Arbiters of fashion prescribed a specific costume for cycling, for, as Mrs. M. Cooke wrote in 1896. "It is impossible to do good work or to practice comfortable unless you are properly dressed". For women Tricyclists, Godney’s recommended a straight, side pleated skirt of serge, worn over one underskirt and full trousers lined with flannel and made of material to math the dress. A warm jersey and jacket trimmed with fur, with a "Tricyclists" cap to match, completed the outfit. For riding in tandem, the stylish woman might wear a suit corresponding in color to that of her gentleman companion. Gray, brown, dark green, or navy wool were the most popular colors, and were worn with white flannel shirts and white Helmets. In Bicycling for Ladies (1896), Maria Ward recommended lightly boned but uncorseted blouse, a serge skirt, low shoes with spats (to keep the gravel out), and a walking hat with a few unobtrusive quills. Cooke favored a cycling costume known as the "Londonderry". Made of gray-green hopsack – a coarse, loosely woven fabric of cotton or wool- the coat had long, full sides which formed a kind of skirt when riding. This was worn over full knickerbockers and with either a shirt or a doubled-breasted "cloth" (wool) or leather vest. In addition, the well-dressed woman also wore leggings, a hat, doeskin gloves, and a pair of the broad, low, rubber-soled cycling shoes which had first come on the marker in 1891. A bicycle belt, from which hung a small leather purse, completed the outfit. Ward urged any woman taking a bicycling trop or expedition (defined as any trip over an hour in length) to outfit her bicycle with a lamp, and to pack matches, tools, a repair kit, sewing materials, and first-aid supplies.