The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05

practice.
A new skirt that will appeal to lady riders
| is the bodice skirt-one with pointed belt
| and a skirt all in one. This is very easily
made by simply cutting the skirt about four
or five inches longer than is necessary and
| taking darts at the waist line to fit the fig
ure. It can be either laced up or hooked.
It should be well boned to prevent its get
ting out of shape. This, too, will obviate
the terror OF having the skirt, waist and
belt pull apart. The large hook on the
waist and the eye on the skirt and the hook
ing Of them together efectually prevents
| this.
At the Wheelmen's banquet in Chicago
last week Gen Miles, speaking of the bicycle
| and its possible use in the army, said: III
the bicycle can be utilized in the rapid
movement OF troops 1t can be made most
valuable adjunct to military equipments.
Fscts prove the value Of the bicycle. Meu
mounted on wheels can cover greater dis
| tances than men mounted on horses taking
| the average road as supposed course.
| Bicycle riders have covered "a miles in
| single hour. Fancy the value OF bicycle
corps of such men in time of war. Men
can go further on a bicycle and keep it up
longer than horse. There are $50, 900 bicycle
users in America. From these could be
enlisted an immense serviceable army corps.
| The young men who recently carried the
message across the continent to New ork
made several valuable discoveries. They
proved the value of the bicycle as a mill
tary machine They showed the wretched
condition of pu 1lic roads in America, and
most of all proved that the trouble with the
farmer is not the tariff question, nor pro-
lection, nor hard money, nor the railroads,
| but the wretcbed condition OF the high
ways. This discovery was valuable one
and the community should be grateful to
che young gentlemen who pointed out the
| true trouble with the American farmer.
| The question of the use of the bicycle inter-
ests the military man. Every art or inven-
| ton of peace should be used in war II it can
be made available The great question in
| war is rapidity of troop movements"
| President Richmond of the wheelmens
| club Samuel NJ Whiteside, William Dem
hart and Charles M. Rushing left by last
nights train with their wheels to spend
| Sunday in Charleston with the wheelmen
who were here Merchants week.
| The Atlanta wheelmen at their last meet
ing passed resolutions thanking'the Savah-
nahians for their courteous treatment of the
Atlanta men who were in Savannah Mer-
chants week, and inviting the Savannah
wheelmen to come to Atlanta.
The Savannah Wheelmenis Club is pre-
narinp for its annual meet and dinner next
month.
Two OF the members Of the Guards
Bicycle Club, Z. w. Bell and W. W. Mall
lard. will start at o'clock this morning on
a trip by wheel from Savannah to Wall
thourville, a distance of forty. five miles
They expect to reach the latter place by IL
O'Clock this morning. The run Is a long one.
bnt as the road is said to be in very good
condition with the exception of the first
three or four miles, the young gentlemen do
not expect any difficulty in making the
trip. They will return by the afternoon
train.