The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
"oh. Lord; a girl" groaned the young

"oh. Lord; a girl" groaned the young
man.
And / went and swore at her" and
his contrition increased when he picked
himself up and saw gazing up at him
from around the wreckage a very pretty
face fAhed with modification. Lifting
the owner TO her feet, the young man
tried TO apologize.
"Awfully sorry. I thought IL was some
idiot OF a man that had run into me.
That is-er-er-I don't mean you're an idiot
you know; II I'd known that you were |
wouldn't have sworn at you. No; no,
don't mean that either. I'm little rat
tied. you see. but l thought ii was man
when | saw your trousers. That Is, |
thought your-er-garments were trousers
on a man, you know. IL I'd known you
wore bloomers-that IS. II I'd known
those trousers were boomers mean II
I'd known II was girl who wore trous-
ers- on, dammitall. I apologize ana
the youth mounted and sped away SO
madly THAI he narrowly escaped wreck
ing a street car, leaving the girl redder
than before.
LADIES' KSTCKFRBkOCkFRS.
Chicago has a Ladies' Knickerbocker
Club. The Times-Herald in describing
the first proposed run says:
start viii be made from the home OK
the president. The women VIII be ac-
companied By their escorts. VINO VIII De
expected TO squelch the festive small boy
so much inclined TO guy the ladies
knickerbockers..
The Chicago Cycling Club has a ladies'
auxiliary. with about fifty members, but
the Knickerbocker club is the only one
OF its kind I'm the west Last winter the
idea of forming a ladies' bicycle cluo
struck me-" said Mrs. Cornell recently,
"and I at once proceeded to put my idea
ia execution.
We now have a large ne nborship
which is constantly growing. There are
no skirts In the club, all the ladies' wear
ing knickerbockers or boomers some
of the ladies' stick 10 the latter dress be-
cause they cannot persuade their hus-
bands that knickerbockers are the thing
/ for cycling. But they are working hard.
/ and / expect that by midsImmer all OF
our members will be wearing knicker-
| bockers. BY that word l mean garments
] that come 10 the knee. not necessarily
| as tight fitting as those worn by the men.
/ The bags that come to the ankles and
/ wide enough for the sail Of yacht are
/ tabooed. My costume has been copied
/ by many Of the members and have been
complimcnted on it.
LEAGUE or ANrHIcaN wHERIMFN
Article l OF the League Of American
! Wheelmen constitution says the objects
/ of the l.. A. W "shall be 90 promote th'
general interests of cycling. 10 ascertain
defend and protect the rights OF wheel.
men. 10 facilitate touring. and 20 secure
Improvement in the coalition of the pub
lie Dads and highways
since the Organization OF the l.. A. "
| ftt no .ff fDf O.
frequently been demonstrated. Who
! BICYCLES first came into use DOB consider
! able numbers the whcelmen found q
/ strong popular prejudice TO ovcrcom"
| Horses were frightened az the sight oi
them, and many of as can remember no"
| horsemen detested bicycles and how We
were often forced OF the road by rutiian
" drivers 1--WE call them road hogs0
Tho L. A. ". fought and won many 2
| battle before IL finally succeeded IN es
| tablishing the principle that bicycles hat
equal rights with every other vehicle or
| the public roads.
Frequently some misguided legislator
attempted 10 place on the statute book.
a law discriminating against wheelmen
| The l.. 4. ". Us constantly on the aler
10 defeat such adverse legislation.
Another reason why wheolmen should
Join the l.. \. W IS because thc-oreaniza
ton is working 10 secure improvement
I'm the condition OF the public roads an.
! highways This work is Of the utmos
importance TO the American people. II
the matter Of roads We must admit tha
America is far behind European coun
tries The American method of road
building I'm the rural districts is 10 pillow
no the road. throw on a few chunks o
stone and let IT. 90 at that. This metho'
has been practiced so long that stronl
opposition is made TO any new-fangle'
scientific system. The l. a. w has 70