Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-08-11
HENS OF FASHION.

or eiderdown should be provided. for
nights in camp are cold. Many WON.
en- habitually wear pajamas Of outing
flannel while In camp.
In contrast with the picturesque
and Informal toys Of the camper is
the correct and conventional garb OF
the woman who delights In horseback
exercise. While summer riding hab-
its are much less formal In style than
those deemed correct for park wear
in town, the riding habit must always
have suggestion Of conventionality.
It is amusing to read about the riding
habits worn In the early part OF the
nineteenth century-not SO long ago,
when one comes to think Of It, A
lady of the SOS swept down the steps
toward her steed habited in trail
Ing gown of bright green cloth. prob
ably embroidered on bodice and skirt
and jauntily trimmed with frogs OF
black cord. The skirt Of this green
habit was attached to pointed
basque by means Of multitudinous
gathers. On the lady's elaborate CHG
non, confined for the exercise under
bead-embroidered net, was perched q
| tall beaver hat from which foated
several yards Of white yelling. What
contrast between this costume and
the trim, correct habit of the feminine
rider today, who wears most simple
but perfectly cut and tailored coat
| and skirt, guiltiess of any trimming,
snug, smooth couture, above which
is smart little derby or mannish
straw sailor!
Summer riding habits Of gray linen
crash, with white sailor hats and
white buckskin gloves, are particular
ly attractive and appropriate for
country wear. The linen habits also
are liked for out-of.town riding, and
the skirt is cut so that when the rider
stands 1t Is merely smartly-shaped
walking model. In the country the
coat Of the riding habit may be dis
pensed with on very warm days, but
the shirtwaist must be faultlessly
mannish in every detail. No such
thing as boned stock, fluffy tabot
or elbow sleeve Is permitted. A cor
rect habit for cross saddle riding Is
| illustrated. More and more women
are adopting this style of riding, espe-
cially in the country, but special care
must be given to the cross-saddle
habit in order that 1t may be abso-
lutely correct and not approach the
bizarre In any particular. The habit
pictured Includes stunning coat OF
checked worsted which falls jus: over
the tops Of the leather puttees or rid
ing leggins. Beneath the coat are
riding breeches as faultlessly shaped
and tailored as the coat, and which
buckle over the knee above the leath-
er puttees. The skirt is of thin white
silk with madras stock at the
throat. The gloves are heavy white
buckskin and the hat is new man
nish sailor of black straw.
After all, there is nothing like q
sailor for summer wear. Each sea-
| son the sailor crops out again, some
times in one shape and sometimes IN
another, but always our old friend,
the sailor. This year simple, man
nish sailors with rather wide brims
and moderately high crown are the
approved style, and these hats come,
as usual, in all grades from less than
a dollar up to seven or eight. The
woman who buys sailor at all
should buy a good one, for though all
sailor shapes may seem much alike
at the beginning Of the season, 1t is
only the high.pr1ced models that are
distinctive and correct looking as
soon as the sailor begins to appear on
every other woman one meets. Wom-
en-, as rule, do not take trouble in
selecting sailor hat to see that 1t
is properly fitted to the head-and abb
surd and distressing, too, are some OF
the resulting effects. The woman be-
tween thirty and forty may wear a
sailor of good quality provided every
detail of her costume Is tailored, trim
and in keeping with the mannish style
of headgear. The couture, too, must
match the sailor.