The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-02-11
THE BICYCLE GIRL.
She - an Interesting Creature Some
Her food Pnlnta.

THE BICYCLE GIRL
She u an Interesting Creature-s Some Of
Her Good Points.
Ono OF the raciest products of the
wave OF modern progress is the bicycle
girl. She sits her steel horse precisely
as her brother sits his, and establishes
thereby the longcd.for equality OF the
sexes which the women's clubs have
arguei themselves black ID: tho face 10
bring about, but In vain. She wears a
more hygienic garb than the dress re-
formers have ever dreamed Of In their
most inspired moments. She could give
university graduate points on deter
mination and equilibrium Of mentality. i
Bhe Is ahealthy animal, both physically
snd mentally. The girl who takes 3
ten-mile spin in the sun every fair day
doesn't have time for morbid, malarial
dreams of the worthlessness of life.
She doesn't fancy she Is misunderstood
and solitary. She doesn't let her mind
wobbie and careenstothe one=side or
the other any more than She does her
machine, for she knows it means disas-
ter She is direct, resolute, pluclsy,
we'll balanced aud sensible, aud these
are the qualities most essential to
woman's success in life, whether life
means to her da rning babies stockings
or lecturing on political economy.
The first evidence of the character
development due to the exercise will
be realizing sense of the absurdity of
trying to accomplish any thing worthily
and we'll in conventional attire 1t
will only require two or three spills
and the ruin of two or three gowns to
rid the rider Of the dress thralldom
and set her to thinking along new lines
on the subject OF attire She wi make.
| many mistakes at FIRST but rarely does
she fail to hit upon something rational
and comfortable as the result of her
thought. Once get woman's mind to
revert from the traditional theory that
the only purpose of dress is adornment,
to the idea that dress is designed for
service-a slave, not sovereign-and
| the most important principle Of dress
reform is established. The first thing
| the woman will renounce will be the
dainty gauze and frills wherewith she.
decks her person. To the initiated it
| would seem that il ever there was
time when principle demanded that
you wear your best stockings and
choose tires prettiest patterned lace in
your lingerie it would be when facing
| the unavoidable falls from wheel.
But spill is not, and cannot be male,
| picturesque. The girl with the super
abundant frills looks like an upset
| laundry basket
| About the third lesson convinccs you
that the only bicycle costume must be
of the same color clear through to the
cuticle. You will save yourself much
| trouble if just at this point you go d.
rectly to the tailor who makes your
riding habits and have him make out
of heavy habit cloth pair OF well-fit-
ting knee breeehes, buttoning just over
the knee, and of the same material as
your gown. Beneath these must be
worn a combination garment of wool,
| which may be of lighter or heavier
weight according to the weather.
Heavy hose Of wool or silk must be
| worn over your fine hose and by plac-
| ing a strap with button holes in the
hem OF the trousers and buttons on the
stockings, You obviate the necessity of
| garters or supporters and insure great
err freedom of motion in consequence.
Except in the coolest weather no
petticoat will be needed, and when
worn it must be of warm linsey, and
must be scant but not divided. The
! dual skirt is clumsy and cumbersome
| worn underneath, and neither desirable
nor picturesque on the outside. Over
the combination undergarment is worn
on the upper part of the body knitted
| jersey, which may be more or less
heavy according to the day
There is great disagreement among
the experts on the question of corsets.
While it must be admitted that the cor
set is better abolished still if, as many
| contend, they cannot ride without it,
| let it be riding corset, cut entirely
away on the hips, with a low bust, not
| too closely boned, and, above all, worn
loosely. Now, last and least of all in
Importance is the gown, which is of
habit cloth, just long enough to clear
I the ground, just full enough to allow
perfectly free motion of the legs.
The bodice should be yoke bodice,
which adapts itself well to this
1ostume. The gown may be of blue
or hunters green, or tan, and the yoke
of bright crimson or scarlet The Tam
0'Shanter is Of scarlet, too, and can be
tilted down over the eyes to form some
shade from the sun. Remember. the
bodice must be loose particularly
about the arm-holes and sleeves. The
! shoes must be laced, loose in fit and
have low, fiat heeis.-N. Y. Sun.
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