Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20
BRIGHT COSTUMES FOR
SKATING POPULAR.

Now that the skating season has COM
menced once more it behooves every low
er of this sport to procure at once a
mart skating costume, provided that
this gown was not purchased some time
since in order to be ready for the first
real freezing spell. It's every bit as es-
sential to have a skating costume per-
feet in its 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 it is to be put to hard
usage. Naturally, any one living out Of
town or intending regularly to pass the
week ends in the country will feel the
necessity of a correct skating costume
more keenly than orc who can only
rarely indulge in this most delightful
Of all sports.
Corduroy makes a most attractive
skating costume. A color that is pecu-
liarly becoming should be selected, for
the dress must be mos simply made,
relieved only by the fur collar at the
throat, and possibly by some bright
shade in the hat. Red is the most effec-
tive and is always charming for winter.
White corduroy is scarcely practical,
but trimmed with mink oil sable it would
be difficult to conceive of a more charm
ing 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. Ii is better 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 a sepa-
rate stole or boa, which is Sure to be
continually slipping off and so be a con-
slant form of annoyance. A brilliant
red cheviot trimmed with mink or brown
narctn worn with a hat of the same
kind of fur does not make such all ex-
pensive costume, and nothing could be
more effective.
To be correct, 4 skating skirt should
be unusually short--if becoming it need
come hut an inch or so below the high
}boot-for if too long, it will be contin-
ually catching in the skate. and besides
will quickly become damp from the ice.
It should be full. but have as few points
rs possible, for it is a nuisance to have
this style of skirt constantly pressed off,
and vet pleats that have come out are
exceedingly ugly. A plain three-quar-
ter or high length coat with fitted or
semi-fitted back and box front is alto
gether 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 after
noon there are fewo f the long models.
Long sleevs with turned back cloth or
fur cuffs are alone sensible. The jacket
should be full large, as it will often need
to be worn over a heavy cloth waist, and
often over a sweater as well, for save i'll
extreme weather a fur cloak is too heavy
to skate i'll with any degree of comfort.
A smart skating costume may be made
of pastel blue cloth with a simple cloth
waist, short full skirt and plain three
quarter jacket. To be slipped on after
skating i'll this suit, a long loose fur lin
ed coat of the same shade of cloth, trim
med with wide mink collar, revers and
cues, is a charming combination. A little
blue velvet toque trimmed only with
mink head and tails sets off this skating
suit to advantage.