The times., 1898-06-05
FADs AFIELD AND AFLOAT
Wear Your MaScof C1l0r at
H0me and Abroad.
WHIMS OF WHEELWOMEN
BUckIed BroEues and PicscIc-Chain
BraccIetH-ScarIet Wells Among
the New EccentI settles of Dress
The Eagle Rampant ON Latest
Glove Buttons

The season. so far. has been like the
tarth's map: Three-fourths water. The
rain n rained nearly every day through
out April and the present month has
been every bit as aquatic. June. howev-
er VIII 0pen serenely--at least that is
what is distinctly expected Of her, and
the seasons Dienas VIII show for thsir
enforced housing the past seven weeks
sporting wardrobe Of unusual per-
fectiOn. for when a girl of the present
regime. wants 10 give the individual
touch 70 her toilet no one can cut, trim
and sew quite 50 cleverly as she
Whether equipped for the road, or links.
or the wide blue sea they are flock Of
very bright plUmaged birds. The solid
dark col0rs no longer suit the yachts
woman. nor does the cyclist strive to
make herself the least conspicuous fig
ure in landscape The whole tendency
OF modern dr@ svems to be toward al
most trODics -lensity Of tints. and dar-
ing combinations thar would latter ma
cav. The golfers take the lead as usual
and are in the main responsible for this
movement. Their choice for this Sum
mer is hunters pink with meadow green.
A few cling tenaciously to plaids though
the Scotch crossbsrs are fading out Of IA
v0r. Inverness cloth. Aberdeen twill
Harris tweeds and washwoman's serges
are the fabrics they put most confidence
In. The twill Is a heavy cotton goods
best suited for skirts. and of the inver-
ness cloth short red coats are made Har-
ris tweed is a rough brown mixture that
--.srHv 1,,e
attracts the thrifty. Washwoman's serge
IS the light wiry waterproof serge that
serves as a ground plan for such plaid
stripes as are any. longer used and It is
the mode Of the moment 10 have your cap
and golf bag made of the same goods as
your skirt. The bag is Of course heavily
re-enforced with leather.
At least the sporting women say there
are some propitious colors and some de-
ciGcdly preventive of good fortune. Red
is worn by the golfers simply because
AIr. Arthur Balfour made his longest
drives and most effective lofting strokes
when he happened to be wearing his pink
hunting coat A superstitious country
woman OF this famous golfer. with all
woman's eve for trifies observed this.
secured red coat. She at once spread
the report that in red clothing her mus
cles were braced TO marvellous effort and
promptly the pink coat swept the country.
Now there are troops Of women who hon
esGy believe that if you are obliged for
comforts sake to peel off your red coat
you must still wear some bit Of this warm
color about you to keep the elements Of
good luck stil on your side. In conse-
Quence the scarlet golf stock is all su-
preme, whether it is made Of pique
chambry. or corded silk The bicycling
woman have no common color as the
golfers. but every woman wears a tie,
or a shirt waist. a hatband, or belt.
showing her individual lucky shade. 1t
may be blue red, green or yellow. but
she never goes awheeling without it,
though it may only appear in the border
of her handkerchief, or as the stone that
sparkles in her scarfpin. The yachtswo-
men very wisely cling to blue, as signifi-
cant Of good fortune and for this reason
they have new blue that is not navy or
pale-mid-0cean blue II is called, and at
first glance 1t is rather more OF a purple.
As a matter Of fact it is exactly the tone
of the seas about the West Indian Isl
ands and possesses a rich metallic luster
that is distinctly novel.
Wheeling whets the wits; nobody de-
nies that. and now that good many wo-
men have taken the chains off their
trHsty cycles they have found a new use
for the discarded bit of mechanism. At
the jewelers. they have made of gold
silver, or gun metal flexible bracelets. the
links copied after those Of a bicycle chain.
The last link of the chain is. by skillful
goldsmithy. so forged that the chain
when adjusted on the wrist shows no
catch or hinge anywhere. However. il
can be easily broken by touching rivet
head, removed, and sent TO the jewelers.
in order 10 have engraved on the links
the date OF the completion Of every cen
tury run made by the owner One hun
dred thousand miles in all can be record
ed on the bracelet links. Pretty silver
buckles are made, TO slip through the
strap Of the band that catches the fuIIness
OF silk or poplin knickerbockers Just be-