Evening star., 1897-04-10
FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS

Miss Mckinley, the niece of the Presi-
dent. will soon join the ranks of local lady
cyclists. 1t will be the first time in the his
tory of the White House that a wheel has
ever been in use at the Executive Mansion
-'cEe of the Presidents or male members
Oh thelr household ever used a bicycle and
none OF the ladies of the same place was
ever known to be a rider Mrs. Cleveland
was presented with bicycle, but she was
never known to use it. In fact, it is said,
she never knew how to ride, and the BIZ
cycle was used for exhibition purposes.
The wheel made for Miss Mckinley is full
hickeied, with white enameled rims and
dress guards and ivory grips The saddle
Is made of white kid, and is suitable for the
hnest of dresses. 1t was sent to the White
I1ouse, out was returned to the manufac-
turer by the President who stated 40 it is
salo. that he did not care for that part!cu-
lar "heel' but wanted one of another make
Another prominent young Iady who is an
enthusiast o. the bicycle is Miss Mabel
iiahHd, the daughter of Senator Hanna.
MISS Hanna Is a good rider With Miss
Mckinley and Miss Hanna as exnonents
,hele Is every reason to believe that the
iady eyclers of the city will be doubled
during the coming season.
"A six-day female race was In nroeress
recently at Cincinnati, and in another sec
tion OF the same building the Rev. Mr.
Moody was speaking in his feryent wav
Wnile Mr.. Moody was denouncing the BIZ
cycle and Sunday paper for keeping neo
pie away from church service the female
riders We're speeding around the track. IT
happened that Tillie Anderson the winner
ol u ine race, had been one of Mr. Moody's
MOCK and member Of his Bible class two
years ago, in Chicago. Tillie did NOT want
the evangelist to know that she was riding
d Wheel IN the very building in which he
was preaching. because "he would be
angry, and take me off nv wheel and
can't afford to lose lap
Clssy Lotus is one of the prominent flo
ures on the roads in England, where she
takes daily bicycle ride
IN bavaria woman Is not allowed TO
rae a. bicycle on public thoroughf,r re
Iliess she holds certificate of efficiency
10 secure this certificate she must first
ride before the police officials who mass
upon her expertness and act accordingly
1t is a good thing for some riders that such
regulations do not exist in this city.
Miss Gertrude Smith and Mrs Georgia
Allen-Brown of Delaware, Ohio have inst
returned from years bicycle tour of
England. Scotland and the Rhine. They
Travelled over 1000 miles on their whaels
Mrs. Brown completed her polytacnnic
studies IN London, and Miss Smith finished
her musical studies in Paris.
The Duchess Laetitia Of Aosta was one
OF the first royal ladies in Europe to learn
bicycling, says the Irish Cyclist and she
may be said to have introduced the sport
to the Italian ladies, though it was a long
time before they followed her good ex-
ample. Last July she gave most original
bicycling party, which took place at Turin
In the evening, and when her beautiful
gardens and park were hung with lamps
and lanterns lit by electricity the scene
was fdiry-like. All the ladies' We're bdden
tlemen appeared in brilliant colored cos
tunes, so that 1t was q pretty sight, .es-
pecially at the end Of the evening, when
party of the cleverest riders performed a
minuet on their bicycles with grace and
precision. Hidden in the groves were bands
OF musicians, who discoursed sweet music
on their mandolins. violins and flutes. The
duchess is very courageous cyclist, pos
sessed of great powers Of endurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Benson, the actor and
actress, and Mrs. Pinero, wife of the
playwriter, who Joined the ranks of cy-
clists some time ago, are now among the
most enthusiastic participants in the de-
lights Of wheeling. Mrs. Pinero learned
to ride while staying with her husband
at quiet little fishing village not many
miles from MargGte.
Miss Mabel Davidson, who made such an
excellent impression while in this city at
the ice palace, has made a decided hit
abroad with her fancy skating She is
now at the Palais de Glace, in Paris and
Of her wheel over the CLASSY surface. The
feat is new to the residents of the French
capital, and nightly there are large crowds
present to witness her exhibition.