The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-28
New Sweaters from Paris
Are Very Long and Fit
Trimly-PufIed Stitches
Used Wherever a Knit
Ted Sweater Must Cling
To the Figure Henna
5lipons Tor The Tennis
Coun-B.a ekSporiCoais
Immensely Smart

- IGH TIME to be getting busy
Ef$A ON the new sweater If one pro
III poses to knit il al home! KNIT
u J ing needles occupied with gay
WOODS need no longer feel ashamed
of themselves. now that the demand
tor army socks is decreasing, and
woman has become SO accustomed 10
knitting that she slnply must knit
mething. Idie hands are "A dead
weight. and many u woman feels
distinctly al a loss, sitting with folded
hands after months and months OF
busy knitting wherever she happened
10 be. Sweaters and baby afghans
are appearing at concerts and lee
lures all over the land now and no,
body looks critically at a knitrer oc-
cupied with work other than socks
helmets or army slIpons.
Naturally. after knitting continu-
onsly on dark blue. gray and khakt
coiored garments. it is \ pleasant
change 10 manipulate woods IN soft
pinks. lovely blues and other attract
tive shades. A new sweater color
this year Is henna-~-the rusty red
shade that has been so smart IN cos
tune. Henna colored slip-ons for sum-
mer wear are being fashioned nov
and these bright knitted coats will be
bright and lively addition 10 the
outdoor color scheme when summer
days arrive. A new henna colorea
slip-on for the tennis maid Is MIC
tured. 1t Is. made of soft, rather
heavy wool In a close. ribbed stitch
made by knitting one way and puri-
Ing the other. the whole length Of
sweater and sleeve. The sleeve is set
In separately In almost all the new
swcaters-~tbe kirnono sleeve knitted
rs one goes along Is more rarely seen
now.
Sweaters Have High waistilncs
This tennis sweater of heuna wool
has, you perceive, rather high waist
line. that liz, the band of puriing
which draws In the garment TO the
figure comes directly under the bust
This gives the same silhouette as the
high-waisted frock that all younger
women affect these days, a silhouette
that suggests the natural, corsetiess
figure and which Is possible only for
slender, nnn}atured tigure lines. The
tennis slip-on pictured has small
collar of brushed wool in the sane
shade and the purled cuffs and waist.
band gives very trim effect. The
sport skirt Is OF white flannel with
groups OF hair line stripes in black
and the white felt hat has a band and
bow (the bow AT the back this sea-
sono OF hcnna coiored ribbon with
white dots. Black clocks on the white
stockings add another evidence of care
about details in this good looking
tennis costume. Tho tennis girl, of
course. wears rubber-soled shoes
none others are permitted on the
courts. With more formal sport garb
whiteh buttoned shoes promise to be
very fashionable again this year
There has been n ban on buttoned
footwear during the war---one might
have laced buckskin boots but not but
tsned ones. since buttoned boots take
. little more leather--and leather has
been very precious ommodity. But
now the war ban has been lifted, and
that women like best the pretty but
toned type OF shoe for semi-formaI and
formal occasionsNs proved by the m
mediate demand for white brlit6ned
shoes for wear with southern sport
garb. A few charming new styles
are ready and*many more are prom.
ised for spring
Navy Blue Sweaters Good Style
There Is a distinct favor for dark
blue knitted sport coats---that much
ss-auita evident even as early as this
Al Palm Beach these navy sweaters
are being worn with all-white sport
elothAs; white frock. white footwear
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