The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

II II worn upon the neck.
 S O To be sure it is the middle of August and the dog days are begin ming to wane and the autumn nights are almost. in the air, yet the warm breezes float from the land side, and 1t is neces- sary to dress coolly in order to be com fortable.
 , The woman who allows her summer neckweaE to become crumpled, or who discards it at this season of the year for high, :.waFm collars and stocks, makes a sad: mistake, for she takes away in com fort and appearance one-half that which summer gives her.
 .. It is: almost essential to ones comfort these hot nights to wear the neck low By this is not meant a waist cut, as the French say, ito the heart nor as the Italian ladies of bygone days had them cut ito the waist in the back but on the contrary it means a pleasant loosen ing of the neck with a round or polnteo or a square finish. Just low enough to relieve the throat muscles of heat and strain without exposing too much or the neck is the best rule. 1t is very much questioned point whether woman shoulo ever wear a low neck dress at summer resort.
 Many claim that. in promiscuous gathering of people. 1t is poor taste to cut the neck lower than the sweep or the chin. Others draw the line to the upper
 
 the decollete
 =: The fiecks which are always in good .faste. ever becoming and decidedly pop rld-r. are those which are cut in one or firI-.,s. ways The first is the baby neck, .jyh!ch.is round. To cut baby neck you reach with your chin as low as you can can Ct,t in goose fashion and lay it upon ~y-iur. gown, make tiny mark. Follow f;is.- mark all the way around the neck ~:s1+.5 v6u will find that you have the out inc. If a very becoming "baby neck.
 :F-rnch modistes who are extremely >r-Es~ in such matters invariably follow -.-.s.iivl made by the chin of the woman -.~ss'.. claiming that it gives just the :.xetp required for display of the curve If tTa throat.
 .r5e baby neck can be finished with is.-a. p.;th a band of velvet or with frills
 ssj. No necklace should be worn
 1as next neck in point of popularity is, is .e..r.. taste. square your pattern by means -+ .Cambric dress with high neck. Cut the front and back to a square, leaVlng frE shoulders intact. The sleeves Will not e. disturbed nor will the shoulder seams le:toUched. Bring the shoulder line down '+r;2n a point little beyond the lobe or the ear and cut abruptly. A square neck iS prerty until it extends to the shoulders, .l.tiI it :should never be cut further than the top of the shoulders From your calico waist cut the pattern Of a good ;-tljIaEe neck ~
 Finish the square neck with a little Chemisette of chiffon with a shlr-strlng of satin ribbon. The square neck can De Hound with velvet in severe fashion. A sifdnfond necklace, if woman be so for t'Ijlate as to possess one, can be worn wi1h-.perfect becomingness with this dress for it Is essentially a full dress neck.
 A neck that is becoming to every wo- man is the pointed neck, which is cut to a. Y. in front and to a shorter in the back: Persons who do not care to eX- bose the back on account of ungraceful curves can be contented with the front Y. only. This can have fichu of any
 This is an exceedingly simple way to finish the neck. The V can be managed by Burning in the throat of the gown ard finishing it with a fichu fastened at the top of the V with a fancy pin. :. With such a neck there can be. worn a .''throat'' A throat is made of shirred silk or shirred chiffon over a silk foun- dation. It is two inches wide and makes a very. neat collar. It is worn with low neck dresses and is hooked at the back