The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-29

stitching, adds to the weight of the
dress, and if one goes in for mountain
elm bing, or even much walking, every
additional ounce of weight should be
avoided.
PROPER MATERIALS.
Serge or flannel have always been
considered the best materials, but the
new weaves of alpaca are greatly in
favor this year. The first-named stuff
possesses the merit of being healthier,
for there is never the danger of taking
cold after getting overheated if one
wears flannel OF wool, as when cotton
or silk garments are worn.
THE CORRECT CUT.
The skirt is cut in an odd fashion,
almost a half circle, and is not at all
wide over the hips nor full at the back.
AS yet only few tailors have the
pattern, but the bell skirt of two sum-
mers ago can, by careful ingenuity,
be transformed into an excellent imi-
tation.
Correct cloth and light cheviot make
up well for mountain costumes. But a
tight-fitting waist is not comfortable
for any long or hard tramps up hill
and down dale A loose bodice need
not of necessity be untidy, and can
just as easily fit snugly, whenever it
will not interfere with easy breathing.
1t used to be urged that the blouse
waist, particularly when made in
heavy goods, was extremely unbecom-
ing to the figure, making even a tall,
slender woman short-waisted and
Chunky" The new cut for these
waists has not these defects Just
below the top of the darts are laid
tiny pleats so small as to be almost in
visible. or very fine clusters of shir-
ring, which serve to keep the line of
int
is put on, all the disagreeable bullying
CT the waist is entirely done away
with.
For wear in the high mountains
where the climate is settled and cool.
the Norfolk jacket is possible, and al
ways looks smart, made in rough
tweed. but it very warm and heavy
garment, utterly impracticable when
the weather is hot.
COMFORTABLE HATS, SHOES AND
GLOVES.
The Tam O'Shanter or a close fitting
plain ,turban of straw, are capital
mountain hats. Feathers and flowers
are quite unsuitable, look very badly
and are a dreadful nuisance. If
yachting cap did not look so utterly
out of place, it would be the best pos
sible headgear, as the visor protects
the eyes, and there is no hard brim to
interfere with the comfort of resting
against a tree when one is tired Good,
sensible common-sense shoes are cor
rect form for this style of dress. Low,
broad heels. calf-skin which can be
cleaned and polished after a long,
muddy walk, and laced, not buttoned,
will be found to be the best Heavy
gloves of the Biarritz variety, that can
be easily pulled off or on, are a neces-
sary part of complete mountain out
fit. which can be made extremely chic
from having every point carefully at
tended to.
In dressing for mountain climbing
or for long walks, it is well to bear in
mind that as few garments as possible
will make the walk less fatiguing.
One under-petticoat is sufficient, if light
wooden Undertaking be worn, and
this petticoat can just as well be made
of silk as anything else, better indeed,
for it will help to hold out the dress
skirt. if made with two or three
hemmed and corded ruffies. 1 have
seen one or two mountain costumes
made with knickerbockers, which of
course did away with the necessity of
any petticoats, but 1 do not think the
fashion has had many followers.
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