The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14

There iB an air Of essential smartness
to the latest toggery for auto wear. ana
perhaps the greatest charm Of It is that
the men are gotten up just about as pic
furesquely as are the women.
Those huge fur coats, and the smart
FUR caps OF so many makes and varieties
that 1t we're a vain task to even attempt
to catalogue them, are vastly becoming
TO the average specimen Of mankind.
while those for his Gister-or some other
mans sister-are even more becomi.
still
The French women, who were really
the pioneers IN motor cars and IN motor
fashions as well, long ago decided that
there is simply nothing that can com
pare or compete with the leather gar
meur. and this both from the point OF
style &c well as that Of comfort For
one thing, It is light IN weight. flexible
almost as cloth, and It is absolutely wind
proof, the sfRs qua non where motoring
garments are concerned.
While abroad the wind shield OF elass
permanently fixed In the front Of the
machine IS looked upon as an absolute
esaential-quite an Indispensable part Of
the machine, IN fact. Over here its use
ia not by any means SO universal. For
one thing, It is claimed that In case of
accident the flying glass Is capable Of
doing much damage. and that it's pres
encs q a constant menace on this &C
count. However. it would seem that, ex-
cept for racing purposes. Just some such
shield were at least advisable, for It
assuredly does add much both to the
comforts and the pleasures Of winter
motoring.
The tailor has been turning his atten-
ff0u the aoae4h41ffQo- ~ er-.~A -,--k--
costumes, and there are some gowns al
together IN leather that exhibit the ex-
IRENE Of the tailor's art TO a delightful
extent. One such example IS IN a soft
brown leather, with a coat closely dtted
and following those charmingly becoming
lines that characterize the Louis Quatorxe
nodes The skirt is cleyerly built IN
sections. each section taking the form OF
q circular 6ounce, and that soft notified
brown calfskin that is known as yetta
Is delightfully."- employed for a closely
dtted vest. collar and cuff for the coat,
and Tor landings to conceal the Joining
seams on the skirt. Anything at once
simpler, more mOdlsh and altogether
suited to its purpose could hardly be
Imagined.
The question OF headgear Is perhaps
the most important one where auto fog-
gerry IS concerned. To ind that some
thing which viii be suited both TO the
place and the wearer. and be eminentiy
becoming as we'll. used 10 be an almost
Impossible task At the start It was the
men who made the rest OF the motor
outfit who undertook to provide headgear,
and the result was that the yachting
cap in some form or another was the
almost universal wear. Few women
there are TO whom this is az all beeom-
ing. and So its day was quickly past. The
mllliners. however, have taken the mat
ter up. and the results are charming In
the extreme.
For winter wear there are all sorts Of
hoods, and dlfacult. indeed, II IS to choose
from among them. The temptation VIII
Be TO have quite a repertoire Of them. for
one Is so much more bewitching and sc
much more becoming than the other that
e were impossible to leave Il IN the mil