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Show ' ;! The New Woman May Wear Trousers If Her Occupation Demands Them Sweaters Now Ripple At the Lower Edge Knitted Frocks the Winter Fad CASE of trousers vs pelU-v pelU-v ' & oats has been tried out In one ' !otal court and trousers hav won Woman may wear trous-, trous-, irs when and where she pleases, is tho f decree provided her occupation . dc-' dc-' niands the bifurcated garment. Woman's Wom-an's war work, of course, has brought abou: her emancipation in the way of dress, and so comfortable and altogether alto-gether desirable havo trousers proved , so much more satisfactory than hampering petticoats for active pursuits pur-suits .hat women will soon insist upon ;hcm for play as well as for work That Is, for sport wear and : various kinds of athletics: Trrc-ridlng-" ; suit and the hunting suit are already frankly trousered; the gym suit, the : basket-ball suit and the camping suit are bloomered or knickcred, and tho iklrt of tho bathing suit is so short that its bifurcated undergarment Is frankly revealed. . ' And the wondrous thing is that no-rbody no-rbody makes any to-do about tjipse sklrtless costumes; very few people , Ijnake any objections even, to tho, new style uhich, ten years, ago, would have raised an outcry of protest from coast , to coast Tho alarmists who worry themselves about tho probable banish- , ment altogether of the feminine pcttl-, pcttl-, coats really need not worry unduly. ' however There Is not tho least likelihood likeli-hood that tho petticoat will go. "Wom- j,an only wants tot wear trousers when 'she pleases to, and when her good Ucnsc commends this style of dress for : active pursuits. ' ' Gunning And Golfing In The Southlniul , "Whether one travels southward with , shotgun or golf clubs the proper sport- Ing costume must bo packed in one's ' ! trunk and either costume will have :lta points of smartness as well as practicality prac-ticality Just after Thanksgiving there '. Is splendid gunning down in Virginia and in North Carolina. Devotees of , the sport run down, year after year ,at this after-Thanksgiving season, tak-Mng tak-Mng with them warm, rough-and-ready '. clothing, guns, ammunition and dogs. ' To many a tired business man up north this week In the open, early in December; Decem-ber; Is the very best part of the whole . I year and is anticipated with a relish never bestowed on the August vacation spent with the family at a fashionable summer resort. Guns arc looked over ; ; and put in shape as soon as November 1 .: brings crisp weather; lists aro made of supplies to be carried along, and 1 most important of all the dogs arc 1 exercised and trained down for their : approaching work. In Westchester, in ' the New Jersey suburbs and out on 1 Long Island you Seo on Sunday morn- ' Ing automobiles driving out into tho country with handsome hunting dogs I In the lonneau, and not until the dogs i have been run for hours up hill and i 'down dale, through wood and marsh i T, and meadow, will dogs and tired m.is- ttr return homeward. Many of the i younger married women havo taken to i accompanying their hu.sba.nds on theso December gunning holidays In tho ; South, and while tho men revel in wearing old and rough-and-ready clothes, dearly beloved and cherished i from season to season for this glorious I holiday from business cares, tho worn-1 en of the party elect to wear smart 1 viand jaunty gunning costumes of the 'latest cut. Such a costume Is pic- j Jtured; a belted jacket and slashed ; Klrt of mixed homespun In dark green i land brown tones, the skirt falling over ;WclI fitting suede breeches which strap : nder trim leather puttees. Heavy j Bloves, stout yet -shapely tan leather i Jhoes and a stitched wool or velour : hat which will' stand all weathers, 1 .complete the costume. Usually a nog- ( 'sco shirt of soft tlanncl is worn un- acr tho trig jacket. 