Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-08-02
The SUR mer Girl And Her Sum
mer 0owns-rlrs. Osborn's
Fashions For August.
convright 1907, the Delineator.

Fashions For August.
Copyright 1907, the Delineator-
NEW York, July IS, 19O7.-"We
see every Summer" says Mrs Os-
born in tho August Delineator,
some new type of vacation girl
comes to the front for season. 5
popularity. One year ITS the ten
mis- girl, or the golf girl. or the ca
noe-girl: but this year it's the mo
tor.girl. Her aggressive, efficient
cir, her clothes, her mannerlsms all
spring from the automobile. You
see her all over America, North,
East, South and West, and you will
find her driving through England,
France and Spain where the reads
are consistently better. The femi-
nine devotees of this sport are le-
gion."
That the motor-car and the mo-
tor-eirl have affected fashionsthere
| can he no doubt. The most casual
observer has noticed this. Every
where we see women's styles with
the mark of motor distinction. We
find also that other sports embody-
| ing the out of-door idea bringing
out, in a measure, their own adap-
tations. Out-of.door life-camp-
ing, Notwithstanding trampinR
lis gaining a widespread favor in
this country.
"The girl who motors or the girl
who tramps," Mrs. Osborn writes
further, "or the girl who goes
camping or climbs the Adirondack
needs an outfit very little like the
young woman dancing her nights
away in the ballroom OF q fashion
able hotel.
"And the chaperon in this out OF
door atmosphere Of Summer life
we'll, she, too. is different. we
cannot hope to sell her nearly SO
many stately dinner gowns OF ball
dresses. The costume in which we
shall probably find both mother
and daughter is the trim shirtwais'
dress or the graceful cotton gown
beneath a sometimes needed auto
| mobile-coat Of silk or1inen."
This outdoor influence is more
and more noted as the season adj
vances in the popularity of cotton
dresses over silk and the tempora.
nv decline of the evening gown
We find ourselves enjoying the
the freedom and simplicity in dres:
that comes from Summer life in
| the open. InformalitY is the key
note. Cotton dresses, it must b.
re mem bered, are not necessarily
cheap because they are cotton
| There is no fabric more dainty
more desirable than a nice weav'
of cotton-nor more costly, TO
that matter, if one has luxurious
tastes and means.
The demand for cotton fabric
this Summer has been unprece
dentsd, has been SO great in fac
| that prices have been raised con
| siderable. IL is advisable, in tn
light Of this fact, that those VIII
are economically inclined shoul'
buy their next Summers cottol
now, for prices are sure to TAX
another jump in 1908. The de
mand will. no doubt, be mucI
.reater for women are beginning
to appreciate the possibilities an
beauties of cotton for fine gown:
However CONSPICUOUS the trt
mendous vogue Of cotton may b.
.llks still prevail to a certain ex
tent especially the pongees, who
term includes the rajahs and shan
lungs. that may be found in a
weights. colors and finishes and q
prices that range widely enough
suit various pocketbooks. Thes
silks are especially economical
wear because they may be east
cleansed at home with naptha.
Many well-dressed women a
obtaining the effect of silk
wearing suits Of heavy linen ofts
in the natural colcrs. Musli
lawns and dimifes, Of course, ST
HAYS the usual numbers Of weare,
aid always appear summery.
For those who prefer silks
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