The Jasper news., 1920-04-29
French Note in
Sports Clothes

sport garment II is most interesting
TO note the Increased popularity Of the
pantalette cuff and divided skirt.
Practically every important maker has
Included some phase Of the divided
skirt idea In the efsprIng models.
coIIarlsss Blouse, Red-5ound Edges.
A dress which embodles this Idea is
a simple serge frock In leather brown
with straight hanging side panels piped
In bright red and buttoned on to the
baggy trouser skirt. Here, too, the low
hanging blouse fullness appears, and
on the puffy bodice trimming similar
to that used on the skirt Is placed
across the front where the lower half
buttons to the yoke. This blouse Is
collarless and all the edges are bound
with red,
To the Spanish influence we may
attribute the lavish use Of leather. not
only for trimmings, but for entire gar
ments as well. One French firm shows
a dark leather coat lined with bright
red duvetyn. Lanvln makes very
smart straight box coats Of leather
thnt are without fastenlngs Of any
! sort. Ne'
In the camel's hair topcoats there
appears to be a preference for the
three-Quarter length style, which is
cut to fare sharply toward the bot
tom and is tightly girdled with
string belt, thus giving the effect Of
an even greater flare. Either set-in
or raglan sleeves may be used.
Some Of the newest homespun coats
have no fastening other than the belt,
the front Of the cont tapping widely
and being held together merely by
tightly drawn girdle. This, of course,
makes q very warm garment. as the
coat is really double across the front.
II is smart to wear bright plaid scarf
with these coats.
One maker Of distinctive sport
clothes Is having phenomenal sue
cess with suits developed from Ca
madam homespun of an open weave,
similar In appearance TO burlap. In
times past homespun suits were ex-
tremely plain. the only thing attractive
about them being their durability.
There never has been q trimming thai
could be suitably combined with home
spun. so there was nothing different
about them year after year. AS women
demand something new In their
clothes, the homespun suit was not
especially popular.
Trimming Easily Achieved.
This designer conceived the idea
Of fringing the fabric to- form a trim
ming and also Of drawing threads to
make beautiful patterns In the cloth.
AS this is trimming easy to achieve
and very attractive, ever so many of
these homespun suits have fringes of
the material on both skirt and coat.
The skirt may have tunic edged with
the fringe or tiers of the cloth may be
applied to the skirt and coat. For
example, one suit Of golden brown
Canadian homespun is made with a
box coat and a plain skirt. Frlnged
tiers Of fhe material are added to
both the coat and skirt on either side.
leaving a plain panel In the back and
front.
Worsted fringe has even found it's
way into white suits. On one model
red yarn fringe is used on both front
edges and around the bottom of a box
coat and also. outlines a panel on the
skirt.
One Of Lanvin's best models is de-
veloped in blue serge with bands of
tucked taffeta In the form of panels
bprdered with an elaborate embroidery
in vivid red. The sleeves. which are
In bishop form and very full, are
elaborately embroidered In color. The
bodice is cut In low, rounding form
in the front and worn over a chemi.
sette or guimpe Of pure white linen
with Byron collar and bright red
tie; the whole making really charm
ing costume for resort or country wear