The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-10-19
Knitted Fabrics Are
NowRioaling Woolen

N0URDding w 0oten
(By Augusta V. Brown, Special Cor
respondent for The Williston Way.)
Washington, D. c., Oct. 10.-When
Jersey cloth made it's first impetus
upon the fabric market about eight
years ago the interest which it Great
ed was hardly more than Of a nov
elty's duration for the style of dress
ing in those days required material
more adapted to draping and the first
jersey cloth certainly was not. There
were a few manufacturers far sight
ed enough to see the possibilities Tor
knitted textiles if the disadvantages
were overcome so they set to WORK IN
an intelligent, progressive way TO
make their product as desirable as
woven fabrics. When sports became
a natural part of the life of every
one a few years ago interest in the
knitted fabric was again aroused and
today the pioneers of knitted textiles
industries are enjoying the fruits OF
their 1abors as their products are RI
valing the woven fabrics. The oo-
stacles of clumsiness and bulklness
have been removed and today the
knitted costume whether it is one
piece dress or a coat or skirt is as
graceful in line and as comforta BILE
to wear as a silk or thin wool frock.
When one of the leading New York
fashion artists was asked if she found
the new fabrics hard to work with,
she said quite to the contrary they
were easily cut and manipulated.
Many new models by Poiret, Dou-
Get, Worth, Rolande, and other fash
ion creators both in France and Am
erica indicate the dominant influence
of knitted apparel at present besides
those interested in ''what they are
wearing returning from abroad re-
port that the number of knitted cos
tunes seen on the Avenue du Bois IN
Paris seem to increase daily. When
knitted dresses, blouses, suits and
sweaters appeared in such profus-
ION the latter part Of the past win
ter many people predicted that they
would not last long, but through the
ability of few persons to lit this
type of costume out Of the humdrum
of merely practical the fashion for
knitted fabrics has strengthened un-
til now they are being used for fash
ioning afternoon and evening gowns
as we'll as for fine lingerie. One de-
signer was so pleased with the drap-
ing possibilities of tricosham that she
used the material in creating we'd
ding gown.
In knitted fabrics the brilliancy OF
the colors is, perhaps, their chiefest
charm eor there is something about
the assembling of the stitches that
gives to the fabric depth OF tone
hard to equal. Brown in various
shades, chiefly reddish brown such
as cedar or cinnamon, promises to lead
all colors for the fall and winter to-
gether with some new tones of tan,
some OF them golden such as maroon,
and a new and quite popular one is
known as burnt bread. After han
dicapped start reseda green is SLOW
Iy gaining again.
A clever new note in the world OF
fashion is the use of knitted jack
ct to be worn over every type OF day
time frock though particularly effect
i've when WORD with knitted dress
matching the bindings or embroider-
les of the jacket. Often these little
Jackets are embroidered all over in
a scroll stitch design, An effective
combination is a burnt bread frock
with a dark brown jacket. The jack
ct is worn very much bloused over
low placed wide belt tightly drawn
about the hips. frequently the belt
is attached to the lower edge OF the
Jacket but often a full little poplum
extends below the belt.
Many new fabrics besides trico-
sham are being featured but Manda-
line seems to be taking the lead in
Dopularity for fall wear. This fabric
resembles the knitted crepes In con-
struction with the difference that
the back of the cloth is Of worsted'
the thickly looped face alone being
of fibre silk resulting in a pleasing
and novel two-tone effect. Black
and white is very attractive though
there are other combinations as love-
1y.