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Show I SPORTS CLOTHES SMART I ' WOMEN ARE WEARING I jj Norfolk Coats, Mannish Blousis and Tail I ! ored Skirts First Essentials for Freedom I J and Comfort. New Hats of Linen H - and Panama B l Now York, May C Cnuglit In tlio B fi thrall of tlio Buason'B first licat which H nccounts for tlio smnrt sot's sudden B departuro, tlio great city trims Its H ! thoughts to tlio country club nml tlio B i stores display trappings for tennis. B golf, tramping and riding to tempt H i thoso who may tarry in town and tlio fl ' fow who motor In to do their shop- B PB So oxactlng Is tlio modo for sports, H that tho time Ib long past when n H woman can appear on tho turf In bag- PpH " m fix " f gy, ilinttlng clothes. Today her nt- PPH! tiro bespeaks tho smart tailor. Sep- m arnto coats aro particularly promt- PPH. nent. Straight In Norfolk Btyle, or B llarlng nt tho lower edgo, they are 1 inado of whlto chlnchlllu cloth, white PPH woolen barred In blatk, covert cloth, PPH checks, tweeds, washablo corduroy, PPH nwnlng Btrlpcd linen and golf cord, B tl10 wo,t a silky rose and tho strlpo B A decided liking for tho silk Jcr PPPJ sey sweaters is also evident, tho H styles medium in length, ranging from PPPJ tho regulation model finished with n B ,miul nt "10 noclc t0 fnncy sweaters PPB with broad sashes and sailor collars. PPB Plain colors, stripes and bars aro PPB shown In these, roso, bluo and purplo PPK being favored barred or striped In PPPJ white. Kven raincoats havo gained PPB n fow points In stylo, now appearing H in attractive Scotch plaids and checks PPK rubberized to withstand tho water. PPPJ Every detail of tho costumo Is bc- PPB lotted with caro. Conventions nro far PBBm more strict concerning tho blouso ml- PSBS lady wears ngolflng than with tho PBBC dress sho dons for an afternoon tea. H Plainly tailored, long sleovcd waists, PBBS buttoned in tho front with ndjustablo PBBk collars, aro considered correct for K country wear. These aro mado in H whlto, colored or striped linens, roso B and- grco predominating; In somo SSaS rnnna Ihn fltrlnn liifmaurpa nn Inch In H width. Oftentimes, tho buttonholes B aro hound In a color to match tho PSBS stripes nnd tho closing fastened llko K I n cuff, with buttons of matching tol- PBBB or linked together. B On tho tennis courts, middy blous- R ots nro still Been, their freedom and H comfort having won tho heart of tho B sports woman. Ono shop on tho av B ciiuo devotes a side window, tucked I B in between two marblo pillars, to H, rackets, balls, Hports shoes and mid- i dies. Tho blouses, slashed in front i and lacod, havo sailor collars nnd HI' ruff llkn hems: thov nro mado of H whlto linen, cropo do Chino, waBh H' silk ami khaki cioth, tho fabric or PBBB, tho soldier's uniforms, an attractive B tan in color and with good wearing PBBK; Whllo tlio whims of fashion aro VS not as n rulo rigidly followed In tho BBBm clothes for Bports wear, tho added width In skirts is readily acteptcd. To bo sure, skirts for waiklng, golf and tennis nro not oxtrcino, but now mcasuro from two and n half to thrco yards around tho lower edge. Such fnbrlcs as plquo, plain nnd In novel Btrlpcs and bars, linen crash, khaki, tweed nnd horrlugbono mixtures nro Bhown In theso skirts which nro short and plain savo for a lap closing or patch pockets. Hats, too, havo n swagger stylo. Panamas appear In ovory concolvablo shape, from slouch to stiff sailor, with knitted silk bands mado Hko tho knitted tics tho men wear. Thoro nro collapslblo hemp straws and tho black felts faced in color, convenient to tuck In tho corner of a bag when leaving town for n weekend. Broad brimmed sailors of printed linen In two toned effects nnd In nntural linen lin-en fnced with bluo nro also smart, whllo rolling brimmed sailors of graBs straw In purplo nnd whito and black and whlto lend vnrloty to tho stylo; or you may havo a bonny tnm-o'-slmn-tcr loosely knitted in conrso silk Jauntily Jaun-tily tilted to ono side, llko tho Scotch man wears on tho heath. As in other seasons, tho gloves nro tho heavy mannish typo of tan leath-o leath-o or whito buckskin to protect tho hand of tho fair wearer, but belts nro a real innovation, ns they appear In brilliant stripes and chocks, knitted to match tho bands on tho hats, or In black or colored leather finished wlUi a Inrgo bucklo at tho front. Fancy shoes havo grown so common, com-mon, It Is small wonder wo find a fow novelties nmong tho models for sports wonr. Porhnps tho most striking Is n whlto biukskln tlo with rubbor solo j and strlplnga of green or red leather which sorvo as trimming, ns well as I n stay for tho llexlblo buckskin. Ono Iioubo Is featuring n whlto buckskin shoe, tho solo of whlto leather, treated treat-ed In such n manner that It retains I j -Tf ! r i 7 t Its whiteness In splto of wear. These heolloss tios and shoes nro shown for tennis, whllo walking ties nnd shoes havo heels about an Inch high. Along with tho othor garments, tiding tid-ing habits nro receiving considerable attention. Tho now trousor and legging leg-ging In ono, laced In front or buttoned button-ed at tho sldo as n stylo ndoptcd by young girls, whllo older women favor fav-or tho skirt for country wear, finished finish-ed with a lap scam front nnd back, with straps underneath for cross sad-dlo sad-dlo riding. Hiding coats show tho conventional notch collar, close body mid flaring skirt, and tho hablta nro mado In whipcord, covort cloth, Iveod and khaki cloth, whllo tan louther boots or loggings und Hob nro the approved ap-proved modo of droBBlng tho foot Tho tendency In hats seems to point to tho mnnnlsh sailor with n timov band; gloves nro tho gauntlet and nockwenr tho stock, usually plquo or duck. In Bonio cases ombrotdorcd with large green polka dots or cay purplo lleiirdo-lls, If you chaneo to bo nn ally Tt in int.ri Mtnii! u 11, it. the xtudl'-d '" I - - 'i r r ( jri Ue Two notables of New York society appeared at a golf club early In tho season and I heard nn Idler on tho , broad veranda remark as they took tho bunkers that thoy certainly knew how to wear their clothes. The viry suitability of tho garments mado them stylish. With her fair skin tanned tan-ned a dollcato brown, tho first was a perfect plcturo of what a robust American Am-erican girl should bo In her Norfolk coat of tan chinchilla, with bhio Hn' en skirt showing bolow, sailor nat of tho same material, tan gloves and lowhccled ties of tan leather. The othor woman, a trlflo older, woro a whlto Unen blouso with collar turned low, n striped plquo skirt with larr.o patch pockets and n pannraa hat w'th n checkered band of knitted silk ihat carried out tho contrast of her while buckskin shoos, stnyed with h'i'rV leather, nnd her black leather 1SH Thero was nothing to hamper their freedom, not a surplus frill or bin ten but overy detail of tho costume showed tho thought that had been '.iv-on '.iv-on their selection by tho women them selves. ' |