The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19


horseless carriage is now at its
mobile wear. The vogue of the
so important as those for auto
height, and scarcely a week passes
without word of something new in auto
mobile attire Most often the talk is Of
some late wrinkle in coats or of new
device for protecting the nat, hair and
face, for it is the enve;Jping outside
garment which is most needed for this
dusty and strenuous sport.
In the spring and summer, however,
It has come to be the thing to wear
smart little suits of sporting charac-
ter in such suitable materials as tweed,
diagonal, plaid faced suiting. flannel,
etc. The sudden dropping Of the fur
and leather coats of winter makes a
flannel lining necessary for the coats Of
these suits, and upon the trim little
costumes are lavished all the art Of
motor styles.
Such costumes are most commonly
fashioned to order, the stout materials
and deliberately solid finish making
alteration of ready made garments diff
ficult. But superb limitations are like
wise shown. and since these express
just the right automobile quality when
ever the figure can be easily fitted, it is
well to buy such gowns. France and
Germany are far ahead of this country
in motor wear, and in the treatment Of
the leather alone the imported auto
garment shows it's superiority.
This effective decoration continues to
embellish cloth costumes and coats for
automobile wear. Most commonly it Is
put on in the form of straps, Jokes, COL
lars, cuffs, etc, but here and there an
eccentric treatment may come in, such
as entire leather sleeves in a tweed
jacket or a leather flounce for a cloth
skirt. Danish kidsl1in leather is the
choicest material used for coats and
trimmings, coming in the richest
browns, reds and yellows, and showing
the gloss and almost the suppleness of
satin.
one very swagger, leather trimmed
suit was a tourist coat model in pale
{ brown diagonal, with Danish kidskin
trimmings in the same shade The
three-quarter coat was belted at the
; back in the usual tourist fashion, the
kidskin shaping a novel shoulder and
sleeve and front trimming. A stylish
point with the front bands, which
reach from the bust to the hem of the
r garment, was an extension at the hips
Which formed the pockets. The skirt
NlOSSly DIT lIic up anu 1hllcO Jul
at the bottom with inverted box pleats.
a gown in black ard white English
''GledK was perhaps a shade jauntier
a4nd~eXpressed possibilities for summer
wear The-sho double breasted coat
was IN box form, and the round skirt
was in heavy box pleats back and front.
Bands of dark green cloth and green
bone buttons smartly trimmed the little
suit, and the visored caps of the two
froclks showed the same materials and
trimmings as the gowns.
Imported gowns for practical auto
- mobile wear are generally on this solid
order, and in such models as these or in
Norfolk coat form. Kidskin trousers,
very light in weight and beautifully
fashioned, were a novel feature with
one yellowish brown frock, whose short
d skirt was met-by pair of long canvas
top boots.
q The jackets of these gowns have
numerous devices for keeping the chest
covered, a shield of the dress material
sometimes going under a single breast
ed fastening. And with many a frock
a. is seen a jaunty waistcoat of leather OF
gaily colored cloth, while an odd vest
of knitted wool will be SO smartened
by leather edges and a perfect fit that
the word sweater" seems wicked
missioner. But the automobile sweater
Is much needed garment, for, except
in the burning days of summer, some
light protection is always needed.
However charming the automobile
dress may be, it is the coat which has