The herald., 1895-03-24
Cycling IS THE FAD
Prominent Society Ladies Are
Learning to Ride the Wheel
Predicted That Boomers Will Soon
Be the Proper Thing and Then
Will Come Knickerbockers

Yes, Nellie has everything she wants except
telephone in her room and a bicycle" was
remark decidedly expressed few mornings
ago. What Nellie wanted, hundreds of other
girls would like. To be able to talk to her
friends from the small den where she has her
desk, her fayorite chair and the books she
prefers would indeed be enjoyable. Then to
be able to ride to see these friends Just a, the
fancy sezes her would be her next bliss. To
learn TO ride the bicycle is the fashionable
Lenten pleasure. Every morning, and nearly
every afternoon OF the week there are twenty
or more married ladies and young ladies at
Westlake Park learning to ride. They go out
Just as they come from shopping. The modern
shopping gown is as good as anything to wear
for 1t has plain cloth skirt. Should there be
d shirt waist under the coat SO much the bet
ter, for freedom OF action is one OF the neces-
sary requirements OF a good rider. Circling
structor walking and supporting the rider, or
irotting after the one who has been on several
times and can be trusted to partially go alone
the visitor can Ste eight or ten at the same
tine
To the unintiated the mount seems to be the
first lesson. This is not SO, for to noun a
wheel and get Off comes after several lessons
When the young woman decides to learn to
ride she has fastened around her waist strong
canvas belt, with leather handle at1he lett
81 te. The instructor holds the wheel upright,
after adjusting the saddle to the right height.
The rider divides her skirts, and placiug one
foot on the right pedal, is assisted to the seat
trip is made around the park the instructor
holding the rider and the wheel upright by
means OF the leather handle. Should one fall
tuClc Gun Dc Dub ubtle QdnkeT, eSp6clhlly on
the smooth roads of the park. for the rider can
step quickly off to the right or the left.
Only few minutes are spent on the wheel
the first time some of the riders are nervous
They utter little screams. tremble and get
chilly and have quite siege of it fol- the first
few times around the park. This readily dis
appears. but there other experiences
which somewhat unnerve one Riders will
clutch the handle bars SO firmly that their fn-
gers cramp. They bear all their weight on the
bars. The instructors endeavor to have the
rider not try to balance, but keep the body in a
direct line with the center OF the wheel.
After being able to guide the wheel, the front
one, then the direction is reversed. This is
equal to learning to guide all over again. When
the rider has learned to ride the wheel in both
directions, mounting is taken up
To get on and off the wheel is more of trick
than to ride after being on. Some learn it
quickly.
Then comes the selection OF a mount This
is not question SO easily settled, but the ma
jorlty of ladies are quickly convinced that the
beautiful and straight lined little twenty-five
pound Crimson Rimmed Syracuse Ladies'
Wheel is the most popular ana talked of ladies'
wheel in the world to-day, and then they take
themselves at once to the beautifully ap-
pointed quarters of the Southern California
agency of the famous