Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
AMONG THE WHEELMEN.

The Calendar society of the Young La- dies Aid society of the First Methodist church will give festival for the benefit of the organ fund at the "Cyclers Rest' on the Avondale road next Tuesday af- ternoon. The entertainment will begin at o'clock and last until 10 o'clock in the evening, and delightful time is in store for all who attend. This popular resort IS fast gaining the favor of the local wheelmen, and Manager Clark IS to De congratulated upon the manner in which he is conducting it,.
 A meeting of the stockholders of the Birmingham Cycle Track association was held at the Cycle club rooms on last Tuesday night for the purpose or elect dng officers The following were chosen; A. Mcleod, president; John A. Snider, manager and secretary, and James M Pickens. treasurer. The track committee reported that the track site would soon be agreed upon, and that work would De begun inside ow two weeks It seems that we are to soon have hrst-class track. Birmingham has always held her own in other matters pertaining 10 cycling, and we are glad to see that she has awakened to a realization of the fact that we must have track.
 Arthur Gardiner seems to be getting the best of the rest of the circuit chasers Tn Texas, while Cooper has defeated Bald and Sanger several times during the past week. Whether the Monarch lad VIII keen the luck up all the season or not will of course have to be conjectured, but even his enemies are forced to admit that his riding has been nothing short of marvel ouS.
 As a summary of the much mixed ques- tion of dress Is quite out of the question. and as each lady should clothe herself as best suits her requirements, 10 oHer advice would be presumptuous. Opser- vation at home and abroad leads me 10 say that above all things, woman dress should be moderate. But wear what you like" is the advice of one who advocates the cause:
 Perhaps there is no accessory to a wheelwoman's outfit of more importance than her corset eff she cannot entirely dispense with it. To ride in comfort she must give special attention to it's selec- tion. All bicycle corsets should be cut very short on the hips to allow easy nip action in riding.
 One of the best corsets yet designed has just been imported from Paris. It is short on the hips and has pieces of ba- tiste sewed to the bust, which takes the place of corset waist, thus dolng away with the necessity Of wearing separate corset cover.
 There are also batiste pieces sewed to the back of the corset Silk elastic bands go over the shoulders, fastening by means of hook and eyelet to the substi- tute corset waist. By having the elastic punctured by eyelet holes it may be frightened or loosened as required.
 In the dispute whether cycling Is a healthful exercise for women it is noticed that the women who can't afford bi- cycle usually take the ground that 1t is not.
 It really begins to be debatable whether anything has happened to the human race since the first locomotive drew the first train of cars that will affect it so materially as the bicycle. Consider its effect on women. Within two years 1t has given to all American womankind the liberty of dress for which the reform CTS have been signing for generations. The dress reform movement never seem ed to affect any considerable number of women or to modify women's clothes to any noticeable degree. The bicycle has not put many women into trousers nothing will do that in this country but it has given all women practical lib-