The chronicle=news., 1912-12-24

Now. thal thc cola weather HAN ~
las, set In the thoughts Of women. al
; least i III" younger women, turn I,
winter sports aud naturally to the
proper ,ostum" to Il" worn at th'
. various sports Skating H. probahl,
more popular ~ u winter sport than
skiing or any OF the other cold h~a'
ron sports and skating costumes are
therefor" III interest to u large num'
Der OF YOUNG women rhcr" IN n,
ifon,laL rui" OF fashion ,onc'rninE
skating costumes and they vary in
cut. material ani trimming accord.
Ing Ia III" taste OF the wcar"r. tn.
place, the weather and tn" occasion
Ih"r" Is but one requirement ~ Ia
appearance. that III" cosium" should
be tri. and sporty aud another re-
lIulr"mcnt mad, by common sense,
that tn, costume should give tn.
greatest freedom Of movement.
Corduro, is liked for the skating
suit and N.l,ctc'u. though not great
~ fan.ird this year. IL also accept
able Tn" YER, velvet skating cos
tunes turned out by the designers 20
far are On Russian NJ military lines.
loose girilci and trimmed with fur
and iioHHinE. or something on tn"
lin. OF frorstnE Some OF these show
but little fur trimming, being In
tended for wear with separate neck
iurs aud mu.!s.
Less elaborate aud more practl-
cal skatins costumes are in the thick.
scu ~ocl-u.. fur trimmed. aud one
pis,c irnck> of such stuns Viii UNI
douht"dly lie seen On the ice. worn
With FUN Tor the skating and cover
cd l., biz lons, coat ~hrh the wear
ct stors for rect
The sweater Is not tho iaNorii" II
once ~a>. Ncrtciks aud Mack,nacks
aud their like having cut into sweat
sweaters to-, useful to siNc them up
and occasionally the designers suc-
cr'i In giving an air Of novelty to
the old 'A,Vrii~.
1 The hiSh. close collar With = mar.
NV band of fur around the top is
PRETTY uISnu sweater aud Is usually
IacccMpari-d bN line. ot fur on the
i,u;i, Sometimes III" tur caps maten
the sweater and knitted muu eu.
a very pretty cifcr;.
knii,cd Auksra sweaters with
,saris attached or separate aud caps
OF attractive shapes ;c match are Of
Tered 10 >oric OF the shops. aud thcs-
arr often made ur effectively tn
white with touches " contrasting
color such sets In the new browns
arr charming when becoming
The .klr; y; the skating c,s,um,
usually has p,aits lc; in some way.
and the PLAZA from; with saitrca OF
2 lsaN plated back Is liked for such u~r.
-Four marrow hox rla;,> stitched down
part % ;ac ~sN and Nrgs Ga;ly and
hcsVii, pressed Tor the res, Of the
way afford caouss D>cEn Tor free and
srssc:ul movement and lNck we'll
Skirts laid m side plaiis all around
arc liked by some skaters and sach
skirts arr made iu a large variety OF
ate short coats with o. without fur
trimming
Tac smaT,csi evening wraps are
drspcd nowadays Scaac are In ogiea-
tai fashion. Ec!uS wound Arclud the
ra;irc lsurr and fastened lo- In ;a-
back Others arc caught IN a uiod.-
iica pauntcr effect. \ style .: wrap
tha; has Just made is appearance
has the effect of wa,;csa back
Oriental and crcsian cG;eS;s are
lpramiuru, in tho drapcri-s ~ even
lins gowns In >ubdurd aud rich color
ltuss, aud in gorgeous metallic, era
ihvoidcr,>d and svSoaded tabrics Me
ltalljs Srccadcs, sold and solver sho;
tissue, fancy ch.tfrns, handmade
laccs, charmcu>c and satin arc seen
I In Ncau,ttu, toilrt,cs, and touch q;
pir appears on sleeves. shirt cg drap-
Icr,. Oh the wais, Or y; the throat.
while long, graceful drarrrics siNs
an appearance OF srcatcr width 20
these rpwuS, the skirts arr quite mar.
row At the cdec, Some " she most
clarora,c have slashcs IN the center
IRON, IN ,ur,tng line, cr the same -.
tcct IS simulated Ivy an opening at
the side seams, thus allowing more
'r,rdem IN walking,
The combination nf contrasting
materials, tho blending ot suhdncd
oriental cNlcrinSs and the CLINT q!
sold or silver IN trimmings siNc AZ
E!uGN ;6usl:,S to street dresses and
Afternoon costumes Almost all ~ell
dressed women favor tho t~'c-Yiccr
I tailored suit with noatch,nc waist
rather than a oac-riccc dress. These
waists arc usually made Of chiffon,
icSsrplcus- OF crcpc DC Chine, while
ltAc elaborate white waste arc n
handmade lscc, fancy not Or white
l&CE>csdc.
Russian blouse effects arc Trnmi-
ncug on tailored spits, Many q! Jhr
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