New-York tribune., 1897-07-30
HINTS ON GOLF COSTUMES.
FAvORITE MODES AND STYLES FOR HOT
WEATHER WEAR.

PICTURESQUE AND EATTY HATS. CAPS. SHOES
AND STOCKINGS WORN BY WOMEN GoLFERs.
II the killed Sandy who frs, drove a bah from
on the tee could visit modern links. he would
recognize little but the driver. brassIe putter and
ball. with the possible exception OF the nibbe-
The costumes Of the players would seem
strange to him as a dress suit would TO a Ram.ses
-autre temps, autre costume. In this case rather
than autre moures. for the game has remained
practically the since the days OF Rob Roy
but fashion has eschewed the kilt forsworn the
feathered bonnet. and only the knee high stock
ings. tipped with the plaid. remain TO suggest the
'land OF banks and braes"
Men have been playing golf for so long that the
style of their dress is settled, but II Is compare
lively o sport for women and It's full enjoy
ment IL not TO be had unless a suitable style Of
outht II adopted.
A favorite mode Of suit for warm weather gotnng
Is a neatly made tailor skirt OF mixed cloth and a
shirt waist OF lightweight flannel. The skirt
made short and finished with from ten TO fifteen
rows OF machine stitching. II must not be wide.
for In the quick turns necessary IN the game much
width would only add TO the weight and retard
an agile movement.
The undercothing should De- the thinnest woollen
gauze and II any stays are worn they should be =
loose boncd waist. or cycling corset. The tights
should be black and over them no underskrts are
worn.
The shtr, waist can be divested OF all ts untidi-
ness by having II fashioned OF some dark-colorsd
thin flannel. such as green. cross-barred. with pin
stripes OF red. or blue. striped with white. and
made by an experienced shirt maker In smart
becoming style.
A GOLF WRAP
on damp and cool days a wrap Il needed for wear
ing to and from the links. and II would be hard 10
find a more comfortable style than the regulation
golf cape made OF tartan cheviot. although many
women prefer a semi-htting coat reaching to their
fhoe-tops and made with high collar.
Doub,e-faced materials are and pretty. the
inner and contrasting side being used piping.
One clever girl who must consider her pocketbook
when arranging her wardrobe has a skirt of this
double-faced material which. she confessed 10 me
IN confidence she both for cycling and gonng
mixed reversible side she on the links, with
a deep red flannel shirt waist dotted with tiny brown
spots while the cheviOt side f. worn with neat
blouse OF taffeta silk when ma belle goes cycling
STRIKING SUIT
most striking golf suit seen last week consisted
Of black skirt finished with fold Of black and
white plaid and a white duck shirt waist with black
linen collar and cuffs and long black four-ln-hand
tie reaching TO the black leather belt.
The shoes were black. and the golf stockings were
black with back ard white plaid tops, and the cos
tune was completed with black lam - snahter
Another artisticaly designed golf suit worn by
quite a young girl consists OF dark green clotn
skirt lined with a bright red tareta. glmpses OF
which are caught as her skirt is whsked abou, n
turning and a red taffeta shirt waist, finely tucked
and furnished with an Ascot s,e OF sresn rras,
cloth on the alpine shape, and trimmed WIN w., ,ao
red quills The stockings are dark green with just
a suggestion OF red in the fancy tops
Foo,ess golf stockings, under which is worn a
pair OF Isle thread stockings, are really comfort
able, for they do not heat the feet or irrate one
skin