The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-24

The Athletic Girl-this is her day and
houri For her do the tailors and design
ers put forth their best efforts. and all
or the smart speciality shops fairly TEEN
with suggestions invented and devised for
her especial comfort.
smart trigness characterizes the an
pearance of the present day athlete of
feminine persuasion. Not that she is ag-
gressively athletic. oh. no That Is not
the correct pose. 1t Ia merely that she In
inclined to wax Interestingly enthusiastic
over her favorite sport, and that her taste
Is somewhat catholic where sport is con.
cerned. Golf. tennis, fishing AUTOMOBILE
ing-or "bubbling," as the younger Sec
tion or society are wont to tersey express
t-swimming. rowing and canoeing; one
and all are likely to engage her attention.
according to time, place and opportunity.
A picturesque carelessness In dress md
appearance, as our forbears used to term
II. Is no longer In vogue. Rather Is II the
well-groomed girl-how this scribe wishes
that some other phrase less suggestive of
stables and currycombs would be In
vented-who occupies the attention OF the
critical.
For one thing. the hair must be always
In assoiute order, not single lock or
even single hair out of place. A vigor-
Gus use OF the hair brush, a liberal APP
plication OF brilliantine and q deftly ap-
piled hairnet will permit the following of
the hatless fad for those who desire to
brighten the chevelure with the direct
rays OF the sun.
The designer who first thought OF that
low-neck and short-sleeved blouse must
have been sportswoman herself. That II
has been taken up enthusiastically goes
well-nigh without saying, for there has
been nothing so far presented that can
compete or compare with II for both COM
fort and good looks For all outdoor pur-
poses II simply fills n niche of its own !:
while II II be desired to I'LL in the neck
and iengthen the sleeve, there are those
smart sets of chemisette and undersleeves
10 meet the occasion.
Cravats and belts are quite important
items In the outfit of the athletic girl,
and one OF the latest ideas has those to
match. These gayly colored rumchunda
scarfs ind many applications after this
wise; and since they are goods that sell
dom or never reach the bargain counters
their value Is apparent at the first glance.
Gayly colored cravats and belts-the lat
ter with little featherbone stifrenings-are
fashioned from all sorts of ribbons: and
II is not at all uncommon to find two or
more narrow ribbons decorating q broad
one so as to attain an original and In
dividual design.
For tennis and golf wear those circular
skirts that show a fastening on either
side of the central seam are attracting
quite lot Of attention at the tailor's- A
EaluoE hcuNy ptQue rs III IdNOE OuCe uOEe
In this connection. after an absence of
several seasons. The one showing a some
what irregular rib Is the most attractive.
and In linen piques the shirt and skirt to
match Is the style most often ordered.
What with the excellence OF patterns that
may be purchased for few pennies there
10 no reason why those smart garments
cannot be duplicated at home by either
the amateur dressmaker or the regular
seamstress for vastly less than the fash
ionahie tailor demands for his work.
The summertime riding habit has taken
TO itself quite new cut and novel
presentation. The style OF riding cross
saddle. instead OF the oldtime and regu-
lation side saddle. Is one that is spread
ing every day. That section of society
which winters at Aiken and summers In
easy reach OF Meadowbrook and Cedar
hurst. they are the most enthusiastic
cross-saddie riders: and on their regular
and periodical visits to the hunting cen
tiers of England and Ireland the cross
saddle and the divided skirt are an In
tegral part OF the equipment.
Physicians unqualifedly indorse the
cross saddle as both more healthful, less
harmful. and far less liable to accident