The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06


and athletics.
You would never find these articles
a a bicycle show. for they are OF the
Kind dear TO the female heart and are
not known beyond the confines Of the
dressing table. For example. the walls
are covered with paper on which arc
stamped scenes portraying Incidents
OF a purely bicycle character. The
manufacturers. having found that this
style Of paper was In great demand,
nave exercised much eleverness In the
way OF designs.
One OF the oldest Of these shows
number Of figures OF pretty girls and
handsome men wheeling along a
smooth country read. Grass. trees and
SKY as well az the costumes OF the
riders, are all faithfully reproduced.
and the effect Is exceedingly pretty.
One young woman has secured a num-
Der Of designs. and. by placing them In
'Fder on the walls Of her boudolr. has
'reatod a sort Of panorama OF life on
me wheel. There Is the familiar pic
iure OF scorcher. and another scene
pictures the riders coasiing down a hill
and a third shows a party OF men and
women drinking az a roadside well.
To be thoroughly in keeping with
the wall paper. the furniture Of the
bicycle girls boudoir ls also suggestive
IN every possible way OF the silent
sieed. The casters OF the chairs IA
bles and even OF the dainty bed are
made OF tiny rubber-tired wheels
A prominent society woman and
member Of the Mlchaux club has a
,oueh made from her own design
which. when folded up and placed
against the wall. might readily be mis-.
taken for a miniature quadrlcycle.
Fresco painters are being freely en-
ployed In decorating ceilings with fan
y pictures OF lovely maidons In gauzy.
Sowing robes gracefully bowling ever
sun-tinted clouds on bicycles mounted
with silver and gold.
The list Of the smaller accessories
necessary to a complete cycling outfit
nowadays is practically endless A
Broadway ieweler shows as his newest
and most popular design for a bicycle
GIRLS watch a miniature silver wheel
with mercury wings caught through
The spokea For richer purses n few
u these are made In gold. with the
'pokes glistenlng with tiny gems. Ev-
Try cyoler needs a watch and the cases
II those intended for the bicycle trade
are all handsomely engraved with
pretty little figures a-wheel.
In stick-plns the bicycle Is seen IN
gold, silver and enamel. Sleeve .,nts
In gold. with the tiny wheels OF platl.
aum. are extremely popular. The dec
orations Of handle-bars with gold or
silver monograms welded TO the cosrse
metal IL also common. In this conuec-
ton Il IL interesting to know that lew
slers report a lively call for bloomer
garters They are worn Just under
meath the curve Of the bloomer and
differ from the regulation garter only
In the fact that they do not show the
buckle and may be in any shape the
wearer desires. This probably accounts
Tor the orders received by the makers
10 place on them monograms and mi
lials that are not a bit like those Of the
lair purchaser.
Tailors who make a speciality Of
Eomen's bicycle costumes say that
skirts are rapidly growing shorter and
that the demand Is for cloth and trim
nings OF the most striking character.
This has also given an idea TO the man
afacturers Of underwear. As result
II Il, corsets with wheels embroidered
On them are seen In the shops besides
ikirts made from goods stamped With
he ubiquitous bike
Golf hose OF the same weight and nat.
Tern AZ those worn by men are being
generally adopted for use BY women
since the cooler weather has come
Russet-leather shoes. with broad toes
have taken the place Of the narrow toes
once fancled By women riders.
In selecting her kit for use on long
runs a-wheel. the bicycle girl Is careful
10 provide herself with a dainty bag
In which she places all the smaller toll
LEI articles. such as comb and brush.
hairpins. manicure set. an extra hand
kerchlof and veil These bags are ON.
hroidered IN monograms or initials. or
with the name OF the club OF which the
owner Is a member They are swung
from the handle-bars. and even these
useful portions OF the machine are los
Ing their commonplace character and
are often decorated with carvlnga or
plates OF the finer metals.
In leather goods the latest novelty
Is a dainty grip" Of lizard skin. which
ls swung from the shoulder By d white
onamcled leather strap. Joined with a
silver or gold buckle.
stationers are getting out bicycle sta.
tlonery In varied designs. and even the
slower Is making a special glove. with
a padded palm. for the exclusive bone-
az Of feminine votarles OF the wheel
As the bicycle faddist eagerly clutches
q, each new article as Il appears. the
novelties mentioned present a weird
lnoongruous sight when clustered abou,
one apartment.
The smallest lock and key ever
manufactured uae that MAD, IA, . -.