The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

the patter-patter of the autumn
girl, clad, as BELTS a modern Di-
ana. The summer maiden has evoluted
into the autumn girl easily and naturally.
. For country life has been genuine this
year instead of q mere pretense. Driving.
riding, swimming and boating crowded
out dress parade through corridors and on
Verandas Pallor and powder went out
OF fashion together, and people have come
back TO town surburned to a turn.
Since Bess looks athletic, Bob has been
willing to take her seriously and include
her in the out-of-tOwn jaunts.
The tennis and golf clubs bid fair to
outshine cotiIlons in popularity at least
for time. A hunting club is being organ
lied and swimming and fencing are down
on the programme.
october is the month par excellence
when sport lovers get their innings. The
school bell has brought many families
back to town, but from Friday till Mon
day they HE themselves to their country
homes. 1t is then that the houses are at
their beSt-flled to overlooking with city
guests, enlivened by the call of the hunt
ers' horn, by the gallop of horses, the
crack of whips and the shouting of CHEEKY
voices under autumn-tinted boughs.
So for the hunting garb of our fair
eQuestrennes, they are models that COM
pare more than favorably with those
worn by the French and English DANES
enjoying their annual hunt in the forest
of FOntainebleau.
Now that our ladies fair have become
serious and capable deVOteeS OF OutdoOr
sports they study to nicely as TO what
is the correct thing TO wear. Ihey 90 no9
20 riding in some long skirt cut short and
a shirt waist out of fashion.
Madame numbers several hunting CARDS
in her wardrobe. The skirt is always
short enough to allow of its just clearing
the sole of the riding boot. Most OF me
skirts are of dark green cloth, and worn
with ii is a coat or tightly httlns poulce
one of our fair Dianas chooses a habit
that harmonizes with the hunt IN the
last rabbit chase that the lingering guests
at Monterey enjoyed she wore hablt
OF soft shining. silky looking cloth OF a
delicate, elusive shade that matched
"bunny's" coat perfectly. The hat was a.
gray fedora draped with silver gray
veil.
While this is very pretty. idea it is
very expensive and beyond the purses
of the multitude. One riding habit for the
wardrobe is sufficient, but IL must be
faultless. It is best for the cut TO be
simple and the colors quiet but the make
must be perfect. All the paraphernaIia
of belt, whip. gun, boots, hat, spurs, cart
ridge holder. hunting knife-in short the
etceteras that are needful for hunting
ahorse or shooting afoot-must be fault
less.
Dead-leaf colored veIveteens make up
into very pretty shoe ting suits The , sklr{
IS plain and short with a p9X-pI6st l4eI
Norfolk jacket, fitting with absolute ndel-
ity TO the contours of the figure.
The Norfolk jacket may nave a hlgh
military collar and narrow cuffs, wherein
are embroidered small oak leaves and
acorns I'm FURNISHED silver. This last de-
tail while exceedingly pretty can be dis
be worn Tyrolese hat OF tan felt,
adorned with the wing of a partridge.
The same costume may be carried out
in myrtle green or mouse-gTay cloth
For hunting, well as for shooting,
the underwear should be of raw silk or
natural wool made up in the shape of
tights. all other forms of undervestments
having been long since discarded.
The golf links out near the Presidio are
daily freqlented by young women in
longer than thev were last year and
reach quite below the ankles This is
more becoming to the generality of
in front and circular in back. They are
made of heavy double-faced material, fin
with any sort of shirtwaist-that is, of
flannel. velveteen or wash material, made
loose, and yet fitted over the shoulders.
1t is considered the smarter thing TO wear
q golf cape of bright plaid faced with an
other plaid. The correct hat with this is
either an Alpine or Tam O Shanter
The golf cape like the skirt, is cut
rather larger than that Of last year. is
tight fitting in the back and at the sides
buttons, on which is the monogram of
the club. The turned-dOWn collar is some
dica ting the club TO which the wearer be-
longs. The hat is the medium-siZed cam
paIgn hat, trimmed with a stiff wing at
the side and a leather band.
Golf shoes and boots are. very heavy
looking They are made OF tan water
proof kid with heavy extension soles and
heels The gloves worn are of the heaV-
lest kid two or three sizes too large. and
with holes across the back for ventilation.
checked material with the skirt cut in
circular shape, open OF either side with
little straps and buttons. The Jacket is in
Elton shape, with the fronts long enough
"a extend below the waist line, and the
revers are unusually wide.
A~~ther bicycle suit is made with the