10 THE OMAHA : SUNDAY , JUNE 9 , 1893.
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Your last opportunity this week to liave a Suit made to order at a price
that seems almost ridiculous !
$25 S27 S28 and $30 O NOT confound our offer with the "cheap catch sales" that $7 and
are so prevalent at the present time in this city.
T0 TO
SUITS UR REPUTATION is worth more to us than any amount of increased
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creased business we might obtain by any such method.
f EMEMBER , ALSO that we do not offer'
f Aitjtiiiig ii ) fche M iise afc iS5S
But our very finest woolens have been reduced to about one-half of
their former value' !
IF WE CAN'T PLEASE YOU WE WON'T TAKE YOUR MONEY.
SOY 20Y ' " I
South Soutli w p.lr
yt s the talk Str. Str. Who toougVit Suits
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of fhc towp. ape advertising J
NECRO UPRISING NIPPED
History of the Propo'ed Insurrection of
the Blacks During the War.
HOW ARMY'COMMANDERS WERE NOTIFIED
Prompt Action AvorlR a Movement the
Coiisrqiirnrrs of Wlilcli Ml ht Have
llecu DUmtrom In the I'tirllolpaut *
and to tlio Uulou Cause.
( Copj-rlclit. 1895 , by 8. B. McClure , Umlletl. )
One day In May , 18G3 , I was seated In the
private office of General Rosecrans at his
headquarters In Murfrecsborough , Tenn. , when
Charles U. Thompson , one of his aides , en
tered the room and handed him a letter , sayIng -
Ing that the buartr was waiting for an
answer. Kosccrans opened the letter and
became at once absorbed In Its contents. He
then asked : "Tompy , what sort of a looking
man gave you this ? "
"A bright colored mulatto , decently clad ,
and , I should Judge , of more than ordinary
intelligence , " was tha answer.
"Tell him to wait , " said the general. He
then rerend the letter , ami , handing it to
me , said. "Head that ; tell me what you
think oi It. "
The outside of the letter was worn and
leather stained. Indicating that It had been
pressed between the outer and Inner soles of
a shoe , but the Inside startled me. It was
written In a round , uiipractlccd hand , which ,
though badly spoiled , showed that Us autj.or
was accustomed to the hearing of good
Kngllsh. The date \ > as May IS , IKtiS , and It
began thus : ,
PLAN FOR A NEGRO INSURRECTION.
"General : A plan has been adopted for a
simultaneity movement , or rising , to sever
the rebel communications throughout the
whole south , which Is now disclosed to some
general In each military department In the
Seccsh elates , In order that they may act In
concert and thus Insure success.
"Tho Han Is for the blacks to make a
concerted and simultaneous rUIng on the
night of the 1st of August next , over the
whole stales In rebellion ; to arm them
selves with any and every kind of weapon
that may come to hand and commence opera
Uons by burning all railway and country
bridges , tearing up all railroad tracks , uni
cutting and destroying telegraph wires , am
when thla U done take to the woods , the
awamps or the mountains , whence they may
emerge , as occasions may offer , for provisions
a ; for TUrthcr depredations. No blood Is to
be shod except In self-defensp.
"The corn will be In roasting car abou
the 1st of August , and upon this , and by
foraging on the farms at night , we cat
subsist. Concerted movement at the time
named would bo successful and the rebellloi
b * brought suddenly to an end. "
The letter went on with come other de
tails and ended as follows : "Tha plan wll
be a simultaneous , rising over the whol
Houth , and yet few of all engaged will know
oi Its full extent. Please write 'I * am
'Approved , ' and send by the bearer , that w
may know you are with u .
"Bo assured , general , that a copy of tht
Utter has been tent to every military de
partmcnt In the rebel states , that the ttm
at the movement may bu general over th
entire south. "
RO3ECRANS CONSULTS OAR FIELD.
