Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12
PARIS WOMEN CHOOSE
DRESSES FOR BALLo0NlNG
NAVY BLUE sTocKINET FOR
BATHING COSTUME
FavorIte Hat for Country Wear Is
Now the Charlotte corday-Three-
Tier Sleeve With Layer Puff in
style
BY Mime. Hydorne

Special Cable to The Herald
Paris. Aug. 11.-Ballooning has be-
come so much of an institution in Paris
and vicinity that the ladies', who are
even more enthusiastic devotees of the
sport than their husbands, are select
ing dresses especially adapted for bal
loon ascents. Light weight clothing is
a necessity because, Of course, the ball
loon must carry as little weight as pos
sible. Then a short skirt of ordinary
walking length should be donned for
various reasons. Onsrof these is that
it is more convenient in the car; an
other that it is more easy to get into
the basket and ort of it in a short
skirt than a long one, and, again,
should the car alight on the top of a
tree, as one of the balloons did the
other day, the short skirt will be con-
venient for the descent.
The place at which the balloon de-
scends cannot always be controlled, and
walk of more or less length may be
a necessity at the end of the trip. The
balloon may come down in a ploughed
field, or in the middle of a morass
under which circumstances the short
skirt in Invaluable, and IN prospect of
such contretemps as these a pair Of
stout shoes or boots will be found de-
sirable.
AS to headgear, an ordinary toque or
cap is the best kind to wear, though
there is no real reason, except that of
suitability, why larger hat should not
be chosen. No form OF google is neces-
sary, because there is no wind to con-
tend with, since the balloon is travel
ing with the wind, and the atmosphere
feels exquisitely calm and still.
None of the drawbacks of motoring
is present in a balloon expedition
There is no dust and no grit to con-
tend against.
1t is just as well to provide a wrap
in case it should be cold though this
does not essentially apply to the day
time trip, for one may quite reason
ably ascend high into the air in the
habiliments that one would wear in
the street. The coat might be a short
pea jacket or a three-quarter length
Invesness, though the former sleeved
garment would be more suitable and
comfortable for the purpose than a
cloak.
Bathing Attire
The question of bathing attire has
also assumed the utmost importance
during the last few years. The enthu-
siastic swimmer usually insists upon
the neat. close-fitting costume of navy
blue stockinet trimmed with scarlet or
black braid, and fashioned without a
supplementary tunic, but for those who
keep near the shore and are conse-
quently more in evidence, a more
habille garment is necessary. Alpaca,
thin serge or French flannel are the
favorite materials, and are trimmed
with white pique, bands of spotted
washing silk and white or colored
braid.
A very pretty scheme is suggested by
a bathing dress of white alpaca adorned
with a pale blue washing silk spotted
with white, a knotted sash and a
"marmotte" of spotted silk being chos-
en- to accompany 1t. Another neat cos
tune carried out in pale water green
serge could be effectively trimmed with
white braid bordering the hem of the
tunic in the form of the Greek key
pattern, and outlining the vest of white
pique. while mayue and white as we'll
as the ubiquitous scarlet and white,
both illustrate popular cchemes Of this
season.
Favorite Hat
For country wear the favorite hat of
the moment is the Charlotte Corday,"
carried out in white embroidery. This
hat, which is compromise between a
coal scuttle bonnet and a sun bonnet
has very piquant effect when worn
with a linen or muslin costume. its
charm being further enhanced by a
simple adornment of white lilies. This
flower is at present enjoying special
favor, and seems for the moment to
have taken the place of roses.
The three-tier sleeve is still to the
fore, the larger puff at the top and
the two remaining ones being fire.
quently caught with bands and bows of
silk or velvet ribbon or fastened with
tiny rosettes of killed lace. Another
pretty mode is that which consists of
double sleeves, the upper being of
Irish crochet, cut in cape form or
slashed up the center, and supple
mented with an under puff of Valen-
ciennes lace or net finished with hang
ing ends of bebe ribbon.
The bolero effect is most in favor for
blouses at present, the simulated coats
being carried out in lace over a founda-
tion of chiffon and allied to an elabor-
ate vest of tucked point d'esprit net.
In a blouse of coarse lace the edge of
the "bolero" is often bordered with mar
row accordion plated net, or finished
with straight band of diagonally PIN
tucked muslin, other models introduce
ing hand embroidered insertion or ori-
entail work.