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NITTEH novelties are the fancy of the
Tjf I hour. This Is particularly true of knitted
Ijk I headgear. Naturally they are not tho
js I homely woolen pieces that topped the
heads of a generation ago. The clever
brains of French and American destgn
era have rang; many a change upon the
knitted hood of yesteryear. First, there
la the attractive Laplander cap, that has no brim, and
ttie point that Is a characteristic of it is of different
lengths In various cases.
When It Is extremely long it is doubled over at the
aid of the head; when it is short It stands upright
at the back of the cap, but in either case looking quite
different from the funny little hats worn by those of
the far northlands.
Thar la the aero turban with Ita saucily perched Me
phlato feather, the Angora Baby Bunting bonnets, the
knitted helmets, and finally knitted stiff hats with broad
brim.
The principal characteristic of this knitted millinery
are its picturesque shnpe and Ita simple trimming.
These hats are worn by young and old. But a great
deal of ear should be used in their selection. By look
ing at the various motels anyone can see that without
a Uttls forethought in selection some will make their
wearers look as if they were bound for the masquerade.
No matter how extreme, this knit millinery 1s charming
on trie face of a young glrlj but, supposing a woman
with a face aa full as a round moon takes a fancy to ;
Uils style It will simply emphasize the roundness
and look absurd above it. ,
The praises of these picturesque, piquant, alluring,
coquettish hat shapes have been sung from every cor
ner of the' fashion world, but there has never been a
season when so large a proportion of the hats were
unbecoming to the majority of middle aged women.
Of course the uncommonly pretty, the uncommonly
cMc, and the young girl may venture upon even the
most audacious effects In millinery, but even they this
season have triumphed not on account of the hats but
In spite of them. As for the ordinary woman 1
But the trouble Is that the ordinary woman In the
majority of oases belongs to that blessed class so in
cased in armor clad conceit that they actually believe
themselves to be In the superlatively beautiful or ehio
class.
Among othef novelties shown in knit wear are the
knit sets bordered with Persian bands. The sets con-
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slet of haC scarf, sweater, muff, and gloves. There 1'
also the entire knit skating coatume, consisting of
skirt, jacket, cap. nd scarf.
This season the shops are showing more and more
vivid colors for the ice vivid emerald greens, cerise,
blue, and even shades of yellow, orange, gold and sul
phur. In these derided colore one may always get cap,
mitten, and scarf to match.
The cashmere and silk knitted sweaters are distinctly
things for the stout woman to consider. No stout
woman need fear the situation In one or the other of
this style of sweater, and both are Just aa warm as the
more clumsily made, heavy woolen ones. The sweaters
this season, however, are unusually 'shapely.
The knit novelties ars especially adapted to winter
motoring. The wool cap are unusually attractive and
comfortable for winter daya. The shapes of these caps
vary considerably, the one moat generally favored being
merely a cosy, round crown cap with a brtm of con
trasting color, turned up deeply against It, and perhaps
, with a tuft of the brim color in the center of the
These sre shown In all colors, bet there Is a liking
for the whits crows with a brim of color, and on
some models this brim is In chenille, which gives a
soft, velvety effeot next the face which Is most be
cointng. v
A cap of light brown wool of a light leather shade
r of that soft light brown so much, seen In the angora
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wool garments, with brim of darker brown, and a
sweater to match in two shades of brown, is a good
sporting outfit, and it must be remembered that these
crocheted caps are aa practical for morning shopping
as they are for motoring and skating.
More strictly for motoring use are crocheted or
knitted bonnets, often on Normandy cap lines with
chouz of ribbon over the ears and ribbon tlea. Some
of these are quite plotureaque and becoming and they
certainly are comfortable for cold weather motoring
without being aa hot and heavy as fur. The prettiest
seen have fusay angora wool In whites, browns, and
reds, with either ribbons to match or the black satin
chouz and ties.
There are a great number of hand knitted aweaters
shown. The haud knitted sweater la. of course, first
choice, but many consider the difficulty of getting the
garment oleaived without apolllng the ehape, and would
rather have the cheaper meahlne made sweater and get
a new one oftener. The hand stitches are now closely
Imitated by machine and the better class of models
are excellent in line and detail. White Is the treat
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favorite, but there are the grays, the soft browns, the
vivid reds, and lovely warm forest and hunter Kreens.
There was a time when the motor woman's costume
must neds be sporty, mannish, devoid of all frills and
furbelows, but that was in the dark age when the
automobile was wild and untamed, when only the dar
ing experimented with the dungerous things and motor
ing was taken seriously. Today when automobiles are
accepted as among the utilitarian thinga of life and
motoring Is more often a matter of convenience than
sport, ideals concerning motor garb have vastly changed.
Garments for motor wear muat be serviceable, ahlp
shape, comfortable, but a certain note of quaint pi
quancy has crept Into them. Artists in dress have, aa mo
toring became more and more general, devoted time and
effort to the problem of motor clothes, and gradually
they have aohleved clever compromises between beauty
and utility and have demonstrated that motor hats and
motor coats in order to be comfortable and practical
need not be freakish.
Naturally the Impetus has carried many of the de
signers over into exaggerations and caricatures, par
ticularly in the province of the motor bonnet, and it Is
always the woman who can least afford to take liber
ties with her looks that Is the most apt to take up the
extreme and eccentric models.
Qualntnesa does not sit becomingly upon every woman,
and some of the knitted motor bonnets and face combi
nations seen this season ara sights to make angels weep,
but such failures should be charged up to the individual
woman and perhaps unscrupulous and persuasive saleswomen.
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