As I finlihed the Inttor the gouoral ajkeJ
"What do you think of It ? "
I anewrred : "It would end the rebellion
Co-operated In by our farrtu it wwld s r
Ulnly succeed ; but the south \\ouU ru
with blood. "
Innocent blood ! Women ind chltdronl"
"Yes , women and children. If you le
the blacks loose thuy will rtul * lute earoig
llko hones Into a burning' barn St. Domlug
would be multiplied by a million. "
"Ho stild no Mood Is to be shed except I
nlf-defciiie. "
"He my to , and the leaders may rnta
H , but they could not restrain the rabbles
Bvery slave has some leal or fancied wront ,
aad un would Uke tuch a tlmo to scourga It. '
"Well , I must talk with GarflelJ. Come ,
0 with me. "
We crossed the street to General Garfleld's
odglngs , where he was bolstered up In bed ,
ust recovering from a fever. Rosecrans
; at down on the foot of the bed and handed
ilm the letter. Garflcld read It over care-
ully and , then , laying it down , said : "It
would never do , general. We don't want to
win by such means. "
"I knew you would fay so , " said Rosecrana ,
'but ho speaks of other department com-
nandcr may they not come Into It ? "
"Yes. they may , and that should bo looked
o. Mr. Gllmore tells mo that he goes homo
oday. Send by him this letter to the pre.il-
ent and let him head off the movement ,
lo can do It by restraining the department
: ommunders. Without their support It will
eon fall through. "
THE LETTER CARRIED TO LINCOLN.
U was not thought prudent to entrust the
etter to the malls , nor with the railway In-
estud with John Morgan's men and confeder-
ite guerrillas was It a safe document to carry
about the person. If I should be captured
and searched and that were found
upon mo with no attending proof to show
ho use of It that was Intended a short
shrift and a long rope would be my
vay to glory. So ripping open the top
of my boot , I stowed It snugly away In the
Inlng , and then having a shoemaker soldier
nicely restore the broken stitches , I took
It with mo to Washington.
In a couple of days In a private * Inter
view I submitted the Insurrectionary letter
to Mr. Lincoln. He read It over thought-
tully and then asked : "Is not thla a hoax ? "
I answered that at first I thought it was ,
however , It bore so many marks of genu-
Iness Its style , just that of an uneducated
negro , who had gathered a certain kind ot
oral culture from Intercourse with whites ,
but not the ability to express himself cor
rectly In writing , and the leather stalni
upon the envelope these looked so genuine
that It seemed to me It would not be safe
to treat It as counterfeit.
"Well , " he said , "It does have a gen
uine look. What do Rosecrans and Garfield -
field think of It ? "
I told him.
"And they want mo to put my foot upon
It ? "
"They do , most decidedly ; they urge Its
having Immediate attention. They thlnli
the country would be seriously compromised
If the project were for a moment counte
nanced. "
"They are right , and I will give It Im
mediate attention. You may write them
to that effect. "
HORACE GREELEY TAKEN INTO CON
SULTATION.
This was late In May , and early In Juno
1 received u letter from Garfietd dated tha
4th lust. , of which the following Is an ex
tract : "I am clearly of the opinion thai
thcr negro project Is In every way bad and
should be repudiated , and. If possible ,
thwarted. If the slaves should of their
own accord rlso and assert their original
right to themselves and cut their way
through rcbelitoni , that Is their own affair
but the government could have no com
plicity with It without outraging the sense
of justice of the civilized world. Wo
should create great sympathy for the rebels
abroad , and God knows they have too much
already. I hope you will ventilate the
whole thing In The Tribune , and show
that the government and the people disavow
It. "
I was at that time an editorial writer or
the New York Tribune , and accordingly 1
submitted General Gartleld's letter to Horace
Grtcley and Sidney Howard Gay , the latter
the managing editor In succession to lion
Charles A. Dana. This I did , as I 'felt In
duty bound to give them all Important In
formation , but not U > cau > A I desired ( o then
make the publication. Both urged It , but
1 said "Tho matter Is now In the hands ol
Mr. Lincoln. It might Interfere with hit
plans It It should be prematurely published
Hnir ver. I will write him at once. "
Ills reply Is now In the Historical library
ot the John * Hopkins unlvrrdty at Balti
more. It WAS In a letter from his private
secretary , John G. Nlcolay , dated June 14
1SC3. So much of It as refers to this subjec
l at follows : "Tht president has no objec
tion whatever to your publishing what you
propone concerning tha negro Insurrection
providing you do not In any way coanec
hit name with It. "
A MAJORITY OP COMMANDERS FAVOR
ABLE.
