The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10
FOR OUTING WEAR
This SUMMER,
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Continued From Page Eight.

She will play outdoor ping-ponG
golf. tennis. basket ball. with the same skill
and enthusiasm as in ether Year,. But
! she will select her costume for each par.
ticular sport with as much care ane
thought as II they were piazza frockA OF
evening gowns.
They will be suitable-oh. yes. to b sure
but they will be good-looking and Just q
bit feminine as we'll.
Tho American girl has to thank the
manufacturer who look out SO well for
her needs for this change in athletic
clothes for women.
Take the new sweaters that the shops
are showing. which are just the things to
wear rowing. goifing or playing tennis.
They have lost their similarity to a mans
sweater. and now come in dainty patterns,
pretty colors and IN many varying styles
They are dotted, they are striped In q
contrasting color. and the very newest are
! trimmed with big pearl buttons. and made
/ with an adjustable collar.
SWEATER CAN BE WORN
WITHOUT A COLLAR
] This newest sweater can be worn with
out a collar at all. and is cut a trifie low
in the neck. and then IL the wind blows
up and the air becomes chilly a shield ana
high collar can be quickly buttoned on.
The white sweaters will be the most
fashionable this summer. and those fecked
| with green are extremely fashionable.
A number of the Smartest styles button
straight up the front.
1t is the same way with the knitted golf
Jackets. as with the sweaters: they come
In all collars and various designs.
In brown and cream color they arc good
style, made with a slight pouch In front
and a little short. carefully fitted basque
and trimmed with big gilt buttons.
The buttons sometimes show a raised
al..xr- l. - -.A,ro ro1artn0u - fhA NWn.
er's monogram.
Bright red or brilliant green knitted golf
vests. with silk sleeves. are much liked and
will be worn this summer with white duck
and butchers linen skirts
In skirts. there are all sorts of pretty
substitutes for golf. trampins ana TENN
for the skirt Of reversible cloth. which
was considered the only correct thing a
season or so age.
Many new outing skirts are made OF mo-
hair Sicilienne-that material which u so
comfortable to wear because of Its light
ness and 50 serviceable becauee Of its
durability.
SHORT MoHAIR SKIRTS
WITH STRAPPED SEAMS.
= OF course. these mohair skirts are short.
well escaping the ground all the way round;
they are made plated in various ways, and
with strapped seams
One dark blue mohair skirt made TO or
der for a st: Louis girl. who has the dis
tinction of being a golf champion. was
dark blue in color. with each seam
strapped with a stitched band of the mo-
hair.
The end of the hand was cut IN an ar
row-head shape and below the knees 1t
was unattached and lined with brilliant
red taffeta silk.
The bright silk showed. Of course. when
the weafer. Of the skirt walked, giving
just a pretty touch Of gay color.
Many of the summer skirts for outdoor
sports are made of washable materials.
such as duck. linen. pique. pongee. Madras
and cotton cheviot. and more than half of
these skirts are made with a yoke effect.
row Of small pearl buttons. or sometimes Its
shape ia defined by a line of braiding.
Plated skirts will be much work this
summer by the athletic girl.
SKIRTS WITH NARROW
PI.AITS. IN CLUSTERS. f;
There will be skirts with narrow plaits In
clusters. with big plaits and with plaits so
carefully stitched down that it Is often
times hard to distinguish the plaits until
below the knees, where their fullneS is
allowed to flare.
Then there are the accordion-plaited
skirts. which are gracefully pretty and are
having a special vogue.
These skirts are the most fashionable in
pongee or tussah silk in its natural color.
or course. the athletic girl wears boomers
or knickerbockers under her skirt, and they
are made to carefully fit over the hips.
With an unlined pongee skirt. not only
are knickerbockers worn of the same ma
terial, but a short underskirt known as q
golf petttcoat.
This petticoat frequently Is finished with