Evening star., 1898-05-07
FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN
The --latest Thing in Gowns for Outdoor
Wear.
Luxury as Well as Comfort in Easy
ClOthes-Sl<iris for Wheeling
Are Somewhat Longer.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

NE" YORK, May ., 1898.
Ihese happy days in which it is decreed
that outdoor sports shall absorb three
| fourths of our time when summer is here.
and at least quarter OF it even in winter
should be made the most of. Fashion is
tickle and the time may yet come when We
| shall look back with regret to the days
| When it was quite possible and proper to
| wear all day, from early morn till dewy
eve, short skirt and shirt waist only
donning conventional garb in time to dine
Goit Is the sport most nearly suited to
| every one, and its costume is the most
picturesque with red coat, skirt not too
| short for grace, and artistic cape. A
| golf suit, it will be seen. is something OF
/ a mixture, though the skirt and cape are
| often of the same material
The golf skirt is generally made of dou-
| ble-faced flannel, plain or mixed pattern
] on one side and check or a large plaid
/ effect on what is generally called the wrong
| slice But many Cf these skirts are made
with strapped seams SO cunn!ngIy turned
and a hem so neatly fashioned tnat they
are reversible ana can De worn with cit ner
SIDE out i hey are always stitched round
and hound for at least Iour or live inches
up as II Is claimed tnat the stitching
makes them heavier about the bottom and
Keeps them from blowing about IN the
wind. ihe golf coat is req, OF course. and
shouid be quite severe in its lines ana
elmer single or double-breasted.
Smart Golf Capes.
The golf cape should be on the plainest
| lines and fringe or button decorations
| should be tabooed. Although one sees
many Of the capes lined with silk, it is
| smarter to have them made of a double
| laced cioth aEc not lined at all. As the
weather pecon es warmer and cotton shirt
waists are worn for all outdoor games and
| pursuits. the severity of the lines of golf
| costumes will be frightened by softer
| colors. At present many women who live
| IN the country the Year round have a red
| flannel shirt waist which they wear on all
| out-of-door occasions all winter and during
the spring. They look Well on a wheel
as on the links and are permissible any
where outside of the streets of a city.
The alpine or English walking hat shape
and the ever-useful sailor are all worn on
the links. The golf bonnets. which are
really only an adaptation of the sun
bonnet, are said to save the complexion
more than any other head covering There
| Is also wide felt hat or sombrero, which
HrSt came into notice a year ago, which is
a great protection against the SUM- But
this hat still hangs fire in spite of its ex-
elusive price, as it seems somewhat ex-
treme
How to take care of the complexion and
still keep up with the times deserves a
chapter to itself. Not every woman is will
ing 10 sacIince Whatever she may have in
the way of lilies in her face, even though
thereby she may gain somewhat more of
roses bottle of almond oil on her dress
ing table may help her somew hat If a little
Is appifed before she goes out into the wind
and sun. and there are difficult and unbe-
coming ways of attaching thick wells so
that they do not interfere with the eyes.
The sight, above all, must not be handi-
capped in golf
For Expert Players.
The women vho play Golf
are proficient enough TO compete in tourna-
ments generally give small heed to such
matters as fair skin. In the newspaper
reports last summer one champion was
much admired for her total disregard of the
little things" of dress, which mean so
much to most of the SEX She wore a
shorter skirt than usual in golf and her
shirt waist sleeves were rolled up above her
elbows; ard thus she played on quite Oh
iiVious to the admiring throng who followed
her every stroke.
Golf shoes should have low heels and r..
laced. They are frequently studded with
nails Or corrugated to keep them from
slipping on the turf. They are not inex-
pensive. Bicycle shoes also have corruyaf
ed soles: the heels are rather higher than
those used in other outdoor pastimes and
they reach almost to the knee. or are the
height Of an ordinary walking shoe or
preferably-are made like ordinary ties ex
cept for the difference in the heel and for
the corrugated sole The very high bicycIe
boots are not considered as smart as ties
and leggings and CATERS have almost en-
tirely gone out. They were never a great
success.
Heavy golf stockings are worn with low
shoes until warm weather comes, then silk
or cotton ones take their place 1t is pre-
dicted that gay plaid hose will again be
worn this summer. but one can scarcely be-
lfeve that anything quite so glaring will
again be attempted.
Longer Cycling Skirts.
The bicycle coat and skirt should al
ways be of the same material. For spring
and early summer serge, cheviot and covert
cloth are all popular, or. the double-faced
Cloth used for golf skirts. Indeed, women
Eot inclined to extravaganza usually make
one skirt do for both occasions This is
quite practicable now that bicycle skirts
are worn longer. There is no way of dis
guising the sad fact. They are worn much
longer. Some of the new bicycle skirts
reach to the ankle. They look very well.
indeed, both on and off the wheel, hut they
are usually worn by women who take short
rides to some objective point, like the
house of friend. They are not in hixh
favor with the women who Ike thirty mile
spins or longer. What is the use" said |
one girl mournfully as she surveyed her |
rev and smart bicycle gown just home
from the tailer's. .of cur saying We could |
wear heavy skirts. No sooner had our
agitation brought about a skirt of sensible |
length for wheeling than We began to make |
1t q little longer from season to season. ,,u-
til. through our own folly. We have ar |
rived at ankle length a long bicycle |
skirt has to be very well constructed or Il |
is most ungraceful and clumsy on the |
wheel When well made It hangs i'm a 1
dcep fold on either side Of the skirt guard |
It must be OF heavy naterial or It is a /
failure on windy day.
Bicycle coats are made in many shapes |
These belted behind. which may be either
left open or buttoncd up closely. are both |
fashionable and sensible. Eton jackets are /
also fancied Bicycle coats should not have /