The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-10
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artist s~TEs eveer OF ae- dress az sns
zszsa.s &1ons o~sr tss See - ne most sr.cs-
"a. @l@az Z zave sEs< seen Azd ga sSs
utryn ~Fso h@zrs nssr say r. regtstere1
vcev % sat ; pasr u steel raE1zsers ana
s~En % rr1caes right away. TIE sfxy
Rags furnish excSlisar @esorgazA13@s ror
beginners 70 ogsrcozne tnely swkw4r<1zssss
IA tns s~clazsen offered - women IA ne
rH1rnsAas- 40 men except the stt9na@zSfs
sxa Yerazs<ts1 . wlsnes& tAelr Fa11s frofa
~racs wsa.s ieAsasag tse arr. Nov Tax
gssyQlsag % cut Of season. sh4lzg nas
sssoanle very popular, boaa an ne city and
Out. ara IN anticipation Of sbe o04a wsntsr
g48t h&6 nsen prssDaee6s1 a large supply
q SKATES kas been lad IA b. 1selers IN
.sarawars and 9poresag goods- ssacoa
gsT.s are sex.fzE t1<-K i1st ysaz's skates
shAr-ezsa. OF What . batter. fnsy are
airing the steal beauties thai eaxae In
tzs<lr stscainea-
C0A1ags skating parties are recognises
al par of tAe oaarrseE-s1-s. sas football
g4Eaas IN the aa1l-4aa. N4zxar girls are
very ford OF las WINTER az5slseFB&rEz. and
"a n<s eollegs IN Sas ecantfy - caeTs =
t.vssr ttsssaS OF se<aEtisal giris WAC Ia
afford - dress IN saoa peEfecs Sssptag
vita tae particular auz1sansens whoa
aAgspsas 20 be a tad TIE basket hsll sea-
son finds them ftally equipped win the
ssscassary 5soenasrs and s4aort sxsrts Of o
eood clay coos
These - no prssslsF sigast In sts world
sslsa the yeseAr dsi.ng nosIa 3n the main
olgAicAg, with ITS four or Eve hundred
sarlz. Of whom A. least asE are ia sven
ing dress
Taaa l2aloF-mA6s vsssAg s.sl IL 50 psrgect
that sac azS bssn the sue5ess Of many a
tsks IA ooza-c pagers.
Jast So r21@n cosnes 10 appropriate
vts1a tbs latest raszg % SKATES. Her SKIRT
ls Aof szGET enough 10 Cause unpleasant
eoasnsps. nox long eBollEh 20 interiors
vita tbs srsasfai swing ~ nsr little body.
emo u ssas wsnd should fake nolsen 70
faoslc a bit with her frock. tbs pstucoat
beassfh - marvel 81 silk foanees taax
IL worth seeing.
Tor either dancing or skating one should
pay as much estanS1on TO the petueoat as
RE outside ekirt- The dancing skirt is
o. course. mach longer than the one used
tor skating, which should just reach the
shoe tops. Changeabls nlarooa and green
tafEssa 10 very pretty and seryiceable for
tbs short Essticoat Three two-inch ruff
nas psaAsd at the edge are q pretty trim
ming Tor the bottom.
Tae average woman oonn0t afford 60 buy
one Of the elaborate skirts which are sold
ready made n the stores. bur II she buys
a pattern. a four or fIve yard strip of
feather bone and pink.ng iron she can
make herself as attractive a skirt out OF
ten yards Of silk as any thai can he
bought Ten yards will make tire skirt
forty inches long. with a nve-inoh hem.
watch - longer than necessary FOR the
skating skirt Thirty-six or tn.fty seven
Inches is about right for the latter though
ss OF course depends upon the height of
she wearer. Eight yards and half is
good measure for the short skirt. The
ssratfH s4g H. a
Aenmsr OF the sewing machine. and It's
work il much prottier and moro rapidly
done.
