Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-06-16


like as not slapping her trim skirt
with a bamboo riding crop. Miss Sears
is just back from the east after very
lively season out on the Pacific coast.
where she had been the guest OF the
vivacious and altogether unconven-
ttonal Mrs. Frank Carolan, wife OF ono
Of California's young millionaires. And.
IL the truth must be told the girl from
Boston's back bay quite upset even the
free and easy westerners.
Why" she remarked one day. say
those who were near enough, most OF
the men in society are mollycoddles!"
And, as If that wasn't enough, in her
particularly fine riding was being done
by the stable boys. II just love Q
groom!"
Luckily, no groom was in earshot.
And another time, when some girl
friend took her to task for her I'M
conventional attire. she shifted and
laughed out, "Oh, dress should be quite
casual!"
Which statement Miss Sears lived up
to while she was out west. At ex-
elusive "Blingum," which Is the way
Californians "in the know" dub Bur-
lingame, where the swagger country
club of San Francisco is. Miss Sears
coming out for polo game dressed in
trousers.
Oh. YES. she plays polo like British
subaltern. One day few weeks ago
when she was watching game be-
tween the men she noticed that Walter
Hobart, one OF California's crack mil
lionaire players, was having deal of
trouble with one of his string.
Let me show you how to handle
him." she suggested.
Mr.. Walter was nothing loath. and
in five minutes Miss Sears had the nag
going splendidly. much to Mr.. Hobart's
delight. But this is only one Of Miss
Sears accomplishments.
At Mrs. Carolan's is fine gymnas-
ium. Imagine the hostess's astonish
ment when she entered one morning
to find Miss Sears boxing with her
maid. She was showing her familiar
ity with leads. uppercuts. hooks. and
counters. and the preserving maid
more than once was sent to the floor.
the young woman was also pretty
smart with the eight-ounce gloves and
evened things up occasionally, much to
the delight of her mistress, who
frankly likes go"
When the "Blingum" set went to
Coronado for the polo tournament, Of
course Miss Sears went along. After
at the baths. The Boston girl was the
first in the water. clad In short silk
bathing suit. In another moment she
was at the topmost plunge, standing
on the slender springboard and crying
out: Come on" But none of the
i women dared follow her to that dizzy
height, and only n couple OF the men.
Then, like black streak, she sprang
into the air and went headfirst down
into the water below, burying herself
for full half minute while she
fetched" to the other side of the pool.
Polo over the gay crowd hurried
back to Burlingame. Two men had
Just finished walking match from
l5urllngame to Del Monte. 108 miles.
DR.. w. A. McEnery had beaten Percy
w. Selby, having done the course in
36 hours and 45 minutes. II can do
that myself" remarked Miss Sears.
and promptly Miss Jennie Crocker and
Mrs. Walter Martin took her up, each
to the tune of $780, Miss Sears
self examined by a doctor and one fine
day set forth at Il. m. to duplicate
the feat.
An automobile accompanied her, and
Templeton Crocker a society athlete,
went along to attend her. Miss Sears
wore a long Norfolk Jacket. white
duck skirt, battered green felt hat
and stout walking shoes over which
peeped striped stockings. She had
done sc miles when she stopped at
night at Gilroy. having walked for 10
hours and 40 minutes.
Il guess I'm bit leg weary" she
confessed, when Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt,
jr., sent her maid to massage the
plucky girl athlete. She was more
than that but protested against giving
In. Her friends were stubborn, how
ever, and refused to send the automo-
bile along or to let any one accompany
her, SO Miss Sears had to abandon her
attempt.
When the club house at Burlingame
burned down not long ago, Miss Sears
was there. She fought the flames with
the men, but her efforts were unavail-
ing. Such is Miss Eleanora M. Sears,
of Beacon street, Back Bay, Boston.