The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-11-12

bicycle fad Of its
tsir owner in all sorts Of odd knick-
tuacks and personal and domestic ac-
osssories. From wall paper to furni-
turs these dainty nests Of enthusiastic
vheelmen show a surprising number
Of novelties, all identified with this
ruling passion Of the world Of fashion
and athletics
You would never find these articles
1t bicycle show, for they are Of the
lind 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 are
stamped scenes portraying incidents
Of 9 purely bicycle character. The
manufacturers, having found that this
style Of paper was in great demand,
have exercised much cleverness In the
way Of designs.
One of the oldest Of these shows q
number of figures of pretty girls and
handsome men wheeling along q
mooth country road. Grass, trees and
Ky, as well as the costumes Of the
Ilders. are all faithfully reproduced,
mi the effect is exceedingly pretty.
One young woman has secured a num-
ler Of designs, and, by placing thefI "a
order on the walls of her boudoir, has
treated sort of panorama Of life On
The wheel. There is the familiar pic
ture Of scorcher, and another scene
pictures the riders coasting down q hill
and third shows a party Of men and
women drinking at q roadside well.
To be thoroughly in keeping with
The wall paper, the furniture Of the
bicycle girls boudoir Is also suggestive
In every possible way of the silent
Tteed. The castors 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 Michaux club has a
couch made from her own design,
which, when folded up and placed
against the wall, might readily be mis-
taken for miniature quadricycle.
Fresco painters are being freely en-
ployed In decorating ceilings with fan
ty pictures of lovely maidens In gauzy,
lowing robes gracefully bowling ever
un-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 jeweler shows as his newest
and most popular design for a bicycle
girls watch a miniature silver wheel
With mercury wings caught through
the spokes. For richer purses a few
Of these are made in gold, with the
pokes glistening with tiny gems. Ev-
Iry cycler needs watch and the cases
Of those intended for the bicycle trade
are all handsomely engraved with
pretty little figures a-wheel
In stick-pins the bicycle is seen in
gold, silver and enamel. Sleeve links
In gold, with the tiny wheels Of plati-
mum. are extremely popular. The dec
orations of handle-bars with gold or
silver monograms welded to the coarse
metal is also common. In this eonnec-
ton 1t is interesting to know that jew
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
Eearer desires. This probably accounts
Tor the orders received by the makers
to place on them monograms and ini-
dals that are not a bit like those Of the
fair purchaser.
Tallors who make q speciality OF
Vomen's bicycle costumes say that
Skirts are rapidly growing shorter and
taat the demand Is for cloth and trim
nings Of the most striking character.
This has also given an idea to the man
ufacturers Of underwear. As result
OF it, corsets with wheels embroidered
On them are seen In the shops, besides
Skirts made from goods stamped with
the ubiquitous bike.
Golf hose Of the same weight and pat
Tern as those worn by men are being
generally adopted for use by women
Since the cooler weather has come
husset-leather shoes, with broad toes,
nave taken the place Of the narrow toes
once fancied by women riders.
In selecting her kit" Cor use on LONG
runs a-wheel, the bicycle girl Is careful
% provide herself with q dainty bag
N which she places all tie smaller tot
let articles, such as comb and brush
nairpins, manicure set, an extra hand
Eerchief and veil. These bags are en-
oroidered In monograms or initials, OF
With the name Of the club Of which thu
owner is member. They are swune
rom the handle-bars, and even thess
useful portions Of the machine are Los
ing their commonplace character and
are often decorated with carvings o.
plates Of the finer metals.
In leather goods the latest noyelt,
Is a dainty grip" Of lizard skin, vhicl
u swung from the shoulder by . Whit
enameled leather stran- ioTned With {