The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-08-12

er IS out poor SUBSTITUTE TOT pleas-
ure I'm a womans life these days, as
serts a prominent fashion writer. She
adopted the idea for strictly rough
usage, but that was a long time ago.
Now the sweater Is almost as dressy |
as 1t is spOrty-that is, If 1t Is that |
kind Of sweater. For there is no end
Of the variety Of knitted jackets that
are being offered for sale, knitted at
home or by experts, or Crocheted in
fancIful stitches and patterns.
Really and seriously, however, the |
sweater Is now indispensable for sum- |
mer as well as for winter wear, and |
because tine field Of its operations has
become so tremendously enlarged, |
there is reason to know about sweat |
ers-what they are and whence they
come. For, If a sweater is wisely
judged, It's purchase can be the begin
ming of q long and useful life. But a
misstep often leads to stretching and
fading or-wOrse fate-shrinklng that
may plunge the thing into & state Of
utter degradation, with it's cost price
evaporated into nOthlngness.
Only those vacatiOnists who are
seeking out the Far North are indulging
in the thick and woolly varieties Of
sweater, and for them a great mental
effort is necessary these torrid days
to imagine any climate which would
make thick wool obligatory. They are
warned at every turn of the sporting
goods store to watch their steps, and
we can only hope that they will In
clude I'm their compact baggage enough
thicknesses to protect them from the
icy blasts that are bound to confront
them.
For those who are summerlng In
mllder climates everything has been
done to make the cold days and cooler
evenings a success. Sweaters are pro-
vlded anywhere from a cobweb in
thickness to those guaranteed to defy
a-sudden chilly blast. AS one summer
boarder put II: only when we wrap
ourselves in sweaters and hear our
teeth chatter while we read the heat
headlines in the papers do we feel as
though the rent of the summer cot
tage was not spent in vain"
Sweaters Are Light and Airy.
The sweaters for warmer days are
as light and airy and thin as the sum-
how flmy wool can be. They are
knitted with open stitches through
which the Dreezes can find their way,
and the shapes into which they. have
been fashioned are marvelOusly clever.
Color is one of their realest charms,
for the general fashion feeling for
brightness in summer things has
seeped its way into the field of sweat
ers with great success. No more Is
1t possible for woman to send up
the sad cry that brilliant colors are not
becoming to her style Of beauty. Every
one is doing it, and there are ways
and ways Of achieving becoming COM
! binatlOns.
The all-white costumes are most eff
fective, especially If they are relieved
with some subtle touch of black. A
white flannel skirt with a white open
weave slip-On sweater and a white
dropping felt hat was worn at a coun-
try club recently. A touch of con,
trast had been achieved by tying
narrow black ribbon, picot edged,
around the waist, leaving long bows
and streamers falling at the left side.
1t was the coolest looking thing in
sight, and at the same time 1t prom
Used warmth If any GOODNESS should by
chance enter the atmosphere.
With the white skirts made Of silk,
silk knitted sweaters are exceedingly
popular. The eOlors range all the way
from the softest shades of baby blue
and pink and lavender to the shout
ing hues of orange, red and purple.
Orange seems to be the color that has
found the greatest popular approval.