Show DRESS RESS D RESSI I r By Anne Rittenhouse Jersey Cloth in Bright Coli Colors Colors Col i ors W Will ll Be U Used sed for foi y Country Coat Suits 3 NEW YORK Feb 17 That That pleasant tad ind d elastic lastic weave of material which is la Commonly called Jersey cloth had Its l origin Drigin when Lily Idly Langtry was the tho I toast of England In the dawn of her jure rare beauty she ahe came carne over from the 1 Isle lale of Jersey to be one of the best i known known members of the kings king's set and it t the material which she used for a longI long off the perfection of I bodice l to show her figure was not only woven especially espe espe- b daily for her but named jersey in her hel honor lonor i In Its heyday this garment was called a a. persey parser and by that name It continued through a sporadic career until Its present reincarnation changed Its name Although the cloth Is jersey the garment garment gar gar- ment meat has been called a sweater a a. hideous hideous hideous hid hid- name forsooth one that surely was was not Invented in ina a pleasant or or r artistic moment world of women J Two yeas years ago the i-ent i went quite mad over these thin colored colored colored col col- col- col ored jackets jacl ets made of silk anora angora an an- gora ora wool and nd crocheted zephyrs Last i summer the fashion for them reached reached a I height eight that that brought brought out all the loveliest love love- liest dyes that the world could afford love love-I The steep prices did not deter women them better and more from buying necessary garments were sacrificed by income those women with a small Every field and beach every hotel plazza plaz- plaz za a and was a background for o these prismatic hues t Women in mass made a a. kaleidoscope lo took k neutral in tone tone and a Turner sunset suh- suh sun sun- set tet et ineffective They Become Ambitious and Grow Into Suits And the jersey cloth that was used in these sweaters took an ambitious turn urn and is n now w rivaling serge and gabardine for suits It was this kind of soft cloth that finally ousted many of f the knitted varieties of sweaters and attached to itself itsel a huge muffler with brilliantly colored ends Then the tailors offered a skirt to go goff ff with ith the coat and women who were Spending th the late autumn In the country county coun coun- ty try took up the Idea in a a. gingerly way Jt It has J Iain Jain ln fallow throughout the winter winter win win- ter to be resurrected as a smart idea for spring This This' is the time when new kinds of 1 sport port suits are invented There is not only a chance for them to be worn in m skating rinks but also in the wide stretches of the far South where whereto po to o many thousands of tourists are going DE next month month month- TI This B J. J jersey cloth gives gi as much as flannel and has more grace lit W carries off the lines of the figure to f better better advantage and has the tho fascination fr tion Ion of o novelty nove In oyster white it Is quite effective rf Hv for o co coat t suits especially wh when ri trimmed with the wide Roman I stripes that are again corning coming into rash fash fashion ion ion Jn n thi neutral color the cloth also allows s a woman to carry out whatever f color scheme she has in mind for a muffler and a sport hat both of which are now matched by the milliners For those who are not afraid of color there are blazing coat suits in this cloth made up in the conventional way which will be used throughout the spring and summer The sketch shows a a French French jersey cloth suit in bright pink with a short s1 skirt hanging In straight lines and a slightly double breasted jacket which Chas i has a full peplum and a tight bodice There Ther Is a military sash of knitted silk sUk in the same color which runs through slides at the side and has one dangling end en heavily fringed The muffler matches the girdle and the hat of white I felt Is trimmed with Roman striped ribbon Such is the smart sport suit of tho hour It is correct in every detail |