II one cannot afford an all-silk skirt 70
sk2te In there are other serviceahie mate
rails whioh can bs trimmed TO look pretty
81 the bottom and answer the purpose very
vel A sateeu or fuoreen or briglantfns
skirt faced with SILK may be trimmed with
elk rufflss 50 as 10 look like = real silk
petiicoat Navy blue sateen with six
Inches Of a2yy blue MORE facing on the
outside. and three two-inch nounces Of the
sSErs silk. makes az pretty q skirt as the
sirl Of the average amount OF cash ought
70 expect. A short underskirt OF flannel
IL necessary 20 wear underneath. Ont
ing dannel skirts. with a scalloped edge
flushed Ia suttonhole stitch. can be bought
Tor e cents. Black equestrian tights may
Dc substituted for the short petticoat as
toe many skirts interfere with the free
movement OF the body. Wooden stock
inRS are = necessity. as are also high boots
when the dress skirt is at all short.
Skating boots are the most expensive
feature or the whole outfit. one can buy
fne sslfssin shoes OF the usual height for
-. but skating boot made 10 order costs
so when made by the best makers II is
worth the money. however, for Il reaches
almost 20 the knee. the material being the
hhsst Quality Of eaifsksn. Some prefer
seal leather. hecsuse II has tbs musical
ring OF elegance in its name. bat II - not
nearly 50 nice as calf. because Il is sitter
snd less cursbls. Seine people wear their
bieycie boots, but one girl who fried 10
do this found that tsas canvas in her boots
was not strong enough 70 support her
asSies. n ere wears leather boots for
hiking. however. they may be used FOR
hNstihS also and thus very appreciaAly
reduce the expense
As for ehe dress any warm sronfen r.n-a
rial viii serve. Here. again. the hfcycle
suat may be uH&ae 10 DO q winter turn on
the tce. One % tire most @nthusls stss, H.
cyclists IN Brooklyn wears her black serge
cycle suss % the new skating rink in that
CITY. Tue suit - 81 black ard very neat
TAere are boomers underneath ths short
sk5rs. hut re suspicion 81 a aouncy petit
eess- Her hsgh boots ara black. ard we're
" not for the concession 70 fefrrf1fua fri
vcisty which crops ont 81 the shane Of a
knot % red velvet IN her Persian lamb cap.
fAe affect would be exceed ngly plain ana
soxfhar.
Fer those w4so so X Tor dsstfus-tsv> r>,x-
surnes made especially fer skating the b~st
materials are the wnrncsf. sl,cA a. chev-
tots. sTSe5s. ssrNes. esc. Tle ssSlrr sse1stlf
b rnaae short and plata. except Tor n band
- hTast or flrr aroi1nd he bottom. Tee
SKIRT shoaid he rather fuE. 80 as not 90 i'm
rese ones progress ans1. BESIDES, q swings
mora gracefully rlan ore tat - scaat sna
thst = paramount c,snsiaerasor.
ytssgs fSts.n1 waisf looks very trsvu Ard
Frzcefsli. bat & tas fhe tsssriva etees@ ~
- 1ening -ale sner part OF tae BODY. and IN
ssssHs oases of interfering wath frye nrsseh-
fng, Norfolk jackets CT flannel or velvet
49, Srs very eeTvtc=ahse Soras skaters
~s-sr sweaters, nsft these are not in sswor
VIA aav 6uf extremists. A Nose velvet
esa va1~t ~Vrn wlsh an Ffon tsckst - the
best costume vsnteh aas vet been devised
ssls sse<st ss ssssiy pr On or OF. ara 20
ts'S4his - CARR.
a caar14,s sa0kes tn5 errcerh = N,awsofsx
~seEt : Rrsfer7ea tv scfrss. as & does away
~Tth taa necessity - wea~tnw or O. ~~x5~s
anE wrsr, el@ teene - great ,aar@ar a. De-
coFaS1g oVcraea- ~ ia ssEca ESFo without
any uAesUs % ssoolnr or
Far o&Fsee are very 1u1cA vera .aa.s n~a
very pSefssi. Asvfng ~ q IL .sva~-
tnwes ~ Sae fssou 3scyst. oar "A rerss
skaesrx sAsy ofxsr tSo wlGoA sar+as-a =, -.
hrseKs snd seriously 0Aeok ones nso-
en~usun.
Far trimmings on ss<a,inx Jackets ~
Ve~y desirable and Is ssft warla "A against
- cheek - very grateful 10 ore WAa is
skatin9 against rhe wind on co,e eav.
II ~ srs narne<e beaver or ctfer Is a =