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Show H f & "f I. wmi$$m H A Pleasing Costume. VI5RY woman longs to have an aim now who knows what preparedness pre-paredness may call for? And tho first step In acquiring the sort of aim desired Is learning how to handlo a gun! The avcrago woman is as awkward -with a gun as man is with an egg beator. She is mortally afraid of what tho thing will do. It might shoot backward just as man feels about tho egg-beater when required re-quired to use it for chafing dish preparation, prep-aration, when garbed in hla beat clothes I Trap shooting is a splendid way to acquire an -aim and not oven tho tendorest hearted member of tho fair sex objects to hitting a clay pigeon, If she can hit It at all which has its difficulties, you may bo sure, when tho gun is in amateur hands, A good many more women have taken up trap shooting this spring than tho general worjd wots of. Tho sport lo growing moro and more popular, yet It la not a sport for tho masses and llttlo trap shooting news is published asldo from flno print records down In one corner of the sporting page which nobody except individuals Intensely Interested in this form of sport ever glances at. Trap shooting is done mostly at tho country clubs, and llko hand-ball and squash Is Indulged In by the leisure and wealthier-class; so the man on tho street who sponds his Saturday half holiday or his Sunday playing tennis or golfing on a public court or links within irolloy distance of his home, knows llttlo of It, ?ZZZ-tZ-gi It is a pity that trap shooting Is not moro prevalent, for It Is a splendid splen-did sport, taking its votaries out In the open air in seasons when other out-door sports aro impossible. And as has been pointed out In an earlier paragraph, there Is nothing llko It to make a splendid marksman or markswoman of onel Every woman should know how to handlo a gun not only now In a timo when preparedness pre-paredness is on everybody's tongue; but at all times Good marksmanship marksman-ship Is a valuable acquirement and tho pursuit of this accomplishment trains tho eye, steadies the nerves and gives that control of tho muscles that makes for poise and grace. Rarely does tho individual, man or woman, who Is a good marksman suffer suf-fer from "nerves" or from vacillation or indeclslveness of character. Such an individual is usually tho one perfectly per-fectly calm and self-possessed In an' emergoncy, and tho one ablo to make a quick decision with reason and logical log-ical deduction and not mere Impulse back of it. Tho woman who is really terrified of a gun may start by learning archery. It Is not so oasy as one might imagine to shoot straight and truo with bow and arrow lo hit the mark four times out of five. This ,also, requires a trained eye, a steady arm and some suppleness and strength of body. These cplendld things, and their concomitants, concomi-tants, poise, graco and personal magnetism, mag-netism, aro tho shooting practice, tho matching, riding and military tactics and othor preparedness business of tho year, Giving to women. Trap shooting demands a costume of its own. Ono must bo warmly clad, yet in garments that loavo all tho muscles freo and unhampered. A long skirt, high heeled boots and smart yet heavy motor coat would detract sadly from one's prowess In tho sport; and whatever is worn on tho way out to the countiy club or wherever tho traps aro situated, ono must change to a special shooting rig before undertaking to hit a "pigeon." Tho costumo pictured is an admirable ono, worn by a young woman who has becomo proficient in trap shooting; and as you will certainly admit, It is not at all an unpjeaslng costume indeed, ono must concede that it is altogether natty and becoming to its wearer. Coat and skirt are of soft flnlshod worsted in brownish greon mixture, tho coat having tan suede trimmings. At tho right shoulder is an inset section of tho sucdo to keop tho butt of the gun from rubbing and marring tho coat material. Tho short skirt, pleated to give extra warmth and extra freedom of stride, drops just over tho knoo, and Is mot by puttees tho sort worn with tho khaki National Na-tional Guard uniform; made of long strips of wool material twisted round and round tho leg from ankle to knee. Under her warm, easily fitting shooting shoot-ing coat, tho markswoman Wears a soft shirt of silk or thin wool fabric in thl3 caso a very smart shirt of silk cashmere. Under the skirt may One Needs rlcnty Of Arm-Freedom For Archery, And Tins Loose Costume Cos-tume AfToi ds It. Skirt And Unbelted Tunic Of Dark Coloicd Flannel. bo worn kneo breeches or knickers of the skirt material. The rest of tho costumo Includes a one-pleco combination com-bination undergarmont and a girdle-corset girdle-corset of woven fabric boned only at front and back. Thero aro trap shooting suits also of leather-finished fabric with stitched bands of cloth for trimming. Sometimes Some-times puttees are dispensed with and tho half-long skirt meets high laced boots. Low, broad heels aro imperative impera-tive no woman ever made a good shot when balanced on tiny French heels; no woman, at least, who had not acquired the accomplishment long, long ago and becomo eo proficient that a mere costumo could not hinder her aim. A few enthusiastic femlnlno trap shooters go in for plcturesquo -fl coat and breeches suits, tho kneo I breochos fitting down Into tall riding ( boots while the belted coat is partly covere'd by a circular cape which falls Just to tho coafa edge, at tho hip. With this striking costumo is worn a melon shaped helmet with nariow L visor brim. I Tho archery costumo is decidedly business-like and has Its picturesque qualities also. It Is made of khaki or galatea and the shlrt-llke tunlo falls outside tho short skirt. I |