The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

itself may be tired Of sport clothes, for
the true fortune maker is only step
ahead of the public. She or he senses
what the masses want and gives 1t to
| them as an origination.
There is no diminution of sport
| clothes in the shops merely because
there Is talk against them, but there Is
strong current moving toward other
kinds OF clothes, and this is felt by
those who are in the waters of fashion
all the time. There are informal
| clothes, plenty of them, that have little
| in common with the ordinary sweater
with its loose girdle at the waist and
its pique or plaid skirt; and there are
plenty Of sport clothes for those who
actually take part in outdoor activi-
ties; but nothing new has developed in
this especial line OF fashion.
| Perhaps one can lay stress on the
introduction of leather, which has
come about through military condi-
tions. Among war workers leather
coats and waistcoats and skirts have
been worn with a good deal of swag-
ger. and now that uniforms for women
have been somewhat abandoned the
retention of this new aad quite salts
flying fabric is assured.
Leather sport Garments.
Women who go a-pleasuring this year
have taken along leather clothes for
the first time in the history of tourists
apparel. The big sport houses that
now have an immense clientele among
women who have worn uniforms and
who drive motor cars, camp in the
Adirondacks and shoot in British Co
lumbia offer leather as a leading ma
terial for golf, tennis and all motor
car touring. Soft. supple leather
skirts in reddish brown are chosen by
exclusive women for golf rather than
plaid or plain cheviot or corduroy,
These skirts have large pockets fas-
tened with leather buttons, and they
; carry their own belt and very often a
sleeveless waistcoat which has four
pockets in front.
The satisfaction that is given by
these leather garments lies In the fact
that they can be used for all kinds
of open air life year in and year out.
Women who are going to Europe have
chosen them for deck costumes, with
British warm" which is a leather
, coat lined with sheekskin, as top
garment for cold weather.
This introduction of leather there
fore is the decided novelty Of the hour
, in every day apparel. 1t is not gener-
4 ally.E 1wzAsx yA4-x't Is still .Ssk wed
, for the few, but the lead is so strong
= that there Is every prospect OF seeing
the great majority Of women use hide
: instead of cloth.
l Sensible summer Clothes Now.
The woman who Is watching out for
:. her spring wardrobe and Is being
n guided by the clothes going to pleasure
q resorts. which are, after all, forerun-
r ners of what we will adopt, had best
r be warned in time that she will regret
it II she puts money into sweaters
t separate skirts and plenty Of shirt
;, waists. We are coming into a new
: phase of summer clothes. 1t is really
3 an old, old one, and it has been brought
: back through the mental somersaul'
s we were compelled to turn during wal
t days. We have yearning for clothe!
q that are sensible. Non-essentials hav,
e rather wearied US. We think it espe
cially silly to wear a serge gown OF
warm, moist days when we could b.
comfortable in taffeta, foulard, Shan
= tung and printed chiffon.
0 We know that muslin Is not an cas-,
t fabric to possess and cotton has beer
Is needed for things more grim and seri
2. GUS than a woman's summer afternoon
10 but the other fabrics fall as thick a
8 leaves in Vallombrosa. One can ge
n them for the asking. A vast amour
o o. them are American made9 and on
ID does not have to pay an import pric
p on them. There is certain quality o
IT chiffon which has been put out b.
Is France and which we have not beel
n. able to achieve. but Of the foulards, tn
Id Standings and the various types o