The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-21
FOR HER NECK.

Any originality of style in a stock
collar at this advanced stage of it's
wear is matter of pure inspiration.
1t is, of course, matter of proper pride
with the originator, though she is NOR
ally certain that within week every
one of her feminine friends will have
copied 1T. Stealing the design of a
stock collar pattern is, of course, who'll
ly beyond the horizon of anything the
patriarch could have had in mind when
he penned No. 8 in the decalogue
The two leading colors in this vari-
ETY. OF neckwear are light blue and
scarlet, although almost any other good
shade is employed when the costume
calls for it. All white, of course, is of
unwaning popularity and black and
White always au fat.
A pretty way to make up linen stocks
is to stitch a very narrow border of red
on the outer edges or even the tiny
turnover flaps on each side and the
tabs, whether these be double or single.
Small red bordered straps are some
times stitched across such q stock, and
little white and red crocheted buttons
are SeWed on wherever there is room.
Rows of small clusters of French knots
are still in high favor. Narrow silk
folds, for the especial use of amateur
stock designers, can be purchased in
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or the popular needlework stitches of
the day, herringbone. feather and brier
stitch, cross stitch, hemstitch and
French knots. Besides these there are
the narrow drawnwork bands and Wild
er ones Of the fascinating Paraguay
disks that are still altogether "the
thing
The busy designer avails herself of
all aids, but the true artist prefers to
put In her own fancy stitches upon the
dainty creation and so give it that in
describable but unmistakable air of
style and individuality. In making I'D
tabs for stocks scraps of lace, often the
most minute, may be charmingly utiI-
lied, woven together with pipings and
-fagot1ngs into fascinating and cob
Webby whole, that sometimes defies i'm
,itation
Two favorite styles of tabs" are the
overlapping pieces, cut in all sorts of
odd shapes and falling from the center
of the stock to any length desired, and
the double ends. one On each side Of the
center, made in semi-stole fashion. W
SNAPPED front pieces Of lace are espe-
cially designed to be worn with peIer-
ines and fichus which open in front.
Quite fad is at its height now for
little turnover collars and cuffs Dor
dered with fruit in natural colors and
almost natural sizes. Sprays of the
same are also applied to the ends of
the tab or the tie in front. Natty sets
Tor morning wear are of white dotted
pink or blue lawn, with extremely mar
row borders Of white, or white collars
with the borders of any delicate shade.
An especial attraction of these simple
designs is that they Iaunder particu-
iarly we'll A pretty idea is to cut the
edge from dainty handkerchief, dec
GRATED with lace or embroidery, and
sew this to stock band with the cor
ners in front. The rest of the hand
kerchief border makes a pretty pair
OF cuff turnoyers to match. Since the
manufacture OF the ubiquitous stock
pretty much any and evrything is MIL
lied, even the possessor of only a rag
bag" need not be behind the times.