Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-29
COSTUMES
BRIGHT COLORS SEEM TO BE
MOST POPULAR.
Becoming Gowns for Feminine Lovers
Of the Exhilarating Win
ter Sport.

Now that the skating season has COM
menced once more, 1t behooves every lover
of this sport to procure at once a smart
skating costume, provided that this gown
was not purchased some time since, in or
der to be ready for the first real freezing
spell. It's every bit as essential to have
a skating costume perfect in it's way as it
is to possess the correct style of reception
gown or ball dress, and it Is the greatest
mistake to think that any old dress will
pass muster simply because 1t is to be
put to hard usage. Naturally any one liy-
ing out of town intending regularly to
pass the week ends in the country will feel
the necessity of correct skating costume
more keenly than one who can only rarely
indulge in this most delightful of all sports.
Corduroy makes a most attractive skating
costume. A color that Is peculiarly becom-
ing Should be selected, for the dress must
be most simply made. relieved only by the
fur collar at the throat, and possibly by
some bright shade in the hat. Red Is most
effective and is always charming for win
ter. White corduroy Is scarcely practical,
but trimmed with mink or sable it would be
difficult to conceive of a more charming
costume. Any rough cloth is better than
one with a smooth finish, and the bright
Shades of blue, red, green or brown are all
attractive against the dark fur. It Is bet
ter to have the collar and sleeves directly
lined, or rather faced with fur, or to have
a double fur collar attached to the coat
than to wear separate stole or boa, which
Is sure to be continually slipping off and
be constant form Of ANNOYANCE
brilliant red cheviot trimmed with mink or
brown marten worn with hat of the same
kind of fur does not make such an ex-
pensive costume, and nothing could be more
effective.
To be correct, a skating skirt should be
unusually short-if becoming 1t need come
but an inch so below the high boot
for if too long it will be continually catch
ing in the skate, and besides will quickly
become damp from the ice. It should be
full, but have few points as possible
for 1t Is a nuisance to have this style of
skirt constantly pressed off, and yet pleats
plain three-quarter or high length coat
with fitted or semi-fitted back and box
front Is altogether the smartest model The
so-called three-quarter jackets are some
inches shorter than those Of last year and
save In the elaborate coats for afternoon
there are few of the long models Long
sleeves with turned-back cloth or fur cuffs
large. as 1t will often need to be worn over
q heavy cloth waist and often over a
sweater well, for save in extreme
weather a fur cloak is too heavy to skate
in with any degree of comfort.
smart skating costume may be made
Of pastel blue cloth with a simple cloth
waist. short full skirt and plain three-quar-
ter jacket. To be slipped on after skating
in this suit, a long loose fur-lined coat of
the same shade of cloth, trimmed with wide
mink collar, revers and cuffs, Is charm
ing combination. little blue velvet toque
trimmed only with mink head and tails
sets off this skating suit to advantage.