Before th * arrival of this reply from tut
president I received another letter from Gen-
ral Garfleld , In which he said :
"The negro scheme of which we talked
las been pressed upon us again , and ths
etter asserts that five out of our nine de
partment commanders have approved It. An
other letter , received yesterday , says ono
nore department has gone Into It , and that
he scheme Is being rapidly and thoroughly
perfected , and the blow will certainly be
truck. "
This last letter convinced mo that no time
vas to be lost , and after conferring again
with Messrs. Greeley and Gay. I decided to
go on to Washington , to show Mr. Lincoln
he necessity for prompt action , and to gain
'rom ' him such other facts as would be pru
dent to make public.
A TALK WITH LINCOLN.
The president read the two letters of Garfield -
field In his quiet , thoughtful way , and then
novlng his one leg from where It dangled
across the other , he said , emphatically , "That
Garfleld is a trump there is no discount
upon that. "
Not being In a mood to listen to a eulogy
upon Garfleld , or any one else , I hastily as
sented , and was about to ask him what he
iad done about the negro project , when he
went on : "Do you know that job of his
on the Big Sandy was the neatest thing that
las been done In the war. It's something to
have been born In a log shanty. "
'And to have split rails , " I rejoined ,
laughing.
'Yes , " he answered , "and I'll bet Garfleld
has done that. "
'I don't know about his having done it ,
but his mother has she's told me so her
self. "
la that so ? " ho said smiling. "That
accounts for Garfleld ho had a good
mother. "
Then , subsiding Into a serious mood ,
he added , "Now , about the negro business.
As Garfleld says , it Is bad every way , and
wo can't afford It. I think I have put my
fool upon It. "
"And are you disposed to give me any
Inside facts for publication In the Tribune ?
I might suppress the names of the six com
manders. If you thought It advisable. "
" ' that . I
"I've been thinking on subject.
guess wo had better say nothing whatever
just yet. You see , I have scotched the
snake , not exactly killed It. When It is
dead will be time enough to preach 1U
funeral ermon. "
"And you will let me know when you are
ready for the sermon ? "
Ho promised to do so , and soon the In
terview ended.
I do not assert that this projected In
surrection was not , what Mr. Lincoln at
first surmised It might be , a hoax , I
simply affirm that Generals Ilosecrana am )
Garfleld and soon Mr. Lincoln also be-
lloved It to bo a real danger , which threat
ened the south with all the horrors ot St.
Domingo. But , whether the danger was
real or not , the action of the president and
of the others who had connection with
this projected Insurrection has the same
character ot the genuine human kindness
toward the south.
All know that the Insurrection did nol
take place , and I have always doubted II
the conspiracy was so widespread and uni
versal as It was supposed to be by the sub
ordinate leader who wrote the letter to
Rosecrans.
The uprising was fixed for the 1st ol
August , and serious outbreaks occurred
among the blacks In Georgia and Alabama ,
In September. May not those have been
the work of subordinate leaders who , mad
dened at the miscarriage ot the main de
sign , were determined to carry out their
part of the program at all hazards ? "
Mr. Lincoln was disinclined to talk aboul
thn part ho took In the affair. The last he
said to me upon the subject was a short
tlmo before his death , when he said : "Some
time , when I have a little lelzure I wll
tell you the whole of that story. " The
assassin's bullet cut short the story.
JAMES R. GILMOUE.
