheon was served. The start was made
early In the morning from the keipie :
moorlngs near the Brighton Beach boat
house and after "a delightful outing
the party returned at II o'ciork
r m Those in the party We're. Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Bruins. Miss Ethel Bagley, Miss
Claire BaEley Miss Gene Graham, Mss
Nilicent Fox. Miss J~oTa Conn. Miss
Alec NInnodge Miss Bess inxiis, Miss
Cora smith Miss Ida Smith. Miss Eettie
smith Miss Alice Fisher, Miss GStelie
Fisher. Miss ttFel tafBl3s M L Ff3 Esffit-
mons. Mr. Edward Hamilton Gear. Mr..
John BORIS wing. Mr. cell Murray. Mr..
Ralph Sheafe Mr.. Clayton Crawford, Nj.
Howard Rertrxn Ames. Mr.. Dell Hicks
Mr.. WyeUne Thompson. Mr. Fred Hicks.
NJ. Maurice Cheai. 8r. samuel Russell.
ar Louis Crazia. Mr. Harry Nsitia@S.
Mr.. Clarence y Bisthen. Nj Webb Nin-
hedge and Mr. Harold II. Post
The reception which Mrs 2. 2 II MI
Ter gave al her handsome home. iaz %
iurnbls street THURSDAY afternoon trcTT )
70 for har daughter. Mrs. Lester HerTlck.
az san FRA acS>c0. vas the swell aEsiT 81
TIE. week TIE elegant decorations which
were everywhere visible n tt3* Aliier home
and the many des,sas-ssy handsome go~as
worn combined - make the 2NaiT one q
more THAN passing importance II = rot
often thar Seattle witnesses A reception
where new things IN sowgss~ ara 50 much
II, es-5sfs Yss-s as they we're THURSDAY after
noon The aay w8s cue where me Iate~
we're KIND The sgga seemed @G ZasEe tTlf1
- maze ap fuy Us absence during t5e
winter rloatha and i has e~~a q Aong
the since e -s1ssss S2cn 10s srsaa si5s.
Fy 4. =, o-c.3ck tee Miller home was G&e9
Win guests. Mrs Miller. - 3 Sowo -
zen lavender sig. was Ss-5sse1 - F@+'esE-
iux by her Daughters, Ars- lss.trr ftfrFitsN <.
$40 wo~e l44eu3er orxsn Sic ser pa3s
green SIX ~ith gre~o TlftooEl &14 sl''aA-
cFanres I4.-e and Niss Nf3}er. IN ra1S o.
candle over vank Sax. with PINK ~t5ssoes
ara lac@-
The .i.rinz ro.7a was - cAarEF e Mss
M1ts~sw Mz BRYANT ~ " Washington,
sri n IS 3forEzu Ms :. J. E-a& t9f1-
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nan. Mrs. ~ l. FazS sat Ms RED