The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15


hat is very possibly a white felt trimmed
with blue and white scarf or a Persian
handkerchief, or It may be one Of the
smarter editions of the trimmed sailor.
An objection sometimes urged to these
by the girl who ties up her curly locks
In soft big, gray-coIored kerehief is
thar they are not practical: but to he
practical IL by no rneans chief among
the ambitions OF the woman who walks
the rear deck of white steamer Tn
becoming utility she leaves TO whoever
goes sailing; on the steamer to be orna-
mental. TO be able to arrange herself well
In a wicker chair and to glance now and
then at the sailing boats through a pair
OF small, handsome glasses slung ~
ribbon across the shoulder. Is the whole
duty Of the gentle salt
OF course there are practical costumes
the usual complement of blue flannel
and serge suits. with big white collars
some trimmed with red and some with
white. for cold or blowy weather, but
the yachting girl can make even these
aestheticalIy satisfactory.
An Engiishwoman, whose husbau rs
yacht Is nov In the harbof. wears, for
example. on fogRy mornings. costume
Of dark blue serge deckeJ with gilt
braid. The skirt. which strikes happy
medium as to length. Is tucked down
each side. and between the tucks are
laid gold bands.
With the skirt she dons q pilot coat
which In a oose-fitting. nautical looking
doubl -breaster Jacket. X liz OF serge Of
course. like the skirt. and fastens With
big gilt buttons. II has strapped seams.
The collar. small revers and cuffs are cf
blue edged with gilt, as Is the cap. which
matches the costume.
A distinctly smart yachting dress seen
some days ago at Larchmont was Of dark
green cloth. The skirt was trimmed around
the bottom with wavy lines OF broad gilt
braid The Jacket was a fetching little
mess coat OF the green cloth. 1t was so
short that u did not even come to the
waist line; II did not pretend to close In
front, but was left open more than a
tritie and trimmed on each side with Gilt
buttons which were connected by fine gold
chains
The coat was bound with gilt brazil aud
there was worn with ~ tucked shirt
waist Of green silk, and hat which was
OF soft felt light gray In color and trim
med simply with n band OF green stitched
leather, fastened at the ief, side with a
gilt anchor
A Newport yachting costume OF differ
ent type IL OF white flannel iavishly trim.
med with gold braid. The insignia OF the
owners YACHT are embroidered on IL In
half dozen places and with Il there Is
sometimes carried heavy golf cape OF
dark blue cloth lined with white and
bound with gold braid
Another white yachting dress is Of serge
trimmed like SO many with glis,enltt,.
COLT braid. The waist II made like a sail
or blouse. and Is decked with gold bands
which cross the fsont and finish a, the
left side under naval buttons other gnid
hands cross the shoulder and stripe tho
GUNS and the collar The uecktie that an.
pcared Yesterday with the blouse WIS OF
gold and white and the hat was white
striped with gold The skirt which was
about OF the length 81 golf skirt was
plain
gold and white are not confined "a serge
| aad Hannci Many ~ the smArtrst duck
and Piaue drc~aes are SAY With cloth -
! Eoid Snar, boating drcss Tor lns,ap.,
| mas 'klrf of white pi3ue trimmed with
Es"dGa'ed hands ~ gold cloth ami a sir-
Gle % embroidered anrhprs applique I'm
| sold The rique Jecket s. set IN With sold
| oraid anA has blue nncu rcvrrs outIfnra