Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-11
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WOVEN on " HEELS.
The Ladies 81 Washington IN Pur
suit Of Health Owing Exercises.
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\ r."l mon, hi,tI i.f. ,u. giving un
,h,t hi,,t lei. and getting trtDc.. and
o. uII uitf ~ th' bike whom th, H.
Infrf caught thr other dnA tiIlug "a
'trk, fii, r. 'fi,ftlr pH fhr tm..
Rui ihink ,tNrn. wHn rd,. unr vii
sn,.u pftf,f it Cd. no, tt t,ir there T. one
'timfuft 200 - NfiDf bong nuns | come
huin' it'iins mu,h les ftugl,i ihan
u.~i in feel alter ii'Ntlr ran Then the
tfitRtlr H. mur' Centrally -tttt'nll, guoI
Ter AL rnads anal grabs prefer III
e. ling tnn. ~ an tNtf,t.r uu soc IN a
tfirNtie the motion !. vertical and ~ 20
Ing up street grade ,ou pun directly up
~ un health hii on % iiNo.r Nour
hand. un ne handle lar are at tigli angles
With your hud, nnd when power has TO
H. apI li',l Il requires an unnatural nnd an.
usual o,oriiun ~ sir. am = tri,Nclo
man nov reiterated the ~ hirtclst as
De- loi rn his brake aud started away
\ number of irtylisl. formed club.
known ~ the lotouur Tricycle. club on
III" 18th 81 July las, There were nine
original mvmlErs. three Of whom were
!ad,s Now the club number thirty
memhers oi whom ten afr ladies Several
of the gentleman are old hicyolistS The
club has frequent runs. starting about \
convenient IA most Of the members The
club proposes Ia make run to ahin John
bridge soon. aud during October Ia make
short inuf Ia Virginia The little pla.
team II adius riliur about "a, streets In
the evening has niIra' tel much notice r.
Gently such unfayor comments ~
arr heard generally come from ladies who
probably would not cut n very pretty Tx
ur- on a bicycle The grace aud freedom
~ the puisc aud motion Is calculated 10
show ~ rood hgurc 81 fine advantage
\ reporter was 1T the rendezvous the other
evening when the lndica were about to
start foe run
tine lady. In a dainty riding habit. was
very willing Ia explain Ia him all the
points about the machine
have ir n riding about sis months.
she said and ! nip very glad the club was
organized. II has broken the ice Other
ladies' arr riding. and NJ ! have company
nOw
do you find tina, I, agrees with your
heslthf~ sad the reporter
Why. II Ia splendid. used 10 have
headaches all the time. hut now | have
none. OF, n have one | start out on ride
and before Ct home again the headache
will ts gone The doctors used 10 say IL
taken. for tina. could not have been c,ired
no easily | ride now way out Co Bright
wood over the hills and do NJ, feel tired
There IL = lady here who for many
years has been crippled with paralysis
~ SHE hal Ia walk on cruicbcs Her hus-
band bought 'sociable' n while ago and
began ,o take her out II has strength.
ened her greatly aud now she pulls quito
strongly. Every lady who gets upon ono
II infatuated With the tricycle.. Why. I
used In thins men such geese about b.
cycles because they stuck 10 close TO them
and seemed 10 think Of nothing else. /
can un iersisnd II now, because | am Just
aa true 30 my tricycle. ~ any bicyclist ever
was 10 his wheel
IL lsa mock moiesty. continued the
lady. shat prevents many ladies' from
riding the tricycle. Some of them say
tina, woman sacrifices her dignity when
she gets upon q tricycle.. am sure lose
M dignity when ! ride my tricycle. Why.
there IL indefinitely more dignity about u
lady IN tricycle. than lady on horse
hass. II you don't believe II. you notice
the next lady you see taking q horseback
ride When lady talks against
iricyclIng she IL not able 20 get one or she
.anncs pull
How about the drrssf"
We'll. wear n skirt little longer than
an ordinary walking skirt Some Indies
of the club have been discussing the qucs.
ton 81 q uniform, hut they are ladies', YOU
Know. and have mo-, decided the matter
yet II IL proposed 10 adopt the uniform
ef the Tycllnr Tourists club Of England.
That consists Of u killed skirt. n short cut.
away coat. and half beaver hat
No. said the lady. anticipating the
neat question, "the laslirs do not wear any
siafched undsrcloihisg such clothing
would impede tIe feet. II course They
wess dssk ,roascvs. and the uniform Il
sensible and fitted for the purpose for
which intended There IL no supcrfuous
cioshins. II 10 well Ia have n dress espec.
tally foe riding. for II Il apt To become
greasy from tho machine. Some
ladies here the other day In.
sisted on riding In light checked bingham
dFceses, lecaase they thought Il would 10
cool of course. teforr the run was over
the drcsses were spotted and soilcd There
arr ladies' who do not like Ia put on su.
pefiiuoas clothing for. you know. Il shows
how slender they are Ladies now
do their shopping on iricycles.
! would advise every lady to try Il. they
have No Idea n the pleasure aud health
they could gct out Of ono. Good by, and
Ne the osptsls gave the signal the platoon
If ladies' wheeled away In the gloom, their
cours- beiss marked by the row ~ dane
Ing sIt0iaa lirhfs that 1, M IA, isd In tho HI