Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-15
WHEELING FOR WOMEN.
Piffsburg Ladies' to do Some Bicycling
This Summer-some of the Styles in
Wheels and Dress-Mrs. Berluu. Gibbs

Piffsburg Ladies' to do Some Bicycling
This Summer-Some of the Styles in
Wheels and Dress-Mrs. Berlan- Gibbs
Exquisite Costumes.
Pittsburg ladies have at last concluded to
ride the safety" and the tricycle.. They are
about three seasons behind their Boston, New
| York and Chicago sisters, but their tardiness
| in adopting the fashionable mode of locomo-
ton is not SO entirely due to their conservatism
as might be supposed. The absence of we'll
paved streets upon which to enjoy the exhila-
rating and health-giving exercise, has, in a
large measure, been responsible for the lack of
interest among the ladies. Until this season
Forbes street and Highland avenue, both with
considerable grade, have been the only
streets upon which bicycling would be
at all practicable. but with the
opening up and paving of new streets. the
ladies are becoming very enthusiastic over the
| sport, and the prospects are good for Pittsburg
| to redeem her reputation. A number of ladies
have already begun praeticing on wheels be
| else's brother-with the intention of purchas-
| ing, ii successful in the management of them.
Others have already made their purchases. and
| claim as their very own handsome little
safety" wheel Some of the LADIES who will,
probably during the summer, become expert
riders, are having their habits made with the
Jenness Miller bifurcated SKIRT which is more
convenient and graceful than the round skirt.
Among those who are making preparations
for the popular craze are Miss Nellie Voigt,
Mrs. Trevor Myler. Miss Edith Ramsey. Mrs.
Charles Hunter, Mrs. ]. K. Ewing and Mrs. A.
NJ. Irwin.
Naturally, the interest evinced by the ladies
gives an impetus to that already felt by the
gentlemen, and numerous new wheels have
been sold during the last two weeks to gay
gallants and staid sober-minded business men.
Several young society men who contemplate
matrimony IN the month of June are displaying
in ha w
can be used by either lady. or gentleman.
Others who do not admit that they
a6owog are soon Ito to become penediets are
Some OF the gentlemen who have recently pur-
chased Safety machines-which, by the way.
are considered the proper thing in wheels, at
present are Mr.. Van Abel. Messrs. John Free
man. Layton Whitesdes, F. E. Evans, E. K.
Harrison, Q. H. Allerton, Byram Day. F. G.
Carmack. c. r. Hunter, A. M. Irwin, Charles
A. Smith, and T. H. Nevin. Mr.. Harvey Har-
two-wheeled machine, something entirely new
IN tandem. 1t is constructed upon the same
principle as the individual Safety, but to lady
OF timid nature is trife more significant in
its name. as the gentleman rides the front sad
die and does the steering. Mr.. V. E. Place is
the possessor of whole family of wheels,
big big. little and middle-sized, as the
bears were who debated upon the advisability
OF devouring the little girl whom they found
asleep in their apartments once upon time
He has two tandem bicycles, tandem tri.
Sy ZIG dnu safety, the only one IN LHlS
country, the gentleman having brought it him
self from London. where it was taken to the
steamer for him warm from the factory Upon
such machine three persons ride with great
ease, but among young people 1t is safe to pre-
sumo the triplet Safety will never become a
favorite, for two is company but three is a
crowd"
Apropos of bicyling, the Keystone Club, of
the East End has taken possession of Its new
apartments at the corner of Broad and Franks
town avenues, and has had constructed a
spacious wheelroom in the rear of the lot
Next Monday evening it will initiate the ex-
ample of other clubs that are members of the
League of American Wheeiman, and have a
smoker" which in reality is quite harmless
being nothing more or less than the enjoyment
of a social cigar Since setting up regular
establishment, the club has enjoyed quite
era of prosperity. At its last meeting it acted
upon numerous applications for membership,
apd will repeat the programme next Monday
night, before the Smoker" the principle
business before pleasure.