South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
Sleeveless, ButtonIeSS
Sweaters Among the
Latest Ideas.

The sure things about sweaters
for the coming summer are the
ascendancy Of the sleeveless gar
me1t. the shortened length. the de-
crease in the size of the sleeves, the
departure Of the sailor collar for
more novel effects. and the absence
of buttons
The absence Of buttons is one of
the most striking OF the innOva-
tons IL is said that the buttoned
sw cater is not nearly so attractive
as the one not drawn together. and
that the unbroken loose line is more
generally becoming, especially TO
the larger figure. one of the new
buttonless sweaters, seen in a New
York shop, IS developed in soft Law
ender The deep violet collar is
knitted in vertical stripes. which
are continued in an unbroken line
down front strips Of the violet
There are deep cuffs and a wide flat
belt of the violet. This sweater has
a narrow line of the contrasting
shade across the top OF the laven-
der pockets, but most designers
consider that the introduction Of
this line is a mistake and breaks
the long straight shoulder 10 hip
effect so much desired.
This sweater illustrates, as well
the new departure IL me way of
belts Sashes have gone out and
belts have come in, wide flat belts
which fasten i'm charming, unob-
trusive fashion and display no ten
dency toward breaking the long
lines Of the garment.
one new sweater gives an ap-
pearance of extra warmth. because
of its silk and wool mixture IL
comes in mary shades. but one OF
the most pleasing is bronze, with
glimmering lights of gold. The col
lar and cuffs are knitted of verti-
cal stripes of the bronze wool and
white angora. The stripes are full
~ an inch in width and give a
striking effect.
A Novelty i'm Collars.
A new idea in collars is shown
on another deep violet sweater. The
collar is of lavender, pointed in
the back. At the left side Of the
front, the collar finishes in shawl
effect. flat on the sweater At the
other side, the collar widens and
its long end is crushed and fastened
with snaps on 10 the opposite side
The seeming fastening is a narrow
band of the violet. crossing the law
ender and swapping down snuSly.
I Both the long end of the collar and
/ the narrow band are finished with
| tassels of the lighter wool. And the
\ belt and set-in bands at the wrists
are also of lavender.
All of these sweaters are of
wool, are made with sleeves and are
intended TO give a sense of warmth
to the wearer.
one fascinating set of sweater,
hat and knitting bag depends Meth
err on the wool, which certainly
should be directed in other ways
| than accessories for women's wear,
nor on the silk, which we are told
\ is out of reach of the average peck
| etboOk. And it certainly displays
more novel and modish Effects than
any of the other sport coats shown
so far. Its price in the shops is
/ high. because the novelty of de-
sign is considered, as we'll as the
| cost OF the material but it could
easily be reproduced at home.
4 It's materials are a soft velour,
suede-like in quality, linen crash
and chenille. The velour is hunters
green and its tones are a strong re-
hinder of the budding leaves which
/ soon will be tracing delicate,