H Is estimated that the sugar beet fac
tory at Chlno , In San Bernardino county
California , iwlll convert 100,000 tons f )
beets Into sugar this season. This means
the > distribution of | 400,000 among : the farm
ers and workmen of that district. The
Chlno factory Is the most perfect on the
coast. A largo number of cattle and hogs
are fattened on the refuse of the beets.
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When yon ( hut your closet door , lock I
with a rromlio.
THE TURNING' OF THE WHEEL
Social Evolutions Set in Motion by the
Bicycloi
THE CHAPERON OUT OF BUSINESS
LMiyslcal anil ICilncatlonal Klcineuti of
Wheeling ' 1 lie .Manufacture of UlUc *
nnd-Tlielr Coat A Fuctorj in
Operation.
Why do bicycles cost $100 ? Lots of folks
ponder over that question every day and
faH to find a satisfactory answer. Many
people think that wheels are made like sew
ing machines and turned out just as easily.
That Isn't so a bit. A trip through a blcy-
clo factory shows where some of the heavy
cost comes In. and a talk with the manu
facturer , who tells of the enormous amounts
spent In advertising and marketing his
product , makes up the rest of the hundred.
And there Is no denying the fact that the
same competition that has brought the price
of wheels down from the $160 mark of two
years ago has also made the expense of put
ting them on the market considerably greater
than It was.
There are , perhaps , two-score of places In
Chicago , says the Times-Herald , where the
"bikes" are made , and eighten or twenty at
these places are factories devoted exclusively
to the manufacture of wheels. Every last
one of the local concerns Is far behind Its
orders now , and will be unable to catch up
during the rest of the summer. Such a
rush for bicycles was never known before ,
and a great percentage of the Increased 6 < i-
mand Is for women's wheels. Laat year
women rode 5 per cent of the wheels sold ;
this year'they ride one-third.
MAKING THE MACHINES.
The making of bicycles Is an Interesting
process to watch even for the layman who
knows nothing of mechanics , patents and
such like things , Some of the machinery
employed In the making of wheels la almost
. special and ex
human. It ISj-mogtJy. very
pensive. ThatyuijWier reason why wheels
cost aa much aftlhejWio. The fact that the
best sklllcJ labSr .u % employed In turning
them out Is andtb'erjwason. Labor , In fact.
Is the greatest \ltemw ; The difference be
tween the cost bit Hi * best material and the
poor Is said to'jWXW slight that except In
the cheapest griWgeola. / . there Is little ob
ject In using th * per kind.
Just whore to vtatuln telling how a wheel
Is made Is a dltHculLthlng. In the making
they start In a erozerf places or more at once.
In a general way there are four different
par's to a blcJ-ote-'Hho wheels , the frame
which acts as the > connecting support for all ,
the running gear-ami'-the steering apparatus.
Carrying the aniilyjlh farther , the wheels are
made up of spoUee , bubs , rlmi , tires , spoke
nipples , ball valves , cups and cones , and the
washers that go'itvjthi them. The frame Is
composed of thejHilaiiiond shape set of tubes
that Join the whouls , together , the head
through which mm the steering tube , the
rear fork , the seat past and the crank hanger.
The flooring apparatus Includes the handles ,
the steering tube , the fork sides around the
front wheel , the fork crown and the balls ,
cup and cones on which the steering tubes
turn. The running gear takes In the pedals
and crank which operate en the sprocket
wheels , the chain which connects them and
carries the driving power anj the ball bearIngs -
Ings onhch these thing ) revolve. The sad
dle IP also a necessity which properly be-
lonfs with the frame.
MANY HANDS TO EACH PIECE.
These are the minute parti of the wheel ,
and each separate piece , whether b'g or little ,
requires separate handling many times ovei
before It Anally enters Into the make-up of a
complete wheel. Each plecj passes through
numerous bauds before It Is finished , each
person who handles It taking It a little nearer
completion.
