The Ely Miner

THE AUTUMN GIRL—GOLF AND OTHERWISE

CONTINUED USE OF MAGPIE EFFECTS, BOTH OUT DOORS AND INDOORS.

The autumn girl is the best of all the girls, healthier, handsomer even than the summer girl. And it pays to buy her clothes, for, with her bright eyes and red-brown cheeks, she sets them off so well.

The athletic girl, in her reaction from piazza-and-trailing-skirt days, for awhile went to the extreme of not caring very much how she looked, what she wore. But gradually a change has come over her, and now she shows careful thought for her appearance.

Instead of choosing some dowdy, worn-out old thing in which to array herself for her sports, she selects suitable cut and material for the gown in which she plays her games. Perhaps she spends more time and money on "field" clothes than on her ball gowns, and we believe she would be wise to do so, for they appear in the garish light of day, when defects are painfully visible.

The "magpie" combination (our old friend, black-and-white) the golf girl will probably select this fall for her costume on the links, and somewhere about the costume there will undoubtedly be visible a dash of cherry red or a bit of oriental embroidery.

In a golf costume, the skirt is of paramount importance, as the player usually discards her jacket when following the ball from hole to hole. But the coat, when finally donned, should be one that need not shame the wearer. The suit here pictured is one of the season's best; the skirt, with its trim fit and straight lines; the plaits of the coat matching well with the skirt, and the modish black belt and stock adding very good touches.

The white felt hat with the black velvet and black quill, complete the "magpie" effect.

All summer we have had the open-work embroidery, and still have a continuation on the wool stuffs for fall and winter. Oriental, and also a sort of padded, raised embroidery, will be popular, much of which can be copied by skillful fingers at home. Jet will be used again, but perhaps not as freely as last year. Velvet buttons, appliques of cloth and velvet, frills and ruching are among the fancies of the season.

Last week we spoke of changeable and fancy silks for linings, and now have a word to say in regard to shot silks for dress materials. From time to time the shot silks come into fashion, and one does not wonder at the hold they have; for they are so beautiful, their hues changing with every change of light. Such lovely combinations of color observable in their make-up.

The shot-silk gowns will be built after old-fashioned models, much be-frilled and be-ruched.

The Golf Girl