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Show fKOT all the sport blazers In tho W world; not all the plaid raack- fl n inaws; not all the scarves and capes designed for sport wear not all tho king's horses and all. tho king's men, Indeed, have been able to shako ono lota on its pedestal of fem- -inlnc favor, the tried and trusty svcat- or. It Is woman's boon companion t- on all summer occasions except those of an avowod formal nature. Woman ; has tried the sweater and found It '' not wanting and no mattor what clso ' Is offered to her in the way of fotch- k Ing out-of-door apparel, she refuses y to give up this friend of her heart Sweaters have developed mightily Blnco they first became known to fashion. Somo of us remember tho AjjjL crude, bulky affairs of two decades iir,,cv ago, mostly red, which began to dot l themselves against the summer land scape. Then camo gray sweaters: then navy blue sweaters and then occurred a crazo for white sweaters. Later, 'I the browns and tans cropt in. but still sweaters wero thfck and ungraceful garments, warm and comfy enough to be sure, but scarqoly graceful or becoming. be-coming. Tho soft, supple angora sweaters ushered In a new era In sweater-wear and then followed the r hand-knit sweater of Gerinantown , wool, which gave qulto enough I warmth for summer wear and clung to tho figuro lines In most graceful ISHFIlplJii ! fashion. And finally arrived tho sweater of silk Jorsey and nothing better has been dlscoverodl Silk sweaters are as charming as anything that has ever added itself to woman's wardrobe and having found somo-thing somo-thing that was perfect, manufacturers manufactur-ers could do no more, though thoy havo busied themselves with changing tho shape and minor dotalls of theso admirable sllkon coats and havo achieved wonderful results In colors and color combinations. Ono sweater used to make a summer sum-mer srs far as most women were concerned con-cerned but now a singlo sweater would be a poor provision lndeod for an all-summer wardrobo! Ono must havo as many sweaters as ono has sport hats and that may bo three or a dozen according to fancy and pocket-book. pocket-book. If ono may posse- . but a single handsome allk sweater It will be wisest to select a model combining two colors. col-ors. In 'this way, two sport hats and two sport skirts may bo matched and tho wardrobe augmented by two separate sep-arate sport costumes. There aro colors, col-ors, also, that harmonize with other shades: for oxamplo, a green silk sweater will look woll with a tan tuusah skirt and hat combining tan and groan; or with a sport costume In pale yellow and black. Some of the most oxponslvo silk sweaters aro In iiiiwiirpiiwiiiai changeable effect with ono shado su-' su-' perlmposed on another so that you see mals, looking at tho sweater from ono vlow and pale blue or roso from another view,. Usually tho band trimmings trim-mings are In solid color, matching ono j or tho other of theso shados. Striped sweaters aro still fashionable, but this year's models show a decldod profor-j profor-j enco for broken plaids, or for plain I colors with trimming bands In plaid i effects. Very smart imported sweaters j aro In plain colored silk with a woven ! stripe, check or plaid made In drop- stitch effect Tho trimming bands j are In close ribbed stitch. I The later modols fit most beautl-I beautl-I fully and thero Is none of tho sagging and stretching which used to make ) a silk sweater too wldo across tho back and too long in tho sleovo after 'a few weeks of wear. Thero la also I a sport silk In jersey weavo which has this excellent quality of not stretching. , It is called'La Jorz and comes hi all , the wonderful sweater colors that aro on tho market now. Coat and skirts , of La Jorz aro very oxcluslvo affairs and one may have plain colors and ' stripes or checks for tho material comes in every wanted shade and combination. com-bination. Not all women aro awaro that silk Jersey such as tho handsome . ready-to-wear sweaters are mado of, ! may be obtained by the yard. A i swoatcr must havo a tailored look apd Tills Year's Knitted Wool Sweater Has Ribs Running Up And Down And A Sash Almost As Broad As It Is Lon. bo finished inside as perfectly as without, with-out, but there aro women clover enough at homo tailoring to fashion good looking silk sweators for themselves them-selves and qulto a few ponnlC3 can be lilloSlSlife Mil mmmmumk saved in this way. Of courso, such a coat must bo sewed throughout with silk thread tho distinction of tho garment domands it Only second-rate second-rate clothes, whether blouses, frocks, wraps or tailored suits, aro sewed with choap substitutes for silk thread and the atrocious substitute is, always glaringly dlsccrnlblo to a practiced oyo. Tho silk sweater pictured today is a very stunning model one of tho very handsomest of this season's silk sport coats of Its typo. You will note its beautiful lines and fit, smooth but sufficiently loose for grace. Tho sleovo I Is sot In and tapers llko a coat sloevo j to tho wrist; the pockets are not I ovor-obvlous; tho sash not over-long i for tills Is a sweater of consorvatlvo distinction. The chief feature of Interest In-terest Is tho convertible collar, shown In the plcturo closely buttoned up I about tho throat This sweator Is In close Jersey weavo with trimming i bands in rib stitch. Tho color 1b gold-I gold-I on brown with golden stripes forming a broad chock. Gold colored swoat-1 swoat-1 crs aro especially smart this soason as all rrold colored wearablos arc. Ono must not confuse tho fashionable gold tono with orange, chromo yellow or king's yellow. Gold color Is deep and rich and has a "soft, subdued beauty rather than a gaudy consplcuousness. Black straw sport sailors aro being trimmed with gold colored ribbon to match gold colored silk sport coats. Tho ribbon Is simply drawn around tho high crown -of tho sailor hat and mado lnlo a flat bow at tho front. Sweater sashes aro growing wider and wider. In fact, while ono la knit- 4 ting a sweator and laboring over tho sash, the latter seems almost as broad as It Is long so many atltches. must bo put on tho ncodlo. Theso very broad sashes aro not passed twlco arounu tho waist as tho narrower sashes wero last year, but are tied loosely and rather low at tho sldo or front The broad sash holds tho sweater trimly and gives a long walstllno walst-llno that Is becoming. Very smartly drcssod maids at Palm Beach this winter woro coats and skirts of Jersey silk or tussah In plain color, tho single note of contrast being a sash, vory wide and soft, and mado of plaid silk In Roumanian or Bulgarian colors,' A new worstod swoaler in sago green with cream whlto trimming, la illustrated. Tho ribs run up and down and tho garment has set-In, shaped sleeves which give a trim, coat-liko suggestion. Tho shawl collar and turned back ouffs aro In good stylo and the sash Is extromcly wide. |