The Washington times., 1922-01-08
By FLORENCE M. GRIMES.

n kiO8Bdky Oh new HdIiicc uho %
fascinating spectrum Of colors APP
pear simultaneously with the new
array Of fabrics for Southern wear.
No doubt the leaders in the sup
ply of novel materials are Polo
naise cloth. soft fabric with q fin
ish somewhat like chinchilla cloth.
and Kasha cloth, which is very
much like soft homespun weave.
These new wool fabrics are ex-
,cellent for sports wear. while the
fabrics in demand for afternoon
and more formal wear are lovely
lustrous crepes and chiffons.
And colorsi The colors used in
the new costumes for wear under
brilliant summer skies are so bright
as to fairly rival old Sol himself.
There have crept into the vogue
several shades Of yellow that are
In high favor, and of these one of
the loveliest Is q tone a little
more vivid than the well-known
canary yellow. Yellow, however. In
by no means the most favored color.
Orange. red, black, and Of course
: white. are also of universal popu-
larity In the costumes designed for
wear In the yellow sunlight that
flickers through the palm trees
ON Cocoanut Grove.
FOLLOWING the day through
and registering its needs. an
abundance of sport clothes is jotted
down. Never before has sportwear
been 30 popular both for the matron
and the maid. The old conventional
custom prevalent in other seasons
ut Americas smart resorts. that Of
changing ones costume three times
. day. Is no longer obligatory.
Nowadays 1t is the custom at the
Florida resorts to wear sport clothes
from morn until the dinner hour,
when the dinner gown is, of course,
essential.
For the morning, when bicycling
n on the schedule, a wooden sport
skirt and sweater with a small hat
and scarf set seems to be the thing.
The sweater that Is popular and at
tractive is the slip-over model, and
tho novel striped effects are
especially effective. Some are white
with q fine stripe Of black and
others are dark with q plaid Of red
ana green stripes. Another decided
novelty is the sweater hand-knitted
IN cubist bands in contrasting
colors.
]. M. Gliding & Co. are showing
number Of these bizarre sweaters.
and to wear with them they display
accordeon-plaited sport skirts in the
new colors. A skirt that promises
TO usurp the mode Is the fringed
sport skirt Of Kasha cloth. These
come striped>in fine hairline stripes
or plated in q bold black and white
design. In place Of the hem tho
doth Is fringed at the bottom to
shout two inches. This idea origt-
mated In Paris a short time ago, and
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sport skirts.
IN the new creations for southern
wear 1t IL noticeable that the
suit, which for some time has 90
cupied the background on the FASH
ION stage, Ii once more coming to the
fore Tho coat cut on rather full
lines with full. deep sleeves Is sug-
restive Of the mandarin jacket. This
invariably II fashioned Of perllaine,
another new fabric In the sports
world
THIS material also fashions sport
blouses In very gray colors like the
Balkan blouse that was 80 popular
about six summers ago. These
fasten low about the hips like q
MILDLY blouse and afford tho same
freedom for active sports-such as
rolf or tennis.
So popular has the cape-suit been
in the wintar wardrobe that 1t has
become one Of the smartest attrac-
lions for southern wear and white
combines With red. yellow or black
with the most effective results.
Many won dressed women Of the
southern resorts wear chiffon wells
a. . protection from the too ardent
sun rays and the veil and hose
usually match one's sweater or
repeat ths oontrastins color on the
suit IN this way the VEN not only
Dsrfnrms . ssrvios but At the same
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