The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-12
A SHOOTING DRESS.
OUR ENGLISH COUSINS HAVE con
TRIyED A NOVEL COSTUME.
bright Blue IL Popular-Light Fab
rfcs This season Are in Much
Gayer CoIcr~ Than Heretofore
BaSaues Are TO he Uniform
Coat and Jacket sleeves Are All
10 BE Cut Wide at the Top.

NEW YORK. september A.-JuSt now
the young ladies who believe in advanced
womanhood TO the extent OF emulatius
the example OF Diana are thinking about
what is best to wear when out for days
spCrt style has Just come 20 Us from
London. waich seems To have achieved
instant popularity Il is made 81 tweed.
The skirt is short and the Jacket MS the
form closely. The front and sleeves are
trimmed with leather bands while two
rows of large buttons give 4 double
breasted effect.
The collar tight fitting at the throat.
flares at the top in Catherine de Med
icl fashion. while the whole Is surmounc-
ed by a hat OF either rough straw or
felt. trimmed in whatever fashion may
please the wearer. or course the reSu-
lation shooting CATERS are worn AID the
bands are protected by two button gloves
of heavy material with three rows or
raised stitching upon the backs.
Another hunting costume has a plain
skirt bound with blue-grey ceep military
braid round the hem. The coat is double
breasted with revers faced with grey
green MORE velours. showing little edge
of the cloth all around. while there is
very smart double breasted waistcoat CT
81 ede, the same blue-grey shade is the
tweed. fastened with small. fat. bur-
nished SILT buttons, a similar line OF these
being down the other side
There Is a linen shirt front with one
of tho high turned down collars and
tie OF deepest crimson silk fastened with
a very handsome pin. while the toque IS
Of blue-green straw, very small and
much crpmpIed as 10 brim. A high Par
adise bird aigrette is worn at one side.
deep red, with two black quilts at the
left side, and rosettes Of black spotted
ret in the indcntaticrS OF the brim.
Eigh tan boots and gloves exactly the
same shade. strong and we'll cut but not
too tightly fitting, completed the cos
tune
Another thing which the young woman
with hunting tastes is cultivating for
the coming season Is the bicycle. The
reason is not far TO seek. IL is in the
country and only In the country that the
fun fascination and the full convenience
of the wheel becomes apparent. BY far
the prettlest costume for the hunting
girl on her wheel is made of very fine
box cloth in shade or grey darker than
dust and yet such as win not show much
this destroyer of the bliss of clean linen
II is beautifully cut with an inner pleat
and il is not too short, being about two
and half inches from the ground all
around. which experienced riders find to
be quite sufficient.
The coat is cut after tho Russian
moujik model. one 10 which, by the way,
is not too loose. II very nearly fits close
ly with just that suggestion of dropping
little over the belt back and front that
is pretty and becoming, but OF which any
exsggeration is fatal. The short WELL
cut basque is very pretty on the ma
chine. giving a desirable look OF length
and slimness TO the figure. The coat is
bordered with about five rows of silk
stitching and there are two rather large
oxydiZed silver buttons at one side. The
belt Is silver grey and Is fastened with
an oxydized buckle, while there is neat
little tucked chemisette and high band
collar Of finely tucked white miroir MORE
A grey felt nat with a white MORE band
and bow with white quilts at one side
are worn, and grey suede shoes.
The fact Is borne in upon me after
long observation that what are known as
plain fabrics will be very giddy. So far
the most prevalent color seems to be
bright blue but there ia nothing in the
fall ethics which would prevent bright
red or purple being worn IL the wearers
so desire. Armure browns show largely
in the figured silks, but grey is frequent
ly the predominating tone tinged with
some positive color
new idea is to have a tailor made
suit of plain cloth. with practically no
trimming; but either fitted or blouse
vests, ruled closely with braid throughout
fhsH tAttre ieH&th. VIII be worn with
these. The colors that will be most IN
vogue for this purpose Will be mixed gray
navy blue. crimson and tobacco brown.
with black mohair braid. Horizontal band
trimming will continue 10 be very fashion
able for blouse bodices, vests and small
wraps generally.
Lapels on the new garments meet at the
neck so as 20 close the garment com
pietely TO the throat. Such lapels are seen
on tight-htting Jackets and also on those
which only partially III the figure The
most distinguishing feature OF the coming
seasons coats and Jackets is that they are
designed TO be worn either open or closed.
and this applies 20 the single breasted ones
as Well as double. Quite a number also
are intended to be worn open altogether.
Extremely high collars. cut In one with
the body Of the garment and faced Just
now with velvet. and later on with fur, are
10 be much IN vogue.
The basques are made fat and without