The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-08-22

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sea when they find themelves out Oh
the road spinning along on the demo-
cratic bike" 1t may not be long be-
fore regular professors Of bicycle de-
pertinent will be making the rounds
Of the homes Of the rich, instructing
che maids and matrons in the etiquette
Of the wheel, just as the little boys
bnd girls are now being taught the
polite arts of the ball room.s
But at the moment everything is
chaotic in this most important field Of
the fashionable woman. She uses her
good common sense and her innate
gentility is a sufficient guide to meet
correctly the ordinary happenings of
life awheel, but bicycling is no Or
binary sport and happenings Of an ex-
raordinary kind continually occur
The laws of conventional life cannot
apply to these unforeseen events, and
the well-bred woman who insists upon
being conventional, and at the same
time bicyclist, does not know quite
where she is at.
The instructors in the big academies
| where women are taught to ride the
bicycle are taking cognizance of the
peculiar state of affairs, and instil in
the minds of their pupils few of the
primary laws of wheel etiquette, while
their bodies are being educated in the
| mysteries Of the ''bike.''
Here are some Of the etiquette rules
which fashionable girl said she re-
ceived from the woman instructor of
the academy where she rides. She &C
| knoWledged that she may have for
gotten some of them, just as she for
gets the vital point in the art Of dis
mounting and frequently comes a
| nasty cropper in consequence.
The first one was, never criticise a
fellow bicyclist, particularly if she is a
woman and inclined to stoutness. The
moral Of this is that in a few years
you may be stout yourself, and a
| bicycle rider for the sole purpose of
reducing weight.
Another is, when you are riding in
the park or on the road and cranky
horse which comes along which rears
and plunges at sight of your bicycle,
always dismOunt without delay and
turn your wheel fiat on the ground.
Serious runaway accidents can some
times be averted by a little courtesy
of this kind. 1t only takes a minute or
two of time, and as all women bicyc-
lists ride for pleasure, that much lost
! time is of little consequence to them.
| Always keep to the right in riding
You may be called names if you forget
| this rule on crowded road. In pass
! ing a vehicle or wheel going in the
same direction, it is usually safest to
go by them on the left.
Try to foster the feeling of brother
hood and sisterhood among all wheel
ers. Remember that accidents happen
| to the best bicyclists just as they do
| in the best regulated families If any
thing goes wrong with man or wonl-
an wheeler, render any assistance you
can. No man will take advantage of
such assistance to thrust his acquain-
lance upon you at a future time. He
would run the risk Of ostra cism by fel-
low bicyclists who, perhaps have Sis
| tiers, wives or sweethearts devoted to
the sport.
II you are unfortunate enough to
have any accident happen. to your
wheel, do not hesitate to accept the
proffered assistance Of the first wheel
man who comes along. If he is of the
right kind, as he probably will be, he
will set your wheel right and then pur-