Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-03-30

generally a matter of choice, but for
active sports there is nothing better
than a light flannel, which permits
of ventilation and is yet warm. The
closely woven linen waists are not the
best, although the cotton cheviots which
are loose and still thick, answer almost
as we'll as the flannel. With either one
of these it is necessary to have some
warm outer garment to throw on when
one is Overheated, and for this there is
nothing better than the sweater.
Concerning the sweater one could say
manyfthings and all Of them laudatory.
Gone are the days when it meant an
ugly sort of shirt that a women could
only put on by pulling it over her head,
thereby running her couture and MAX
ing it necessary for her to "dO' her hair
over again. Now the sweater goes on
like jacket and the only ugly thing
about it is its name. It comes in both
light and heavy weights and in all
colours. 1t is knit by hand or made by
machine and although the former is the
swell, and expensive thing to have one
is quite as comfortable in sweater that
is the product of machinery. The sweat
er Of either kind comes with a collar or
without, with sleeves or sleeveless. The
later form is much less useful than the
former. 3 The girl who has sweater of
any kind is in luck. Her jacket might
be injured by crushing. Her sweater
she may tie in hard knot, if she will,
and it is Inone the worse or what is
more likely, she can roll it into a tight
little bundle, fasten it to the handle
bars Of her wheel and ride herself into
drenching perspiration with the calm
knowledge that when she comes to the
end of her run she has little friend to
keep her from catching cold. The
sweater may not be very becoming to
the over stout figure, but to the slend-
er or medium size form it moulds it.
self most pleasingly is good as we'll as
pretty.
The march of progress in attractive
ness has not passed by the outing hat.
Time was when the only thing to wear
for wheeling. for tennis for anything
else Of the sort was sailor or hat This
was hard headpiece, that almost al
ways induced headache sooner or later.
AS it was usually worn the sailor hat
failed to shade the eyes and was an I'M
comfortable thing altogether. Some
women wore boys caps or knOckabout
hats as substitute for the sailor, but
of late years there have arisen outing
hats that are charming as. we'll as easy
Soft felts, bamboo and Manila straws that
can be bent any way so that they will
not take the wind too much in riding a
wheel or boating, or fail to protect the
eyes in tennis or golf, are made in such
becoming shapes that almost they per-
suade the nOn-athletic girl te plunge
into athletic sports at once. Such hat
is an indispensable part Of the outing
girls equipment.
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the dress that would be used in blcycl-
ing and in games. When one comes to
horseback riding, there must be some
thing different. Even here common
sense has made its way and again the
American woman may claim credit for
it. No longer need one ride in stiff
fitted waist tn match the habit skirt
Such waists used to be worn regardless
OF the temperature and made riding in
hot weather penance more than a
pleasure. Now the shirtwaist NAV be
worn on the horse as much as on the
wheel. English women have followed
the example Of Americans in this re-