The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
HER OUTING GOWNS.
9OLF IND CYCLiNG-THE YACHT
ING SEASON.
Ellen Osborne's Letter-The Very Latest
Upon Recreation Toilets of
Feminine Americans.

Copyright. 1896. for The Times)
In the Acknowledgment ways Of such
definitions. Docorauon-Day is said TO
mark the beginning of the outing season.
The lines Of veterans marching past
the empty sleeves. the hating gait the
tears and cheers that greet the old flag.
the flowers that fam on nameless graves,
and lofty monuments. as IL TO bury out
OF sight the ugly memories OF war and
the smiling heaven that bids all Ice peace
again-what have these 20 do with cieck
or paddle. oar or wheell beautiful day
it is and one worth pondcring by every
American but 10 Dis the end OF the be-
ginning Evn yachting. the latest oof
the sports TO assemble its notaucs. is
hlrcady well under why. Az for golf
cycling. and such active exercises.
Why. the season has been open long
enough for outing fashions 10 wax and
wanc and die a4ain. And to set and
harden I'm their moulds like jelly. so tnat
they may be handled as historical facts,
like that OF the Plymouth-Rock dobarla-
ton.
The bicyclG-gown for instance is I'm
material very various. but in cut IT has
practically only two variations. and these
they are:
You may have boomers. If you VIII,
and II you have strength of mind 10
stop there. and not make them knickcr-
bockcrs. and not substitute man
colfng-cap for your pretty shade, and
not do any Of the things that-wel. lots
Of nice girls do wear boomers. Of course
and do stop right there, lots Of them.
A little more common than the boomer
suit is the divided skirt. Skirts undivided
there are none. except i'm the homemade
suits. cut down from old tailor-made
gowns. 4 mere man wouldn't suspect
the fact. but that broad middle-fpnt
breath. with the buttons down each side,
is removable and when IL is taken away.
my lady stands I'm true divided skirt.
iii 10 delight Lady Habbcrton and other
MARTYRS of dozen years ago. IT contains
considerable cloth and cannot by any
stretch OF courtesy Doe called an ideal
arrangement for ground and lofty tum-
bling but it is skirt ard il is short;
and IL VIII DO. A woman don't as a
rule. care go much about "scOrching' as
about looking sweet on the seat OF
bicycle built for herself with or without
another. For that matter. one scarcely
sees ladies riding tandcms now, though
the new "sOciablcs" have their admirers.
Assume that she is to have a divided
skirt. with front Top, it is left my
lady TO select materials. These should
be light i'm tint and texture. and if there
IS a dash OF yellow in the drab. a dust
colored gown Will boz PRODUCED. Here.
again the solid virtue of the dust colors-
tans and browns and reddish giays-
does not always prove alluring. The
prettiest cycling dress I've seen lately
had a skirt. or two skirts, with but a
single belt. of pretty blue and WAlte
check. the white prodOminatins. The tiny
Jacket was dark blue, but about the
lapel. half an inch in from the edge,
ran a strip of the lighter check. Tho
effect Of the whole was simple, yet eX-
tremcly pretty. For Newport, where cool
weather may bee sXpccted. Two pretty
suits have been designed. one is of dark
uan. Nort-skir, and double-brcasted
Jacket 10 the hips. and the wide, square
lapels are filled I'm with fdwn-color. 4
nightingale and linen-irOnt just show at
the throat
The other suit has plain hat, with
two quilts. dark-biue skirt, with WIDE
white military braid. and rouni-bot-
toned Jacket. braided likewise, and fur
nished with an agOnizing, hgh-slock
collar One Of these costumes is very
suitable for real work, and one is very
prettv. Can you tell which is which?
For places less favored. or for wearers
less cool-bloOdcd. these clOse-jackets
would hardly do Cycling is warm work,
and the majority of fair riders Will DO
well TO cling TO the thin waists, and 10
the shortest kind of jacket tied on the
handle-bar at that,
The sailor hat and the soft Alpine
shapes have scarcely any rivals. though
some bicyclists do wear picture-hats Of
moderate dimen lions. dc9lng the wind
with hat-plns. But there Is one substi-
tute. II you wish 10 Doe very British.
In their way, our British cousins are
unintcntionally humorous Lots of wo-
men IN London are wearing lie chapcau
jameson" in honor of Dr. Jim and his
"herocs," no matter whether its light
tint and wide brim are becoming or
not. There are heroines I'm Britain.
Describe bicycle-suit and YOU have
described "a Eoli-su.c o. many cases.
Golf is a rich-man's game true enough.
But women who are not rich can play.
and MAKE one costume do for both
pasiimes. If one is made 10 should have
"A short skirt. not necessarily divided.
made preferably OF big. snowy plaids in
coarscr weave. and leather leggins and
n tam-cap 30 we'll with the OUTFIT. A
cooler sport than cycling is golf-that
must be admitted.
There hre little ideas in dress like
these:
a Fray-bluc flannel tailor-made. with
pin stripes of dark-bluc. cuffs. and coll
lar Of white leather, and LINING of red
silk
a close whitc-scrge suit with collar and
revcrs OF black vclOurs MORE: good for
yachting or lawn-party gown.
a summer evening dress FOR out-Of-
town: pale blue satin with trailing APP
pie blossoms and sleeves of painted
chiffon. The apple-hlossoms were paint
ca on. and there was The green OF the
foliage 10 offset their pinky white and
Whitley pink. And upon Tie shoulder a
bunch Of them.
Long. crumpied slccevs OF semi-trans-
parent gauzc or tuiie are worn as an
tvcr-present help Tor women with thin or
red arms.
The grasslincn-2vcr-s.lk absurlity. so
soinsnon this year. has. Of course. It's
analogue I'm underwear ovcrskirt Of
ihnuest muslin and insertion worn above
IN underskirt OF red siil, or pink ta0etas
Or other seductive SUITS Say you begin
Nth pink taneia. then comes an over
ikirt Of an dccoric0n-pleatcd muslin.
Win rows Of ivOry-tnt Mcchlin lace. set
m then a ballroom gown Of pink satin.
nd the fal-ials Herewith appropriate.
The hchu. thus a morning gown OF
ight-pink crepe embroidered with family
,lushinr daisy buds. vatican pioats.
OF course. and over the shoulders a
vide oLuis Seize scarf OF muslin. edged
,lth lace.
There are many silks striped with the