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The sweater, one of the most popular garments of the Western world, has a history which goes back more than
a century. The Wool Bureau says that because an English clergyman invented a hand-knitting frame way back
in the late 1700's, knitted blouses, forerunner of the sweater, were made some 75 years later. The Rev. William
Lee might well be astounded if he could see what comes off the knitting machines and needles nowadays. Sweat
ers are practically a uniform with the college crowd and Margie Good, senior at Southern Oregon college and
editor of The Siskiyou, college newsppaer, wore a red and white figured sweater with the new cowl-nock dickey
at her desk last week. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Good, Sunset Drive, Medford.
This fall short-sleeved cardigans and pullovers are popular with Medford High
School boys. Pictured here in the school cafeteria Tuesday noon are Bob Hjorten (at
left) and Ron Darby, both juniors. Bob's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hjorten,
25 North Keeneway Drive, and Ron is the son of the Raymond S. Darbys, 43 North
Peach Street.
Jantzen of Portland styled this coordinated en
semble with the new long dinner skirt, shell
top and cardigan sweater. Of gold wool
sparkled with a metallic thread, the ensemble
also has capri pants and a, cocktail length skirt.
Miss Annette Davidson modeled the ensemble
at a Mann's style show given for Rogue Valley
Chapter, American Institute of Banking.
Red-haitnd smiling Rich Cusic, junior at Medford High School, likes a long-sleeved
sweater for cool days. This one is bright blue with several colors in the band
across the top. The cardigan, or coal sweater, was named after Lord Cardigan, who
happened to lead the famous "Charge of the Light Brigade" in the Crimean War.
New sweaters also come in primitive prints,- bulkies, sloppy Joes and blazers are
popular.
Tuesday JoDell Moore (at left), a daughter of the Victor Moores, 300 North Keene
Way, and a sophomore at Medford High school, wore a bulky sweater knitted in
pi:)k and white squares embroidered with flowers and topped with one of the
huge collars. Jeani Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Woods, 143 Highland
Drive, had on a light green sweater with pockets and big brass butlons. Sweaters,
says the Wool Bureau, were first called "spencers". Made something like a shawl,
they wire worn under coals and at home on chilly days.
Flowered sweaters have blossomed all over in the last season or two, and Elaine
Hastings, sophomore at Medford High School, last Tuesday, wore t pullover of rose
red and soft green with a green dickey and green skirt. Her parents are Mr. and
Mrs. V. V. Hastings, 3095 Crater Lake Avenue. Although the word "swoater" was
first used, the Wool Bureau says, for a knitted woolen garment with long sleeves
and turtle neck worn by athletes, now they are made out of silk, cotton, or syn
thetic fibres as well as the wool.
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