The New York herald., 1922-06-18
Jackets of Straw
Novelties for Summer

mer weather, after all, for Il
permits one to approach the
subject Of clothes with leisure, also a
bit Of amusement. Why? Well. for
one thing. summer comes upon us
during an idle hour. Every woman Is
chained by circumstances to a terrific
struggle in autumn. She must be
ready to face the winter. Children
must be gotten ready for school,
houses cleaned. trunks unpacked
hangings. furniture and a multitude
of things inspected and put In place.
Things come out Of storage and go for
repairs or alteration.
AS we now live like caravan folk,
moving from place to place, 1t is to
be expected that a new house or
apartment must be met and con-
quered when autumn comes. Nature
is the only phase of life that appears
to be serene and indolent during In
dian summer days. Humans are rae
ing about with the excitement ants
show at the tread of footstep. When
ever reform has been broached for this
autumnal excitement it has como to
naught. One still meets three-quar-
ters of the unpleasant obstacles Of
life at the end of September.
1t is no wonder that the average
woman drifts with the clouds in June
lazily, easily and with an Unborn con-
viction that this Is the time to release
the tension OF life, to let the muscles
relax. to take the days as they come.
Clothes Less. Expensive.
Clothes are more colorfui, simpler to
adjust. less expensive to procure. Ex-
cept in the ultra fashionable classes,
there is no necessity to pay the high
prices demanded by winter fabrics and
peltries. BY this token, we do not
wrinkle the brow with anxiety or work
with pad and pencil in elementary math-
en.atical sums.
The shops are filled with delectable
materials. Patterns push themselves
forward into better development each
season. When fabrics are cheap a
woman does not mind spelling a yard
or two in an experiment toward an ef-
feet which she desires. So the nerves
are let down.
The dressmakers are too canny to per-
NIT women to slip into forgetfulness
of clothes merely because the sun shines
warm and the wind blows from the
South: from that South where "a
woman sits with her hand on a ham
mock, song on her lips, a rose In her
lap This Is picture of exquisite
Incidence, but one can be well assured
that the Southern woman knows how
TO meet the summer weather with an
enviable assortment OF clothes. 1t Is
she who has guided the continent in
Its efforts to meet weather with suitable
covering from the first OF June to the
first OF October.
This country has hearkened back to
the old way OF Saratoga, OF Long
Branch, of White Sulphur. In the recru-
descence OF printed cottons. of transpar-
ent cotton voiles. of figured chiffon, pat
termed ginghams, challie. organdie and
simple muslin. Paris is enthusiastic
over figured crepe de Chine. The world
has gone quite mad over fowered and
figured fabrics
The dwellers in great centers OF hui
manity must think of the effect OF dust
and soil on light surfaced frocks. They
substitute dark colors and thin weaves.
But even In this especial locality of
dress there is an extraordinary return
u the older methods of keeping cool.
Thin Light Wash Fabrics Favored.
Women do not hesitate to appear at
smart restaurants for lunch In thin. light
wash frocks. One sees here and there a
figured foulard, a broad sash and a
sunshade hat The parasol Is brilliant
this summer. One Of the novelties Is the
introduction Of the Japanese paper para
sol. 1t is kept for the country and the
beaches by the majority. but in bravado
some lovely woman flares 1t open in the
city.