Evening star., 1919-03-11
OflntpreSf to Women
CoLoRED SILK FOR SPORT CLOTHES

| outside Of the city streets is not, OF
/ necessity, related to sports.
| We have INDUCED in the careless
costume of a sweater and pique or
plaid skirt far too long; We have not
| observed the social differences in ap-
| parel that govern the well dressed
| woman.
| We have caught on to a certain
phase of French life and followed it
in the wrong manner. 1t is true that
/ Chanel invented silk sweaters and
| made them the fashion of the hour at
j the Deauviiie races. II is quite true
that the French took up the eapric-
| iousness of spert clothes, although
| they did not indulge in sports. The
| women of that country are not ath-
! letic like the Anglo Saxon. Over
! nefe in America our women are q
| race Of athletes. We come nearer to
| the Amazons than do any Of the civil
/ lied women Tennis, polo, swimming,
, golfing. big game shooting. ranching.
mountain climbing, canoeing arc the
average sports of the American girl
! Today she is as trained as her
! brother to take part in the activities
; who like to rough II. She should real
| ~ wear sport clothes. and she does.
! but she should not call the fantastic
! garments by that name and wear
| them socially.
Separate Jacket Instead Of Sweater
| However, the wearing of careless
| garments in the afternoon will die
| hard. The downfall of the sweater
| as first garment for outdoor life
| began last February at Faim Beach.
| 1t has not yet reached the limit Of
| its fall but 1t gives first and second
place to the ornamental short coat
and the sleeveless cuirass.
/ The first of this year brought in the
coat OF velveteen, which was supposed
! to offset any kind of skirt, although a
cream colored broadcolth with heav-
| lily stitched seams was offered as its
best running mate. The average worn-
an took up homespun for the skirt.
| but the smart woman was guided by
| the dressmaker and adopted broad
cloth, which has been used quite gen
| for five months.
AS the season promises to grow
/ warmer, the velveteen jacket has Civ
| en- place to one of corded silk Faille
| is it's name. It is q revival from an
other and a more thrifty day, when
our ancestors chose silk with care and
deliberation, and considered IL the
best fabric there was in the world
and hung 1T in the wardrobe to be
brought out on high days and holi-
| days.
| The silk jacket of today is merely
| an dGCtSSoFy u the wardrobe. w e are
a lavish race and we have very little
! idea of thrift even though we did
learn part of the lesson during the
war. We wear silk casually; it is not
put away for festal occasions. There
fore, the silk sport jacket which is in
| tended for mornings and afternoons
| on country club porohes and other
| such activities is highly decorative.
Introduction Of Jacket Beads.
| The sketch shows q sport coat which
is considered very smart in the far
south 1t is worn on the beaches and
| In the roads under the pines. The ma :
teriaI is white faille stitched with
| black in curious ways, and there are
three pockets on each side of jacket.
The top edges of these are heavily
stitched with black. There is a deep
! water wave stitching of black at the
| hem, on the, cuffs and the deep collar.
! When the jacket makes up its mind to
be fastened, which is after 1t reaches
the waistline, jet buttons do the work.
Do not fail, by the way, to get and
polish up whatever jet buttons you
have. You can use them on almost
any kind of garment. They are quite
tho fashion