The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-08-25
FOR EARLY FALL
Color Combinations in These Ideal
Sport Costumes Are Extremely
Important. There Is Variety
in the Models

The knitted fashions for sports will
be much in evidence during the fall
season. They offer much variety
in the way of color, patterns and gen
eral outline. They are exceedingly
durable and many il cool morning AZ
made smart by the wearing of one
of these chic costumes.
There are all sorts of weights of
yarn used and the very light iceland
wool offers a smart reason for its APP
pearance even during warm days. Za-
phyr yarns, bouclette and other wool
ems are seen in all sorts of interest
ing designs.
The designs used in these costumes
come from all countries. There is
romance of far off lands woven into
many of the patterns and colors are
vivid and appealing in tone. Com
binations of colors are used with start
ling effects. From small sprigged de
signs to the all-oyer figures used in
the cOlorful European mountain coun-
peal. Even the Orient is represented
in many of the patterns while the col
orings are always rich and becoming.
In entire knitted sports costumes IL
two-piece effect is often seen. The
jumper, with cOntrasted coloring i'm
jacquard cheyron designs may be used
with plain skirt in the predomin-
ating color in pleated weave. Tones
in this pattern center ON corn pow
der blue, or glacier green. Sometimes
in the jumpers IA deeper tone is used
to form the yoke and sleeves. They
may possess both long or short sleeves.
Two-pieee sweater sets are often
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border to the sweater and skirt. All
sorts of placings of the colorful de-
signs tend TO lend beauty and variety.
Slip-over sweaters costumes come in
plain, figured and striped woolens.
Monogram designs are often featured
on this type of outfit
OF course, the entire costume need
not be knitted. Sweaters, jumpers and
slip-0ver models i'm knitted yarns are
worn with skirts of contrasted mater
ials. There is much variety in the
types of sweaters used. There are
odd collars, scarf effects, and neckS
that show every conceivable outline
from the round, square and V models
to necks that are cut along no hereto
fore seen standard. a new and pleas
ing effect worn with the sweaters il,
a silk scarf of bright color that ties
trast to the color of the jumper.
The sports frOck, suit or ensemble
is chic, youthful and slenderizing.
There is never an extravagant presen-
tation of the sports suit idea that pre-
vailed last season. There is general
sense of tailored lines, but femininity
is stressed in many ways.
The most delicate fabrics are pre-
scented in the sports mode. Fine, soft
crepes, silks, voiles and chiffons are
used with stunning effects. Plain tones
are presented with intricate tuckings,
pleatings and shirrings while printed
fabrics are exceedingly popular in all
ton to the out-of-door world in all
types of sports costumes. Even sheer
and lovely printed chiffons in their
variety of patterns and colors are seen
for real sports activities.
The sports costumes prevail in
fall chic. There il an informal
note in costumes that appear mt formal
functions that has been lacking in sea-
sons past. 1t is observed i'm all models
and for all occasions. The simplicity
IF the styles and smartness of the de-
tails that create an air unusual are
features of the fall mode.
mode.