The Washington times., 1922-08-20

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and the few that braved the criti-
cism of that day had school ward
robes inadequate, clumsy and un-
attractive to the modern girl. A
few years later girls colleges and
boarding schools received the ap-
proval of the day, and the yearly
enrolment grew. The mutton.leg
sleeves, the long, very full skirts,
the high neck line and all the Pc
culiarities of that period, made the
girl old before her day, as we'll as
hindered her in her sports and gen.
eral school life. But whatever else
We say about these days, we must
give credit to the severity and
simple styles that prevailed, and
this can not be credited to the
years in the early part of the twen-
tieth century.
During this time, the styles
were fussy, overelaborate and no
genius had visioned the attractive
possibilities of the sport apparel.
Due to the extravagant fashions,
many schools. especially those for
younger girls. made rules govern.
ing the dress of the students.
THE return to normalcy, or more
correctly, the advent Of the
most sensible and appealing
younger women's fashions, has re.
moved the necessity for such rules,
and the catalogue for 1923 advises
simple sport clothes, shoes. hats
and general conformity with the
style tendency of the hour.
Never has the mother of the
going.to-school daughter had more
varied, more attractive or more
sensible styles from which to select
the school wardrobe. The most
famous of designers have turned
their thoughts to the planning Of
appealing outfits, and the textile
manufacturers have bent their
energies to the making Of wonder
ful fabrics, particularly suited to
the needs Of the clothes for sports
and the younger miss.
Sports wear and school clothes
are mentioned in the same line, for
the wants of one are similar to the
needs of the other. and are met in
matching similarity.
The suit Of the golf links Is the
suit for general wear and walks.
The wool skirt and matching or
contrasting sweater, seen on the
country club porch, or in the auto
mobile, becomes the school uni.
form. And the tennis, golf, swim.
ming. horseback riding apparel
that are a part of the curriculum
of the advanced school, are, Of
course, the same as worn by the
out-of-doors enthusiasts at home.
ONE or the outstanding
features Of the sport clothes
for the younger woman for fall is
that the masculine influence Is
making itself felt. Not only in
the cut of the models, but in the
cloth as well. one finds the tenden.
cy; both fabrics and lining arc
borrowed from the mems clothes.
They are used frequently without
any modification. and then. again,
some feminine touch is given to
break the masculine severity.
Top coats are especially inter
esting in this respect. They are
made in belted and unbelted mod.
els. some with flaring backs and
others with inverted pleats. Both
single and double. breasted models
are popular, and there seems to
be an even break between the
set in and raglan sleeve. But
whatever the style chosen, every
well-regulated school outfit. in.
cludes a top coat Of plain lines.
Polo coats Of English cut are quite
smart. One OF bsege colored polo
sioth, one OF the seasons most
approved shades, is cut with that
English swank, with narrow, close
fitting shoulders, leather buttons,
buckled belt and smashing. big
patch pockets. Another coat has
leather revers. buttons and belt.
In hbrics interest is divided be.