The age-herald., 1897-10-14

which is kilt pleated with wide box plea;ings covering the openings, and a jaunty Eton jacket. Her shoes are low and her stockings are woolen golf onss, with those of lisle thread underneath. Mrs. Hudders is much opposed to cen tury runs for women; she considers them an unnecessary tax upon the nervous system, and utterly without good or helpful results. Mrs. Hudd=Is gives much good advice which should be of service to bicyclists of both sexes. Among other things she says:
 Women arg too automatic in riding; they do not allow their bodies. to sway with the wheel; they do not get the ex- ercise they should have in riding, do not exercise enough muscles, and they do strain themselves-receive too much ex- erc3se of a wrong kind, in holding back instead of going with the wheel becom- ing one with it, as a good horseback rider will do with horse.
 "A perfectly straight position on the wheel is not correct; there should be a slight incline of the body, the rider bend
 
 gTees. The upright position is only cor rect when the saddle is directly over the pedals, and this can only be used by an experienced rider.
 "Every woman should take care of her own wheel It is not fair where there are two or thnee wheels in a fami- ly to make one person care for them all, as is sometimes done. woman will appreciate the value of her wheel more If she takes care of it herself.
 "No woman who has any organic trouble should ride, except undar the doctors directions. I should never ad- wise a woman who had any heart or kidney trouble to ride at all. It might be possible for them to rid., with dis erection, and it is better for woman with either of these troubles to esehew riding altogether. With pslvie troubles l have known women to be benefited by riding, but they should do so under a doctors directions.
 Half the troubles of women are caus.d by congestions of some kind. Headaches. backaches, various troubles are caused by congestion, and the improved circula- tion of the blood brought about by ju- dicious riding will benefit or cure the trouble.
 Riding up hill, if done properly. is easier than walking. Anyone who finds difficulty in breathing should dismount at once. When there is gasping for br=ath the heart is being overtaxed. The strength of the heart, in the end. determines the length of life, and it is dangerous to overtax 1t. One can lsarn to ride up hill. don't believe in rushing hills. This may do in short hill after coming down another but in a long hill the force of momentum from the previous down grade is sure to be lost before the hill Is half climbed, and It is more difficult then to begin the real work of climbing.
 "A good ankle movement is nec4s- sary in climbing a hill, and all the strength must not be used in the first part or the climb. If possible. where there arg not too many riders and drly CTS on the read, climb diagonally. rid ing from one side of the hill to the other; let up a little on your handle bars and don't throw your weight for ward on the wheel. Hill climbing is good for the lungs where people can do it. 1t strengthens and expands them But the rider should never forcs herself If she is almost at the top of the hill and finds herself tired and out of breath she should dismount then and walk she rest of the way. After climbing the hill don't hurry off as most riders do. but Tide slowly for time and give yourself chance to rest; give yourself as eood care as a driver will give his horses.
 Judginp from fha fovl;o,, erything and anything is permissible and admissible in outer garments. Some are short, some long; some are bloused some tight, some are plain, others plaid or mottled, with braid, fur, or stitching adding to their beauty. Nothing seems exactly out-ofdate or out of style. ex- cept what one already owns. Anythfne that a prudent woman Nhas carefully pre- served from the wear and tear of last winter, can safely be depended upon to be oldlfashioned, according to the fash ion writers and the merchants. So the aforesaid prudent woman will be com pelled to hie herself down town and pur- chase new outfit no matter how close ly it may resemble the sad and solitary garment which ignominiously and in- gloriously hides itself in the fafnfly cedar chest. Among the few really novel written nbout is the redingote.