WOMEN MOTORISTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22657, 19 February 1937, Page 3

WOMEN MOTORISTS

CHOICE OF CLOTHES HATS THAT WILL STAY ON COMFORT AND SERVICEABILITY Every woman who drives her own car, or in her friend's, is .faced with the problem of what to wear when motoring. For motoring, although it is not as specialised a sport as tennis, golf, or riding, requires its own particular typo of dressing. Hats, for instance, should give shade, but not blow off easily. An insecure hat will make motoring a misery rather than a pleasure. Comfortable, sporting, easyto wear clothes are also a necessity. No sensible woman will go motoring, even if only for a single day, in clothes which crush or soil easily. A long drive in a car means sitting for hours in u fairly confined position, and it is essential to have clothes that are easyfitting v and comfortable. Another requirement of the motoring outfit, besides the qualities of comfort and serviceability, is that it should be warm. How many motorists have experienced the discomfort of a long drive on a hot day which has suddenly become cool, so that their return journey is. made to the accompaniment of chills and shivering P The woman motorist who is wise chooses an outfit with a jacket or a topcoat which can be discarded during the hotter part of tho day, and replaced when the chill of evening begins to penetrate. The jacket suit, worn with a suitable blouse, or the lightish frock with a warm topcoat, constitutes the perfect spring motoring clothes. The jacket or the coat can be doffed for a game of golf or a picnic lunch by the wayside. Smartness a Necessity Although comfort, serviceability and warmth arc the three necessities for motoring clothes, there is no reason why those clothes should not bo smart. It is a mistaken belief that "any old thing will do" for a picnic or a drive, just as it is a mistaken belief that light and flimsy clothes should bo worn ' for a long drive on a hot day. The simple motoring garb —suit, blouse, topcoat, felt hat, strong shoes —can be brightened with a scarf, a belt, or a hatband, and turned into something pleasantly countrified and smart. Advising tho woman motorist on what to wear is a simple matter, l'or late-wihter-cum-spring she would be wise to choose a suit or a frock and topcoat of some light woollen material in a serviceable colour. Fawn, beige, brown, grey, and somo shades of green will bo found among tho best of these, for they do not show dirt and dust until very badly marked. For the sake of added colour, a patterned fabric can be used, and, perhaps, according to a new fashion, matched with a plain. That is, a plain skirt with -a patterned jacket in the same shade —or a-plaid or checked topcoat with a plain frock. A bright- belt or a bright scarf can work wonders in the matter of smartness, and woollen fabric for the outfit will be found exceptionally suitable because it is practically uncrushable. With the suit, a pretty light blouse of linen, silk, or cotton can be worn, so that in the hottest part of the day the wearer may discard her jacket. Close Felt Hats On' the whole, the woman motorist will find felt hats more suitable than straw, because they fit the head snugly and are not so liable to blow off. It is as well to phoose a style offering the minimum of wind-resistance, and a fairly deep crown. A good motoring hat for spring should have a fair-sized brim to shield the eyes and complexion from the sun, and to keep the heat off the back of tho head and neck. If tho wearer is in the habit of playing golf out of town, or of eating picnic lunches in the bush, she will need shelter for tho back of the head and neck, or heat-stroke may result. A good scarf offers added protection.