Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-11
WEAR LOOSE SILK.
TEE REST MATERIAL FOR THE
X HEELWOMAN's UNDERWEAR.
LIGHTS ARE IN DISFAVOR.
Are Too Warm and Impede the Action
CT the Linn b.--MusIin and Laces
Wear Out Quickly.

NEW YORK, May est has been stab
lshed beyond controversy that a woman
cannot wear the same Undertaking while
bicycling OF enjoying other athletic Sports
mat she finds suitable for her ordinary
aVocatlons, She may wear a set of gar
menfS while shopping. visiting or even
dancing with comfort that would be re-
g.FctIVe and awkward for bicycling. Out
iaor sports are as necessary to woman'S
1.Joymeht OF life as they to the men.
Women are doing nearly everything in
tDe way of les that the men do, and
o sle II well. too. But dress is always an
important factor In woman's satisfaction,
no matter what she may be doing Hence
Tue anxiety furnish her with the most de-
sifable garments for wheeling
stores devoted to the sale OF sporting
goods nave Wonan's departments. In these
ue2drlnehts, while everything in dress can
nor pc bought ready made, orders for things
TO be made can be left there with the assur-
ahce mat the order will be promptly filled
no matter what it NAV be
10 begin with the wheelwoman doesn'
want muslin underwear. She has found
lhdt the delicate linens and embroderies
ana faces Will not stand the wear and tear
or hard riding. They must be Frequently
Numbered. and that means rapid wearing
out. Moreover, this kind Of underwear IS
heating and bulky. and causes discomfort
~ aoZen different ways. China silk has
oeeh found to be the coolest material for
the pIcyei'St's underwear. though cIose-f,
1IhB and woven garments. without superfu-
GUS folds or trimming th., can be easily
Numbered. popular
ueTe nave been many attempts to per
'aaae Wheel"Uraen to wear tights" gen
crafty black, but the fair bicyclist does not
IKE them They cling tightly and are too
warm. What is needed is something loose
utlng, so that there shall be nothing TO
impede the free movement OF the limbs
me silk knickerbockers tina, are worn next
the SKIN are the same shape as the boomers
futslde but not so full They are buttoned
oei0W the knee with narrow band and one
button They are fastened around the waist
n a similar manner.
Some women prefer wool instead of silk
Z might he thought that the wool would be
scratchy. but 1t is of smooth finish, so that
this defect does not exist.
The greatest care must be exercised NV
the wheelwoman In the selection of cor
set. Under this corset is worn a little silk
vest. One OF the new bicycling corse:s is OF
coarse netting. with a broad steel support
ing the silk elastic webbing which forms the
Ffdes The corset Is only about eight inches
from top to bottom. thus allowing free move
ment. and escaping danger of being Itself
broken. Many women makeshft when they
begin to ride the wheel by resurrecting q
pair OF halt-worn corsets and allowing them
TO take place OF some specially made.
But most Of the corsets designed for ordi-
nary use are too long for comfor' II riding
besides being too heavily bonea G3out the
- aid stomach.
\ use,1t. reslthtuI corset has a detach-
az" a1ditC1 to tbs lower portion. which
j aes At tae 5'dA> in much the same manner
as he ordinary abdominal corset. This al
u.s. freedom to the hips and gives added
strength 10 the waist line. Another style
is a lightly noned little thing cut short on
the hips and still another reaches only to
the waist line In front. At the sides ii
comes as low in the ordinary corset,
with double elastic bands around the body
that give at every motion. rust-resst-
Ing corset steel IL one OF the inventions
that will be peculiarly useful to the bicyclist.
One Of the plaques Of wheelwomen has
been the garter. 1t has either been so tight
as to impede the circulation of the blood or
It has been so loose as to let the hose slip
down The kn!ckerbockers already de-
scribed have proved useful in keeping up