The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-30


A belted Norfolk jacket. or a trim box
coat. both with skirts that come MOI
estly down over the hips. 90 with the
knickers. which. OF course, meet long
CATERS at the knee, and the blouse ul-
der the coat will be either or tnin iliieh
or soft finished cotton. these, by virtue
OF their good washing qualities, being
accepted as the best summer materials
for cycle waists.
But the be-skirted wheelwoman Is more
to be considered here than the breecned
one. These mannish little Knockers, attrac-
tive though they are on the right. lal4'
plump maid, have not yet found woman
kind at that point where they are Wliiihs
10 drop petucOais entirely.
The MODEL COSTUME.
There are two sorts OF bicycle skirts,
the right sort and the wrong sort. Inc
wrong sort Is either long enough 10
afnuse itself by catching on the pedalS,
or 50 short that breeches themselves
would be- decenter, too wide or TOO
narrow; and this kind Is usually fash-
toned at home or bought ready maze
The right sort bears on its face an the
MARKS oil a garment favored by heaven
and a good tailor IL strikes a PAIR OF
inches and "A fraction above the ahhitS,
and is scant at the top. one gOod iIio1 i
has the plackct AT the LETT side OF th1
front gore. being finished there as wen
as at the right hip by a stitched nap siA
inches long. At the inside OF the slue
cores two elastic loops fasten over
button on the long CATERS. TINS pslns
one OF the devices 10 keep the shlIt
down. Another is 90 fastcn lead Welshts
at intervals In the hem.
Again, a skirt viii be made heavy az the
bottom. and 50 hang properly Win
leather facing and row after row OF close
stitching a silk lining doing away WIN
that ungraceful catching on the Knee
common 10 unliIed or cOttOn-iined skirts
The boomers worn under these skirts,
since they are at times almost as mucn
I'm evidence as the skirts themselves, are
usually OF the same material. Good
summer ones for divided skirts are or
thin ecru pOngee, and iav0rlte mouti
for both is one that gathers mo mar
row yoke al the waist and fastens iull a,
the knee. with an elastic garter sHpptu
through a casing.
PHYSICAL REVOLUTION.
"The wheel is producing a physical
revolution III Is the best health producer
/ know OF. IL lengthens life ana makes
life worth living. II enables us 10 ny
before we get angelic wings. II deN,s,iops
nerve. presence of mind, and good Fellow
ship. The wheel Is creating "A reNolu-
ton among women. IL Is making theH
fearless and independent. AT nfst sense
less conservatism said 10 uInid woman
Thou shalt not ride Soon she denei
custom and said. We Will ride. Not De
ing able 10 attach A side saddle 70 the
vehicle and operate II successfully she
proposes TO mount man-fashi 1n AMI riae
"A mans wheel. Acting with lady-ilhe
modesty and propriety women shhpiy
adopted the sport as they found H..
THE wheel Is creating a revolution III
dress The conventional skirt is hul-
sance to a wheelwoman. After tearing
two or three Of them she mcdliles her at
tire IN my judgment. boomers VIII not
be permanent, for they are inherently
unbecoming Without doubt Nolumln0us
knickerbcckers will eventually be the
recognized attire. But whatever she
wears-and she will wear what sne
pleases-her sudden freedom In TINS mat
ter is the result OF the icOnoclasilc hl-
cycle Neither Chicago Aldermen nor
Episcopalian bishops can restrain her
when her mind is made up.
''The wheel is a revOlutionlst IN the
sphere of political economy. II Is help
ing 10 solve the problem or RAPID transit
IL urges city people 10 live IN the couh,
try. IL forces the making OF soou
roads But the wheel is revolutionizlns
the Sabbath day by turning IL into day
Of recreation. ! think the general estaD-
lishment of the Saturday half-holiday
would do more TO preserve the s:a.nIHtltyy
Of the Sabbath than anything else. -i'e''
John l.. Scudder.
WISE ORDINANCE.
The city Of Chicopee Falls. in Massa-
chusctts, the home OF many prominent
bicycle factories has taken the initiative
and passed an ordinance that VIII WIN WIN
Of the million wheelmen In this country
The ordinance Is as follows:
NO person shall put or place, or cause
20 be out or placed. IA or upon any SUI ~
lane, alley, or other public place IN lhe
city, any ashes glass crOcheIy' SCRAP
iron nails tacks. or any other arucles
which would be liable 30 injure or Jam
age the tires or wheels OF bicycles or
any other vehicles which have Wheels
with rubber or pneumatic tires
II will only be a question Of time When
such ordinances Will be on the stature
books II every city or prominence III
America There is nothing unjust III H.
and n IS for the protection or property
lust as an ordinance prohibiting the car
rying OF concealed weapons IS for the
protection OF human He Pneumhilc
tires are beginning 10 become 50 populai
and common that they bid fair 10 become
of general use, and ChicOpee Falls Is 10
be congratulated upon taking the inllia-
tive and winning the honor OF being the
first city In the United States TO pass sucH
a law.-American Wheelman.
Bicycle cabs capable Of carrying Two
Messengers have appeared In London.
The driving power IS obtained from t"y
men who spin the cab along az a slltru
from eight 10 fifteen miles an hour. ms
scheme seems 10 open up a fruitful field
for ex-champlOns Of all 'cychng clasaes,
and we hope 10 see New YORK wen
paved and using the bicycle cab.-Amer-
can Wheelman. 49,.
nut on BICYCLES and in some cities the
forces of messenger boys have been maze
pneumatic cavalry, but the improvement
is not yet wholesale In Philadelphla. III
Wet 1,hiladelphia and other outlying
districts some OF the postmen own wheels
and make their collection In lying style
hut for the delivering OF mail the mui-
titudinous hating prevents the Wide use
Of the bicycle. ,,.,,,.r,,,,p