The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

them IN master wheeling very quickly. rrett,
woman's Unborn nervousness beRins TO disap
pear and the tissues and muscles Of her body Il
develop. Soon she rides Just rs naturally "A
at matters not TO her whether the Boule
ward and drives In the Park are crowded until
there does not serm to he room for another
vehicle or whether she is alone on. one OF Jcr
sey's best stretches. 80 far ms bodily fear 4
concerned. though as q rule, women prefer rid
ing in the country. hut that is Tor nnOthei
reason. Women nre crazy over wheeling. ! n
so are men, but they are crazy In q dintrtn
way. Take me-, for instance. | merely become
q part Of my machi ewhen ! am on II. push
1t along and eniGy i immSnseiy; TOO 100 b 1nss 70 10
n day as the case may be-. Now, witt, my
wife It's altogether different. She wouldn't
be caught going on n century run, not Matilda.
things slowly. She wants % know where she
Il so' nSa Why sbsy s ma Is oS H1," loo e"0F Women "H have a
way Of going into the details of thinns. She
that she has seen and lust where she saw 4.
Not an apple blossom nor n fine COW nor che
song OF a bird escapes her bright eye and keen
ear, and she puts the grandchildren to sleep
every night telling them OF the beauties OF
nature that have been opened up TO her during
anything but straight ahead. I guess the
Average aye ,,T man al, and the woman arc very much
Look, there are seven more loop frames
girls In the party as the veteran rider finished.
q uO1 W. y u IN "Nh. i'"'Ss ~
isn't going to be any chance to ride here loon"
Ard only ,o, think. the loop frame was in.
other. as the crowd got up to start.
Il shall always reverence the name of Smith
n'"'sse o should Ef% we sli.| p snid IL Every 9sD|% Woman of
them sOlcmniy.
when the bicycle first took such firm hold
on the American public It was nothing more
than q toy" said a dealer the other day. but
now II can be added to the long list OF devices
useful IN tightening mans work, and wo-
mans. too. Some one has said that when work
becomes play IL Is sure to lie well done. II
this is true, and II sounds plausible enough.
then the bicycle is destined not only to tighten
labor but also TO give us n better grade OF
labor. The first real use hat was discovered
for the bicycle was found by the hundreds OF
people who live at great distances from their
business. They used their wheels az n means
of conveyance, and to-day thousands of people
are saving time and money by doing so.
This is not only true of city people, but n
very rich man. who was in here not long
ago stocking his stables with 80 tandems and
single wheels for his three country places.
casually remarked that he noticed that all of
the mechanics and decorators and painters
who are so busy at this season at the seaside
resorts ride to their work on wheels.
work on. wheels. and without a doubt do it
more, thorouRhly and faithfully than they
posts. And. besides. one man on a wheel can
do the work OF five men on foot. Not that
being g mounted policeman is II snap, fer 1t
isn't. The duties OF n bike cop are very trying.
requiring much delicacy and tact. he
must regulate traffic. see that vehicles keep on
Ing. stop searching he's. almost put an end
to this tiendisn practice-limit the speed of all
out in regard to lights on hacks and wheels.
and keep pedestrians from loafng on the cross
ings. No one human being could attend to all
lice certainly do. without the able assistance ofa
htgh. grade roadster.
Then certain members of the Street Clean
ing Department are mounted on wheels. and
that Is probably one reason why the streets
are cleaner now than they've ever been before.
Naturally the men on wheels can get around
over the city ana see in Just what condition
The latest use which the wheel has been
put to is for messenger boys. The American
District Telegraph Company has stirred UP
ting twenty five of them on wheels. and 1t is
only a matter of time when every messenger
a safety. and II won't be long. either. II all take
q notion to carry out a threat made by a little
corps skim by on his wheel.
" Say. Jim he called out to a pal across
the street. les go jus AS slow like and take jus
as long as we can when we - sent out on call,
SO de boss wifi have TO put us on bikes. too
Jim thought 1t was an excellent idea, and both
ut has been said that Mrs. Ballington
Booth is thinking OF mounting on wheels the
is in small towns. This would be an Excellent
plan. for they would be able to cover much
larger districts. do twice as much, work. and
their expenses would be considerably cut
down. 1t would be IA little strange II the bicy-
Gle should become Instrumental in saving souls
ss well ms bodies, but not astonishing for no
turn that wheeling can take now will be as
tonishing, either to the trade or the public"
wheelmen sometimes are so frivolous us to
talk about dress jus. like wheelwomen. A
group were resting Oh the pavement at 1Osth
street. where the cyclists turn into Riverside.
recently, and their talk turned on suits.
Look at that chap coming now" said one.
Doesn't he look like mamma's pretty boy
Light tan boomers, of a large plaid pattern,
coat and cap of the same, golf stockings to
and a sweater of the same general tone.
There's entirely too much harmony about him.
He needs some one to come him a cropper on
his rear wheel"
Awful bad form. isn't he2" agreed a stout
old chap In n loud suit
Il should say so,' answered a natty looking
college fellow. People arc always talking
about women not knowing how to dress for the
wheel. / amt zee that men are any better.
1t g certainly bad form for n man to wear
coat. and cap of the same material.
He always has the appearance of having taken
the whole piece because he got 1t cheaper.
MY tailor is one of the SWEETEST in the city.
and the very cheapest bicycle suit that he
Is $50. He says he thinks that 1t is
bad form for a man to have his trousers and
coat even of the same material. His choice
is for trousers OF a pepper nd-sal MATERIAL,
and q sack coat Of rough. solid black goods.
The cap must match the trousers. However,
many, men prefer 9 whole suit. Brown Is the
fayorite color this season a dirt. colored,
warm. reddish brown that doesn't show oil
spots or dust. | think IL pays for a man to
get a frst-class bicycle suit, for 1t gets hard
wear, and these cheap suits don't last"
They don't, chr spoke up q good ,nAturod,
Jolly fellow. Now. tell me honestly what
you think of the looks Of this suit" patting
his own trousers and then his coat, which
were made OF a light rough woollen goods, In
tits quite a natty suit, and fits you very.
very we'll"
September, paying so for II. I've covered
l $40 miles In these clothes. and they are good
for at least 1000 more. lion't talk to me
about paving $50 for a bicycle suit. It's all
we'll enough II your money comes easy. but
most men who wheel nowadays are , orking.
men. They lelOnE to the ready made-suit
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