Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-27
WOMEN ON WHEELS,
The New Tricycle. Club and its Lady
Members.

The New Tricycle. Club and its Lady
Members.
4 TALK WITH ONE OF THE CYCLING sIsrERHoop
"A HEALTHFUL AND PLEAsURABLE ExER-
cIsE-THE DRESS WORN By LADIES IN rRIcY-
CLING, ETC.
"a good many bicycsts are giving up their
Bicycles and getting tricyc!es," said an old rider
OF the ''bike" whom STAR reporter caught the
other day riding ''trike." II ride tricycle.
now all the time, and I think anyone who
rides one viii soon prefer it to the bicycle
There is more comfort in it. After long
rum come home feeling much less tatigued
than used to feel after bicycle run. Then
the tricycle. is more generally serviceable, good
for ali roads, and all grades. prefer tricycling,
too. as an exercise. You see in a tricycle. the
motion is vertical. and in going up a steep
grade, you pull directly up as on health lift
On bicycle your hands on the handle-bar arr,
at right angles with the body and when power
has to be applied 1t requires an unnatural and
unusual exertion. Yes, sir, | am a trcycle
man now" reiterated the ex-bicyelist as be let
go his break and started away.
THE POTOMAC TRICYCLE. CLUB
number of tricyclists formed club. known
as the Potomac Tricycle. club on the 10Th
OF July last. There were nine original members
three of whom were ladies' Now the club num-
bers 80 members, of whom 10 are ladies' Hon.
A. A. Adee, assistant secretary of State. is
president of the club; Rev. L. Fl. Schneider.
pastor of the Concordia church. vice president:
Andrew johnson, secretary, and w. c. Scribner
captain. Several of the gentlemen are old bi-
cyclists. The club has frequent runs starting
about seven O'Clock in the evening. as that hour
is most convenient to most of the members
mako To Cobi
John bridge sOOn and during October to make
short tour in Virginia The little platoon OF
ladies riding about the streets in the evening
has attracted much notice recently. Such I'M
favorable comments as are heard generally
come frol1 ladies, who probably would not cut a
very pretty figure on bicycle. The grace and
freedom O.. the poise and motion, is calculated
to show oil a good figure to fine advantage
STAR reporter was at the rendezvous the
other evening when the ladies were about to
start for u run.
ALADT's EXPERIENCE ON THE TRICYCLE.
One lady, II dainty riding habit, was very
willing to explain to him ali the points about
the machine
Il have been riding about six months" she
said, and | am very glad the club was organ
iZed. 1t has broken the ice. Other ladies are
riding, and so I have company now.
do you find that it agrees with your health!"
said the reporter
why it is splendid. l used to have head
aches all the time. but now have none. or, if
nave one. start out on a ride, and before get
home again the headache will be gone The
doctors used to say it was neuralgia. but |
guess they We're mistaken. for that could not
nave been cured SO easily. ride now way out
to BrightwOod, over the hills. and do not feel
tired. There is lady here who for many years
mas been crippled with paralysis, so she had to
walk on crutches Her husbond bought a so
cIabe little while ago, and began to take her
out 1t has strengthened her greatly. and now
she pulls quite strongly. Every lady who once
gets upon one is infatuated with the tricycle.
why used to think men such geese about BIZ
cycles. because they stuck SO close TO them and
seemed to think of nothing else. can under
stand 1t now, because am Just as true to nv
tricycle. as any hicyciist ever was to his Wheel
III Is mock modesty." continued the lady.
that prevents many ladies' from riding the tri-
cycle. Some of them say that woman sacri-
fees her dignity when she gets upon a tricycle.
/ am sure lose no dignity when / ride my tri-
cycle. Why, there is infinitely more dignity
about lady IN tricycle. than a lady on horse
pack. If you don't believe it you watch the
next lady you see taking q horseback ride
When lady talks against tricvcling either she
Is not a6le to get one OF she cannot pull"
How about the dress:
We'll wear skirt little longer than an
ordinary walking skirt. Some ladies. however
prefer short skirts. The ladies of the club have
been discussing the question Of uniform, but
they are ladies'. you know. and have not decided
the matter yet. 1t is proposed to adopt the
uniform of the cycling tourists club of England
That consists of a killed skirt, short cutaway
coat and half-beaver hat"
NO. said the lady, anticipating the next CUES
ton, 1.-THE ladies do not wear any starched IN
derclothing. Such clothing would impede the
feet, of course. They wear dark trousers and
the uniform is sensible and fitted for the purpose
for which it was intended. There is no super
fiu0us clothing. 1t is well to have dress es-,
peciay for riding, for it is apt to become greasy
from the machine. Some ladies here the other
day insisted on riding in light checked bingham
dresses, because they thought it would be cool.
VI course before the run was over the dresses
were spotted and sOiled. There are ladies who do
not like to put off all superfluous clothing for.
you know, it shows how slender they are. One
lady insisted on going out the first time she
rode with her hustle on. Of course when the
run was over the hustle was all out of shape
and out of place, and she had to hurry into the
house to fix it before she could appear on the
street. Ladies now do their shopping on tri-
cycles. | would advise every lady to try it,
they have no idea of the pleasure and health
they could get out Of one. Goodbye" and as
the captain gave the signal the platoon of ladies
wheeled away in the gloom, their course being
marked by the row of dancing, gliding Lights
that tWnhled in the distance like stars.