Pocahontas star herald., 1915-11-26
OUR WEEKLY
FASHION LETTER
The Panlalelle PetllCOdt is PraCtl-
cal for Skating Costumes.
New York, Noyember-

1T InNhn just Nh" Hn ~ NAA AhN
world would 60 ON skates This win.
ter lust as an the world took nap
the dance oraza bat winter Oar
ulppodromo o. displaying some
wonderfully attractive skating i,o-
uous IN ils present show, aud many
Of the glass enclosed roof gardens
have taken up the ad and are Civ,
log a skating cabaret instead Of The
dancing cabaret. The sport is
wholesome and appeals 20 young
aud old.
Among the costumes, particular.
ly youthful aud chic, are the box
coats, worn with short daring skirts
and tasselled Tam-o,Shauters. The
Norfolk model too, il much in favor
aud the sweater m some popular
vivid tone combined with skirt Of
corduroy or tweed, i, 4 prime "a.
vorite. Each Of these suits allows
the ease Of movement so necessary
to this sport, and the grace of line
so much sought after IN all costumes.
Fabrics favored for skating suits
are tweed, in its various mixtures Of
soft browns, reds, and grays;
sweater cloth, warmly aud yiyidly
colorcd; lambs wool, so light aud
warm; and numberless novelty
woods and other fabrics favored for
sports use. Corduroy should not
be omitted; in wide and narrow
vale, 1t Is being used for both coat
and skirt. The colors are pleasing
and Of course the wearing qualities
are too well known and appreciated
to require mentioning. Corduroy
lends itself particularly well to the
belted Norfolk models for golhng
and other out of-door sports, as
well as skating.
The belted Norfolk, the sweater
coat, and the box model, now worn
for sports are all OF them unliued
unless it be perhaps a shoulder yoke
Of satin or heavy silk as a sort of
body foundation. This fact makes
the fashioning of them at home a
much simpler matter. Snort clothes,
being more or less Of a luxury, are
Of necessity expensive when pur.
chased ready made; materials how.
ever may be purchased aud the gar.
meut made at home very reasonably. |
A particularly effective suit seen
recently, was developed in a soft
sage green English coating; it was
reversible, the underside being |
IN soft blues, greens, reds
and browns. Collar, wide cuffs,
lapels and belt were made with the
check outside; the coat was fastened |
with large brown buttons; a line Of |
the buttons extended down the front |
of the skirt as well, adding a smart |
bit OF trimming. Pockets are
great convenience tor sports wear, |
and coats and suits this winter are
well supplied The various styles
OF collars too, so much part of |
the new coats, are particularly !
adapted TO real out-of door wear. |
The wide chin collar, coming well |
up about the throat and ears Is be.
coming and wonderfully warm aud |
practical. The throw scarf of the
same material as the coat, or OF a |
iur fabric, often attached directly |
to the coat itself, is a practical aud
comfortable notion; what could be |
more ideal for skating than the wide
muii cuff, into which one may slip
the hands and remove them instant. !
ly if necessary, doing away entirely |
with the danger of losing a valuable
muff, and also the inconvenience of |
carrying one when the hands may |
be put to better use.
Few of us but will appreciate the
practical side Of the pantelette pet
ticoat for skating and out.of door
wear. These pantelettes are gener.
ally made Of heavy satin IN the
same tone as the suit, or skirt. and