New Britain herald., 1930-07-09

New York, July 9.-Go West, young woman. Go West and run ranch. Everybody's dude-ing it. Chances are that you can make money by giving customers with T yen for the wide open spaces plenty Of the three R's that the cowboys learn-ridin', ropin', and restlin.
 Apparently there will be noth- | ing quiet on the Western Front this summer. Montana and Wyo- ming alone n1ye 100 dude ranch es with reservations of from :5 ! to o5O guests weekly. The coun- tIys first dude special tram ! leaves Chicago soon, carrying over 12 car loads of dudes. dudettes | Uenderfoot misses, dudines (ten- dcrfoot mesGamcs) and dude lines, as tenderfoot kids are called | out west.
 It is smart to be American now and revert to the old frontier days 1 EIfetc customers and continentals are finding greater zest in these days in the saddle on a ranch than nights oyer tables in Monte Carlo.
 Women Play Leading Role
 AS in oldan days, women are playing a big part in this present i Westward Ho, Sixty per cent of visiting dudes are women. Of 100 dude ranches in two states alone, figures show that 22 are owned oy women and practically all the rest have women running the hotel end Of the business. Most of these dude ranch women, however. are not raw-boned pioneers who have come out of the vest themselves. Rather, many Of them are eastern CTS gone west for health, wealth, and a new wisdom.
 One of the most successful dude ranches is owned by three New England spinster teacher-siste Men run the stables, the pack trains, act as guides and wran- glers but they run the low log cabin backed against it's huge for est of virgin timber, with snow capped mountains in the distance. and their old New England coo'i- ire is famous the west over,
 This present march WestWari is in no way 3, raw pioneer on@, however It is not at all unusual to see dude family Gall outside CTS who visit ranches are dudes ) arrive with three servants to q family of father, mother and two children. They may think they are roughing it if they do not have 8. private suite, with bath, apiece
 The first day on a dude ranch is inevitably spent visiting the stores getting logged out" Shades Of the real cowpoys who rounded up in these ranches would rise out O. saddles if they could see the dressy outfits customers don. One woman bought a s250 saddle and $50 bridle, in addition to her own outfit of $500 chaps, all decorated with silver ornament and concho nails, a, Stetson hat made to order ii. a special color, $75, a $50 pair of boots and a concho coat for $50. Of course a perfectly good outfit can be bought for S5. over alls or khaki Knickers and shirt. The Dudes Program
 Once outfitted, the usual dude days runs something like this: Early rising (seven); breakfast of flap-iacks, ham. eggs, fruit, sev- eral cups of coffee and jam. Then riding, roping, fishing, pack train trip, some kind of strenuous exercise out in the full glare of the sun until the luncheon appe- lite is second to nothing. After moons are spent lounging, watch ing the cowboys working around the corral, hiking. reading, play ing games of all kinds from quolts to checkers, or riding, again. Eve rings are social as only the west knows how to make them social with dancing in the big general room, and many a romance start ed to the radios grooming.
 Among the more successful dude ranchers several women stand out for their achievements. Mrs Ernest Miller, at Bozeman, Mont Mrs. I. H. Larom, at Valley, Wyo Mrs. Al Croonquist, Camp Senia Mont, and Mrs. Jack Davis at Mt Cloud. Hustlers all, customers all women all who have gone west and made it pay, in big way They prove the modern theme song: If there's something new to be done, there's a place for wo- men in it."