Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1919 — IN SPORTS SUITS [ARTICLE]

IN SPORTS SUITS

Splendid Assortment for Woman Fond of Athletics. Pastime Apparel Very Much English In Cut and Fabric—Knitted Suit May Almost Be Called In- - dispensable. Tt Is established that our most delightful fashions come from Paris, and ft is becoming equally well established that our sport apparel Is English In cut and fabric. We come to speak of the English walking hat, meaning the rather close-fitting hat with a tall crown curling up at the sides. English tweedsand flannels are a part of every sportswoman’s vernacular, as suits of these materials are of her wardrobe. We differentiate between the onlookers and the real adherents, and recognize the rights of the latter to be as plainly and unbecomingly dressed as the most rigorous exercise demands. During the last year of the war the knitted sport suits made by hand appeared, first In Switzerland at St. Moritz and such places where winter sports abound. They were instantly accepted and were a boon to French and Swiss makers also, who could thus employ remuneratively their long winter evenings heretofore given over to Ipce making or the fine embroideries, the demand for which was interrupted by war. Now the knitted suit is Indispensable. The great vogue over here for tricolette and jersey cloth has further stimulated this demand. The wool jerseys are* ideal, for they do not rumple or crush and come in such splendid colors that e vdry taste may be gratified. Hunters’ green is a favored color for some reason —it always looks well and does not always fade as do other brilliant and decided shades. Nothing is more picturesque than the fashion of topping white skirts with jersey coats of the most brilliant tones imaginable—green, yel-' low, and scarlet seemingly preferred. Undeniably they make gay color splotches on the landscape and add to the summer picture. "Less serviceable than the wool jerseys are coats of fine faille and silk poplin. They are as delicate and refined as the most conservative woman could ask, and come in such pretty, soft colors as French blue and pale rose. The coat usually has. rather wide sleeves which open over the blouse Sleeve underneath and are not too tight. Deep revers cut away in front as a man's dinner coat-rolls back at the sides and now and then one finds a sash finely fringed and belting in the waist. —New York Sun. .