The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25

also piped in white. The coat is quite
loose. buttoning down the front. with
two rows of red satin buttons which have
rims of white bone. One of the illustra-
tions shows this kind of coat. and with it
little red or black three-cornered hat,
which should fit we'll to the head. so as
not to be blown away in the wind. The
hood. which is also worn. and made to
match the hat. is of waterproof taffeta.
1t is intended to entirely cover the har
and the cape, and to protect the hair and
the neck from the dust and it is tied UNI
der the chin by cord running through
The hem around the neck.
The automobile bags are very conve-
nicnt and quite pretty, and should always
be used On any trip They are large and
square, made of waterproof silk to match
the coat They draw in at the top with a
cord and are adapted for carrying all the
necessities that our sex requires.
A very desirable coat for the chauffeur
is one made of khaki and turned over
with leather. The yellow tan khaki
trimmed with yellow tan leather is espe-
cially attractive. The one that is shown
in the Illustration is novel, and at the
cdliC llLit IL Is SeINlCedDfe ana pretty,
too. 1t is a double-breasted garment,
buttoning lightly on the inside. while the
flap is brought over and buttoned up on
the outside also. making it in this way
dust proof and very warm. In the illus
tration the coat is buttoned over once
The cuffs and collar are of heavy leath-
er, and the pockets are faced with leath-
er. There are four pockets in the coat,
two of them being straight up and down
and the other two across. These pockets
are an immense convenience, and they
make US realize how great is the advan-
tage of mems attire in this particular re-
spect. -Four pockets in a woman's coat
make it seem very smart and sporty, in
deed. The cap to be worn with this coat
is of light linen, and is very small and
meant TO be wind proof. The leather
cuffs are most attractive looking and are
fine for keeping the wind and the dust
from creeping up the sleeves. They can,
il so desired, be worn without gloves. as
they are made to come over the sleeves
of the coat, and there is on the inside
piece of soft leather made to tit tight at
the wrist by an elastic.
In Paris many women run their own
machines I'm the Bots de. Boulogne and
manage them perfectly well. Sarah Bern
hardt.s the worId-famous actress, learned
the art of running her car. and was con-
s.dercd a skillfu chauffeuse. She gener-
ally wore long fur coat and one of the
fascinating French automobile hats.
These hats are small, round, straw hats
trimmed with ecru lace. having ecru lace
wells attached, which cover the entire
face ard head and which can be drawn
up by cord that fits tightly at the neck.
In front of the eyes a large square of
isinglass is set into the veil, so that al
though the wearer can see everything
perfectly well, yet the eyes are quite pro-
tected from wind and dust. When the
veil is not being used it can be turned up
and tucked around the crown of the hat,
giving tie effect of very pretty hat
prettily trimmed with lace.
There is one style of which a good
deal is used in Paris, which has not
yet made it's appearance here, and that
is the electric coupe These machines
are not meant to be used for touring.
and they are not speedy, but they are
noiseless and odorless. and they are
used for calling or going to afternoon
teas. and are altogether very smart.
The chauffeur is generally in livery.
and the whole effect of the turnout is
quite impressive. French women, when
they go on tours. sometimes wear act
ual face masks with isinglass in front
OF the eyes, giving them the appear
ancc of deep and dark conspirators
rather than Of plain, every day tourists.