Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
KNITTED RAJ MEN T
SWEATERS AND VESTS MUST NOW
BE HAND-KNIT.
A Renaissance of Knitting and
Crocheting at
Present.

Written for The Evening Star.
simultaneously with the announcement
that silk and linen mesh are the ohly
weaves worth wearing next to the SKIN
arises the cry of the up-to-date girl TOT
some snug fitting jacket or vest OF hand-
knit wooden mesh for wear over her shlr'
waist. Happy that grandmother or white
haired aunt who can make for her the olo-
fashioned knit Paiment remodeled on 19o4-o
lines 1t costs twelve dollars to have
sweater knitted or crocheted to order, 10
say nothing of materials; and the really
smart girl turns up her nose at machne-
made sweaters and vests.
Wool yarn or silk and wool mixed, is
used for these fetching bits of raiment. and
the CLEAN of silk is bound to show some
where in the garment White and a rich
cardinal red seem to be the favorite color
ings. The heavy, gray mixtures offered last
fall and winter are suffering a deciceu
eclipse.
A fetching sweater for golf girl is GRO
cheted in a plain stitch, allowing for pleats
These box pleats follow the lines or NOT
folk jacket and belt is crocheted 10 match.
The front is double breasted and set off by
large pearl buttons. The cuff Is snug anu
tight-fitting, while the throat is hnlsneu
with a neat turnover collar, with Whlch
may be worn a bright windsor or four-in-
hand tie
smoothing sweater appropriate for
skating or brisk winter walks has a SNAPPED
neck with a dickey crocheted TO match'
This is fastened in with small pearl buttons
which also close the stngle-breasted 'front.'.
stunning golf vest is knitted from white
wool. with . peppered erect IN tlny piaS Sh
dots variant of this pattern shows the
black dots running in stripes. as in novelty
braid Both vests are finished with nat,
white silk braid, lined with white taffeta
ard fastened with fiat pearl buttons
wool is bound with white silk braid and set
of" by bullet-shaped brass buttons, Inc
same vest is produced in cardinal red,
bound with silk to match, and has large,
fiat gold buttons.
In Pure White.
A pure white sweater with bloused fronts
is crocheted in alternate stripes, plain and
shell stitch. 1t has n box-pleat running
down the front, set off by big fiat pearl
buttons.
For young girl, there is shown Monte
Carlo or box coat effect in knitting, both
white and red, trimmed with brass or pearl
buttons These will hardly become popular,
a. the athletic, outdoor girl likes to look
trim and neat, and saves loose, flowing eff
fects for house gowns or evening cloaks.
The fluffy type of girl who is given to
drawing room posing rather than to out
door sports is not neglected by the up-to-
date crOcheters, for she may have the daln-
test of dressing sacqueS, planned on the
square, old-fashioned lines. and showing
white wool and silk knitting threads in a
glistening combination. These come in
white, black and white, cardinal and all the
fashionapl pale colors. They are bound in
self-tone ribbon silk braid, and fastened
a. the throat with dainty cord and tassel.
The sleeves are roomy. bell-shaped affairs,
and the knitting is closely set, so that the
sacque is exceedingly warm and "cumfy."
Less quaint and not SO warm by half are
the kimonaS crocheted in an open shell
stitch and bound round or run with ribbon.
These are offered principally in white, run
with bright ribbons, but they are made to
order in any of the popular house shades.