The Washington times., 1914-01-21
5ENININIT.Y ACCEPTS
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Washington Women in Greater
Numbers Declare FeaIty
to These Cars.

From the standpoint of motoring ac-
sity in Washington, one of the fore
ost developments since the last auto
II lie show is the final capitulation of
man to the electric car.
..OnE after the time when the gaso-
ne touring car had reached complete
reptance, the electric car still Jagged,
IA as general popularity went. But
day Washington women are in inCTeas-
numbers declaring their fealty to
+ q one vehicle especially adapted to
cir uses.
The streets of the city and the roads
I the sUbuTDs present a surprising con-
asst to their condition of a few years
-. Then IL was n matter of surprise
see a woman driving a car. Now
ne woman driver passes almost with
It notice. There are so many of her
nat she has ceased to be a novelty.
She Is Very Busy.
The development is a natural result
f the progressivenes OF the modern
woman and the fact that ner various
activities constantly put an increasing
value on her time
In social, business, and LhilanthrOpic
.yctivities the time of a woman is now
virtually as well filled as that Of her
and in order L; Use this time
10 best advantage she needs a vehicle
that will permit her 10 get around rap
IDLY, one that she can drive herself and
une that will under no conditions do
damage to the delicate toilcttes that
re an essential adjunct to her appear
nee at the various functions she at
lends.
In the electric car sne gets this We
hicle. 1t is ideally suited to her use:
his fact demonstrated, her adoption OF
was inevitable. la the single item
" shopping alone the electric vehicle
as proved its prime value TO the gem
.er sex.
She needs no chauffeur to guide the
ehicle over suburban roads, then
trough the crowded streets II the great
lepartment stores. She knows the cleo
nc 1t took her only = couple OF les
-ons to master its management. Since
nat time she has been driving II With
ut the slightest difficulty or danger
Are No Problems.
She has found that there are no prob
ems connected with the operation Of the
ar. no cranking or other exercise re-
.Ciring physical strength. There Is no
rssolene to be thought about, for the
ar has received its charge OF cleo
riCity over night, and when II comes
the door ii has capacity OF mileage
ar beyond any possible use she can
IKE of il.
Nor is the most delicate toilette put in
ny jeopardy by the fact that she is
ding to drive the car herself. The most
leIicate. dainty fabrics, of the whitest
s ue. reed not pick up as much as a
speck Of dust while the driver sits in
Le- place within the glass-bound car
nd sends & on its round.
There is no time lost III transit at any
? oint of the journey, no waiting for
rains, 10 crowding into trolley cars, no
tramping through rain or snow in the
rips from store to store. II there be
/. ny need to take some of her purchases
18th her, she has ready a means of con-
without the least personal in
C nvenience.
She needs no chauffeur to be kept
u siting outside during the hours she
spends in the store. There is not
bit of lost motion or waste. The whole
process is direct and scientific. 1t is the
EXPLANATION of shopping made easy
But shopping is only one OF = dozen or
more uses to which the electric IS use
iul for the pleasure and convenience of
vcman. Take, for instance. her attend
ance on the opera, the symphony con-
cert or the dramatic matinee. The cal
Il most useful means OF getting heI
there.