In making the rim * for wheels , for In-
. . - _ . . , workman finds his material In a
sheet of steel four feet broad , perhaps , and
iwenty feet long. He puts It Into a cutter
.liat rips It Into proper widths and then cuts
It to requisite lengths. From there each
liloco Is sent through a machine that bonds
It Into circular form and on through others
Lhat turns up the edges Into concave shape
to hold the rubber tire. When that Is done
the two ends are brazed together , holes are
drilled for Ihe spokes and the rim Is complete
except for the nickeling and polishing. The
ipoko , spoke nipples , hub and washers are all
liandled separately.
With the new method of making the frames
comes the greatest reduction In the weight of
wheels. Instead of using small bars of solid
Ueel , as formerly , lighter hollow steel tubing
is employed. This lessens the weight without
saorlllclng the strength , for a tube of steel Is
said to be stronger than a solid of the same
we'ght. In making the joints , too , there Is a
great saving of weight. Instead of the old
lieavy castings and reinforcements , the joints
are now brazed , one piece Into the other ,
which adds strength and decreases the
weight. In place of the heavy castings used ,
for Instance , In the fork-crown , a vital part
of the machine , drop forglngs are now em
ployed to the Increase of strength and safety
and the decrease also of weight.
In making the running gear the greatest
care Is exercised , both in workmanship and
the selection of material. Each piece Is
handled a dozen times , made with the utmost
precision , tested for every possible strain , and
not put Into a wheel without every assurance
that It will be able to perform Its function
properly. Special machinery la used for most
of It , and the best of skilled workmen arc
employed. If there Is but one part about a
wheel that requires particular treatment It Is
the running gear , and It gets It.
SOME OP THE MACHINERY USED.
A great deal of the machinery used Is auto
matic , and can be operated by boys and
girls. The making of oil cups , for Instance ,
and the many nuts and rivets used In a
wheel Is done by machines that bite oft
pieces of steel ; turn them about a few times
on automatic lathes , and then throw them
out finished and complete. Sprocket wheels
are made In this way. First they are cut
In circular form from a plate of steel by a
heavy drop hammer , then strung together
In lots of a dozen or more In a machine
whose teeth eat out spaces In the rims and
make the notches , one row at a time , on
which the propelling chain turns. Saddles
are first cut out of bit sides of leather , soaked
and put through a lot of forms , till they are
pressed Into the proper shape. Most of the
work Is done by girls. Putting the spokes In
hub and wheel Is a puzzling job , which has
been well learned by a lot of boys , and they
do It as well as men. Putting tires In the
rims Is simply a trick , too , but they tell you
at the factory they will give anyone a wheel
who can pull an Inflated tire away from the
rim. The enameling , nickeling and polishing
of the different parts are done by the same
processes always used In finishing the same
sort of material In the same way.
Th ; assembly room Is the place where all
the parts come and are put together. , Each
part Is there tested again for every kind of
strain it will have to bear. It Isn't possible
to see the making of any particular wheel
In one day , and you can't get "one while you
wait , " as you could get silk handkerchiefs
at the World's fair. It is interesting to see
the process , however , and one who has the
opportunity should embrace It.
TUP : BICYCLE AS AN EDUCATOn.
Although so much Is printed nowadays
about the bicycle , says th : New York Tri
bune , comparatively little attention Is given
to its educational effect upon those who use
It. Emphasis is commonly laid on the physi
cal benefits to be derived from wheeling ,
and none can dispute that these are many
and great. It Is not only the muscles of the
lower limbs which are developed by exercise
on the wheel ; the muscles of the arms , the
chest and the back are brought Into constant
play , so that on the whole there Is even
development , and It may bs questioned
whether any other form of exercise produces
more uniformly good results. It Is safe to
say that no other Is at once so exhilarating
and satisfactory. Except In hilly regions It
can be taken with the greatest moderation ,
and from this point any degree up to that
of violence Is attainable.
Out the bicycle does more than develop
muscle and send the blood coursing vigor
ously through the veins , It has an educa
tional value not to be despised , Bicycle
riding tends to train the perceptive und
judicial faculties to a remarkable degree ,
Especially Is thla the case where the rid
ing IB done In city streets. The rider most
la the first place keep a constant and sharp
lookout on the roadway In front of him.
