Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

long ago gone out of fashion. Just what
accomplished her retirement one cannot
tell for sure. 1t was, perhaps. change
in the times. change from languour TO
activity. change from boredom to spir-
tied life and athletics. Many of us are
told to beware of becoming comrades OF
men, for comrades never turn into sweet
hearts: although comrades do make the
best wives. These are they who know
there are one hundred cents in Il dollar
and not two hundred: they understand
how business worry can irritate a man
10 such an extent that he can't be wor
rird further by home affairs: they know
wen to humor their lords and masters
But after all is said and done. George
Bernard Shaw is right: there is nothing
in life half so interesting as the interest
al the opposite seX-not even fashions
they are mere accessory to provoke
this interest.
The athletic girl is one of tho fashions
of the day. Aside from the great fun to
be had i'll the sports of riding. skating.
hunting, fishing. fencing, golting and
other delightful games. il is splendid to
know that one is in good fashion Tennis
champions frequently make excellent mat
rlmonial matches and other athletic girls
have bad their share of romance. Even
the southern girl who was so languid
and Yet so fiirtatious before tn war, has
laid aside some of this now and is going
Enthusiastically in for other sports as
well as riding. The Kentucky Tirl has
always been famous whip. the fair
Nirginians and Tennesseeans close fol
lowers.
The riding habits that our colonial and
ante bellum bellies wore are replaced by
costumes Of more sense-divided skirts
and semi-htting coats
one society girl. a famous rider at
horse shows, wore recently at the BAY
shore show coat of black cloth and
high-topped riding boots of tan Her
ankles and knees The coat fell below
the waist line. Her hat was a broad
brimmed sailor in black rough straw
prominent society woman at the Bay
shore STOW Wore Il smart habit in black
and white checks, which are so popular,
this season. Her coat was tree-auarter
length and semi-fitting. The skirt was
divided, the division covered by a panel
'front.'. Her hat was an extremely mar
row-brimmed sailor, with small fiat
crown.
Linen and khaki suits are very smart,
the preference being given TO the nat
ural shade OF linen. Khaki, made into
divided skirt habits. is worn a great deal
in the south. These are thickly plated
n the sides. so that the divided effect is
not d4scernible.
Horseback riding is one of the best
known exercises for women. 1t gives
grace ard health. Anything that makes
for health in woman. makes for beauty,
for even the most famous beauty doctors
will tell you TO begin at the root of all
cvii-thc disordered stomach. where in
digestion is conferred; ii you have indi-
gestion 1 can do nothing for your com
plexion." Horseback riding is good to
Keep the liver wide awake and going all
the time. good liver means a good
complexion: no bilious stackS. no head
swimmings. Where can ore tiad great
er delight than an early n. ling dash on
n light-footed. spirited animal All the
troubles that one had meant to worry
about that particular day fly on the
feet of winged mercury the moment the
horse throws his head in the air and
starts down the woody scented road al a
brisk canter. This brings a good appetite
for breakfast, and this human machine
OF ours must be fed and oiled 10 be d
smoothly going machine.
While goihns and motoring, sweaters