The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05


- such attire SO varied and so
attractive.
Manufacturers Of materials and
poeel seem to have worked in unison
I'D . a particularly happy In
materials adapted to sports uses finds
designers full Of ideas for sports nov
eetee and women keen for sports
caothes Of nil sorts.
Il ISN'T that women arc more attn
1ato than usual. Indeed tho mania
~ athletics seems to have passed. and
though women do indulge in out Of
deer sports II Is the exceptional
Woman who ~speciaiizes in them after
IL fashion that almost all women
below middle age felt themselves COM.
PEELED to specialize in them q few
Uvars age.
Being interested in sports Is tho OBJ
Sgatory thing now. II you go In ac-
lively for them. well and good; but
a9te9ested you must be. You must be
- outdoor girl. even II not an athletic
m, and you must dress the part.
Naturally being interested does not
can for absolute sturdiness OF cloth
2U8s Ouo Cdu WdtCI ttIlIllo ulIu SOlk
md hockey and polo without any c
ma tear upon ones clothes. and being
p1cturesQue u Of doors isn't Of
necessity a matter Of stout tweeds
ma hobnail boots. So sports clothes
ep~6ay are frivolous and impractical
% an annoying degree. Incidentally
thsy are charming and expensive to a
degree quite n amazing.
Those silk sweaters. for instance.
ana those white satin sports suits and
those heavy corded silk sports coat
and those astonishing silken bathing
costumes! Extravagances. all Of
them. but 30 amusing. SO pretty. and
60 comfortable. Even the most weird
Of the Russian bathing costumes Is
comfortable and oil the gay silken
stuffs pressed into service are moro
comfortable during much Of Dur sum.
mer weather than n woollen stuff.
White satin does seem a bit incon.
gruous for sports yea At least e
sounds Homogeneous: but when one
E the smartly tailored suits. soft
and graceful. rich Of texture. dull Of
finish. prejudice melts away. They are
such simple. good looking. becoming
things. light Of weight, keeping shape
ana freshness better than linen. cooler
than serge.
One would not don such q costume
for q drizzly day on the links OF a
muddy tramp over tho hills: but for
informal out Of door wear nothing
more attractive could 10 imagined
and when. as nowadays. q oma In
tho country or at resorts Is likely TO
wear her sports clothes UP to the time
when she dresses for dinner one Of
these white satin suits may be a very
useful possession.
It Is tussor. however. that Is the
sports silk par excellence this year,
ana oil sorts Of garments are made
from II.
OF tho tusso bathing costumes with
which a we'll known New York firm
made q sensation some time ago the
story was told In THE SuN at the time
Of the modes launching. Just how
generally these rather sensational
models will be worn remains to be
seen: but they would certainly add to
the gayety Of beaches and. moreover,
some Of them though novel are no,
spectacular and all are comfortable
liz ohaptCo o"AiitiiAils.
Their newest feature Is theil
breechcs. These are cut much on the
order OF riding breeches with the wide
cuff or band combining them snugl,
below the knee. and they are really
an Improvement upon tho rather un.
calmly boomers. held In untidily n
the knee by a elastic. Over these
brceches q one piece Russian tunic 1.
often worn. and often this tunic ha.
high neck and long sleeves. though
Eiore models are cut slightly low ant
= sleeveless.
Tussor Is used too for coat and Skin
costumes innumerable, sometimes II
the natural tone. gayly striped in blu,
or red or rose or green; sometimes II
plain color. trimmed In contrasting
color.
Perhaps the best looking Of thes,
models are built up Of the plain. heav.
soft silk in cool neutral tone, with