. LL sport clothes caeily~mizht be divided into these two classes-411036 that women veer for golf, tennis, hunting, boating and other sports. and those that they do not. For it is a mistake that practically no one makes nowadays to suppose that sports clothes are all designed for sportswomen.‘ Not a bit of it. 'i‘hero are women who wear sports clothes and nothing but sports clothes from rosy morn to dewy eve who never swatted a tennis ball, drove oi! a golf tee, relned a horse nor partook or any out— door exercise more streuoue than walking round the block or get— tig into a motor car. Sports and Evening Quite a good many women have solved their dress problem in this way, and you may be one of them. They have but two classes of clothes—sport clothes and eve- ning clothes. They wear the former sort to all day-time occa- clone. luncheone, bridge parties. garden parties. up town, down town, in town and out of town. The only time they don any clothes not at the sports variety is in the evening. when they have clothes as truly feminine and un-sport like as you can well imagine. They simply avoid any of those elaborate day-time clothes that some women regard as necessary for formal afternoon affairs. Like- wise they avoid the frilly. garden— party sort ot‘ clothes that some women include‘in their summer wardrobes. Some women hold to the opinion that the only time that frilly clothes are becoming, anyway. is after dark. For the benefit or these Women Tan and brown crepedec as innocent or sleeves as one could wish. One such [rock of man's white silk shirting shown an over- blouse trimmed with red and white polka dot ribbon and a short ctr- cular skirt of the silk. Another sleeveless model consists of a white crepe de chine Jumper bound with green and a short white pleated skirt. “'hite‘still seems to be a favorite with the American tennis enthusiast.. Some tennis players choose a nearly sleeveless one-piece frock of white Jersey. Mlle. Lenglen. who first taught American tennis players the smartness and Usefulness of the bandeau tied about the head. seems always to choose a.‘ linen ', frock for tennis. This frock with plain bodice and pleated skirt is a product of the genius of Patou. For Golf Goii tracks are of a diflerent sort. A smart model especially designed for golf players is a one? piece. mannish shirt frock in a. light-weight flannel. The soft turn-down flannel collar is finished with a iour—in-band tie, there is a narrow belt of the flannel fastened at a low waist line with a small pearl buckle and the skirt fullnesa is achieevd by means of front and .side inverted box pleats. Two- piece jersey frocks of the jumper sort are chosen by many golf on- thusiasts. A hay and gray knitted cos- tume worn by a well—dressed young golf player shows a pleated skirt of the navy and gray in large checks. with a plain gray jumper with cuffs and band down the front of the gray and navy check. Not many American golf or ten- hjne jumper worn with wrap-around skirt of turn knoll... Under the skirt are short mp1: do chine trousers. who have taken to sport clothes so eagerly there is‘wide variety this sp'ring. There are frocks and wraps and hate and. blouses and suits to supply every day-time oc— casion. Q For Imam} . The tennis flocks?!“ is de- signed for the, tennis court shows an interesting application of re cent fashion tendencies to the re— quirements of the game; The in- creased fullness of the skirt has, of course. its distinct advantages- Many tennis players prefer the perfectly sleeveless truck and in :- its of the coming at long sleeves there are smart new tennis frocks nis enthusiasts would go to one of the clever French dressmakers in search of their actual sport costumes, though almost all'the wellknown designers have given their interpretation of the golf and tennis frock, and many or them imagine that they hare de. signed thesé'with special reference to the American form and the. re— quirements of the American sportswoman. One of these celer brated dressmakers of undoubted ability presents a golf trock con— sisting of a very short pleated kaolin skirt with a. jumper-ct very wide striped kasha in beige and natural tone. The slightly pufied sleeves are short. with Wide. close bands just above the elbows. and there is a hat of the striped hasha Vdrawnan close'as a'bathlng cap. The jumper is straight and plain and swathed about the neck with a long scarf end. so that. between the scarf and the turban. the golf player would have dimculty in bending or turning her head. Mined “'oolenn There is a. type of sport clothes that women have been wearing to one of the most. trying colors irr existence." it has been frequently pointed out. however, that the color "‘jade" that became fashion— able was not at all the real color or Chinese