The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-22
THIS SUMMERS
CENTURY GIRL.
BIoomer Maiden is in the Minority for
All Smart Women Wear Skirts,
ABOUT ENGLISH TAILOR SUITS
Short. Loose Jackets are Worn on the
Road on Dusty Days-Tams are
the Only Headwear-The
Cylist's New Fads.

PARIS MAY 1O.-Now that delightful
snrine DAYS are with as again, the bicy-
Gle girl Is very much IN evidence All
nj the cafes i'm the Bots have their many
bicvcle racks lined up in rows with a
fresh coat OF lght green paint Whlch
gives them a cheerful. eXpectant look.
zach bright afternoon brings its throng
OF cyclists and on Sundays the boule-
wards are literally given over 10 Wheel-
men. ,,.
The bloomer girl Is in the minority this
spring. for nearly every smart WoihaI
has adopted the short bicycle skirt Az
All the shops where I went in search
of new models they showed me inVarl-
ably only Jackets and short skirts.
only two years ago the bicycle wo-
man who rode through Paris bouleVards
with a. skirt was a conspicuous person
and the French people explained the
ahsurdity of the costume by applying
the one word English to it.
PERHAPS the couturieres are 10 blame
for this waning Of the bloomer popu-
aritv for. try as they might, they
could devise no means of embellishing
boomers
1t is the one garment on which braid
stitching and an the man devices OF
the couturieres prove fatal 10 chic.
SHORT SKIRTS.
on the short skirts there is wide
range for the artistic arrangement OF
the very popular s0utachc and as Tor
the rows Of stitching, they are innumer-
able.
A chic bicycle costume that 7 noticed
especially was made with a skirt and
vest Of checked green rheviot and
Jacket OF thyme green cloth. The skirt
reached lust half way between the knee
and the ankle. II was close fitting over
the hips and fastened al both sides or
the front gore. where there was trim
ming Of narrow green braid. The full
ness at the back OF the skirt was laid
In fat plaits. Around the bottom there
was a trimming of three rows or the
braid.
The vest was close fitting affair Of
the checked cheviot that hooked in
double breasted way over to the left
side. IL was trimmed around the edges
with three rows Of the braid. The jacket
OF the solid green cloth was cut away
10 show a great eXpanse Of vest 1t
had short. close fitting basques that were
held I'm place by a narrow gray suede
csinture. Leggings Of the checked che
viot were ordered with this suit
AN ENGLISH SUIT
Another smart bicycle gown designed
by an exclusive English tailor was made
of drab covert cloth. The skirt which
reached 10 the tops or the SHOES, was
rather full IL fastened in an invisible
way at both sides of the front gore. All
the fullness at the back was plated into
two fat box-plaits. Just at the knee
there was narrow band Of perforated
leather that gave the skirt a jaunty,
original air.
The Jacket OF the covert cloth was
short double-breasted affair that hooked
ut the side in an invisible way. II was
trimmed around the edges with a narrow
band Of the pierced leather and at the
front OF the jacket the leather was
wrought into a striking design. The
collar was a high. straight affair. cut
away al the front 10 show the cravat.
A band OF the perforated leather gave a
finish 70 the collar and sleeves.
The highways and byways fairly BIOS