Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-11
s WORLD.
COSTUME AND THE fs CIVILIZATION.

r ctE COSTUME AND THE
 ssto of CIVILIZATION.
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 < l. pooned.
 (. young woman rigged iiOln sss {. her bicycle dress and 9uSly !.a rIde on her wheel in one of h 0, ss she was wearing bloom Ind G, SstbIpg s',' fI' of that sort, and a man ,tb; AEl .atly had been brought up in "ills sols and had never seen any n Dr < before thought the show
 y md laughed at it.
 .,og woman was not an lmlta-
 ''', ,a,sr She was one of the dead
 < kind and not likely to be I ]. v.;tb impnnity. She had the n o .stad. and he was fined $2oo lI6I' ,s,oa amount to pay for such w sslr limited amount of fun as
 ,asa oot in return for it. Such
 K ;s likely to have its effect in
 If Civilization in the west, \ A ,,s tla. accompaniments of real lflnSsp X a kind of bicycle costume lljllIGs fhat will enable them to ride w < without danger from accident
 tsnrling skirts and without the
 .aadasfg. A $200 fine will help ' @t cjg;lization even in Chicago. seems to have got along sall elsewhere without the use
 ach rigorous methods.
 Shviaas enough that distinct
 ;n which the skirt will be prao- n 4one away with will be sooner \ ;,. universal use by women who VI ycles There has never been any
 ee Of opinion as to the desirabil-
 
 5beskirt is not merely incon-
 hut 1t has been the cause of
 deifl5hts, and it is liy no means
 st garnent-at all events the qo9 its behavior cannot always aes su1sd upon-when worn in bi- ehil I,,i.g There is hardly any one e oltggll gaFious distinct bicycle costumes 64 not h all respects more modest lhoutt tbal1 tae loose skirt, and as every 0l D h understand all are much safer,
 re is nothing to become entan- luP the laachine and by disabling it Ar8 partioular throw the rider.
 tho iehorant will laugh at these Ies They may appear funny to Kho do hot keep up with what is \ en in the world. To such any
 from long established custom ~ funny People not iong ago fnnny to see q lady ride a bi
 at all, but now the sight is so bnas to attract little more atten- 4an f the lady were merely hQ along the pavement It will
 loag Before the bicycle costume
 does without the skirt will be
 common, every hour sight on our seven in the baekw0ods cities of est-tlat they will attract no un- aftention. In fact it is not inn be that the lady who wears the ntianal skirt when she rides will t more attention than the one who buG who instead wears some more Appropriate and sensible. soue places considerable progress sen made in this kind of reform, - saying onoe gained a start it will Aes rapidly Bicycle riding is IAa aing more and more popular with ta x with men, and there is no f Elwhg women should be hampered Do ekercise by being compelled to a dress that is neither suitable afe for the purpose. There is no E0 prevent change to something Qqs1ates and no woman fit to be eaR b any dress reform movement llns to be laughed down. And men aot going to do very much laughing hat kind if they are to be asked to s2QQ for it each time.
 E eneeuraging to see that justice Mdealt out in this way in Chicago. mblshes both the moral and legal a the dress reformers to push , Mm with their work. They need Mo hfther fear of being laughed sPhilaaelphia Press.