Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-24

rule. which. makes them active men,
bsrs. but exempt from dues. Formerly
they could become members under the
same conditions as the men, and were
required to paw dues. The ladies of
the club now number twenty-one and
Are:
Mechanics
rs. Hunt. Fl. w. Stebbins,
Frank Lee. John Taylor,
A. Il. Richmond, X. 3. Hahn,
+. III. Escott, w. h. foiger,
PC. Health, III. III. Chamberlin,
David Miller. l.. $. Provin,
r. q. Stone Of Lowell.
Misses
Cora steobins, Daisy Thompson,
Clara Richmond, Cora Gregory,
Nora Gregory, Emma Kueunen,
Ella Thompson, Kate Erickson,
LIBBY Turner, Alice McQuillan,
Phoebe Parks, Zoe Richmond,
Curtlss.
Have An the Privileges.
The ladies' have all the privileges of
the club rooms and their Thursday
night pedro parties have added another
10 the pleasant social features of the
club. Six of the runs this summer Will
be under the patronage OF the ladies.
The costumes decided upon by q
majority of the feminine riders will
consist Of black PLAIN skirt reaching
10 the shoe tops, black caps with small
visor. Mrs. and Miss Stebblns' cycling
costumes, which they wore.for the first
time last week, are very service
able and attractive The color
IL non-dirt- showing shade Of grey
with skirt coming TO the shoe tops,
close fitting grey waist anc email grey
cap WITH visor. Mrs. Stebblns will ride
q Telegram Bolts tire wheel this sum-
mer. The tire is similar to the pneu-
pneumatic. Mesdsmes Taylor aud Lee
are the only ladies now owning pncu-
mates, and the latter - talking OF
getting pneumatic rambler. Mrs.
Richmond - one OF the most enthuS-
astic 'cyclers IN town. as is her
daughter. Mrs. Provin's unfortunate
accident mas precluded her riding for
SOME time. though she is a most ardent
devotee of wheeling. and duriug the
summer of 1890 made the famous
Smith cycling tour of over 300 miles.
between Detroit and Niagara. Mrs.
Taylor IL not riding TINS sprIng. rs she
IL lust convalescing from an attack of
typhoid fever, but hopes 20 be on her
wheel again soon. Mrs VIM. Melville Is
another enthusiast. She rode . tandem
safety last summer with her husband.
The Misses Gregory are riding this
spring. 10 ls their first season. Al.
Apted has recently been examining the
latest and most approved patterns IN
ladies' wheels, but as yet nobody
knows Why or for whom.
An effort IA TO he made by the gen.
tlemen of the club TO obtain COM
plete and handsomely mounted collec-
,lon of the pictures of the clubs lady
members.
MRS. Lees ops.iens
OF all the ladies' of Grand Rapids
who are Interested ia athletics there -
none more competent TO speak on the
aubicct of cycling than Mrs. Frank
Lee. Mrs. Lee took 40 she fad about
three years ego and - new riding q
Festherstone make. but considers the
pnsumssic rambler toe most desirable
machine.
II consider cycling OF great benefit
70 women" said Mrs. Lee to reporter
for THE HsEkrp, land hate TO hear
the puhlic crincise 50 sweepingly a.
they sometimes do. But women can
not ride Il the paved streets are denied
them. for the side streets sre almost
impossible even for the men, | think
toe pneumatic the only machine for
. woman TO use. They are very much
EASIER. especially in crossing street car
tracks and cross walks. And after one
becomes used 10 them they are not
difhcuit to msnsge."
what effect nas riding on the
hsslthr'
rweli the only thing to avoid 10 over
riding and that q q thing which few
will be apt to do. though one or two Of
the ladies' have erred IN this respect.
ANY Woman VINO fowls or cycles must
erpeet "a get bruised once IN awhile,
but il = seldom that the injuries PROVE
serious"
~fFo~ long does 10 take = ~suIsn 70
learn 20 ride
Mounting car be learned n two les-
600. Of three-qnsrters Of a hour ssen.
A n,an can learn N an hour or isss.
kaf 80 hsv. 20 mount Standing stsii
~hich .. II course, more 4 rlepsss aud
eur sx.rts hsmper us . gsoa deal
Fr-->sr~~ss fs~ss 90 pg~ss
frTts brings Ds 60 the matter q
dre~s, add I have ssane prDnsHneesi
IDEAS On thss eshjret. An eftlnsFf
street dr~ss irnp>fes o8<'s progress -
very saauysnx srtsnt. MAR fasfs
are sxtf~msiy careless . thss matter 81
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