The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-24

- WBATERS grow gayer' and gay
~, er--not in color but in style.
~ Gradually the sweater Is chang
w ing from a protecting garment,
donned for warmth, to an informal
blouse not intended as a wrap at all.
Probably the sweater, perceiving it's
long reign threatened By the growing
popularity OF tailored sport coats. de-
cided TO make a new stand as a blouse
and in this role II has made a decided
hit. 1T abandoned severe lines and
athletic suggestion and became the
most frivolous and fetching affair that
could be achieved with worsted or silk,
and now behold II established high In
favor In it's second incarnation--as a
delightful sport blouse OF sheer tex
ture.
Silks And Fine Woods In New
Sweaters
Sweater woods have been growing
finer and finer There are woods sew
eral degrees lighter than Shetland,
which used to be considered very
gauzy indeed. And there are trim
ming woods; notably the curly Torsted
landings which look quite like ostrich
feathers of tiny size, and closely
massed. Surplice models of white
wool have bands Of this ostrich wool
around the neck and on the short
sleeves ana are dainty affairs indeed
for veranda wear over thin frocks.
One Is speaking, OF COURSE OF the
Southland. where thin frocks are now
being worn by lucky women who can
run away from grim January as the
Northland knows It.
The fine woods, no heavier than airy
threads: and the lustrous silks of
which sweaters are made, are knitted
or crocheted In diaphanous patterns.
some OF them so sheer that a lining
Of thin silk or Georgette must be
dropped under the cobwebby fabric
These lace-like sweaters are worn in
the morning with sport skirts of sum-
merry material--crisp linen or novelty
silk. skirts of thin white serge or
flannel are also being worn at Palm
Beach this season. Under the sheer
sweater-blouse Vne dons a dainty
camisole or bra Fiere, but the lining
or chiffon or thin silk keeps a sweater
OF very open pattern from being too
revealing garment.
Dropstltch Effects Popular
Dropstitch knitting IS the newest
thing for sweaters and IS smarter just
now than the 1let crochet stitch which
was so much fancied last summer.
Anybody can do dropstitch: IT is as
easy ms casting on or binding Off
when you get the knack-and the
work goes very fast. You can knit
whole sllpon in no time at all. So
dropstitch Is sure 10 be popular for
the summer girl can make herself any
number OF morning blopses with lit
tie effort A very pretty dropstitch
slipon Is OF canary colored silk and
wool yarn--a yarn which has beauti-
ful luster. The slipon is drawn in at
the waist by a cord girdle, run through
a row OF the dropstitch pattern. Col
lar and narrow elbow cuffs are or
white angora.
Two dropstitch effects are pictured;
one the Jenny Lind slipon with
straight-across neckline and the other
the belted sllpon worn with a fril.ed !
shirtwaist which shows above the
front opening OF the SWEATER. This
latter model is of silk and wool yarn
in a pretty shade OF gray and the
dropped stitches form a striped pat
tern up and down sweater and sleeve /
mot az all a dificult effect to achieve |
and a very attractive one you'll admit. |
Gray Sweaters The Rage
AS gray has been the shade this sea-
son in furs, hats. silk stockings and |
ali costume generally, so ii Is TO be I
the craze In sweaters for the coming
season--or one assumes as much, /
Judging from the number of gray
sweaters and slipons that have APP
peared In Southland resorts whore
we'll dressed people congregate, Pale
gray sweaters are worn with white