The Jasper news., 1920-04-29
Foreign Influence is Felt More
Strongly in America Than
Ever Before.
MANY NOVEL FEATURES USED
Large Pockets, Trimmings, Panels,
strappInas, Woven Pialds and
Stripes and Other Ideas Arc
In Evidence.

OF all games tennis Is the favorite
with the French women, who take
any amount Of trouble In procuring
smart clothes for their games, writes
Paris fashion correspondent. The
French woman's conception Of sports
dress, however, Is somewhat different
from that of the American or English
woman. The clothes she wears on
the tennis court are, judged by our
standard, somewhat fussy, but unless
one Is Of a distinctly athletic type
these clothes are Infinitely more be-
coming than those Of the more severe
and mannlsh cut to which we have
been accustomed. We in this country
are beglnHings to realize this; con-
seQuently the French influence Ia now
felt more strongly In our own sports
clothes than ever Lefore.
A blouse developed In blue serge
with brown leather Iacings, is cut so
as to fall In loose, buggy folds, thus
| giving freedom Of movement. While
this model made Its Initial appearance
on the Riviera, It appeared later in
the showing Of Madeleine ct Made
leine. 1t has been copied with many
variations In one instance being de-
veloped from serge, with stripes en-
brOidered In silk threads. II is made
OF this latter material both with and
without the laclngs. When the laclng
Is used, black patent leather belt,
lnlaid with brown motifs, finishes the
waistline.
Interest In Skirts.
In skirts for sports wear great in.
terest Is manifested In models Of de-
cided design, showing big pockets,
trimmings, panels, strappings and
other features. The use Of novelty
materials adds to the extreme look,
woven plaids and stripes In high colors
being combined with plain fabrics In
contrast or In harmony to work out the
most eccentric Of the new styles.
A skirt OF fawn-cOlored serge has
huge square patches of checked burelIa
on either side, and In these squares
pockets are inserted. The skirt is
made to wrap about the body at the
top, closing In a crisscross fashion by
means Of tabs and large buttons From
the lower tab to the hem the skirt
Is cut away In diagonal line. In
other words, II has a one-side closing
which laps far across the front at the
top. A glimpse Of the plaid shows at
the hem in the form of pantalette cuffs
attached TO full length panel of the
plaid. These new skirts are quite diff
ferent from the plated sport skirts Of
wool that we have been wearing. The
remarkable trimmings of gay colored
cloths bring a bright note into them.
Front Panel That Disappears.
Another skirt, developed in blue
serge, has trimmings C. yellow, blue
and green plaid in the form of saddle
pockets and disappearing front
panel. In this model the method of
closing the front is reversed, the over
lap being at the hem and the cloth cut
away In a diagonal line to reveal the
plaid cloth panel at the top only. This
panel, however, extends the full length
of the skirt, and attached to the bot
tom Of II are straps which button
around the legs. These are entirely In.
visible except when the skirt is blown
about. This, while sounding rather
extreme, is really capital idea in