Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1920 — Parasok Are Again Unfurled [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Parasok Are Again Unfurled

TIME out of mind gay and dainty parasols have flaunted their bright colors In the midsummer’s sunBhine and cast their soft or glowing shadows over fair faces. But during the war they did not flourish. Being among the luxuries that could be dispensed with and for other reasons, they were not so much used. This season, however, finds them revived, and with midsummer just around the corner, they have come out In considerable force and In distinct styles. Many of them appear to take their cue from midsummer millinery, showing a repetition of the fabrics and colors used In hats, and there are parasols for dress, street and country wear that correspond to dress, tailored and sports hats. The simpler designs outnumber the more elaborate ones. For wear with almost any frock the green parasol with bands of black, or cross bars of black, and all white or white and black designs have the faculty of making a pleasing ensemble. But if one is not confined to a single choice, the made-to-match parasol, of the same materials as the hat worn with it, is smarter than any other. For the street there are navy blue and white combinations in which white organdie figures as a border and in folds on blue silk, these worn with hats of the same combination, match a sea breeze in coolness, and those green Bilk parasols, with bands of black, sug-

gest cool, leafy shadows cast by the trees. One of these is shown in the picture with handle in black and white enamel, and this model proves very practical. Black and white handles, furnished with large rings to slip over the wrist when the parasol is furled, have proved very popular. Hanging the parasol in this way is about the easiest and safest way of caring for It when it is off duty as a protector from the sun. There are a number of bracelet ideas in handles, including those of narrow black ribbon with gold or silver slides that carry engraved monograms. A wide-brimmed hat of faille silk overlaid with lace and having a frill of lace about the brim-edge, makes a soft shadow over the face that is deepened and widened by a parasol to match. As shown in the picture, the set is developed in black silk and white lace, but the color that underlies the lace Is a matter for individual choice. Wide white lace with a border provides a means of covering a parasol and hat like this with very little trouble; any seamstress can accomplish the work. The “country club” set shown in the third picture Includes a scarf with the hat and parasol so that there are three pieces in it Pink Indestructible crepe is used for this set, and the braid and embroidery decorations are in. the same color.