The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

keen interest in sporting af- &<0 fairs, despite his years, made this undying epigram: There's no age in the kingdom of sport, my lad" At that time the gentler sex was as lit tie concerned with sports as it is today with prize fighting; but modern woman has taken the epigram of the me old sportsman of that long gone generation as her particular slogan. Maid, matron and dowage they all look alike in the kingdom of sport this enchanting kingdom of sport in which all ages may meet on plane of fetchingly youthful raiment!
 Daughter, mother and grandmother may all wear the same sort of sport hat, the same short sport skirt and rubber-soled sport shoes, the same bright colored silk sport coat, the self same golfing rig or boating rig. The only distinction is made in the sport blouse. Here, at least, years must be conceded to; the young girls middy with open neck and loose lines would be too cruel to a middle-aged face and figure. So the older woman, with her natty sport costume in grass green, orange or any other gay hue she fancies, wears a sheer, becoming blouse of exquisitely fine batiste or handkerchief lawn-or even of Geor- gette if she chooses-with collar de- signed to give the greatest effect of becomingness. The older woman, also, very sensibly drapes her smart, severe sport sailor with a floating veil "a white or a green one if her tresses have turned gray.
 The daintier type of sport shoe, of glazed kid as soft and pliable as glove kid, is delightfully."- easy on the foot, while some of the sturdier styles, of canvas or buckskin, with much stitch ing and overlapped seams are a bit trying on the feet until the newness has worn off. There are, however, very pliable, comfortable sport shoes of glovesoft kid with rubber sole and heel, if one is willing to pay a good price for such luxurious sport foot wear. There are laced shoes and OK lords of snowy white washable kid which can be kept clean with damp ened sponge and delectable styles with colored glazed kid strappings and trimmings on white kid. A very fash ionable sport combination in footwear this year is white and tabasco brown fiery, reddish brown shade. One may also have white and green. white and blue and white and black sport shoes, to match various costumes.
 Velvet in the Sport Kingdom.
 The arrival Of velvet in sportland about June first, was rather a surprise to everybody-except of course the manufacturers, to whose prophetic vision are revealed sartorial secrets so long ahead that they must always feel somehow that they are living in the future. First arrived the velvet banded hats, then hats with velvet tam crowns; followed velvet sport coats-jaunty little jackets cut open at the front and lined with colored silk, and handsome hip-length coats of brocaded panne velvet in lovely shades of pale pink, mauve and Nat tier blue. A coat of this type. with heliotrope and rose flowers scattered over a pale blue ground was noted at fashionable country club In Vest chester last Saturday, The coat had soft. loose lines. confined under a broad belt of thesmaterial Big patch pockets were faced at the top with white silk and the cuffs and wide sailor collar were of white silk also. The coat accompanied a sport frock of white washable satin. made very sin- ply--to show it was sport frock and