At the moment It may be clear , but a few
seconds may suffice to change the -entire
situation. At times ho has to thread his
way among a medley of vehicles of all sorts ,
and only a cool head and steady nerves Mill
carry him safely through. Constantly he
Is called on to exercise his judgment as to
what course to pursue whether to go slower
or fast , whether to turn on this side or on
that , whether there Is room for him and his
machine In the narrow opening between
two trucks and his decisions have to be
made Instantcr. Little time Is there usually
for deliberation. Then suppose he has to
cross a street car track. It Is remarkable
how soon a rider who gives his attention
to his business will learn to note even when
a considerable distance away whether a car
has crossed the roadway ahead of him In
either direction , and so estimate his chances
of finding his way clear. These are but
a handful of Illustrations out of the thou
sand that come within the experience of
every wheelman. Emergencies are con
stantly arising , new problems are constantly
presented , unexpected combinations con
stantly appear , and the bicycle rider must
be continually on the alert. Of course , In
the case of a beginner there Is considerable
nervous strain , but this soon disappears
and a sense of exhilaration conies with the
demonstration of one's ability to go through
a "tight place" without getting "rattled"
and without taking any serious risk. Cau
tion , as well as nerve. Is required , for at
times the only safe thing Is to dismount.
But It Is not the perceptive facultlei and
the Judgment alone that uro cultivated In
the wheelman or wheelwoman. If the rider
Is a person of Intelligence- will not fall
to discern and take advantage of the op
portunities wWch the wheel presents to him
for gaining a knowledge cf nature at llrst
hand. When ho takes a run Into the
country , therefore. It will not be simply for
the purpose of seeing how long or how fast
a ride he can take. The desire to make
"records" Is one of the evil phases of bicy
cling which can only bo deprecated by the
wise and prudent. It has Its manifesta
tions not only on the racing path , but In
the unlaudable ambition of many riders to
Indulge In "century runs , " as If there was
some peculiar advantage In tlie demonstra
tion of one's ability to ride 100 miles In one
day. Illghtly employed , the bicycle en
ables Us rider to study with ease rocks and
flowers and trees and the hundred and one
natural objects that should bo of Interest
to every rightly constituted mind. It alio
enables one to travel over considerable sec
tions of country with case and delight In
the week or fortnight which constitutes the
summer vacation of so many men. It Is a
good thing for them to plan long trips awheel ,
but let them not plnce emphasis mainly on
1'ne matter of making them as long as possi
ble. The bicycle tour should combine
health , pleasure and knowledge ; and It may
bo added right hero that the smaller the
company which starts on such a tour the
smaller will be the temptation to fast riding ,
which cannot fall to Interfere seriously with
at least two of the objects that should bo
kept In view.
The bicycle has apparently come to stay.
If rightly directed Its use cannot but be of
vast benefit to Us votaries In many ways. It
clearly may have H markol educational Indue-
enco upon them , not only physically , but
Intellectually and spiritually.
THE CHAPERON OUT OF DATE.
The bicycle has a new function , writes a
New York correspondent. It Is relegating
the chaperon to her proper sphere. It Is
not goodby nor a long farewell to the
dowsgeru on duly. They will wag as long
as society swings. Hut In the luxt year
there has been a lightening of the fetter *
that fasten a society girl to her chaperon's
side , and tills , too. In the Innermost circles ,
the approval of which makes a custom good
form.
This Is how the change was described by
one of tha moving spirits In the potential
clique of New York's most deilrablo society.
This white hatred young matron was In
an after dinner mood , ready to scintillate a
new Idea If her brains were properly rubbed.
