The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-29
HOW TODRESS PARTFOR
IDEAL SUMMER OUTING

little while ago-the first part of the
SUMMERTIME official guides Of the Adir-
undacks, il is said, met in convention and
condemned woman's dress; that is to say,
they said that present feminine styles had
no place in the mountains. And they
We're about right.
The woman who wears French heels.
pointed toes. lace bodices. and skirts that
bind the knees or ankles has no place in
the outdoors vacation. She looks, feels,
and is out of place. On the other hand,
the woman who wears smart outing
clothes is in her element when climbing,
tramping, and other forms of outdoor eX-
ercise are in view. She gains a distinct
style of her own because she looks the
part she is playing.
At some of the winter resorts in Swift
erland the woman dress all day long in
outing costume-heavy boots, thick under
wear, wool frock. sweater or outing
coat and simple. though smart cap or
small hat. They live out-Of-doors, indulg-
ing in all the various cold-weather sports
skiing, sleighing, and sledding-to their
hearts content.
Interesting Contrast.
They are well supplied with evening
frocks, and after dark they blossom forth
in all the wonders of tulle, chiffon. lace.
silk, satin, and crepe. The contrast be-
tween the smartly but thickly wrapped
woman of the day and the daintily and
:hinly clad women Of the night is inter
esting.
The very fact that fine clothes are ia
300 in the daylight makes them all the
more attractive when they do appear.
At Atlantic City and some of the other
warm seaside resorts, where an afternoon
siesta is essential to comfort, the smart
est women go supplied with bathing at
tire, which they wear in the morning in
the surf and on the beach, and linen
frocks to wear to lunch and dinner.
Then they fill their trunks with all the
evening frocks they can lay their hands
on. For, as at St. Moritz, the evening is
the time when they give rein to their
love of dress.
1t is a sensible idea to make the dress
that is worn in the daytime a distinctive
and thoroughly practical one. Of course,
at some summer resorts there is much
afternoon gayety which demands elabo-
rate afternoon frocks.
But in many cases in the mountains. in
the woods, or at the seashore, it is posi-
BILE to live through the day in an outing
suit. And this summer, when unprac-
teal clothes are the rule in ordinary
dressing. the outing dress is essential to
outdoor comfort.
Useful Serge Dress.
A one-piece serge dress is useful espe-
cially in the mountains, where the wealth
er is cool and the climbing is rough. 1t
can be made in Peter Tom style for the
younger women. or with a sailor collar
applied to a simple, front-closed, one
piece frock for older women. 1t should
have a skirt with ample fullness about
the ankles
This fullness can be arranged grace
fully, so that the skirt still retains a
straight look: one of the new outing skirts
has the fullness buttoned under the side
seams in the form Of tucks, which can be
unbuttoned when necessary. Heavy soled
tan shoes. with medium heels. or white
canvas shoes of substantial make are the
most comfortable for climbing, and
tramping as well.
Khaki is another good material for the
all-day outing dress. A khaki sailor suit
or khaki skirts with shirtwaists OF wash
silk, cotton wolfe. or crepe can be worn.