Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1893 — WILL OUR GIRLS FOLLOW? [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILL OUR GIRLS FOLLOW?

Parisian Women HicycHsts Have Discarded Skirts for Trouser*. The latest craze among the feminine population of Paris, or rather among those who style themselves “bicycle women.” is to wear trousers. This fad has been carried to such lengths as to call forth controversies from eminent people, some of whom express themselves as being decisively against women riding at all, while others declare that they should ride by all means, and, if they prefer, in

trousers and leggings or gay stockings. In the illustrations a few of the favorite Parisian costumes for bicycling are depicted. They are made

in various colors, navy blue, russet, dove color, or tan, and all are shortskirted with pantaloons, or else there Is no skirt at all except that belonging to the coat. One, in dove color, has a close-fitting coat with wide lapels opening over a white shirtfront, full trousers, leggings and a sailor hat made of the same dovecolored cloth. Another has a coat of dark-brown corduroy over light tan trousers, and still another is russet from head to foot—hat, shoes, belt, leggings and all. The interesting

question now is: Will our American girls fall in line with their French sisters ?

PARISIAN BICYCLE COSTUMES. [One of dove-colored serge and one of brown Scotch tweed.]

PARISIAN BICYCLE COSTUMES. [One of light gray corduroy and one of a com bination of navy blue and gray.)