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Show Smartly Tailored Woolknits Are Ideal for All-Day Wear By CIIERIE NICHOLAS I i, A V p v i TV Vr . ft ;r ! ' 'f s x " 1 - ' i i f ' sJ o r' ' i i-v., - 1 ' s , & ;t ! s- ' if , ' it- ; ys L ' ' ins " " '!',! A S EVERY woman knows, . now that our country is in an out-and-out war, there are busy days ahead for all. One of the reactions brought about by the present war condition is the developing of a new psychology in dress which carries car-ries an urge to choose clothes that are simple and goodlooking at the same time that they underwrite a guarantee of dependable wearabil-ity. wearabil-ity. For a perfect answer to the problem, prob-lem, let your quest lead you into the realm of woolknitted apparel, ad you will be elated with what you will see in the way of smart clothes to victoriously keep you looking spic-and-span, fashion right and attractive attrac-tive through every hour of each busy day. Gay deceivers they are, these new knitted suits. You'd never dream they were machine knitted until you test the "feel" of them as well as the "look." At first glance many a stunning woolknit looks as if it might be tailored of tweed or otbr material, for modern woolkms have a fabric-like appearance which is simply baffling. They glory in the fact that they sag not (neither do they stretch), and they are non-wrinkling. non-wrinkling. To which add a styling that embodies all the intriguing details de-tails of expert tailoring. Which is the same as telling you that a modern mod-ern knit suit has everything that makes for a victory clothes program for patriotic women. Representative groups of woolknit fashions are made up, to a large extent, ex-tent, of just such eye-appealing suits as the three shown in the above illustration. il-lustration. A closeup study of the woolknit suit to the right reveals highly significant details such as, for instance, the skirt which is a new achievement in machine knitting. knit-ting. It is full-fashioned just like a handknitted garment and consequently conse-quently won't sag, stretch or spring. The jacket is softly styled with a ribbed waistband that lends the exclusive ex-clusive look of being hand done. The original model is in melon pink enhanced en-hanced with plastic flower buttons. The sailor, by Sally Victor, is in a sheer lacy woolknit fabric. Here is a perfect outfit for town and country coun-try wear now that the major trend is toward bright hues for suits. In navy, so extremely important this year, this woolknit suit and hat will fit perfectly into the program of a busy woman. Dress and jacket ensembles that look like suits but, without the jacket, jack-et, give you a charming little frock for many an occasion are topnotch favorites this season. See illustrated illustrat-ed to the left in the above picture a citrus green dress-and-jacket two-piece two-piece ensemble done in woolknit with a fine cord stitch, with red arrows ar-rows and pipings for smart accent. With its jacket it has every appearance appear-ance of a suit and gives you the tailored look you want for general practical wear. When that short-notice short-notice invitation to afternoon bridge or tea comes unexpectedly this little knitted frock without the jacket will happily meet the occasion; Its simulated pleated skirt is an achievement in woolknit technique in that it is full fashioned. It can't and won't sag, and the miracle of it is you can't tell it from handknit. The hat by Jeanne Tete is made of matching citrus green woolknit fabric. fab-ric. It's very smart nowadays for hats and accessories to be made of the same print or the same fabric fab-ric as dress, blouse or jacket. The big envelope bag is especially designed de-signed of matching woolknit green fabric with a border of bright red. Quite "dress-up" is the lightweight woolknit tunic dress centered in the above group. Harlequin dots embroidered em-broidered in red, green, brown and yellow are appliqued on the tunic top. Machine knitted to simulate hand knitting, it is gay in bright green. The scarf hat is a wool jersey jer-sey draped turban with a clipped wool yarn border and top twist. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) |