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In 1891, The Mascot, a local newspaper, published the cartoon above and accompanying article in their "Scenes and Incidents" section. It seems that a certain New Orleans lady had thrown caution to the wind (skirts and petticoats notwithstanding) and was causing quite a sensation on St. Charles Avenue. -- Nancy "A certain well known society leader creates a sensation nearly every evening on St. Charles Avenue. She is a good looker, stylish, of good family and so on, but is inclined to be mannish. She can ride a tricycle, but that style of locomotion is too slow and even for her, so she has secured herself a bicycle, on which she appears, and certainly creates a sensation, especially when there is a breeze that displays a tendency to play sad havoc with the folds of her drapery. Everybody knows her, so that it is hardly necessary to mention her name." |
Scandal on the Avenue |