1 t The golf girl goes south a few weeks toter jU3 before or after Christmas, .and her costumo Is a bit more conven- c lonal and formal. Trousers are ellm- t jinated but under the short buttoned i Klrt of plaid wool material may be porn knickers of somo substantial Jluff or of Jersey silk. This year the i ! m '2H Igolf g.rl, as you will note by the ap-, ap-, pended illustration, is wearing n belted, belt-ed, sleeveless waistcoat which leaves her arms very free for swinging her I clubs. Under the belted waistcoat on very cold days, goes a second waistcoat, waist-coat, buttoned high to the throat. The golf shirt Is of fine striped flannel or of washable silk according to the weather and. of course, tho golfer possesses a warm topcoat which is carried car-ried by her caddie and slipped on between be-tween drives and putts. The golf maid In the picture wears a skirt of plaid gray and green wool; her waistcoat waist-coat Is of groe"n wool jersey, her shirt 'of heavy -white tub sllk,and hcjr knotted fdur-In'-hand'i.So of green silk. Sho has very stout laced shoes of tan leather and an all-ireathcr hat of leather with a green velvet band and bow. Her golf gloves are of thick white worsted with green embroidery. A New Hiding Coat Appears. Tho maid who stays at home and takes her exercise on horseback in the park, dresses as conventionally ns her sort of sport -demands. Hiding skirts are almost a thing of the past nor and a side saddle is becoming as rare a sight as an old-fashioned horse-and-buggy. Tho smart and modern riding suit has beautifully fitted breeches, that cling to the itnee and flare gracefully grace-fully above, and a coat fitted with equal precision and perfection. Tho new riding coat is pictured. It has long lapels and a double-breasted fastening fas-tening and the flaring coat-skirt ro-veals ro-veals the flare of tho riding breeches. A- Gurimri Costume ' in YTo o dy Brwr ty Toneg J Obllquo pockets are set at cither -aid? j I of tho coat front. High boots of soft j ! leather, heavy gloves and a pressed; j beaver riding hat complete the cos-' tumc. Tho tall, Immaculate slock and j j Ascot tic give the formality that a winter riding costume demand?. Be-; i tides this attractlvo horseback cut-' tumc, the rider must have a spccUl topcoat, or "paddock coat" of mixed worsted which is donned tlie moment J sho dismounts. Usually she leaves her i horse at the park entrance In charge of a groom and returns to her homo In a limousine or a taxi, but she may jvalk homehrp,ugh thcr,e,o.LjI1.sh.&. chooses, and If her riding costume Is well covered by the big "paddock coat." i The Snow White Skating Maid. Nothing could be prettier on the W and against a snowy winter background back-ground than an all-whlto skating costume, cos-tume, and this year white skating togs promise to bo in high favor probably because so many of tho graceful professional pro-fessional skalem at the Indoor rinks have affected white costumes. Some of these snowy costumes arc of white velvet and whito fox; others are of while corduroy; still others of while wool matorlals and angora. Knitted worsted and angora wearables are smater than furs for outdoor, costumes just now and really give tho sport suggestion and tho Informal sugges-tlon sugges-tlon that sport wear should havo a good deal better than handsomo fur?. The skating girl on today's page 1b very atractlvely logged out. Her Anter Motor- $ "J :, Country Tramping TP Goar short white wool skirt gives tho fashionable fash-ionable effect of narrowness, but It is generously lapped under tho buttoned slash and Is quite roomy enough for active skating. Tho skirt falls to the tops of while buckskin skating boots, laced snugly around tho ankles and very low of heel. The belted coat of white angora wool has big patch pockets pock-ets and white crochet buttons and the coat collar is turned up under the angora scarf a faddish notion of the season. Gloves and cap are embroidered embroid-ered In dashes of orange wool. Another skating maid wears her dark street suit and tan laced boots for skating but adds a knorrlng touch of color and sport Incss to her costume by a scarf and cap of angora In deep blue shade to match her blue eyes. Sweaters for winter sport-wear no longer show straight, clinging lines al the hip. There must be decided Hp-plo Hp-plo and flare for an effect of smartness. smart-ness. Sometimes this is added by purling, purl-ing, pushed together in the effect of pleats, and sometimes by widening the sweiiter at tho lower edge five or moro stitches over the allowanco for the width of front and back. A few If ' I She'll PlayGolf in. Wm H a Tri Outfit Jgm 1 bright scarlet sweaters, with caps to I match are appearing at the rinks; this 1 In accordance with tho Paris fashion for red worsted wearables which were the rage at French seaside resorts last summer. "A Good Motor Coat Of Leather. Excellent for motoring on stormy days, or for cross-country tramping in all weathers is tho belted top coat of reddish brown leather with hat to match. The flap-front of tho coat may be turned back to form a rever If desired. |
