Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1913 — In "Checker Board” [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

In "Checker Board”

Quite a logical sequence to the board, brilliant stripes of the English cricket coat is making its appearance in the checker board coat and caps, of which a picture is shown here. Nothing could be simpler in line and coni' position than the c<jat. The material will not allow decoration other than the plain horn buttons which appear on the cuffs and fasten the belt. These coats are just getting a start, and we may expect to see them with much greater frequency in the spring. The simple round hat made from the same material is as soft as the Coat, and is really a garment for the head. -) t There is a droll standing feather at the side. No one would think of describing it as pretty, but it fits the scheme admirably, for this outfit expresses those characteristics of the young American miss which cause the French to say that she looks and acts

like a young lad, without being boisterous or obstreperous. >. The jiert little single feather hasa black curled tip and a soft white base. It is a sort of'challenge to good fellowship. A soft hat for a younger girl is made of velveteen or of plush, although others equally good are made of plaid or checkered fabrics, such ak are used in coats. The turned back brim is adorned with three quaint little bows in front. Any one who is clever at sewing can make this hat, for patterns of it are to be found in almost any standard fashion book. These are sensible and smart clothes for young people, and those two adjectives express the idea of feathers of real style when one must choose for the growing girl apparel of any kind.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.