▁r ides ▁that ▁he ' s ▁" a ▁blo omin ' ▁do ok ▁" ▁The ▁New ▁Woman ▁that ▁he ▁purs ues ▁we ars ▁R ational ▁D ress ▁of ▁a ▁sort ▁that ▁sc andal ised ▁society ▁but ▁made ▁cy cling ▁much ▁easier . ▁The ▁R ational ▁D ress ▁Society ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁in ▁London . ▁It ▁said : ▁The ▁R ational ▁D ress ▁Society ▁protest s ... ▁against ▁cr in ol ines ▁or ▁cr in ole tt es ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁as ▁ugly ▁and ▁de form ing ... ▁[ It ] ▁requires ▁all ▁to ▁be ▁dressed ▁health ily , ▁comfort ably , ▁and ▁beautiful ly , ▁to ▁seek ▁what ▁condu ces ▁to ▁birth , ▁comfort ▁and ▁beauty ▁in ▁our ▁dress ▁as ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁ourselves ▁and ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Both ▁Ho op driver ▁and ▁the ▁Young ▁Lady ▁in ▁Grey , ▁as ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁her , ▁are ▁esc aping ▁social ▁rest raint s ▁through ▁b icy cle ▁tour ing . ▁Ho op driver ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁res c ues ▁her ▁from ▁a ▁lo ver ▁who ▁says ▁marry ing ▁him ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁that ▁she , ▁having ▁left ▁alone ▁for ▁a ▁cy cling ▁hol iday , ▁can ▁save ▁her ▁reputation . ▁She ▁low ers ▁her ▁social ▁status ; ▁he ▁ra ises ▁his . ▁McG urn ▁says : ▁" The ▁shift ▁in ▁social ▁pers pect ives , ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁Well s ' ▁cycl ists , ▁led ▁G als worth y ▁to ▁claim , ▁at ▁a ▁later