The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

the lady. When sweet young automobiles
and her cargo OF pet dogs gets fairly under
way for the park in the morning nothing
but an earthquake. or a steam train, or a
good hard stone wall will stop her, and
knowing this no Washable human being
should attempt to dispute her right of
way. but let her whiz by, rosy. elste. her
lips set firm and II any i'll befalls the
strong faced groom in toc-toc livery behind
will be on hand to gather her fair frag-
ments.
The groom. what there is OF him. for
the smallest. siimmest tigers. of the jockey
build. are in greatest demand wears the
livery that goes best with his mistress ma
chine, whether it is pulled about by quad
racycle or is full -fiedged machine a
petrole." His jacket is always cut short
in the skirt. buttons close to his chin, and
is finished in a military collar. His trous-
ers are fitted tight as far as the knee,
where legsins Complete the leg covering
to the instep. and up the outer seams of
the breeches and down the front and round
the collar of the coat runs a piping of
cloth that in its color echoes the chief
contrasting tone used in the decoration OF
the vehicle.
When a man Of the proper build is en-
plOyed as chauffeur to a fair automObilist
he is sent at once to Charrons to be in
to take their first experiences in the often
blood -curdling and hair-raislng pastime
this often proves to be in Paris. Accidents
to women Automobiles, however have
not so far been frequent in the city of
high and reckless rates OF travel, still 1t
was not to be dreamed that automobilism
could enter the feminine realms and rage
as a sort of epidemic without creating
coterie OF sportswomen. Headed. there
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sprightly woman. the Duchess D'UZes,
this type of petroliuse is rapidly learning
to try for TIE highest prizes offered for
speed
The vigorous grey-haired duchess owns
a greater number Of handsome horseless
carriages now than any one woman in
France, and her favorite for speeding is
superbly built red and gray tonneau.
species of carroSserie quite unknown in
the United States. Seven thousand dollars
was the price paid for this excellent ma
chine. while $1,000 went for fine limous-
inc, or big omnibus affair luxuriously up
holstered inside for transporting parties 20
the opera and balls. An electric duke and
a motor chaise complete the wealthy lady's
motor stables, so to speak, but to the big
tonneau her chief interest and time is
given, and Il is whispered in Paris that
when the duchess and her rival, as
themselves on a good bit of roadway. they
don't hesitate to throw forward their levers
and give their respective favorites
chance to thunder by at the highest pace
they can attain
AS in everything the French woman at
tempts does she impart charm and indi-
viduality TO the undertaking. so has she
gone far toward making automobilism as
sport amazingly attractive and the COS
tunes for race and road work are good
looking enough 20 tempt any woman into
the horseless carriages. For the park it is
impossible to dress too much when in
motor vehicle but if touring or testing. as
the racing is termed. the most chic but
business-like severity of habit is required
A visored casuuette is the proper head
covering The cap itself made Of cloth
that harrnonizes well with the color of the
tonneau or Stanhope, as the case may be,
and the visor OF black or dark green
vanished leather. The skirt is severely
simple garment of melton and the coat
always of soft leather
Nothing less than leather is, in any
but tropically hot weather. regarded as
good touring or racing form; its surface
is glazed and the best art of the best
tailors is brought into demand to give the
racing coats the proper fit and form and
HnlSn. some Oh lhsH lake the rouhu "aiSI
and slender body of the wearer in the form
of a military jacket adorned with leather
frogs down the front, fastening with in
visible hooks, and closing from waist to
din or to the high soft white pique stock
collar Other good types of travelling coats
flare open over the chest to show the new
est smartness in necktie arrangements.
Racing costume must be able to meet the
force of the wind incurred when driving
along at a twenty-mile an hour speed,
which, to such women as the Duchess
| Dues ard the Princess de Mont Gilon. or
to that latest aspirant for speed honors.
Nine Yyvette Guilbert. is a pace not new
nor strange. nor any longer eXhilarating
to their hgh-strung motor carriage
nerves.