Evening star., 1897-05-01

" noihinE mat WILL restore the freE
plo?m OF health 10 yellow complexion,
! apd the luster TO the eyes Of the s6ciets
girls. as the fresh air exercise on the cycle
The wheel Is p perfect reluvenator. and
| taken systematic wheeling exercise with
the result THAI she is the gamer in health
/ and good looks.
new belt which recommends itself to
feminine cyclists is being shown by one
OF the leading dry goods stores Cone
structed of leather links in the same man.
ner as the new heather watch chain for
| gentlemen. with the exception that the belt
| Is three links wide. IT lends itself to every
movement OF the body. In addition 10 this.
because OF the links, It admits of free cir
culation aad Is. therefore. COOL All who
nave ridden much are aware OF the dis
comforts attendant upon wearing a thick
leather belt. through which air cannot per-
coiate. and 1t Is relief to learn that a
remedy has been found for IT. The leather
| Is pliable and OF a fine texture that imme-
diately engages the eye.
In Germany. and. It is said. also In the
United States and England. a craze is de-
veloping for bicycle jewelry. A code OF
signals has been evolved with various
colored enamelel bikes which are worn
In miniature as scarf pins A bike" pin
set OF with purple enamel is nothing short
| of downright proposal. for purple is the
You are my queen II the rim is yellow
the meaning Is ..Au revoir-I'm on for a
voyage" A small bike for a solitary in
dividual means. Il intend to remain a
bachelor: a two-inch tandem. I'VE are
only flirting" a duplex machine, I'm mat
rimonially inclned;" a line of four or five
tiny scorchers." You are a fiirt." while
| the presentation of an old-fashioned tri-
cycle is intended to intimate that the re-
cefver is considered passe-'-out of the run
ning. TO speak after the manner of turf
men. But the wheelman's interest in hi
cycle jewelry undoubtedly centers in the
! bicycle engagement bracelet. There are
several unique designs now in the market.
| of which the most fetching is unquestion-
ably the wheel-linked bracelet. This is
made Of a series of tiny bicycle wheels.
linked together with precious stones and
clasped with a miniature lantern, of which
the light Is glistening gem An entire
girdle is sometimes made OF tiny wheels.
and. as rule. the rims are profusely
enameled and the hub is a single Jewel.
Wheels in coiored enamels are also used
for link cuf buttons. while larger wheel.
say about two inches in diameter. is con-
verted into a watch chateiaine. The
| watch is suspended from the clasp by a
couple OF enameled handle bars, and the
watch itself in some instances has the
| appearance of fairy bike" a bicycle
clock may be seen on ,he wheelvoman's
dressing table. and bicycle paper weight
Is found on her desk. Her beautiful ivory
toilet set has silver wheel on the back OF
| each piece in place Of the customary mono-
gram. and her stationery is stamped with
| tiny machine In her club colors.
After a woman has been converted 20 the
wheel, then comes the nomentous question
of what kind of a wheel she should get,
how long she should ride at time and
what she should wear. First, get a first
c.ass make If you intend to purchase. 1t
would be wise to ask the advice of some
wheelmen, and thus get some idea OF the
requisites of good wheel Take plenty
of time about ii and choose a good, COM
Portable saddle. The costume should he
above all things comfortable and unpre-
tcntious. Light browns and dark grays are
popular. they do not show the dust
Dark blue, green and black are pretty, but
look rather worn after a ride. But. on the
other hand. the gray and brown show the
wheel grease. A very fetching costume is
of dark green with tan CATERS, cap and
wide sailor collar. This is a little obtrusive.
but not conspicuous. TIE regular riding
shoes are the best, and a hat which shades
the face is recomm ended Too much cam
not be said in condemning corsets in riding.
ara especially. rigid ones. II you have not
the courage to wear boomers or divided
skirts. make your skirt above the top of
the boots end sew into the bottom of II
little weights to prevent IT blowing about
you.
There are many little things which one
can do to enhance her personal charms
ana one OF these Is to keep the hands in
frreproachable condition. II seems strange
that ones attention needs to be called TO
SO important a detail Of the toilet. A glance
at the hands one meets every day. how
ever. VIII show that such a suggestion is
oIportune. Another thing: Take pains with
your hair, that crowning glory of woman
mood 1t was meant for better things than
being punched up in a wad and haifpins
stuck in 1t Unfortunately. No matter
how poor woman's gown, IL her hair is
well dressed she will surely look her best
10 dress the hair properly requires time.
but the time should be given to IL even IL
1t means getting up an hour earlier each
morning. 1t were better to go without an
hours sleep than to miss rare an oppor-
| tunity of making ones self pleasing to look
upon.
One of the neatest accessories so far Is
the cycle watch for the buttonhole. 1t was
imported from Paris by Mrs. W. A Sud-
dard of Providence. r. L., and IL has a dial
about quarter of an inch in diameter
This is placed in the buttonhole The works
are In a about three-quarters of aa
men In diameter, and a quarter of an inch
thick With the watch in position, il looks
like an ordinary boat.oniere. nothing hut
the neat little face and hands showing
The watch is a good timekeeper and has
attracted deal of attention.
There are many, many things a cycle
giri may do. and mingie in the very best
society But she must not strike a match
on the bottom of her shoe. for that would
be a shocking impropriety.
Bicycle Etiquette.
There are one or two points of bicycle eti-
quette which the new wheelman should re-
hgiously observe Never borrow a bicycle
is perhaps the most important. Another is
always give man with less experience
than yourself, or a man riding against the
grade or wind, the right of way. The req
son for the first Is that every wheelman
mas machine adjusted for his particular
build and habit of riding. His handle bar
and his saddle are placed a. the height
that suit him. He has put them there only
after weeks and weeks of experimenting
III yOu move them he may not be able TO oct
them back in place again for a long time
or course. IL is well to take a knife and
scratch the nickel so that the adjustment
can De found In case there is a change but
Few men do this. Then a man is more la
BILE to get into an accident with a strange
wheel than with his own and a wheel once
oented or banged up can lever be made as
good as II was before the accident with