The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-07

esseS-German Peasants Dislike
the sight.
From the New York Press.
Cycling is as much a fashionable eXer-
| else of to-day in England as IN America,
and the beau monde of France and Ger
l many are also fast taking 10 the wheel
| In England everybody in society rides
/ from the Prince and Princess OF Wales
/ down. and the cycle has even had the
/ effect Of apDreclably diminishing the
/ splendor of that venerable institution. the
| horse and carriage parade IN Rotten Row.
/ Bicycles are not allowed in Rotten Row,
| the conservative London authorities ape
/ parently CHASING them with the 'com-
| merclal vehicles" which are forbidden
| this haunt of fashion. As consequence
| the riders betake themselves to Regents
| park, and. any morning in the season
one may witness, in this formerly demo-
| cratic neighborhood. the same array Of
fashionable personages as We're, two or
| three years ago, on view in Rotten Row.
| The Prince of Wales does not ride in
| public, but in the seclusion of the grounds
| of Marlborough house or Sandringham
he often takes a spin on bicycle of an
cent design The princess only trusts
| herself on the now almost obsolete tricy-
cle-she ordered a new one a short time
! ago and the pattern she selected was
| twelve years old-but the Duke Of ork
and his sister are quite up-to-date in the
| wheels they use, and do not share their
| parents apprehensions about appearing
in public on their machines. Princess
| Maud or Harry, of Wales, indeed rs a
reckless rider. and the recent nasty ae-
cident she met with at Cannes was ow-
ing to her habit of "coasting."
To attempt to catalogue the members Of
| al rft
| be impossible the list would be almost as
| long as Burke or Debit With the
| exception of those ancient ana 'rustN
! scions of nobility who are too feeble 10
| take any exercise al all, every duke, du-
| chess. earl countess and peer in the Brit
| tsh Isles is more or less practical wheel
! man or wheelwoman This Is not an eNaE-
| gerated statement, ana X SHOWS peter
| than anything else that might be said, the
universality Of the sport of cycling to-
A remarkable fact in connection with TINS
is that years ago cycling was not only con-
sidered questionable, but distinctly Vul-
gar, especially for women. Even the Sc
date tricycle. was regarded as most OAR
ing departure for any nice woman to
use But nous avous change tout celia, and
the cycle is noN as familiar a sight IN me
I pony chaise and dog cart Of year or TWO
ago.
AS most New Workers are aware lowing
to a seriO-comc. occurrence at the time Of
his visit here the Duke of Marlborough is
an expert rider. So is his new duchess, and
| the beautiful, level paths OF the Blenhelm
| estate doubtless will be ridden by their
| wheels on many an occasion. Lad brooke,
that lackadasacal beauty is animated
| enough on her cycle; Lady Violet GreVille
| is one of the best riders in England and
| the Infanta Eulalie may be seen almost
any day riding in the vicinity Of Epping
| Forest Lady Norreys may be said TO have
| brought bicycling into favor among the
| smart set" and certainly she is a grace
| full and expert wheelWoman. Being small
! md e1p lar Wi
she Is seen to special advantage on a
wheel. and her dress is usually neat and
| sensible
There is a famous hunting country house
at Melton Mowbray, the hunts starting
from there having the reputation of being
the most daredevil in England. The
| "Melton Mowbray set" to q man (and q
| w0mam now only give a divided allegi-
ance to horse riding, their other recreation
| being TO risk their lives by dangerous
feats on the wheel. The members of this
| set We're at Scarborough a week or two
| ago, and startled even that go-ahead re-
| sort by their feats in riding down the
steep hills of the district Without brakes,
| and with hands in the air.
| One result of the fashion Is most de-
| lightful and unexpected one. IT has had the
| effect of re-establishing the quaint old
| wayside inns celebrated by so many En-
| glish writer's in the past, from Chaucer TO
| Dickens on ever great road in England
| are now to be found hostelries of the old
! home-lke kind, that until year or two
| ago, were almost extinct, owing to the in
| PRODUCTION of the railway. One can ride
over the road the Canterbury pilgrims took
| now and stop at modern reproduc t<3ns
/ of the same inns immortahzed by Chau-
GER Even in the city of London there
! is a noticeable change. The city until
/ lately was utterly deserted in the even
| ings. Now the streets are alive with b.
cyclists, who find the well-paVed roads
| excellent for riding.
The Thames embankment is another ia
| vorite road for riders and on clear night
| the thousands of moving lamps, with the
| great electric street lamps and their re-
| Elections in the river make a charming
fairy-like scene The wooden blocks with
which London is paved make an ideal
| oath for cyclers, and the Strand and West
End being the only crowded parts of
| the city after nightfaN, the LOndoner has
| nothing to complain about with regard
! to opportunities for exercise.
British royalty is not alone in following
! the fashionable amusement of the time.
/ No court Of Europe is too conservative
or dignified to get astrlde the wheel.
| queen Marguerite of Italy is devoted to
| cycling. She had her first lessons last
\ year. when at Monza. Her majesty learn
| ed in twelve lessons, but for a long time
| rode only in her private grounds. How
I ever, one fine day she Ventured out at
/ tended by one gentleman, and enjoyed
l the experience extremely; but on wishing
/ to return by different entrance to the
royal park, she was refused admission
| by the custodian. and it was only after
some little discussion that he was per-
| suaded of the queens identity, and she
was allowed to enter her own domain.
| Crown Princess Stephanie Of Austria is
/ also a victim to bicycle craze, and is
1 a skillful rider. She is at present at Abb
! BAHIA, where she can enjoy her new amuse-
i ment to her hearts content
| The Princess Friedrich-August of Sax
ony, wife of the heir presumptive to the
| kingdom, is fond of bicycling. She does
not ride much in Saxony, but does most
| of her wheeling when staying with her
i parents In Austria.
The Grand Duchess Anastasie of Meek
| lenburg- Schwerin, herself a cyclist, gave
! to each member of her suite, thirty in
| number a bicycle. The Grand Duchess
| Anastasie of Mecklenburg-S cnwerin is
| looked upon with the strongest disap-
/ prevail because she is an ardent tennis
! player, and has taken 70 golf and bicy-
cling, all of which pursuits are consid-
cred most derogatory to the dignity Of her
/ imperial highness. However, we are now