Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-16
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HOMAN AND THE BICYCLE.
L Is Now Thought Quite the Thing
to Wear Boomers and the Like.
ENGLISH WOMEN AND TRIcYcLHs.
French women, Like Those of
America, Wear the New bicycle
Costumes That Are So Popular.

Such a short time ago It was that to
zee a woman on a wheel was to set
veryone into perfect fume OF eN-
.tement and well-bred horror but, like
HE proverbial drop wearing away the
stone" the few brave ones kept on
"wheellng" and enjoying themselves
Immensely until little by little, prob
ably out of sheer envy and
most womanly determination
not to be outdone, the weaker and
Trailer ones lin mind, at leasO. have
taken themselves eagerly to the cycle
shops and then to their tailor and last
a all, to the smart school where all
the nabobs have been drilled into
graceful riders.
It was said, not long since, and
rightly, too, that only "old maids" rode
the bicycle. but since aristocratlc So
oiety, the genuinely true blue bloods,
have taken up the fad, all the pretty
girls in swelldom skim along the
smooth roads like so many swallows.
The English aristocrats have taken
to trlcycles, but then the English are
always heavy" and afraid OF the
airyness the Americans so fondly love.
Fancy an American girl, with all her
pivacousness, sitting calmly and
stolidly on a low-wheeled tricycle.,
trundllng herself heavily along for all
the world like small infant In q 60
tart. No true-spirlted girl would ever
lubmii TO such indignity.
The trim, trig bike" with Its gilt
erng spokes and nolselessly running
wheels. are good enough for US, and
the French women agree with US. 80
that makes II final.
Such chatter as there was over the
HNa N,h afafs. - La a 81
in holy horror, and catching OF aston
shed breath, but now the girl who is
not gowned especially for the wheel,
be boomers or otherwise. looks outre
and quite Inappropriate.
The rules governing horseback rid
Ing should, and does, with all we'll
dressed women, govern the gownlng
Tor the wheel; everything should be aa
Close and compact as possible, and
strictly tallor-made. The day for the
ylrl in flowing, trailing skirt. fiuttering
rbbonG and toggery of all sorts, has
set, and should she now appear she
would be hooted down.
Cheviot is one of the most popular
materials for this costume, because II
Is Of Just sufficiently heavy weight and
comes IN such smartly subdued color.
ings, one shown IN the sketch is In
shades OF brown and white, very
eoarsely and loosely woven, and hay
itg stlff undermining of nut brown
satin in soft quality. The skirt
Z comes quite TO the knee, and is nicely
gored' measuring five yards around
The bottom, and fitted to the waist by
email darts
band Of russell leather at the foo,
helps to keep the skirt from flying VI
al unexpected moments.
run trousers are worn with this
and the lower limbs are nicely shod In
lsegings of russell leather, and low
of Nla.. H.
mas broadly rolling collar, edged
WIN a band of russell leather, anc
Gown each side OF the front is q row
H small leather covered buttons.
a shlrt of tan linen has n deeply
polling collar and four-in-hand tie OF
Pack satin; an Alpine hat Of soft blaci
iell, broadly banded with ribbon ant
loosely fitting gloves of tan suede, max,
adftlnotly smart get-up, and one IL
which pretty girl will be made mar
selously bawitching.
Eiack Is less popular than almost any
otner color, for It does show every par
uele OF dust so horribly; navy blue il
much In favor as formerly thi
tnops showing a large line of ready
made bicycle suits In this color. Mo
hair makes a delightfully."- cool gowT
lor warm day, and comes In every
pior Imaginable; the prettlest tint is {
toit putty color, something between
sonling TO most complexions.
A girl | knew has a frock of thii
srAy material, and In 1t she is tn
Ietsre Of swelldom from the small
not TO the well-brushed yellow head.
The skirt is made double of tn
FOODS, and is beautifully hung, viii
sAeeeding fallness In tile back, and ma
thlekerbockers to match. The leg
nhgs are in black leather, as are als'
he low-laced shoes
Inc blouse has three boX-plaits, ant
hiugly beited by n broad band
l.spy colored leather. band o
sailltr finishes the throat smartly. AM
hasrower band the full gigot sleeves
I'll W her head rests a swaGger litu
", ~ helmet shape, having brim o
s.S' II Is matter of taste whethe
~ wears the equestrian tights o
nsnsVAAeroockcrs. though the latter ar
lesh more popular. with the modes
Assaen, and are really more becoming
some Of the new linen frocks are dis
saetly swagger and dellciously cool
XIV worn by AN 7olive-eyed New Yorl
~ Is Of Prussian blue duck, dotte'
IN Tiny specks OF white. ana havin
hms tint
me blouse has vest OF white duck
,vh1ohed on with tiny pearl buttons
u.s. u.s. may be taken Off at Will an
iss,a seu' thus renewing the entire cos
HUNT. Holland is delIciously COO
~. With 2 ahort-skirted frock, an
1hsNefbockers TO match and Logging
hpsnWn canvas, makes smart wheel
rs.ss lighter colors, and esreclally puv
lf; Is to he shunned, for one Is liahl
n sorts 81 accidents and mishnp'
ca,~,5leh soiling the froek is the Hrs
isSiuerauon, and II nothing else wer
81 va dreaded than the dust that al
80 nics along the boulevards.
II ,neient To strike terror 20 the sol
N ~ talr cycler, who, In the face q
II Exposition. has rugged heraelf glori
tams m an Immediately virgin cos
esas,, proper headgear II a momentou
q srh First OF all. anything larg
sssllasi like a plague. The wool Tar
'sf. 50 much in favor. is q