Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1918 — Sweaters That Delight the Youthful [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Sweaters That Delight the Youthful

A sweater of some sort, in the wardrobe, has come to be taken as a matter of course, like shoes "qnd stockings. Everybody, from baby to grandmother, is entitled to at least one of these first aids to comfort —and style. For have advanced so far in the scheme of things to wear that their manufacturers can always be pure of a Remand for them, and their task now is to present them in snappy styles. Sweaters are the delight of the youthful, and these wearers are the most critical and exacting of all their devotees.

The hand-knit sweater-coat, in yellow, blue, rose, green, taupe and other colors, with collar and cuffs of white or gray, has a vogue that makes ft bring a higher "price than equally handsome machine-knit models. Colors popular for sweaters and gweater-coats are not in pale tints, butin light, t>eautiful shades. Blue, somewhat deeper in tone than the color that made itself so familiar as “Alice,” and a light, soft yellow identified as “golden-rod,” Illustrate the strength of these colors as chosen for sweaters. All-white sweater coats and those in national bl ue enjoy a persistent popularity that passes along from season to season, with _that of darker colors like navy, khaki, and dark cardinal reo. For the young girl arrived at the

flapper age an ‘ attractive sweater appears at the right of the group of two shown in the piefure. This is a ribbed machlne-Jcnit sweater-coat in gray', bordered with dark red, which may be had in several color combinations. It fastens with buttons at the front, and they appear to have a knitted covering. The border at the bottom of this sweater holds it in rather snugly about the figure. A blue and white combination in. a sweater-coat for the youthful, but grown-up girl, 18 made in... Yale blue with white stripes. The collar is convertible and the sweater fastens with white bone buttons. The picture portrays every detail of these smart, .practical sweaters with perfect faithFor mid-winter sports a cap to match is the joy. of the youthful sportswoman. The cap in the picture of Yale blue, is knitted with points at each side that are folded down and fastened under two white pompons of wool.