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Show f Wraps fcr Summer Trips; Hi Knitted Accessories m ' I 'HE least showy and conspicuous of our friends often proves to be the best friend in need, and so it is with coats and wri.ps. Now that the time for summer journeyings is here, ask the unexperienced globe-trotter, and she will tell you to begin your outfitting with a practical, roomy coat, made of a soft, warm material, in a neutral or dark color. Whether your path leads to the mountains or the sea, the tropics or the desert, take en. The sweater has been multiplied to suit ocension, scarfs have been varied for the same reason, hats and bags to match them have joined the cheerful company of knitted accessories. acces-sories. These things, and others, are taken as a matter of course in the wardrobe while emphasis Is placed on the kind of yarns employed and on style and color. Knitted things, including dresses, are especially voguish for sportswear, Practical Wraps for Summer Journeys. a sturdy coat along, for you will have need of It. One does not acquire a coat of this kind for a single journey or a single Reason, therefore eccentricities of style are not among its possessions. We may count on straight lines, youthful and mannish styles to be long-lived and not affected by passing whims of fashion, but entirely comfortable. com-fortable. Such a coat Is shown at the tight of the two pictured here. It is provided with capacious pockets, an ample collar and Is loosely belted. Made of homespun, tweed, duvetyn nnd camel's-hair and similar coatings, it Is the tourist's delight. The coat at the left of the picture proclaims itself as of this season with Its wide, capelike sleeves, but it is but their usefulness does not begin or end there, unless we make "sportswear" "sports-wear" a term of very wide application. Knitted garments, cleverly styled, appear ap-pear almost everywhere. Many of them are products of wonderful looms and many of them are hand knitted the latter having the usual prestige of handwork over machine work. Now that- they are so fashionable it is well worth while to learn to knit. Women Wom-en find it fascinating work, good for the nerves nnd an important relief to the strain on their pocketbooks. A novice might make a beginning in the gentle art of knitting by copying the pretty scarf of Iceland wool shown here at the right of the illustration. A fine zephyr, in any color desired, In used for It and the border of stripes NT M ft - .JTT'"'- ('-'A !T)rr I ' , f - ''r-'-'j '' '' - - U ifc -,-irsrsV Miffrs us s mssssv " 1 V i 1 Q,. v" V i' . ; ?f it n,1 Slip-Over Sweater and Scarf. ' a candidate for the position of traveling travel-ing company and lias much to recommend recom-mend it. Where only one wrap is to be taken along for a journey or visit, it Is prepared to serve for all sorts of occasions, nnd vill prove as pood a choice as any. It lias a convertible collar and long girdle of the material. In beige color or tan and lined with soft satin to match it will harmonize with everything. Already coats for fall ere (x-cupy-! Ing the attention of manufacturers. I They assure us that lines will con-I con-I til lie straight and sleeves large-. Even i If these details are changed, the 1 pti aight-line, ample coat.-, of today are good Investment. There will he no great difficulty in rbavini: off h little of the ninplencss that Fashion approves ap-proves tliis summer if she changes lier mind by fall. Coats can t grow 1 larger they may become smaller. I Striding along, keeping pace uith the ever-increasing disposition to out-dooring, out-dooring, many knitted things have been added to the belongings of wom- in contrasting colors, may suit Individual In-dividual fancy. The slip-over sweater at the left Is machine-knitted and may be had in almost any color. It is a practical and youthful afTa-ir with a "V" neck, elbow sleeves, and fancy border, banded with white. The collar and end's match the horder and a narow knitted belt, having no particular business, is there because it Is there, to make a pretty linish. It buttons at each side after crossing at the front. ! Just at tiie moment many slip-over I sweaters are shown in gay colors wilh i horizontal stripes in white, or white : interwoven wi;h the color, and mann-i mann-i faeturers are fer.tui ing sweater in : white witli horizontal stripes In Nnv-' Nnv-' ajo patterns. They are tine fr.r sports ; wear. The tuxedo maintains its place for older people. |