jade, which is a soft. green tone of exquisite quality. Henna was not so unbecoming. as many of the colors that become extremely smart, though there are ever so many colors of a reddish tone that are more becoming. The the races in France this apring..women of medium or mixed color- that gives Americans inspiration . for sport frocks of the more elab- orate sort. However, on cool days observers have declared that every woman looks as if she had bor- rowed her brother's coat. These are of mixed woolen materials at the lightest sort. so that they may be worn until quite warm weather. They have the regulation slit up the back, with large side pockets. THOSE AWFUL COMBINATIONS wfiY is it that the colors that become tremendously smart are almost ‘never the colors that are becoming to most women? The fact is‘ that the colors that stand out from season to season as being the rage are usually deso perately unbecoming. Certainly fuchsia becomes no one very much, yet one’s impression now on visiting the shopping section of any large city is that. halt ot womankind is Wearing a hat of some one of the fuchsia shades. Periwinkle blue was certainly not so becoming as any number of other blues. yet it was the blue that took the milliners by storm three years ago.- Once it was mus- tard. Every woman wanted to wear a wrap or hat of this green- ish brown. yet of all the hideously unbecoming colors it certainly took first prize, second prize and honorable mention. Jade green has enjoyed favor for some time, but, as one authority says: “It is ing.with medium light complexion, gray or blue eyes, and brown hair usually find it trying. And new we have a perfectly dreadful mixture. It amounts to a scandal in the world or fashion. Vt’omen have positively appeared wearing both henna and fuchsia at the same time and if you don't - know at the very sound of the two colors together that they would be positively painful. just Watch out and see. Few combinations could be worse. It is like dill pickles and whipped cream. strawberry jam and canned salmon. roquefort cheese ‘with‘ fudge sauce! SPORT NOTES THE suspender skirt is making its way into the realms of sports wear, and for the go]! player it has many advantages. A neat and practical golf costume consists of a tuck-in mannish blouse, a suspender skirt and a. sueater. -————-— The coat sweater is frequently chosen for sport wear, but rather smarter at the present time are the slip-on sweaters that are slit part way down the front. button- ing up to the neck. Some of the smartest of these are made of light knitted wool in horizontal stripes. For an all-round sports jacket many women prefer the velveteen cost, which is made in smart blues and greens as well as in the .neutr‘al tints. ,M l! mull“) I inhiu’vfl rm‘ «0-... ll ...,—‘- we "acidrfinee-g nut-w ‘\ \\ ‘v in. :rennnnockmctminrmtesukshwngmmmamm edlinojumpettrock and wthdot‘bonds, andwhite crepe \CCASIONS Cubist silk scat-land handbag and brass buttons add smart touch to copper- colored knobs suit It left. flannel jacket bound with white '9' slit-aid worn over white lingerie Then theme is a red Use and white flannel skirt. me while chiflon sports frock in center has a. violet kid belt and is worn with white kaolin coat. with collar and cums of violet kid. A gilt. bee is nppliqued on collar to match one on but. Next is a sleeveless bolero, a Int. and a belt of glazed chintz worn with cream crope de chine scarf. And at rlght. navy blue and white crepe de chine sports frock. SPORT HATS 0F , THE SPRING FOR actual sport wear there are round~crowned, roiling briniv med little hats of straw simply trimmed with a band of grosgrain ribbon laid in a flat bow at the right side. Among the straws to choose from are hemp, ponto. bengkok, tagal. milan. leghorn. hinohi. and other fine weaves and braids. Some Women prefer the soft felt hat for sports and there is theinteresting fact that, the French ‘woman at ways puts away her straw hat with the passing of spring. considering the soft felt hat the most suitable for real summer weather. Sometimes felt and straw are combined. A feit crown has a bangkok or hemp brim. The French miliincrs are making little suede or deersliin hats. Camille Roger combines felt and leather in sport hats, of light tones. banded with Roman striped rib- b0ns. Among the colors favored by the French milliners for sport hats are mauve, roi blue, rust, and the nasturtium tones. Our own milliners who specialize in sport hats offer their choicemodels in white, henna. rose. tan, copen, almond green, maize, navy. orchid, sand, apricot. gray. r , cocoa. ecru. Sometimes these sport hats are altered in such interesting colors as mummtoast or cucumber. m. .............~... m»..._m-.....~ ..-.
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