Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
EARLY MORNING RIDERS
Delights of Bicycle Spin When the Day
is Young.
Women Who Are Up With the Sun
and Fly Over City Streets
md Country Roads.

An early morning spin either over the
asphalt or over favorite country road is
now an essential feature to the wheeling
woman's entire happiness. For the woman
who must go 1t alone. and there are a great
many in this city, as in every other favor
ed portion Of the universe, there is comfort
security and delight in a morning appe-
tier of this kind. From to is also a
popular hour for beginners and their pre-
ceptors. and whirl through any or all Of
the residence streets will disclose kinder
garten or graduating exercises of this de-
scription going on, just the same as if the
bicycle craze had only struck the town a
week ago. --s.. 1T s.l.- 90 -...
The advantages of the early morning ride
Tor Womankfnj, and especially for those
who have not got rid of their nerves" and
feel covetous of the entire thoroughfare
for any uncertainties of their shining
steed. are very great. The pleasure afford
ed by the quiet of the streets, the absence
of vehicles the longer intervals between
street cars or heriics, gives the wheel
woman such a comfortable sense of secur-
ity that few of those who commenced in
the spring to acquire the habit of early rs-
ing and early riding find any trouble now
to gain five or ten minutes each morning
or two on their regular schedule.
AQuestiOn of Clothes.
For that other woman, and she Is very
numerous and always will be- who has
some invention Of her own in the way of
costume, some new kink in her boomers
as it were, the trial of new way to
wear her hair with a new hat pin, the
morning hour is the time when she can
give her undivided attention to finding out
whether she has scored a success or not
Thsn you heed not wear your veryflateSt
wheel toys for these exercise spins, be
cause early audiences are not critical, and
old clothes have u charm of their own
The preference for long spins in the
country, or at least a distance far enough
to enable the rider to come back with
Eandlebars f1ower-decked, even if it is only
the modest field daisy. are so pronounced
that they seem the ambition of nearly all
the wheelwomen at present In contrast
with these long rid IS there are others of
the feminine wheeling fraternity who ride
like breeze, but who never seem tosven-
ture more than few blocks from their
own doors, and, indeed, most Of their pref
test riding is evidently for the delectation
of the good folks at home. This latter
class have been also devotees of early
morning rides for the past year, and are
just as ardent in their devotion now as
ever.
To Market Awheel.
Wheeling to market and home again,
with the wherewithal for breakfast neatly
arranged in a small basket, Is another of
the practical uses to which the early morn
ing riders adjust their exercise, with the
sensible idea that in doing so they will
proba bly, bring home a good appetite as
we'll the material upon which it may
indulge.
Many of those who took up the wheel
as a means of reducing their ayoidupos
have found it something Of a delusion and
snare in this particular. So much fresh
air is injected in the lungs and such a
general refreshing up of the system fol-
lows that sharpening effect on the ap-
petite is certain result, and the flesh is
not scared off very much. But it does
correct the slowness and laziness of the
average fat persons movements, acts like
magic with rheumatic tendencies, and II
in many cases ones weight and girth arc
not perceptibly decreased, the surplus
pounds are given a healthier tone and are
by no means as hard to carry