Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30

ugly memories of War-What have these to
do with cleek or paddle, oar or wheel?
beautiful day it is and one worth pom
dering by every American, but it Is the
END OF the beginning. Even yachting, the
latest of the sports to assemble it's vota-
rles. is already well under way. AS for
golf cycling and such active exercises
Why the season has been open long
enough for outing fashions TO wax and
wane and die again. And to set and
harden in their molds like jelly so that
they may be handled as historical facts,
like that Of the Plymouth Rock debarka-
ton.
I The bicycle gown, for instance, is in
material very various, but in cut it has
practically only two variations, and these
they are:
You may have boomers if you will, and
II you have strength of mind to stop there
ana not make them knickerbockers and
not substitute mans golfing cap for your
pretty shade, and not do any of the things
that-well, lots of nice girls do wear bloom
ers. Of course, and do stop right there; lots
of them.
a little more common than the bloomer
suit IS the divided skirt. Skirts undivided
there are none except in the home made
suits cut down from old tailor-made gowns
A mere man wouldn't suspect the fact
but that broad middle front breadth, with
the buttons down each side Is removable
and when 1t is taken away my lady stands
in a true divided skirt fiji to delight Lady
HaDDerton and other martyrs of a dozen
years ago. 1t contains considerable cloth
and cannot by any stretch of courtesy be
called an ideal arrangement for ground and
lofty t1mblng, but il is a skirt and il is
short. and it will do A woman don't as a
rule care so much about .'scorching' as
about looking sweet on the seat of a bicycle
QUILT for herself, with or without another
FOR that matter, one scarcely sees ladies'
riding tandems now, though the new "socia-
Dies have their admirers.
Material for Divided Skirts.
Assume that she is to have a divided
skirt with a front flop, it is left nv lady to
select materials. These should be light in
tlnf and texture, and if there IS dash of
yellow in the drab. a dust colored gown
will be produced. Here again the solid yir-
tue OF the dust colors-tans and browns
and reddish grays-does not ALWAYS prove
aAurlng- The prettiest cycling dress I've
seen lately had skirt or two skirts with
out single belt of pretty blue and white
check, the white predominating The tiny
Jacket was dark blue, but about the lapel
nail an inch in fro m the edge. ran a strip
or the lighter check. The effect of the
whole was simple yet extremely prattv
For Newport where cool wea her may be
expected, two pretty suits have been de-
signed one Is of dark TAM short skirt
ana Goubie-breasted jacket to he hips and
the wide, square lapels are filled in with
fawn color. A yachting tie and linen front
Just show at the throat.
Inc other suit has plain hat with two
qusils, dark blue skirt, with wide white
military braid, and a round no toned lack
ct. braided likewise and furnished with an
agon1zing hiSa stock collar. One of these
costumes is very suitable for real work and
one is very pretty.
For places less favored, or for wearers
less cool blooded, these close Jackets would
hardly do Cycling is warm work, and the
majority OF lair riders will do well to cling
TO the thin waists, and to the shortest
kind of Jacket, tied on the handle bar at
that
The sailor hat and the soft Alpine shapes
nave scarcely any rivals though some BIZ
cyIhsts do wear picture hats of moderate
dimensions, defying the wind with hat
pms But there is one substitute If Won
wish to be very British.
In their way. British cousins are
u intentionally humorous. Lots of women
IN London are wearing lie chapeau Jane
sen, in honor of DR.. Jim and his '.hernes
nc matter whether its light tint and wide
ires in Britaini
Ideas in Dress.
Describe bicycle suit and you have
described a golf suit, in many cases. Golf
IS rich mans game, true enough But
women VINO are not rich can play and
make one costume do for both pastimes.
- OAtO 10 II nave a short skirt
not necessarily divided, made preferably Of
big. snowy plaids in coarser weave: and
leather legginss ard a tam cap go well
with the outfit A cooler sport than cycling
Is solf-that must be admitted
There are little ideas in dress like these.
"A gray blue flannel, tailor made with
pm stripes of dark blue, cuffs and collar
OF White leather and a lining of red silk
A close white serge suit with collar
ana reVers of black yelours MORE: good
tor yachting or lawn party gown
A summer evening dress for out of town.
faIe blue satin, with trailing apple bios
SONS ana sleeves of painted chiffon The
apple blossoms were painted on, and there
vas the greeh of the foliage to offset their
plhky white and whitley pink. And unon
the shoulder bunch of them
Long, crumpled sleeves of semi-trans-
parent sauZe CT tulle are worn as an evar
present help for women with thin or red
arms. ~ VI ieo
The srass-linen-over-sil absurditv On
common his year, has. of course its ana.
ID que IN unierwear-the overskirt OF thin
nest muslin and insertion worn above an
rndersklrt of red silk or pink taffetas or
other seductive stufs. Say you begin with
PINK taHeta; then comes an overskirt Of