Evening star., 1917-05-16
OF Interest TO Women
BLUE JERSEY WITH WOOL THREADS.
By ANNE R1TrENHoUsE.
Il Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK. May 15.-The feeling for
| wool jersey cloth is strong both In
America and Paris. The greater ma
this fabric. which first made its advent
for strictly sport sweaters. Now there
are few phases of dress where this
weave of cloth does not enter, barring
gowns for the evening.
1t is rather strange that the Ameri-
cans should prefer the weave with
thread OF wool III il to the SILK kind
which was introduced last summer. and
which. combined with fur, did it's best
to take to itself the place of all the
other materials.
Whether It's insistcnce upon being
seen everywhere. until the public got
tired of 1t. or whether the manufac-
turers thought it was best TO pull it in
and put wool out, was the cause OF
defeat is of no Importance. but every
one cares about the rapid success of
or suit of it in one of those adorable
colors that the dyers have learned to
place in it.
That queer and quite acceptable tone
of blue which is named after the horf-
zon is in the lead so far. 1t is so soft
and becoming to the average woman
that it is the first color she picks out.
The department shops are selling
frocks of it at most reasonable prices
here. and this fact may decrease its
value and smartness. This fact will
not become menace until the sum-
mer has we'll advanced.
neame rae Should r sss eeonomenIIu on Hmn
speaking by any condition that places
a fabric and style within her means,
but the truth is that the American pub
lie wants to discard whatever is too
servative woman does 1t is for that
reason the shops withdraw. or sell at
loss. SO many hundreds of garments.
or several hundreds of yards of ma
terial that have served their day in the
force of public indifference.
Wool, Not Silk Jersey.
No one in this country foresaw the
hold that wool jersey would take on
Americans this spring. 1t has crept
into nearly all departments OF dress.
1t has a very fetching way with it of
clinging to the figure in order that a
woman may look slender. and OF wind
ing itself into sashes that half reveal
and half conceal the figure. You know
these qualifying characteristics are ap-
pealing in a day when every woman
is doing her utmost to look like
planked shad.
The prevailing tones of beige and
sand that the French have featured for
women. who prefer more color, even if
it Is dark and somber. like blue and
black. When the dyers turned their
attention and ingenuity to dipping
wool jerseys in shades that were seen
in chiffon and satin, then America in
stantly saw the advantage of the ma
terial and accepted it in whole-hearted
manner.
Its use is not confined to frocks.
Coat suits are made of it, and are often
embroidered, soutached and built up
with satin to make it suitable for hours
other than those spent in sport or on
the streets. Once. we claimed that the
weave was only suitable for the field,
the country, the golf links; but what
ever the private opinion of the experts
in the relation Of the fabric to the
event, every one acknowledges that
wool jersey can go anywhere.
Combined With Stripes.
The sketch shows a coat suit of