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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1933.
HERE'S A NEAT two-piece knitted suit, dark brown in color and boasting two pleats in the skirt and small epaulets on the jacket. There's a rust-colored rough wool edge around the neckline and down the front of the surplice-effect clos ing.
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
KNITTED COSTUMES
WINTER WEAR
Costumes Courtesy
of KARGERE
NEW YORK
DON'T completo your winter wardrobe
until you've taken a look at the now knitted costumes.
These suave little numbers aren't just extra pleces that you use to fill in here and there. They have a definito place this winter and to see them is to love them.
Sweaters and skirts come into their own again this year. But the now anes boar no semblance to the bulky ones of bygone days. The new ones are chic and alenderizing and smart enough to grace almost any Informal function.
The knitted suits are the particular forte of the mature figure. Straight akirts, form-fitting blounes and grand short or three-quarters coats put them right in line for all sorts of occasions.
They can be worn two or three ways, too. As is true of all suits, extra blouses
Make room in your wardrobe for these gay new numbers, and face the cold weather garbed in comfort and style
give you a nice change and munke others think that you have a couple of complete ensembles instead of just one.
Two-piece suits, with the coats worn Ilke blouses, are perfect for the young girl. One charming grey ault has a atraight skirt and an overblouse that ties at the waistline and at the neck with places of striped taffeta ribbon.
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Surprisingly enough, there kuitted afternoon dresses, too. Some are Others made with soft, cowl necklines. have the now bateau neck treatment.
Naturally, the colours tend to be gay and bright. Groen la good. So are blue, red, grey, brown, orange and the purplish tones.
Black and white, first choice of French women, is very popular. You can have a knitted black skirt and jacket and a white blouse. Or, if you prefer, a one-piece black frock with n white knitted scarf.
The closings are most amusing. Slida fasteners are used while rows of small buitona or one or two extremely large onca hold many coats together in front Buckles and clĺps in place of buttons are Important this winter and a nice iden is to match your hat buckle to the one on your frock or suit.
AT LEFT, hand-knitted three- piece ensemble of navy blur wool. The smart interwoven de sign on the blouse is repeated on the scarf, cuss and coot lining.
A CHIC CAMPUS costume is shown above in a neat combination of dark blue knitted skirt and a sweater of red, gray and blue plaid. The fetching little bor ders around the neck and bottom of the sweater are blue to match the skirt. So is the little hat,
HERE ARE TWO smart knitted costumes. At the right of the layou! is a frock with pleated skirt, raglan sleeves and vari-colored hand fagoling around the square neckline. Beside it is a two- piece gray costume, with a big red and white lafeta bow at the neck.