The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

correct manner of sitting on the wheel A
competent instructor at first is very i'm
portant to a wheelwoman in preventing
bad habits of riding and consequent in
jury and this is a matter that physicians
should insists upon in order to protect the
health of their patients.
A calendar frame or clipping case which
commends itself 70 the masculine mind Is
of dull red or of blue linen, the former
sprinkled with tiny dragons worked in
darker red or in black, the latter with
fieur-de-iis worked in white. For either
purpose the pattern is arranged at regular
intervals after the fashion of painted
goods, and the set effect is pleasantly
quaint. Set sprigs of flowers and leaves
regularly arranged on a write linen
ground are pretty for mats to be used on
bare dining table. They should be square
and finished with a hem-stitched fringe.
An effective center piece for a mahogo-
ny or cherry table is made from a circle of
heavy white linen. A scroll pattern of
| bold design is chosen, and a second circle
of heavy curtain net is based at the back
of the linen. A row Of machine stitching Is
run over the outlines of the pattern, and
the line cut away inside of 1t, leaving only
the net under the design. Then the edges
| Of the design are worked heavily in long
and short in white silk or fine lines floss.
The edge is finished in heavy linen lace.
A cover for a favorite book is always
| liked and the newest idea is to adapt the
| design to the subject of the book For in
| stance, a copy of PascaPs Thoughts" had
a cover of dark purple silk lined with vio-
| let satin. On one side were scattered tiny
| pansies in light purple and violet shades,
| while the word Thoughts" was embroid-
| cred solidly in violet silk.
The woman who embroiders for herself
| is wise if she eschews trifles and works
| something Of lasting value. One seldom
| goes amiss with an embroidered cushion,
| though a dfvan with dozen has an effect
| of monotonous variety peculiarly disagree
! able. There is most satisfaction in en-
| broidering on a washable material. For
| the purpose are Oriental linens in beauti-
| full colOrs, and some of the shades of de-
| MIN are very good, notably a dull light
| blue ana green shade. On these plain
| fabrics are embroidered large conventional
designs in silks of the same general tones.
| A very effective red linen pillow was
| adorned with several circles three inches
| in diameter. Their edges were worked ir-
| regularly in long and short with three
| threads of fiio-hoss the shade of the
| ground, and they were surrounded by a
double line of heavy gold threads.
Heraldic designs are always effective
| and may be very elaborate or compare
| lively simple. A design which came from
| Cleveland was a shield supported by grit
| fin and a unicorn, the whole worked in
! black silk on a blue denim ground. An
! other effective pattern is fieur-de-lis cut
| from different material from the ground
| and applied regular and not too closely.
| The edges should be finished with line Of
COUGHING or else worked in long and short.
! They look well in cream-colored or white
| linen on a dull blue or red ground. Or
| they may be worked solidly in silk or lin
en-. Glass linens with wide stripes or plaids
| of yellow are effective for pillows when
covered with an all-over pattern worked
| In outline in yellow silk, and one more odd
| than pretty was of white plaided in large
squares with blue, and in every other
square a tiny landscape outlined in blue.
The correct position on the wheel is
| with the body erect, so that perpendicu-
| lar line dropped from the hip socket Will
pass through the center or the PEDAL
| when at lis lowest point of revolution.
| The seat and handbars should be so adj
! iusted that when the foot Is lowest the
| knee is slightly bent and the ankle some
| what Strengthened The handlebars should
| be so placed that the elbow Is moderately
hexed and the wrist extended. AS the
| foot ascends the thigh should always re-
| main at a strong slant and never nearly
level When the saddle is too low as be-
ginners are very apt to have II, pc
cause Of the feeling Of security that II al
fords, what Is known as the walklng-Deam
action of the knee Is produced. The leg Is
never fully extended, the hexor muscles
and the Joints are strained and severe pain
| and aching is the result. IL persisted IN IN
| fammation OF the knee will be induced,
| Simply elevating the seat will remedy all
| this.
n the saddle Is too far and the handle
| bars low the rider Is obliged TO bend the
| body forward, contracting the chest,
curving the spine and unduly compress
ing the organs I'm the abdomen. This the
| scorchcr's position, IS highly hurtiul 10
| women. and should be avoided, hence they
| should condne their rides 10 level ground
and never attempt hill climbing.
| when the saddle Is too high each turn
| Of the pedal causing a rocking of the body
| and twisting Of the back, the leg Is also
| overstretehed and is muscles and liga-
ments injured
The idea that bicycles and sewing ma
| chimes are alike In their effect upon wo-
! men IS altogether erroneous, for the posi-
| ton al the sewing machine Is cramped
| and uncomfortable and " identically that
OF the acorcher,' Without the advantage
| OF the open air exercise.
| The choice OF a saddle Is a mater OF In
| dividuaI comfort and can be made only
| after repeated trials In large cities sad
| dles are made 70 order, as " has been
i found that no one pattern IS perfectly
/ suited 20 all needs. For women pneumat-
ic saddles are the best theoretically, but
/ II Is only by patiently experimenting with
various ones az different nights, angles,
tension. etc. that the right one can be Sc
/ leoted.
Women who cycle should well remem-
/ Der that excessive cNertiOn VIII do them
much harm. The limit OF physical endur-
ance IL reached much sooner than IN men.
/ because Of the hereditary dlsusc Of the
organs Of loeomollon. circulation and res