The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-10

% HE must be an expert knitter
" who hopes to keep up with the
~ new ideas in sweater wear. A
" new stitch appears every week
and the more complicated 1t Is the
better women like II. There Is no
style at ALL from fashions viewpoint,
in plain knitted sweaters such as USED
TO be turned out by the dozens by
every GUNNER girl-to match diner
ent frocks. And IL takes so long 10
master the intricacies OF a new stitch
that one sweater a season is about
all anybody can tackle these days.
This is where the ready made
sweaters have the advantage over
hand-knitted models. To the clever
machines intricate stitches are no
bother at all and such machine can
knit the most difficult sweater just
as rapidly as a simple one, once the
machine has been adjusted for the
stitch. 1t is a good deal Of feat
to produce by hand a new model
whose stitches must be counted each
time across. No gossiping on the
veranda over that kind of work--one
has to knit in the solitude of ones
chamber, with concentrated gaze and
knotted brows. But, of course. it is
a vast satisfaction to achieve the diff
ficult garment and to wear it as a
proud proof of ones perseverance and
skill.
Tuxedo And Slipon
In spite of all the fanciful (and one
must add freakish) sweater models
that have been launched of late, two
models remain first favorites; nothing
can displace them from their position.
They are the tuxedo sweater and the
slipon. The tuxedo with its turned
back fronts that show a dainty vestee
or blouse is the more formal model
OF the two and Is Invariably an out
door sweater. The slipon may be any
thing from a tennis jumper to a break
fast blouse according to weight and
style. And this year, dear knows.
there are plenty OF styles!
The very last word in slipons IS
pictured. new knitted model of silk
with long sleeves and a high neck
line. This Is a blouse-slipon, worn
over a dainty camisole and not over
tho frock as an athletic slipon de-
signed for warmth would be. Because
OF the high neckline the garment has
TO open at the shoulder--else one
could not get into and out of It. But
the shoulder opening is smartly fin
ished with loopsi and buttons which
add an effective trimming touch. The
long sleeves At the arms closely and
are carefully shaped and set into
small armholes. The whole effect of
the slipon Is trim and dainty. The
trimming bands are done in a close
stitch with smaller needles, and cross
stitch embroidery Is worked in after
ward. This slipon Is pearl gray with
blue bands, and the cross-stitch en-
broidery is in slightly darker shade
OF blue. The girdle has tassels made
OF blue beads. The pretty slipon ac-
companies a skirt OF pale gray baro-
net satin.
Pale Blue A Sport Color This Year
From Paris comes the prediction
for ciel blue or azure sport toys. Pale
blue tennis frocks were worn at the
Riviera resorts this winter and pale
blue bathing suits are being shown in
the smart shops in Paris ready for
the coming season. Sport blouses OF
pale blue flannel with edge-binding of
.cire braid are extremely chic and. OF
course, pale blue sweaters are much
the thing. A French slipon of pale
blue silk in complicated knitted stitch
Is made something like the model de-
scribed above-with fastening at the
shoulder and sleeves long and tight
fitting. And there are pale blue tux
edo sweaters knitted and crocheted,
with narrow girdles threaded with
blue beads. The summer girl will
h@ok very dainty in her pale blue silk