The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-13
BOOMERS UP n 1GtiID
LADY nARnERTox's uSsUCCEssvUL
EFFORT To WEAR THEM.
CSoras Decide That 1nnkeepsrs May
Refuse 70 Aaoet . woman, Even
Os~ 81 Title. When AsttseA In
ThSs Moaern DresS-SsteA Trial.

Has a hofelkeeper the right 20 dtscrfn-
in&se against n woman eyeiist nsca1Hs
ssse wears rational asEIrsr
This IL the question which has been asi-
fasfng London and indeed ;ne whole OF
the cycling public In England for the hast
few weeks and. although IL has resulted
in coart trial and a verde, has been
rendered hy a fury, the question Ii far
from being settled. The fury Was instruct
81 that IL WAS not 30 pass on the auss-
ton Of lsoosners or cycling costume a. al;
faat H wax 20 concern itself smelly WITH
the right ~ an innEeeper 10 dictate TO q
seeker for yefrssnmsnt what room STE
shall be served IN. The jury determined
thai the snnkeeper had that right 5nd the
woman agains; whom the prosecution WAS
ofus1g1t by the cycnst was discharged.
But the battle ss NOT yet over and In
ssiIl being ho,iy waxet In English journals.
both secular and cycling.
The fact that IL was a member OF the
peerage Lady Hsrperton. who was sub
jected to the indignisy Of having the cor
resetness OF her costume called into ques-
ton by an innkeeper may have had a
great deal to do with the interest dis
played In the case. Had the complainant
been the wife Of mechanic or a trades
man II n every way possible that the
public woun not have become so much
stirred up over the question But Lady
Haroersors That was a very different
proposition and the matter soon assumed
national proportions. Lady Harbcrton. 10
begin with In treasurer of the National
Dress Reform League and tts members On
al possible occasions wear VITA, Is known
in England as rational atsire-that In.
loose bifurcated skirts reaching to the
knees or perhaps = bit bciow-mucii the
same as the ordinary divided skirt which
~ many women cyclists wear In this
country.
In October last Lady Harberton was on
D cycling tour I'm Surrey she II an en-
thusiassic rider and has covered more
than 400 miles In the last two years At
luncheon time she went TO the Hautboy.
am Inn kept by Mrs. Mary Jane Epraxue.
AT ockham. Mrs Sprasue met the cyelisss
not be served In the coffee-room In that
costume the eoffee-room being set aside
for the USE of women. Lady Harbcrtou
wan told that she would have to eat I'm
the bar par!or. where several men were
smoking and drinking. After taking one
look at that room she refused and went
on to another inn, where she was served
without question. and afterward she tn-
etituted proceedings against Mrs. Spragns
for refusing to serve Traveller seeking
luncheon. Last week the case came to
trial at the Surrey quarter sessions Lord
ColeridSe. q G.. representing the petition
err, which legally was tho Tourists Cycling
Club. that body having taken up the fight
for Lady Harberton.
Lady Harberton went into the box, cool
and determined to tell her story. She
was dressed irYationaIly--if that Is the OF.
f,osite Of rationai-~just like any other lady
When the time came she produced pho
tograph of herself rs she was on the day
Of the Incident The feature--or features
OF the costume were long and WIDE after
the principle OF the divided skirt.
Che said that on October y she was out
cycling, and she went to the Hau;boy for
lunch Mrs. Sprague came to the door.
and said she could not be admitted In that
dress '.snf." said witness. II have come
from London. I am hungry. and I must
have some luncheon Then" said Mrs
Gprague. you must have II In another
room. You cannot have II In the coffee
room"
II said I didn't mind what room had
n In buf as I was a member og the G.
r. G. expected tn be scrvef on the usual
terms. In that case said Mrs. Sprague.
sou must come into room on tho other
s.de Of the bar ] said didn't care where
] went. 30 long as | had luncheon. She
replied that she must servo ma II in
sisted, hut she would much rather went
away.
.when I had placed my bicycle In the
yard Mrs. Sprague opened a hack door.
and took me through bar where working
men were drinking into another room
where TIVE men were smoking and there
I hsd 20 lunch II smell OF tobacco ana
sptrtts. and all the horrors OF a drinking
bar and am certain that IL the jury had
been there that day
rut the Jury WIRE not anxious To hear
what would hav. happened
Il said | could no; stay there. the men
wefo smoking pipes Mrs Spraxue sii not
offer me a sahse. she did not STAY for or
ders. came out and saw her. and said
I could not possibly stay there. She satd
II was the only room she was bound TO
give me- and IL was all I casssd get 1
raid would write 10 tae q. Z. c., and
she replied that she did no, care rode
on so Gotham and ha. lunch there In the
cnree-ream without the slightest trouble :"
Mr.. Avery began mis- cress~exausfnation
Hady Lady ttarssertcn any particular Oh
tect In visiting tho HautAoy that day.
None except that /: was a nice run No
idea % finding a test ease s-~None what
ever
Yes. aft she Was the treasurer oy the
Rational Dress League and tbs. Rational
Dress Gazette wss iss organ. The Gazette,
sasa that "neeond scndlng ous test cases
ta sssastrepesous landlords. tire hague can
a. but little isnt size Rad nothing to
d. with the statement. and hers was not
ssesigsssf as tess case,
r'se l~asae appeals to those who ara
earnest IN the reform Ia wear the dress
on every possible tss.castuu Is that fol-
lowed out ~ can't tell yea anything ahsss,.
n, except an Individual mes,aat.
Have Nast ~ara yesiva or every g,ssSihis.
occasion ~ havn wosn u sn snowy wealth
er hat - a r0le cTaly wear IL With,
rsctax afssi hRve cyrlod about Gas, miles
tn the last Two wars
Ever neyH 81 church sm INA
T~iss th~assr Now. Why SHOULD -
wsen I so ta the saea'sr se fn evening
dress
We'll Why .ns ta evening 6ress sa,aaia ai,
'-fRstenal" principals They waala not az
rstt svss.
Thought rot Wei they would rst as
nit mr. dressed as ana RON "a ~.
stalls
II ynn war. kntek.stss.c kars naa an s.,es,.
ing assile~ would ysau exf>~s't ~ - al
nisss~sfI as not see wAs Sa1sssss 40 "a
fstsrd
Would saa fAe surprised = ,hsv Al ~
sts~s Wet ! never tried &.
Never fsseUSAt ~ aasn< $50 Nsen ~
- she thsesssor sSa IN raw carriage Whs,
shsgslsa I 81 iss ksafvkev1srcssrs seS~