Show WOMAN ON A WHEEL she may have a good time but she Is not a thine of beauty bicycle riding for women may be a joy forever but it is not a thing of beauty if youre inclined to doubt this statement says ane new york evening sun just take a stroll up alie boulevard any fine day sunday preferred the sabbath seems to appeal particularly to the woman bicyclist it alone her irich discussed costume that violates all your accepted standards of the eternal fitness of ahinga th inga the very act and motion of propelling the wheel becomes an extraordinary feat when performed by a woman it looks neither graceful nor elegant and this too no matter how slender and symmetrical of figure she may be for that though theres no help if women must indulge in bicycle riding and if an awkward appearance is the inevitable penalty then all that eacle individual may for herself consider is whether the game is worth the candle but in the matter of suits there might surely be some improvement that the becoming and graceful bicycle costume is yet to be invented is one of the strongest impressions resulting from a boulevard stroll now and alien you see a costume not conspicuously dreadful but the overwhelming majority recall the artists criticism upon his pupils latest picture not bad said the artist no its not bad its worse it would seem as though ex ery style of bicycle suit had its own peculiar bloomers of course entail masculine not to speak of feminine disapprobation the short skirt is simply in the way and is little or no protection the long skirt gets still more in the way especially if it be full while if scant it shows off the figure most unfortunately A long skirted bodice spreads out like a sail and catches the wind a short skirted bodice makes you wish it were longer wheel women too differ as to just which of suit is busst adapted for riding one of philadel chias best bi cyclists declares that the only time she finds her long skirts in the way is when she dismounts her machine to climb a hill all stout women if one may judge from the spectacle upon the boulevard are in favor of bloomers and the stouter the woman the acanter the bloomers some riders wear their easter bonnets and new spring capes when upon the bicycle just as they would when in a buggy but although they present a grateful contrast to the bloo chaperones of the track such apparel has a certain unfitness not the least interesting feature of the boulevard show is the spectators they gather thickly upon the sidewalk and gape for hours at the rapidly revolving wheels before them most of the crowd are men and it is curious to watch the expression on their faces when they catch sight of a i woman bicyclist this expression is always the same only varying in degree bloomers bring out its superlative qualities it does not under any circumstances however suggest especial respect reverence or admiration for the woman bicyclist in tact it seems hardly inclined to take her seriously at all alie sooner eliat she is taken seriously however both by the onlookers and by herself the greater will be the chance of an improvement in her costume |