New Britain herald., 1929-01-09


New York. Jan. 9.-When, Milady
skates on thin ice these. frigid days,
when she skis and when she tobog-
gans, the .smartest Of sports. toys
are none too good for her.
New York's latest displays show
that winter sports costumes just
naturally have gone chic.
No woman of taste wears y
makeshift costume for her winter
exercise any more than she would
,concoct a bathing costume out OF
left-overs for summer.
Each sport Its Costume
Moreover, each winter sport has
its own costume. And the right
people never wear skating CO.'S
tune when skiing or vice versa!
Since Partisan and New York
couturiers have put their master
minds on garbing the winter girl.
cold weather sports toys are exctt-
ingly jaunty, colorful. masterfully
tailored and practical.
Skating suits still have q lady
like preference for skirts. kits,
l might better ray, for no skating
skirt with self respect comes quite
to the knee-cap. Many are plaid
and most of them are pleated. The
culotte, orr divided skirt. Is the
most popular. Next comes the lit
tie circular skirt over matching
knickers.
Russian Blouses Seen
Skating jackets seem to prefer
the. Russian blouse. theme, many
Of them buttoning warmly clear
up the neck. belted with tight nip
line pepiums. Fl. Bright red always
hasf been . favorite skating colAr.
IT. - seen IN combination with
black, navy. and white Nis quito
neat to have ones heavy sweater,
beret or stocking cap. scarf and
mittens match. Russian designs
in loud colors against white must
mind her little sports socks this
winter. for no authentic costume
is without Them
Since. skiing has gone social and
the best families have adopted It.
perhaps the most striking Sports
wear; for winter is seen gliding
down the icy tracks at Quebec o.
Lake Placid. 49,
Skiing costumes have SWITCHED al
least one idea from. practically
every other known sports outfit
This suit family recalls an avia.
ton outfit. that one employs rid
/. ding judphurs, still another bear
resemblance I'd the hunters togn
Golf and tennis kerchiefs' are al
most ubiquitous. -.
Brooches and knickers riva
judphurs for popularity as th'
most correct style. 1t doesn't maxi
/ any difference which wins. Blu
ones cap and jacket must bea
come relation to the cut OF one
trousers.
Black and White Favored
, Black and white costumes ar
! stunning and newer this yea
than color Green always look
, striking against the snowy back
. ground Warm browns witt
touches of orange or scarlet ar
| very good Plaids and stripes vi
with plain coiors.
r Among the striking costume
$ shown at a recent exhibition wer
l the following: a skating costum
r of navy WOODEN knic'lers and whit
| WOODEN tunic opening down tn
r left side of the back. collared an
cuffcd in white astrakan. and belt
!, ed with blue leather; a skatin
r costume of scarlet kasha culotte
V high necked sweater of loud blacI
q design in beige and scarlet. wit
e stocking cap. mittens and sock
matching tobogganing outfi
with knickers. cap. kerchief an
: mittens. of bright red plaid. an
n the l,Imberi9ck green leather.
p Three skiing costumes .fror
Bernard and Gle Illustrate admir-
+ ably the diversity of themes EN-
4 ployed this year.
A heavy navy blue cheviot sui
of knickers and pullover JACKIE
: has its sports kerChief Of blue an
e yellow tricot attached to it so n
d cold can creep in. blue Der.
d and gloves anc wooden hose {
q beige mixed with blue comple1
! it. The gloves are decorated wit
pompons of 6lre.
The Hunting Motif
e Reminiscent of hunters su
is a dark green gabardi-c s'i
with beIted Jacket. long N'ouser
s visor cap with ear flaps that !