Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-08-17

which, especially In this summer sea-
SON, is almost Inevitable in every ward
robe. 1t can be good, and it can be
very bad. Nowadays, sweaters are
taking the place of blouses, for they
are worn with separate collars and
cuffs, or with false fronts" This
fashion offers all sorts Of opportuni-
ties and quaint and beautiful combina-
lions OF color. With one skirt and
several sweaters a woman may be
ready for many occasions. The pref
test of all are the thin knitted sweat
erS with their pastel cOlorings and
their interesting array Of stitches,
This Is a season Of white, and the
white sweater with the colored skirt
or the white sweater with the white
skirt Is combination which has
everything to recommend 1t. II the
wearer needs a touch of contrast with
the general whiteness, then put on
brilliant hat or a wide-brimmed black
one.
Many of the newer sweaters are
striped in crosswise fashion. When
this is the case the prettiest and most
feminine Of colors are used in CON-
bination. For instance, one has alter
mating stripes Of violet, mauve and or
child blending into wide and deep
cream-colored stripes. It Is worn with
a violet crepe skirt, and together they
form a subtle combination that, with
a suitable hat, Is ready for afternoon
or morning at any country club.
The yellow sweaters have made the
greatest hit of all, for not only are
they knitted in that most fashionable
Of colorings, but they have a GOODNESS
and freshness about them that hardly
any other colOring of wool could hope
to attain In warm weather. There is
a saying that wool is cooling during
heated spells. That may or may not
be SO, but, at any rate, the yellow
tones have a way of looking cool, and
that, after ALL Is half the battle.
The Long-Waisred Blouse.
Then there is the long-waisted blouse
the separate skirt hangs in way that
makes 1t a part of the blouse itself.
These are desirable in jersey and fan
mel and in some of the heavier crepe
silks-designated as pastime silks.
These blOuSeS are more in the nature
of smocks, but it is interesting to
see that they have become very much
a part of the modern wardrobe. In
other words, the smOck has really en-
tered the field Of legitimate fashion as
bong as it Is made with some idea of
the demand OF real SmartneSS.
For the tweed skirts and those made
Of the looser homespun materials, as
we'll as for the cotton ratine skirts,
there are biOuSeS which reach below
the hips and then button on the skirt
by series of large pearl buttons. One
Of these is made of shantung in the
natural coloring and the bands at
the front are of a blue and green
thick embroidery. The skirt is one of
those soft gray heather blues in a
homespun weave and it buttons to the
.scrfbed. At the normal waistline a
belt made of shantung is attached to
little black bone buckle and drawn
snugly about the waist to give the
blouse shape and form.
For an outfit of this sort there can
be many sorts of blouses-those OF
piQue those of heavy crepe silk, those
of shantung made up in other styles
But they must all be made with bis
buttons so that they can be attached
to the skirt at a moments notice.
This is one of the newer ways of MAX
ing the separate blouse, and it has re-
ceived welcome, especially among
the younger set, that has put it on