The age-herald., 1897-10-01

matrons they are made With a jewe.ed
 band With braces to correspond and epaule,s of laee. But for young girls the p-litern e's ssm'bles more c.os=ly the house tine, upper portion covering a all part of the front of the bodice. Elderly wo- men, however favor black satin, sun pla1-ed, if the wearea be sight, but cl.h- erwiss eff plain material. A ve.y charm ing example, worn over a gdwl of gray cashmere, was made in rich black satin, lined with pearl-gray satin the exact shade of the dress. The apron, which reached to the hem of the dress, was very wide si. the bottom and gradually rounded uril 1t reached the waist. The trimming of tucks and cream insertion on the costume was produced on the apron, which was finished with fiounce cf cream lacs wfl.ch was fastened off on either side at he waiat with large jew eled buttons, which corresponded with the Swiss belt of jewsled trimming An
 other was a turquoise blue mousse'tne
 de scie, worn fby a. young girl over a dress of cream cashmere. This apron
 was square at the foot and the trim
 ming consis ted solely of a deep flounc i of p.tsse nousssline de So.c, set into a l ruche of soG- cream lace. A ber5hs of fcldls of blue muslin was arrang d in a
 heart shape, so that the elaborate bod
 ice of the dress formed kind of vest.
 The waist band was formed of cream
 color inse.t.on over blue, ard studded turquoise, ard at the sides 8 pointed cascade of lace no, sewn to the apron, but held in place by large turquoise
 caioochon, fell almost to The hem of the
 skirt It sllould be noted that the pock- cts are always put on l.he l5ft-hand side,
 that they are tnvariably transparent, and only large enough to hold a small handkerchief, the correct thing being
 should recall the trimming of the apron.
 In the case where saidn or silk is used
 pratty fashion is to embroider the
 monogram of the wearer in the lef.-hand
 corner. These nonoer.cns are invariably
 embroidered ip pale silks, which will not
 prcVa aggressive, no matter what the
 tc.loE bensash.
 The question or brakes or no brakes ii one of importance to every bicycle
 rider and especially so to a woman. A
 man thoroughly familiar with such mat
 ters gives this advice to wheelwomen: If you women only know It. it is far 1 more important for you ito have your l wheels adjusted Just right, and to learn | to hold your handle bars firm and tight
 in the face of danger than 1t is to have
 a brake. The direct cause of most acci- | dents Is not the absence of brakes but
 negligence on the pat of riders. Bear | that in mind--neg ligenc@ on the part of | riders.
 | Every wheelwoman should have her | saddle and handle bars adjusted on a perfectly horizontal line. More plainly 1 speaking, they should be of ore height so that the weight of the body shall bt equally distributed on the. machine. Tht l higher up yfu pull the stem of the handle l lar out of the head of the bicycle, the ! more sensitive the front wh+el becomes and the more difficult to manage. Ii | a woman has her wheel adjusted SO and all persons who are psrfect in tlfS
 art of cycling do, she is not in any way dependent on. a bsaka if she conforms tc the seven mile an hour limit when wheeling in the city. If danger con fronts her, all she has to do is to hold her arms perfectly 1igid. grasping the grips firmly, and she will fed her wheel become as steady as tricycle.; it comes to a perfect sandstill, she takes one 1 foot off the pedal, steps to the ground and there she is without having be-n in . the slightest danger of falling. A quick 1 wit, a cod head, and good arm muscle | compose the most trustworthy brake i yer known to ths cycling world.
 l "No person should be permitted to ride
 in the city with rams horn handl bars
 for it is impossible to gain the same l control over a machine equipped with l the rams horn that 1t is to acquire with l an upturned bar. The rams ho.n was
 made only for racing purposes and coun- 1 try road riding because it Is possible to l avoid resistance and get better power 1 by its use.
 q do net advocate the use of the ] brake fcf city riding because l think ths 1 seven-mile limit ordinances should be en- | forced to the lett+r and that would rem | der the brake unnecessary; but all tour 1 istS should have their wheels equipped l with brakes. In touring one strikes l many long hills that are much harder l to descend than to climb; ii Is exceed 1 iDgly difficult to back-pedal down very 1 long hill and that's where brake is i necessary to safety. It Is an easy mat. | ter to bring one's machine to a stand. l still on level, but that Is an impossibil.