Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-10
DIANA Of THE SHOWS.

The Christmas holidays arc perhaps
most loyollrly celebrated bv he dcvotfes
of winter sports The vigorous ones pre-
Tor Quebec "a Palm Rench an lrv tl6 to
lukcwarm ocean, and II they were
obliged to choose between the two. the
north poll, would SUIT them better than
the cquator
However any intermediate spot will do
where there i PLENTY of ce and snow to
make suitable background for such
vigorous winter sports as tohaeanning,
skating skiing. snow shot ing slelghinp and
cchoatng Ouc does not med 70 "a -
Switzerland to find aueh spot for tmeri-
ca has many i mountain or lake rasoit
Whcr,. winter sports ar enthusiastically
followed
clorHl@ faR I'M sroKrSWeNNS
For the winter sportsworaan tie nam
consideration Is ~ " VAIN hut the
clio thing must l.. nelther 50 thles moi
heavy As t. h eumhrogs fven the
gcntlest exercise IN crisp, dtN. freezing .Sar
soon sets the blood % amHing. and most
winter sports are athletics OF = rather
violent order
Light. loosely htting weollen garments
which IN uoWlsc impede the ease oi maNe-
ment arr the IDEAL thing, and trousers
play an unusually important part II the
garbing Of the winter spnttsweinan She
NAV, and quite probably docs. dispense
ahogt her with -kft har knleherboekers
of rough Woollen bclhg partially covered
by knee length coat
The knickerbockcrs are built to hang
over "A hlt at the knee. hlst are 50 carefully
cut that there Is TO unattTactlve sQgges
ton oi hloomcrs in theit outline They are
more often than not fashioned Of neutral
toned piaid tweed rc-cnioreed With sue Il
For the Woman Who ohJ,ets to sktt
lessneSs there Is i three piece sui oi
Scotch tweed OF bright culored 5nam=
proof cloth The skirt IS, ol course, short
and pretty girl III sports suit oi this
description IN vivid green cloth With
white Angora scarf, cap and gloves. Is j
vision 10 warm the heari Of q SNOW man
Thus costume can he made 10 do duty III
all winter sports but for shatmg hIeamers
or tights should bc substituted fer kutek
erhockers.
When our Diana OF the Shows elects
TO 60 skirtless she ties bright soft Woelien
scarf about her waist, the friugel ends
being allowed to droop we'll below the
knee length coat When size wears = tiaek
brushed wool sweater Instead oI i eaat
she sometimes wraps round and round her
slender Haist il Eroad soft Weollan sash
with fringe yard long, brilliantly pat
termed In red and yellow aud copied lrom
one made long ago by the Indians
The knee length coats worn With
trousers are fashioned of the tMck warm.
hut incredibly light camel's halr cloth
and are most popular IL blue. brown OF
tan j hey are belted. have large patch
pockets on the hips, may or may rot have
i fur collar and are warmly nterlined
MACK lNAws Of GAY PLANS
Boyish mackinaWs ii the gayest of
pIaids arr III high favor With tie winter
sports pirl They are made Of plaid rugs
or scarfs with the fringe used to decorate
the lower edge and are helted by IA narrow
harness leather belt The jackets are as
often worn with tailored hreeches as With
skirts
Any of the costumes described are
appropriate for outdoor skating, hut
skaters often prefer Il less sportsmauhke
outfit, especially Tor wear At the rink
This year new skating skirt Is being
sponsored by i shop which speelaiizes III
attractive sports clothes.
II IS a short skirt oi course short m
this case means that it extends not an
inch below the top OF the high skating
boot This skirt Of dark corduroy or
velveteen is lined throughout with satin in
brightly contrasting color, which match
es the short separate coat
The skirt is circular III shape and Is 50
skilfully cut and fitted that 1t clings closely
TO the hips but swings gracefully at its
edge with every rhy hmic movement Of the
skater The glimpses of gay satin facing
thus revealed produce a particularly
charming effect
SHORT DuSTq1N gAekEqs.
The short duvetyn jackets III attractivr
ooIora which are designed to wear with
these lalmty skirts arc very attractiye.