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Bloomers and reform outfits spark dress debate across cities
The piece surveys bloomers sweeping through New York and San Francisco as reform wear for women cyclists and daily life. It notes a San Francisco suit for wet weather with knee-length skirt, rubber leggings, and leather accents, plus strong dollhouse details on the gown like two rows of gilt buttons and a back cinching waist. It cites Christine Willard and Mary L. Ancevin among advocates, mentions corset protests in France, and includes brief notes on American suffrage, a Welsh student winning a medal, and Chicago voting milestones.
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New York
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Edna Speer
Chicago
Matella Chess
Eavertain
Pensee Club
Grouson
Arthur Capper
Topeks
Mra W. AL White
William Allen White
Kansas City
Arthur Mills
Will Bastiman
Tou Pounds
Harry Ashby
Gyra Willian Madge
Mabel Johnson
Jfuriense Reilly
Smilax
Ilé Foundation
Harold Close
Eugene Quintin
Arthur Dults
Eastman
Tom Pousida
Myra
Jiama
M ¢ Jumson
Morty Kelly
Weitherell Hall
Silsses Z. Stein
B. Glits
KE Kahn
Auertueh
Ranens City
Auerbach
Jean August
Dusuph
Eo Cura
Great Bar Alts
Iile
Mitchbold
Minneapolia
H. J. Isaacs
Philadelpy Mic