Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1919 — Vests in Fashion’s Limelight [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Vests in Fashion’s Limelight

Vests, as a part of new spring tailored suits, could not be more universal •if wearing them were a matter of patriotism instead of a matter of fashion. In fact, a spring. suit without a vest, more or less essential and conspicuous, is hardly to be found and one might write a small volume about them by undertaking to describe the various styles in which they are made, the kinds of material used and the endless variety of adornment on them. There may be some uncertainty as to the fashionable length of skirt and some difference of opinion as to the correct width of them, but womankind is of one mind on the subject of vests, or waistcoats; they hold the center of the stage in the drama of spring fashions. The most popular fabrics for these vests are the various new supple, heavy fiber silks. They match in character the cloths popular for tailored suits, have brilliant luster and color and are made in a variety of interesting and beautiful weaves. Very wide, splendid ribbons claim much attention in the selection of vestees and recent-

ly -organdie has entered the race for a place in. the midsummer sun. One of the attractions of the suit with a waistcoat, or vest, is that the vest may be changed in many of them, so that the wearer may have the benefit of variety in color and character in them. Many a bit of old, handsomely embroidered silk or rich brocade ought to see the light of day once more now that vests are fashionable.A great favorite among the many styles in vests appears in the picture above. It is of beige colored tricolette and is braided with dark blue soutache braid in an all-over pattern. Even more popular are vests of this material with an embroidered pattern across the bottom, repeated in a narrower band at the neck. Embroidered and plain pongee make elegant vests with the embroidery in self or in contrasting colors. In tnany suits there is quite an expanse of vest displayed at the front, but there are others in which this detail is less conspicuous, and in some it dwindles to a mere border of color which one glimpses under the coat.