Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1915 — Triumphant Return of the Muffler [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Triumphant Return of the Muffler

Every up-to-date girl is swathing her neck, or preparing to, with a scarf. Called by its good old-fashioned name it is a muffler, and that is what she is calling it. r<ut the name is the only hint of old-fashion about it. It bespeaks a youthful zest for gay things in its Vivid and queer colors. Nothing is too noisy in design or color for the muffler, which does not propose to be overlooked. There are many plain mufflers in bright green, purple, lemon yellow, cerise, rose color, flame color and any other bright color that one may choose. There are mufflers with stripes in contrasting color or white, running crosswise or broad lengthwise stripes, like that shown in the picture. And there are some having dots and circles over their surface. Mufflers are made of wool or silk, and nothing could be more practical for the cool days of autumn. They are worn with street suits or with sweaters now, and will re-enforce the heavier outer coats for midwinter. For the autoist they are often made with cap to match. Those in the plain colors make fetching sets of this kind and are worn, like the sport coats, for all sorts of outdoor recreation. The caps to match are either round with a turned-back band about the face or the Tam o’Shanter shape.

The mufflers worn with street suits are usually plain, with narrow stripes at each side and a band in the same color as the stripes across the bottom. The dark, quiet colors, fashionable in suits and millinery, make possible the wearing of bright mufflers without a jarring of colors. The whole efTect is spoiled if one forgets to consider this point.