Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-08
Says Peggy to Polly
POLLY DEAR:

i POLLY DEAR:
Greetings, Here | am, true 10 my
promise, all prepared to keep you post
ed on what's what in styledom. After
spending a delightful afternoon in the
NJ & X store-of course you know
that is where we all go for the very
latest in ready-to-wear clothes-I am
just bursting to tell you of all the
pretty things which are being shown
for summer wear at the NJ. & X. July
Clearance Sale. To turn ones thoughts
to clothes may seem bit frivolous in
these days of strife and warfare but
truly. dear, the bright colors-and you
are not in it if you are not wearing
bright colors-are cheering and make
you feel twenty years younger. Not
that you, in the bloom of youth, care
about that but there are those who do.
Ills often said that one might as
well be dead as not in style and it's
the truth. Clothes are so wonderfully
attractive these days and so very be-
coming to everyone. be she sweet girl
graduate, mother of a flock of kiddies
or a grandmother. The best of il is
that they are all wearing the same
styles. Even grandmother does not
hesitate to don one of the gorgeous
colored silk sweaters or diaphanous
gowns, for there are no little lavender
and old lace ladies in these days who
wear little lace caps and quaint little
shawls over their shoulders. No stree.
Grandmother likes the pretty things
as we'll as anybody.
Sport clothes are decidedly the rage.
Although they are particularly de-
signed for country club. street and
outing wear they are really permissl-
bic, il seems, for almost any occasion,
excepting, of course. evening year. The
So hra ri
full materials. silk jerseys, pongees,
linens, gabardines, lie Jerz-the best
looking material imaginable and you
should make a special trip to NJ. & X. |
sale to see it-and kaysar silks, that
they are really very dressy and the
silk coats are being worn almost eX-
clusively over the lovely summer
frocks of which l will tell you later.
And the colors, MY dear, they are
simply scrumpuous. Lovely rose shades, /
Russian and soldat blue, brilliant
greens, and yellow, some OF rich gold
shade. You surely noticed those worn F!
by the bevy of pretty girls in the NJ. /
& K. float in the industrial parade last /
Thursday. They attracted lots of at !
tention for the cOlors simply stood out |
against the background of pure white :
fuffiness.
Many of the silk jersey outfits. some /
whole piece suit dresses in English |
style with fancy striped collars and |
others with striped skirts and coats in /
solid color are being worn by those I,
who are privileged to golf on the |
arsenal links. Gathered in groups on
the beautiful course-Ireland has
nothing on our arsenal when il comes
to verdure-the women golfers in their
bright colored sport suits look like
bouquets of blossoms against the back
ground of green. The silk sport suits
are not only delightfully."- cool for sport
wear but they are practical. for, be IL
known, they do not crush like other
summer materials and they are wash
able.
The pongee suits and dresses are
equally stunning and there is enough
of variety in linens, mohairs. poplins
in plain colors and novelty stripes to
please the most fastidious. Fancy but
tons trim many of the sport costumes
and they all have attractive scarf
sashes
You simply must have one suit dress
that I Toasted my eyes on yesterday. 1t
is fashioned of this lovely LaJerz ma
terial and is made in a rather long
coat effect and belted artisticaIly with
d pretty sash arrangement. II is of
white and is set of with collar and
cuffs of blue striped silk which looked
all the world like you for the blue was
lust the color of your eyes. Fashion
writer's tell us that IL is very import
ant 10 bring out our best points when
planning the color and styles of our
clothes, 50 remember my little tip.
Must leave you for today bat beg you
% make special trip 70 the VI. & f.
tore to see for yourself their wonder
ufSarrax t=snortsnut1lA L.
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