The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-10
/. Skating COSTUMES.
some New Dresses Desigaed For
Cold Weather Sport.


New YORK, Jan. 7.-Just In what the
sport consists when one goes out to-
skate I cannot say. for cold toes. freez-
ing nose and ears and a general sense
Of insecurity on slippery surface are
usually put among the list of discom-
forts Of winter, yet "when the ball is
up" In New York we see young men
and maidens hurrying of to the lakes
In the park to undergo all these cold
miseries and call them collectively
sport.
There are some specially handsome
suits intended for this use. and il goes
without saying that they are light and
warm. There are some new jersey
waists or, as one big house calls them.
ladies sweaters" These are knitted
In soft wool In a kind of chevron de
sign, and the garment Is made up very
like a shirt waist. They are done in all
the colofs of the season and in white
and black. Nothing could be more use
full from all standpoints. These are In
tended to be worn under jackets and
outer blouses TO furnish the maximum
of warmth with the minimum of weight.
They are excellent. So the fair skater
buys a sweater which can be drawn
down close to the figure. being elastic.
or II can be left with a short blouse eff
feet. At any rate it keeps one warm
and is slightly If the jacket should be
thrown open.
In the illustration there is a sweater
worn beneath the pretty blouse. and
this is closed over it. though it can be
left open IL so desired. The blouse can
have a wadded lining or it can be made
with only the ordinary lining and worn
with a chamois vest. All this depends
upon the wearer's own fancy.
The suit is made of tiocked wool, the
color being dark gray. with the tiocks
OF invisible green, almost black. 1t Is
trimmed in a very novel way with ex-
ceedingly narrow. bands Of astrakhan
employed not only as bordering. but
also as set trimming done in scroll de-
sign. This Is on both skirt and blouse.
In most cases those who skate prefer
small toques of cloth of the same kind
as that in the suit and trimmed with
fur to match Muffs are generally con-
sidered a part of a skating costume.
but If one Is carried it should be fas-
tened around the neck with chain or
cord to leave the hands free In case the
Ice should prove too slippery.
Some of the most ridiculous looking
hats are offered now that / have ever
seen when they are off the heads OF the
owners. but somehow when they are
on and tilted to the proper angle they
are handsome and generally becoming.
There are fat tulle hats for evening
and dressy occasions where such hat
would not be out Of place, and there
are others of feathers. lace. panne. chif-
fon and. in fact. little Of everything
one can imagine. Some are TO be tilted
to the left side. others to the right. but
the majority are brought down quite
over the forehead.
Many of the hats are exceedingly pic
turesque. especially the tricorne or con-
tinental These have their following.
but queer things which look like the
turban Of the Sultan Solyman in the
early days of Turkish reign are also
II.
balloon crown much larger than the
wearer's head. This was made of the
delicate f1Ocked stuff for which there is
as yet no name. 1t Is cross between
fine cotton batting and thiStledOwn.
and here and there in 1t are specks OF
silver II is beautiful. and il is OF this
that the big crown is made. The brim
is scarcely worth mentioning, though
there is one just enough to form a
foundation sufficiently strong to hold
an enormous purple and white orchid.
Another is laid out fiat on the crown at
the top. \ few detached petals OF the
orchids are twined around the brim so
Mat one curls upward and the next
kpwn over the hair. This is an extreme
style.
The short walking skirt is even more
popular than it was before, and some
of the skirts instead of being simply
stitched are lavishly trimmed, and by
fur as a general rule. though the fur
is mingled in with fine and fancy
braids and sometimes with embrOid-
cry. The soft and rich MORE astra-
khan is used largely to trim elegant
skirts in conjunction with black silk
crochet and with black satin feather
bone cable cord. OLIVE HARPER
Cut this out and take ii to Wilson K
Sons drug store and get a free sample of