The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-01

r@HE fashionable world is vaca-
tioning these days. and to see
the really smartly frocked wom-
en- one must shake the dust Of the
cities from ones shoes and migrate
to the country, mountain or sea-
shore resorts.
Here the outdoor costume holds
undisputed sway. and the chic hats
and coats designed for summer wear
command your attention on every
hand. The hats for the most part
are wide-brimmed and shallow
crowned. and are made OF straw.
fabric or French felt. The coats are
of all lengths, ranging from the short
Elton and bolero to the long motor
coat which completely covers the
cress worn beneath, and the materi-
ais used include silk poplin. taffeta,
worsted cloths. corduroy. Shantung
silk. Palm Beach cloth and silk Jer-
sey cloth.
fish tweeds and dainty, feminine
wraps of silk. satin or even chiffon
to protect mtlady from the summer
breezes. The sportswoman wears a
coat whose chief feature is utility.
end 1t is usually garment built on
the lines of her brothers. In few
OF the smartest models made Of Eng
lish tweed the full, fiaring lines are
confined about The waist with belts
Patch pockets. Raglan sleeves anu
turned down collars accentuate the
masculine effect, and with coat OF
this type the outdoor woman will
wear a Panama hat with band OF
checked or striped ribbon.
Jaunty Sporting Toys.
Another popular material for
a clever combination Of silk and
wool. and because of its wonderful
sheen is, in many instances, pre-.
ferred to the homely tweeds.
If you haunt the fashionable sum-
mering places you cannot help MOTTO
ing the fact that women have paid
thoughtful attention to their sports
costumes. Many Of them are wear
ing these jaunty sporting toys all
day instead of DOMINIC the frilly.
dressy frocks after luncheon.
Instead of the garden party cos
tunes which dotted the lawns OF the
country clubs in former seasons. we
now see the beauties OF fashion
wearing smart skirts of pique, cordu-
roy, pongee or linen. gray-colored silk
sweater coats, and the plainest OF
sports hats.
So popular have the sweater coats
OF silk jersey and silk tricos become
that the woman who revels in sports
has provided her summer wardrobe
with from two to half-dozen
sweater coats OF different colors. To
vary the designs of the garments the
manufacturers have made some with
high collars. which button snugly
about the throat, while others have
broad, sailor collars turned back to
form deep, pointed neck line. All
OF them are belted about the normal
waist line with broad sashes with
tasselled ends of narrow belts which
button in front
Most Effective Patterns.
The sports coat is not the only
SUMNER COAL SLIulSA viii d DlodI
sash. Fashion has provided a wide
assortment of limousine coats-the
Earment worn in the afternoon over
silk or lingerie frocks. They are
made OF taffeta, grosgrain silk, satin
or chiffon-lined with silk. The most
effective ones are made of old-timey
striped or lowered silks in artistic
combinations of color. and are
trimmed with silk fringe, bands OF
ruffing or stirring. scailoped frills
or pleatings.
saw one grande dame step from
her luxuriously appointed limousine
attired in silk coat which closely
resembled Paisley shawl. The silk
repeated the design and the time
softened colorings OF the almost
priceless shawls which some OF us
treasure among our most valued
heirlooms.
1t was roomy coat. and the silk
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