The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
IN FASHION,
Cool and Airy Mesh

NEW YORK, July z9.-It'S easier
~ to keep cool this summer than
ever before. Because you can wear
less in the way of clothes than ever
before.
And how is that? Decidedly not
by wearing fewer items. But by
wearing less material. And that
doesn't mean fewer yard lengths
Of material, either. Only less area.
All Of which sounds like a puzzle
doesn't It? But the answer is SIM
pie, Mesh. The fashionable cot
ton material with the empty spaces
in it. Actual holes where the air can
get through.
And you Can start right in at
the skin and go through to dresses
and jackets and all other outer
clothing if you want to mesh-up
for vacation.
Nest Lingerie Now
You can have shirts and shorts
or union suits Of either cotton or
silk mesh. And girdles Of openwork
net combined with meshy elastic
Cor no elastic at alb.
We haven't discovered any slips
Of mesh yet, but that's just about
the only thing there doesn't seem
to be in this cool, airy material.
Stockings we're about the first
item of clothing to adopt the fash
ion Of mesh. First there were just
silk mesh stockings. Then along
came Isle (Which is cotton mesh
for sports wear.
Then the mesh anklet or tennis
sock appeared. And the newest de-
velopment is the pure white Isle
mesh stocking for wear with white
sports costumes.
Mesh Dresses
Next dresses took up mesh. We
saw lots of mesh dresses in Palm
Beach last January. And, as always
happens with any good winter sum
shine resort fashion. the rest of the
country took them up as soon as
warm sports days arrived.
They're fine tennis and golf
dresses a swell as specializing cos
tunes.
Most often they're made in some
very simple, tailored style such as a
shirtwaist dress or the fashionable
rever type, with polo sleeves like
the one sketched.
You can make up your own mesh
costume with a separate skirt and
blouse Cor a lacy, mesh-like sweater)
for two-piece dresses are right in
fashion. We've had one good
blouse Sketched-one in double
breasted effect-but there are many
other kinds just as smart.
Cotton mesh hats-welI, you've
been seeing thousands of them
these last warm weeks. Swank
little rolled turbans and brimmed
hats that shade the eyes. Fine
hats to pack in the weekend vaca-
ton suitcase. You can't crush 'em.
And if you don't want a hat of
all mesh, you car have one with
cool, mesh crown and straw briTn.
N4CSAl oAAOCo9 LSSJ Z VIC VIC
had one sketched . the tip,
strap and heel inn calf and the
sides in mesh fabric. And there
are others of meshy linen and of
leather perforated all over in the
open-air fashion of mesh.
Of course a mesh handbag goes
best with a mesh costume. The
popular envelope type-favorite Of
fashionably dressed women--is IL
Illustrated. But there are pouches,
too.
There are short jackets of bright
colored mesh, smart with a dress of
white mesh or any other white ma
terial. Full length coats of open
work, meshy materials.
Mesh scarfs, too, and even mesh
gloves that are as cool and COM
Portable as bare hands. And mesh
belts and flowers of the crocheted
types are some of the most fash
ionable there are.
Copyright. 1881. by Amos Parrish)
Next-Decorative new blankets
are discussed by Amos Parrish.