The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-26

Weather and the Amateur Sports,
me HabrddLhE,
Many men who don'tindulge in active
exercise do not feel quite at home in an
ordinary flannel shirt, which, to their
minds, seems somewhat too negllgee for
the social requirements Of piazza society,
however suitable for the field or food.
These gentlemen may please their fancy
by refining their flannel into saxony
twill, fine and soft us down; they may
may refine II still further by handsome
silk stripes; they may touch the EEK
treme ofluxurlous negligee by silk shirts
OF white or delicate Colors; or they may
cut negligee altogether, and appear In q
shirt Of Madras, zephyr, cheviot or plain
white linen, In which case they will
wear starched and a white or fancy
vest, Of duck, pique or similar material.
In the latter case there will be sense OF
immaculateness combined with GOODNESS
and airiness In appearance which will
appeal strongly 70 those who desire to
be comfortable to the eye as well as to
the sense, 7
A word, too us to the material OF thesuit.
1t may be woOllen OF any class or any
color; but to be the best and the most
suitable, 1t should be Of serge or worsted,
and, II not pure white, with no more
color than avery delicate stripe or check
Of brown, blue or black will afford. Fine
flannel soils with one wearing, and may
be ruined In the washing; serge or
worsted keeps clean for some time.
As to vest, the variety is infinite, and
so long as the prevailing tone Is light,
individual fancy may be consulted, Sin
gle breasted vests with 1--WE buttons and
a collar, and double breasted vests with
four buttons, are the correct things.
The piazza suit last described will be
quite the thing to wear on the street this
summer business, as the tendency
among business men Is toward comfort
rather than to respect old conventions,
The riding suit Is another costume that
stands midway; 1t is too stiff 10 be negli-
gee, and yet Il should distinctly come
among tho athletics. In New York Just
now the gentleman who rides In tho
park or In the streets wears a bottle
green or black Cutaway coat with short
skirts, fancy striped vest, frequently
brilliant in color, rcd and black and yell
low and black being favorite effects, a
white flat scarf, usually Of pique, with a
scari.pin, breeches OF white or tan cordu-
roy or buckskin, heavy pique tan gloves,
and q tall hat. II he hunts-about 100
men In America hunt-he wears q brill
liant scarlet coat.
Skull cap and sash arc the distinctive
features OF the canoe costume, although
one but can imagine that these features
arc mainly for show, and are put away
when real work is in progress; for the
skull cap affords no shade TO the eyes-a
serious matter on the water-and the sash
is In the way In the bottom oil the boat.
However, they arc Correct" and those
who wish 10 be in proper form must wear
them, although d0ubtlessa more suitable
cap or hat could be devised. For the
rest, aflannel shirt--genuine strong fan.
mel II for service, silk II for show-han.
mel knee breeches, white or blue long
stockings, and white canvas shoes with
rubber soleS.
The muscular gentlemen who affect |
boating do not wear much costume to
speak Of; in fact, brevity Is chief fea.
ture Of their garments,
For tho tennis player the piazza cos. |
tune described above Is the most suita. |
BILE OF all apparel; but with this differ |
ence, that much wider choice in the
matter OF colors is permissible. Besides
blazers OF every degree OF magnifcenCe,
the tennis man can indulge his fancy in
shirts ranging from modest to gorgeous
but as n matter Of practical expedience
he would better stick to fabric in the
main offlannel; orsilk, although pretty
to look at, and nice TO wear on the piaz.
20, Is not the thing for free perspiration
and active exercise. A handsome fan.
mel with silk stripes is about the thing.
The requirements OF bicycle costumes
are now SO well understood as 10 require
but passing reference. A short Norfolk
Jacket, snug knee brooches, flannel
shirt, a hat-topped cap, with small close
visor, something that will not show dust,
arc the favored Colors.
Good form in athletic costumes Of all
kinds requires belt.
The tennis sash and the belt-not the
common webbing affairs, but the bcanti-
full silk belt Of the present season-sup.
ply the element OF color and pictures
aueness which the artistic eye demands
to make flannel apparel as pleasing to
view as 10 wear.
This is the season OF tennis saBhes
and squares, and where they have
hitherto played rather timid part In
restful negligee summer costume, they
will now assume greatimportance. Lead
ing manufacturers and importers show
these handsome articles In large variety,
and in such great assortment Of color
than hitherto; and nothing will prove a
greater addition TO the aesthetic posi-
6ilities OF white flannel suit than ono
OF these bright sashes, In pattern they
are quite simple, being either solid coll
ors or wide cross stripes. English
houses make them in all lengths, such
as 90, 72, ITO and IA inches, and 10 10
III inches wide. Beside the customary
strong Colors, such as scarlet, crimson,
black, navy blue, etc., there are salmon,
sky.blue, helliotrope and. various other
dalirata cnlnrH. mainly In combination