St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-14

SpieHueHt, III TepoSeS upon an oriental
rug against a background of antique
oak carvings in the main hallway
Oh, I never learnt how-that is, /
always knew how ever since was
the iittlest girl, for used to practice
on the boys wheels. But it's one thing
to be able to go about on a wheel and
another to be right up-to-date. But
I'm getting on fast. Why. L rode over
to the university the other day,
stopped at the ''U'' long enough to get
drink of water and put my hat on
straight, and came back home in just
a little over two hours from. the time
we started. There, now,
Really, I don't know whether I'm
educating Little Billee. or if he's edu-
eating me. You see he's a little bit
obstinate. like a1l-no. most of the
men. That reminds me: Would you like
to hear some of our rules? Whenever
make a grand leap forward in the
! noble art of wheeling. put it down
In my book" A charming little COM
bination of celluloid leaves and silver
covers being produced as the book"
Miss Flower continued:
We'll, now-here's Rule : Always
make for every rock and tree you see
in the road. If you don't, you'll run
into it Rule q Avoid the straight and
narrow way. and don't get in a rut.
If you do, the wheel simply leaves
you, and the parting isn't such sweet
sorrow, by any means And here's
some more of the rules, at random:
Never watch. a man learning to ride
It's awfully funny, of course, but you
must Sa
PRESERVE YOUR.DIGNITY
on a wheel, if you don't want to go
overheard. In order to make a. record
for centuries. place your wheel on its
back on top of the dining table or the
piano. adjust the cyciometer, and then
buz the front wheel around for half
an hour o. my! that's a dandy rule!
,, Excuse me, that's slang, isn't it? Yes,
friend of mine has followed that rule
| for week, and she's going to apply
| for a number in the L. A. w, and
send her cyclometer on to prove her
claims. Les see. o. here's another,
Always sit erect, and bow straight
| ahead. If you meet any one, regard
| less of the position of the bowee.' If
you don't make this sanitation. you'll
salute the pavement with your head.
Wherever you go, never pass over a
cross street Somebody'll run into you
with another wheel, sure. That's all
o, no-this is very important: Rule
for meeting cow: Preserve your tran
quillity of manner, and don't look cross
at the cow. so as to irritate it. But get
on the other side of fence without
delay. Take your wheel with you, if
you can, but don't delay
my bicycle costume?s OF course, I've
got one-that Is. I'm going to have one.
Firstly, anything that's becoming for
a hat, a Tam, for instance, but tan
colored. Then little tan shirt waist
with a mans collar? o, yes,-that
makes you feel IS if your name was
Jack. and you can talk to yourself in
the shady hooks as you ride beneath
the trees. Then you can remember
that you're yourself and encourage
Jack with a smile. Then there's tam
colored leather leggins and the pref
test boots you can buy-for they show
so, you know. French heels, pointed
toes? Yep-all of that And the regu-
lation bloomers, with a tan skirt COM
ing down to just above the ankle. The
skirt'u have a whole gun store in its
loWer HeIu. We DOuSHL SUCH lOlS VI
shot to weigh it down. Tan gloves,
tanned-complexion, some court plas-
ter, bottle of Ponds Extract-but /
forgot. These things put in my tool
bag that's fastened to the thing-um-
bob over the front wheel.
"Can 1 mend a break? Of course I
could and the gray eyes snapped.
Haven't got monkey wrench, and
bottle of glue. and screw driver, and
air pump. There's no nails in a wheel,
thank heaven! / once frightened up a
screw on another girls wheel, and 1t
only took me fifteen minutes. The
other day l offered to bet Helen H
a box of bonbons that if she'd let me
mash her wheel with a rock, / could
mend 1t good as new. But she wouldn't,
the mean thing! And 1 carry a tan
colored rag so as to rub the wheel off
or mend my costume, and besides, If /
see a big gust of wind, can hang my
monkey wrench on the edge Of the
skirt to help out the shot.
so, bicycling is just the greatest,
grandest sport ever invented! I'm sure
1t is. Won't it be lovely this evening on