Her white rrepon dinner gown , touched up
with a reel , green velvet nd Talenclennes
lace , was faultless and harmonized with the
youthful facn under It5 pompadour frame of
prematurely white hair. She hail bn u con
gratulated on the overwhelming success of
her last charity project , and not a euro dis
turbed her serenity. Everybody knows that
thli woman , with her unassailable position
due to birth , wealth and natural leadership ,
can afford to point a new way even 't 10"
other women have not discovered the possi
bility of leaving the old one.
Bicycling was the , subject. In the midst
of a breezy description of the possible ap
pearance of certain society women ns chap
erons aboard bicycles the hostess flung her
little bomb.
"Didn't you know that chaperons are not
Insisted on now for girls who bicycle ? " sha
asked.
A couple of elderly dinner guests who had
returned to the drawing room In time to
catch the question looked amused , and tha
satirical one of the pair smiled an appro
priate smile as she said :
"Ah ! no doubt the bicycle will be very
popular this season In that case. " N
The hostess laughed.
"That expresses It , and , of course , you
will try a wheel at once. It seems ridicu
lous to think of the bicycle having a hand
in the downfall of chaperons , but it ap
pears very much that way now. This It
my experience. I have two sons. Both
my boys disappear every pleasant day for
several hours. When thny come back. It
I ask where they have been , the answer
Is , 'Out with the girls bicycling. '
" 'Who went ? ' and they mention a couple of
girls who are going Into society next season.
As to chaperons , never one Is heard of. I
have been talking this over with the mothers
of several girls. They agree that when
their daughters go out with their bicycles
they never think to ask where they may
be going or suggest the necessity of a chap
eron. They know that when a couple of
glrU start together somewhere very , hortly
a couple of boys meet them. Usually 'the
gang , ' an they express It , gets together.
Now , those girls are too Intent on keeping
the pace the young men set to get Into
mischief. They are going to got to Clare-
mnnt In the fifty minutes' time limit , and
the girl who keeps up best with the boys
Is the favorite. They don't dismount ex
cept for a few momcntH before returning.
It IK the athletic uplrlt again , and all very
favorable to the release of the chaperon
from many of her duties. Such a thing
wouldn't havn been heard of five or six
years ago. when wo were ultra English.
Then a chaperon was Indispensable , ami
the proudest boast of a society mother
waa that her daughter had never been
left alone a moment 'from ' her birth to tha
time she was handed over to some young
man at the altar.
" 'What Is the matter with the change ? '
Just Imagine some of the chaperons rid
ing on a bicycle. Don't you see If a girl
had to bo accompanied every time she
wanted to ride the bicycle , there wouldn't
bo much bicycling ? and the change goon
yet further.
"Katlierlno P. , you know , Is llko a daughter -
tor In this house , " and the speaker men
tioned one of the best known young women
In New York.
"Wo we/o talking over this very thing
yesterday. I said It looked ax If the bit
cycle would bo mere popular thin season
than driving , bccaURO the girls had to take
a chaperon when they wanted to drive with
a young man.
" 'Oh , but wo don't do so now , Mrs. A '
broke In Kathcrlnc. 'I don't. ' and then
she named at leant a dozen of the leading
oclcty girls who are In the same lint. It
aoeiiii that lately It Is considered allowable
to drive with a young man , canii chap
eron , out to the Country club or In uonio
locality not too conspicuous. That Is a
long move from the strict position on tha
chaperon question it hat hax been main
tained by New York society. "
The latest capes for summer wear are tri
umphs of color and decoration. One exam-
pin Is made of glaca silk , that with three
colors to It has a chameleon effect. It la
slashed to the neck at Intervals all the way
round and cream guipure Is Inserted In thu
openings , While the whole U spangled with
small black sequlnH and lined with whlto
silk , a special model for young ladles li a
short , full black satin cape entirely covered
with cream guipure spangled with paillettes
and finished at the neck with a black chiffon
rncho. Another novelty In black satin has
a narrow yoka of green velvet , and the satin
In cut In a deep point at the hack , on thu
shoulders , with two points In front and cov
ered with spangles to match the velvet.
Now York union printers spent nearly
J31.000 in providing for their '
during tha past yenr >