Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1918 — KNITTED SUITS AND MANTELS [ARTICLE]

KNITTED SUITS AND MANTELS

Skirts, Capes, Separate Coats, Stockings and Hate Among the Popular Hand-Made AppareL f ■ Women who have now supplied all the soldiers and sailors of their acquaintance will all the knitted garments they can use, and have also contributed to the Red Cross and similar organizations their full quota of knitted articles, may now turn with a light heart to knitting for themselves and their families, for in the vogue of knitted garments there Is no lessening, declares a correspondent in New York Herald. Every week or two sees some new knitted article appearing to challenge fYe interest of the skilful knitter. Entire knitted costumes are more than ever popular In France, and will, of course, take possession of American, fancy in due time. Knitted skirts, suits, capes, separate coats, which are really jackets and not sweaters In disguise, and of course stockings and hats are to be seen at French countryplaces where the mode Is followed at all carefully. For children the knitted frocks, coats, hate and suite are also seen. The skirts are short and some of them are box plaited, while many are made in stripes, white and a color, and are extremely vivid and jaunty. Coral-colored knitted garments are highly popular. In fart, all hues may be said to be in vogue, the more brilliant the better.