The record-union., 1897-10-01

each of the costumes that impresses
one with the fact that it has been
made for bicycle rider. To be sure.
the fashions for ordinary social cos
TUNES are followed in great measure,
out there is just enough of the BIZ
cycle cut thereto to give the observer
the impression that is desired. It is
hard, OF course, to think Of a bicycle
rider wearing anything in the nature
OF conventional society attire when rid
ing On the wheel but at the same time
the combination is so cleverly execut-
ed that one can. but admire the in
Senuity which has brought it all about
The idea was originated in New York
City BY a member of one of the best
known bicycle clubs 1t came to his
mind through reading about the OBJ
Jections made to persons appearing at
various places in ordinary attire This
clubRan's wife is an expert wheel
woman, and the two thought the mat
ter over with exceeding care, the re-
suit being the suggestion which later
on deFeloped into what has become
the newest biccyle fad The idea was
first sroken of at a meeting of the
club TO which the cyclist and his wife
S~Ao4As, Se L y bnEIfI, therefore, Is que
the credit of the whole evolution. The
club of which they are members was
the first to exemplify the idea, and it
was so odd that it won popularity by
its very novelty
The trousers of the men were so con-
structed that they could be folded
about the leg and strapped without in
the least spelling their set or smooth
ness when the strap was removed. The
only difficulty was the tails of the
clawhammer coat, but that evil was
remedied with hook and eye. the
nook being attached at the end of each
OF the tails and the eye fastened to the
inside of the coat at just about the
point where the tail joins the body.
Thus the tails could be hooked up. A
crush hat was worn by the men that
could be so elevated that it resembIed
a half derby and silk hat, odd enough
in appearance, but not so odd as a
full sized silk hat would be-
The bicycle girl has the hardest time
of it all. for when her dress comes be
low certain length there is always
trouble, through catching in the wheel,
pedals or something of that sort.
SO the clever bicycle woman who is the
wife of the originator of the idea con-
eeived the plan of strapping the skirt
TO the frame of the wheel in such a
fashion that the petticoat was left free,
so that if for any reason it was neces-
sary to alight there would not be the
necessity to unstrap the dress, although
the rider would be obliged to trundle
her wheel along in a rather stilted
manner
The other evening a company COM
posed Of members of the club referred
to were invited to a dress reception at
the home of the President of the club.
All the men wore dress suits and all
the ladies were in full evening attire
several of them wearing dresses of
decolIette cut. There were three who
wore trains of no incOnsderable length
and each and every one appeared at
the home of the host and hostess look
ing as trim as if they had stepped
merely from their own residences into
their carriages and from those vehicles
into the house to which they had been
invited
There is talk now of having bicycle
parades composed solely of riders wear
ing the new and correct costume for
evening.