Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06

weird bent on healthy pleasuring drops
rules and regulations once the city Is left
| behind, and a becoming getup Of any sort
| may hold its own at any gathering.
Only Chaperons Dress.
So much is free and easy costuming the
order of mountain life that even at the
hotels fine dressing is in a great measure
| left to the chaperons. The younger genera
| ticn, and especially young women of ath-
letic proclivites. go all day in short skirt
suits, which, if they are not exactly knee
/ length, are often not great deal longer.
| If fashioned for golf, a skirt and shirt waist
| or sweater usually compose the costume,
with a gally tinted necktie and perhaps
| flaming red stockings to set 1t off. Double
faced golf cloth is used almost exclusively
| for these skirts, the majority Of which fall
just above the ankles and flare well at the
bottom.
BY way of wrap for them the summer
girl frequently tops thin shirt with a red,
white or blue woven wool sweater which
hangs negllgently open at the front and yet
produces stylish appearance. These
sweaters, which have reached point close
to perfection in make, are much used for
outing service. Naturally, they adapt
themselves to the figure and because of this
and their warmth and general comfort at
least one is necessary for every mountain
wardrobe
Another garment equally useful may be
made of shower-proof cloth, which has
fashion world, and especially for autumn
use. Rain coats not the only things
made of these waterproof materials. Entire
automobile and driving costumes are seen
in the checked varieties, even to the helmet
hood for the head, and there are rainproof
fishing suits, city walking gowns, etc.
On Fishing Trips.
A fishing dress ordered by well-known
demoiselle in the high walks of life is of
gray and black waterproof The coat
sleeves of the close waist display a conser-
vative smallness, for any degree of pictur-
esqueness at this point is not considered
good taste with sporting wear A green
leather belt and a green silk crown band
for the white felt alpine are prescribed
fishing touches
But TO come to the main points with out
ing clothes in general, and sensible noun
tain ones in particular, pliable woods that
stand wear and tear while assuring both
warmth and lightnesss are the best mate
rails. The coat and skirt gowns are more
useful than the shirt waist ones, for many
persons consider a warm flannel waist all
that is necessary for chilly occasions and
there should be light wool corset covers to
put on as the weather requires.
Different sorts of footgear are also neces-
sary for comfortable summer. One pair
of stout boots with logging tops should be
provided several pairs of low shoes, some
of leather and some of canvas, with rubber
soles, and at least one pair of bare-foo
sandals. The comfort of the sandals should
not be abused, or else the feet will spread
beyond recall, for the intention of the san
dial is to give the foot absolute freedom.
For this reason they should only be worn
when the feet are in need of entire rest
after hard day of fishing or climbing
Seek Comfort First.
Leaving the needs of the athletic maid
for brief moment 1t is pleasing to see
that most mountain clothes tend more to-
ward comfort than to elegance. Except at
the places where dressing is the chief en-
tertainment, the usual gown is short as to
skirt and coy as to texture. Heavv noun
tain dews and sudden chills call for such
durable textures as serge, flannel and tweed
Ihese materials, in similar patterns and
colors, also appear in the costumes of chill
dren. ~
"A NUMBER or pretty dresses for practical
wear are made of black and white checked
WOOL, which high girdles of scarlet of bright
green vary charmingly. These will be seen
quite late In the autumn, their textures and
coioflnSS permitting their being carried
over into this season. Such costumes for
children are stylish when topped bv sea rIet
flannel coats. gay with brass buttons and
sailors. h' iea'hei
For elegant hotel service white cloth
eoMHs are approved some showing touch
es OF narrow braid, others lines Of black
or white soutache. With the heavy Hnen
gowns also worn at these pIc,es rod pns
slah emprolderies are sometimes effective
trimmings, these richly setting off frocks
III ueep plues or pure white. Belts, CUFFS
auu vests are made in this handsome cross
stItch' whlch on white frock is some
times freakishly blue violet or vaIIou
But to be really Russian embrofderv tha
cross-stltch should be done in red or eIsa
in red and blue VI S''o
Big Bows Liked.
Smart mountain millinery leaves the
blossoms or town and country aside to a
great extent. The most effective Of the
hats now being turned out for such use
run largely to wide ribbons or velvets nut
on IN big bows, with sometimes a rich red
ana blue contrasting. A straw brim shane
OF deep red has a large red bow fianked at
the back with larger blue one. This
double butterfly was placed straight across
the 'front.' OF the hat, an edge of blue under
tne wloe orim giving raison d'etre to the
odd combination.
Another thing noticed Is that the noun
tain dowager is much given to that time
honored material, black silk, for the best
bib and tucker. Black peau de sole and
satin de Lyon gowns are seen on every
side, as II the solemn and eternal hills for
babe more foolish and modern materials
Ffchus of net and ribbonNand lace collars
varying in depths and elaborateness give
those for evening dressy use a stylish
look, and when these are left off-along
with sundry conceits in undersleeves and
sleeve ruffies-why, the gown Is another
thing, of course.
MARY DEAN.