The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-12

Last spring we sent two. and the an
tumn before, when cycling first came ln
for women. we had am order for one
The first wccl was evidently an expert
mcnt TO De tried cautiously and io.io"-d
ont IF good.
HOUSE PARTIES AWHEEL.
"The reason why so many wheels are
ordered by Miss Gould can doubtless
Doe found In the fact that. having % large
country house. she has house parti
and there cannot Doe found 20 house pal-F
OF young women. or men either. who oc
not go cycling afternoons and moonlight
evenings
I'VE have sent SEVERAL mems vnoct
up there They were ordered hy Frank
Gould. the youngest brother who is con-
ing twenty years of age, ! should say.
"The wheel just ordered is fog Miss
Gould's personal use. IL is twenty
eight inch wheel. and it weighs twenty.
four pounds That IS a good weight Tor
a woman Of her size TO wheel
MANY of our women whcelers have
TWO kinds Of wheel. They have q heavy
one that they RIDE some days. and "a
lighter one for other excursions when
they are looking for speed. Then. too.
the wheel is q matter OF Whim and mood
one day you feel quiet and conservative,
and YOU choose a heavy wheel that bear,
you safely along without care ON, you
part The next you are in "a wild mood
and want 20 dash 10 the stars The lrht
est thing you can get-a nineteeu-polnI
if possible-is the article you want
with women this matter of mood is
very noticeable. We get letter one day
thanking us for the beautiful and pcr-
fectly satisfactory wheel, and few days
later another one is ordered as the wheel
does not ride well any longer We say
nothing but saw wood as it We're. and
wait until both wheels shall Doe given
chance. Then both are wanted. 10 is Oh
the principle that some days man wears
"a yea tie and others blue one, yet Dc
couldn't tell you. for the life OF him, why
he changes.
1--WE sold" said the hicyclc-deaiar
looking over his ordor-book, "a very nice
wheel 10 W. c. Whitney before Dis
daughters marriage 20 MT. Paset -
wheel was undoubtedly I'm her wedding
outfit. Most brides buy a wheel ia inei.
trousseau as they buy walking shoes
or If they don't buy one themselves their
brothers give them one.
MISS VANDERBlLTS CYCLE.
1--WE sold a lady's wheel 10 Cornelius
Vanderbilt the other day. IL was "A uim
little affair. elegantly built, and the high
est priced one we had But IL was not
That talk about silver
wheels for the members of the 400 +. cap
rubbish. as far as most of them are CON
cerned.
"The wheel for Miss Vanderbilt was
we understood, q birthday gift ', ha,
a little inscription upon IL and was mars |
td with initials. date, etc. To was de-
,idodly the neatest little machine we haze
turned out. Ii was sent 10 her New
York home. and was for riding in Contra
Park. IL will go 90 Newport this summer
ana we viii have orders TO pack aud |
ship IL. with half dozen other FL as
wheels at the same time. on see w. /
snow Just about what will happen whtr I
once ladys wheel has been introduced (
~ a family OF wealth that can auOld {. !
make wheeling q family feature
The number Of decorated Wheels We /
urn out is limited II is our experience |
hat a gentleman does not 20 10 a cycle !
establishment and order "a gold bicycle /
0r his Wife, nor silver one, or one ,
trimmed with Jewels He gets only the |
equation Wheel.
The patrons Of the costly gold who ~ |
ire those Who are celebrating anniyer
aries and making gifts Suppose Mrs
ian Rensselaer, Cruger. fOr instance,
we're celebrating the fifteenth anniver-
AIRY OF her marriage. Her husband
would order of us a wheel with pear
iand!es. or il another anniversary. tn,
,articular jewel or metal OF the anniyer.