The Washington times., 1910-01-23
They Are Numerous and APP
parently Here TO
Stay.
AUTOMOBILE DRESS
IS PRIME FACTOR
Partisan Bag" Is the Latest In
Headgcar-Keeps Person
Immaculate.

ing woman. and apparently she IS here
10 stay.
Any one who may happen TO wander
through The streets nowadays VIII in
eyiJably gather the impression that II
Us 4 World or motorists. not merely be-
cause niue-tcuths Of the vehicles that
perpetuaIIy threaten one with auu5hila-
ton are Of TIE motor variety. but be
cause a large proportion Of women they
encounter on the sidewalks or in the
stores are Clothed I'm regulation motor
rarb. and wearing the hurried door
die" expression that almost invariably
goes with IT,
But 70 quote familiar aDh"rl~ni-
YOU cannot Judge book Icy its cover,
and neither can a -ornans actual sta
tus be irfaUibIy determined ny her al
tire The woman who wears motor
clothes 10 dc rcr shopping is not neces-
varfIv an enthusiastic W0tOTIst-
As matter or fact. Notwithstanding
the admitted prevalence OF the motor
madness il IS dollars 10 couEhnUls
that she has never ridden IN motor
car in her Ire-uulesS- possibly. N one
or fn. -'rs1rher-ueCS'' wagons designed
chiefly fr- the tourist with a desire for
el-htseefr-- She has simply fallen a
victim 20 the motor outfit craze
Feminine Reasons
There are three cogent feminine rea-
sons for the popularity Of this fad
First. It is distinctly 'SwaESeTr sine
II conyeve the avye-iuspirinE impression
that one has left a $1,000 Mercedes just
around the corner second, II IS EeHer-
ally becoming If YOU are careful 60
omit the goggles and are not particular
sForrt the view from the rear and third
Il IS mighty convenient wen you want
10 run out without stopping 10 TX up
The 7ore. loose motor coat. like char
sSfy. covers a multitude OF shortcomings
and the nondescript neadEear ST-athea III
Yards of chiffon yelling leaves the con
dltfon OF the couture absolutely 70 l--
rsrorde--= fmasInattou- Another point
an the motor costume and one that the
feminine shopper was quick 10 ulScpNE-
- that the disheveled individual VINO
Fa=,es into q store with q don t-keep-
np-yVaItiuE-OT-Ihe-Illo mo oT-IIl7F - Pte up
expression on her face GeneL1Lll go
herself attended 10 without uiilieesSs-elL-
DELAYS while the naDieSS creature y iips-.
Fa11FrIeSs toilette and general ar
sa-of- fzf-e proclaim her q person o.
~ an hour before one or the HSlie7s
young ladies can be induced 10 even sec
considered as q comfortable garment
the cOveraU motor coat has uncel.e- % =
r-any points TO TecolnIneH1 H. = -
roOnny and warm and = uoeS nv -
C-1e-- outdoor garments mostly 90 re-
srr1ire lot Of fTillS and FANCY IAit--]
=, - -ror- with IT, This IS q real boon
- -, z,-r-r Graves an occasional
respite from the eNactions OF Ia7il'ii-
IneIegant Raincoat-
Once mon p time her only refuge was
che Unitarian but iueleEaut ralncoai
which no matter how charitably you
looked AT il. always was a ranicoat' and
could never by any possibility ne H'-N-
taken for anything else. Now the ram
coat woman. IS seen no more the PSEUDO
rsotorisr has taken her place
Rur. Of course, the women who wear
victor Garments are not a always uldkt-tf-
7=.--a motorists hv any means Most or
the wealthy women or toiaE nave ~
own private cars. although lileSs- a-E ~
r-a women one meets afCoL IN motor
clothes and a Great many or Ilerl II (
IS competent 10 drive q car a. INC
Chauffeur they employ a. ~ 1-or-
rfr- which makes a. SDecialtE "a 'i'
Sr-uCtiuE the women who VISA 20 -
come proficient Chsuff e1IIS- ana us ~
Of Dur.iTs. always q long one Is Steafiliy
increasing -
The course Of instruction occupies So
months and embraces every par ~
motor mana cement including the eite5
ran~v -enaf~S that every licensed cHal-'
fp-Ir must be able 20 maze al4 ~ -
conclusion OF the term ne 5.-s-L
graduate Il presented vtin a certllic@-tt
which declaring her competent 20 NP
crate 2 steam, EsSoleue- or electro mo
tor as the case NAV be, enao.e9 HeF u
y7~o~-.re q regular cha eur s license
Expect Cars Of Their Own
There IS no uaze-beIIe-o about tn'
training undergone b. these enthusiasts
all OF whom are women Of wealth WHf
possess or expect 30 possess cars o
their ov-n- and Il s. an object lessor
long 10 be remembered 20 see one o.
them overhauIInC n car with as Attl'
rsenec+ <or the condition Of her hand!
as the mechanic who must earn Nv
iuE By his work
Tire Pariseunes are constantly bring
fuc- something new 20 the fore ana 6
necially in the headgear me! me. one =.
the newest affairs Is naG 10 -
T-au-n over the hat and hair thus al
lowing the wearcT to appear quite lIii
---a---Ia-a mon reaching her destination
Tho "bac-' as f. = called Is or dust
r---oT six and s. % he slipped on Owe
tH~ hat with silSen strings tNlhE uh1t
tHe chin. A broad piece Of mica Is IN
--rf-d 70 cover the ~ 6 ana dIIoIt
&c. vision 4 niece Of tDen-vesC ST,
n Ifrnr color comes vel over the. I'D
and nostriIs to afford good nreatiiln.
S07ce- they are said 70 te PeElecti
comfortable and not at al StuitE- a
one might easily imagine from 'he os
s-rIpuCC-
among the most fascinating garment
seen for motoring are the new lel-lhe
ones There vas time when IN
leather garments were 80 hcdNE tli'
clumsy that they did not appeal 20 th'
motoring voman. but now the leather
which IN reality Is a kid, is soft and
U-iable. and marks its WeaTer as tn
motor devotee- Il IS expensive. TOO. an,
has an element Of eZclusiyeneSs which
cannot be fC,nd 81 other materials
IeatEer Motor Outfit.
Other materials can be worn or nam
occasions. but the leather outftei IS TO
the motor car alone. and this fact give
il the. stamp Of approval By the snar
motor vcnEn- Avery attractive Ieathe
suit comes in a lovely shade Of colder
brown, with q skirt cut In seventeeI
cores, fitting snUEly around the hfps
but harinE at the bottom 70 give an al
rractive fullnesS-
The yoke extends midway 70 III.
knees IN front and slopes gradually mn
ward toward the hack The woke s. 81,
inches long and Is SCallODed along tn.
bottom, into which the sevsuteen-Eore,
skirt Is fitted. At first glance the ski
seems % be plated but the cores a.,