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The Science of Dress.
[CHAP. XIII.
easily be made, with an accommodation for the knee in the middle, as in Mr. Goodman's invention.
This could be put on when the lady mounts and instantly thrown off when she dismounts. For instance, if she were going to pay a visit or do some shopping, she could wear any dress she chose; she would at starting put on the apron, which would protect the dress from dust and mud, and while going into the house or shop she would simply leave it outside on her tricycle, to which it might be fastened.
To hats for tricycling the same observations apply as to those for other purposes. The hats shown in Figs. 22 and 23 are made by Mrs. White to match the costumes by agreement with Mr. Goodman, and the soft felt hats shown in Figs. 19
