From "A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895"
I bike places, and man, I must have violated 5 or 6 of these rules so far. THIS IS FANTASTIC. But: dear other ladies who ride, we should definitely NOT leave bicycle slang for the boys.
- Don’t be a fright.
- Don’t faint on the road.
- Don’t wear a man’s cap.
- Don’t forget your toolbag.
- Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
- Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
- Don’t wear white kid gloves. Silk is the thing.
- Don’t imagine everybody is looking at you.
- Don’t use bicycle slang. Leave that to the boys.
- Don’t go out after dark without a male escort.
- Don’t scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers.
- Don’t discuss bloomers with every man you know.
- Don’t try to ride in your brother’s clothes “to see how it feels.”
- Don’t cultivate everything that is up to date because yon ride a wheel.
- Don’t emulate your brother’s attitude if he rides parallel with the ground.
- Don’t appear to be up on “records” and “record smashing.” That is sporty. (x)
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all, how do I rid myself...my “bicycle face”??? And my tiresome lace boots??? Glad to know...
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