The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-26
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
NECKWEAR THAT MAY BE MADE BY
sKILLFUL NEEDLEWOMEN.
The Command of Money Is an Edu-
Gator to Women-New Fancy
wOrk-Odds and Ends.

There is airy saying that French
woman can evolve more interesting mats
and neckties out of a ragbag than most
American women can from the range or
good store. That, says the Philadelphia
Ledger, may be true sometimes. 1t is to be
hoped that generally it isn't. This season,
however, the American woman has hne
chance to see what she can do in the line
of expert handwork on stocks, neckties and
collars approved by fashion.
A general knowledge of sewing, of proper
materials to use, and where to get them fits
almost any one to make the pretty modish
things that are being worn in such profu-
sion and are so necessary to the adornment
of many frocks.
One of the most interesting articles OF
neckwear is the large circular collar, made
generally of a favorite lace, built round me-
dallions of silk, linen, cloth or other lace
work. The favorite shapes in this collar are
the circular. coming we'll down over the
arms and the stole collar, smaller in the
collar part and having long ends in front
reaching far below the waist line. Outlined
patterns for making these collars can be
bought at all the art needlework depart
ments at the stores. There, too, can be
procured the proper thread for the lace work
and wide range of braids. The latter are
particularly interesting, showing many
kinds. Among the braids fashionable just
now for the Renaissance" work are those
of pure white silk; some, in Persian effects,
showing pretty blending of colors, which.
when made into the collar, is very pretty.
The braids are about a quarter of an inch
wide. In the stamped pattern bought at the
store the medallion, repeated throughout the
collar, is generally left to be filled in as de-
sired. One of the prettiest things used for
this is bolting cloth, painted with small
landscapes, sprays of flowers or heraldic
crests-anything, in fact, that is pretty and
would make a suitable design for repetition
in this way. The medallons are also made
of plain japanese crash and of taffeta.
The purpose for which the Japanese crash
is most used, however, is for the embroid-
cred turnover collar and stock combined.
This material, cut in any shape desired and
embroidered in scallops around the edges,
is the modsh small neckwear that is very
simply made, and will laundry excellently.
Any amount of elaborate embroidery may
be put into these One of the popular de-
signs of the hour is the grape pattern.
This is done in any color. A small bunch
of grapes repeated around the stock and
on the tab in front is a favorite style. An
other pattern, which is much simpler and
very easy to embroder, is the single walls
of Troy design. A stock Of pale ecru crash,
with the design done in grass green silk
around the upper part of 1T, and a neat tie
of mOusseline de sole to match the embroid-
cry drawn around the lower part of the
stock and tied in a very small bow in front,
is pretty one and easy to make at home.
Chiffon commends itself where much soft
fiuffiness is required, as the pendant ruffie
at the front Ii is very suitable. One pretty
and inexpensive stock. combining chiffon,
lace and ribobn velvet has the stock proper
made of a band of Irish crochet lace the
full width of ii. On this are sewed at the
top and bottom and along the middle rows
of quarter inch coral velvet. Two fam
shaped ruffieS of white chiffon, one a little
longer than the other and under it, form
the pendant piece at the front. These are
edged with the velvet surmounted on the
stock with a motif of Irish crochet lace.
This scheme can, of course, be reproduced
in any combination of colors desired. The
lace and chiffon of ecru and the velvet light
blue would be pretty, or the lace and chif-
fon of white and velvet Of black would
make a modish collar
Teneriffe drawn work in wheels that come
by the dozen and are inexpensive can be
used in a number of ways to form pretty
stock They are very dainty and fragile
looking, but quite strong enough to
stand laundering. These can be adjusted
over a colored foundation or made the edge
trimming or insertions with open effect.
In the first way the stock will have to be
cut out, stiffened and made up, then the
wheels carefully fitted over 1t. Three
wheels of Teneriffe on the end Of a tab
and a row of very small wheels forming
a turnover collar to a palm taffeta stock
is a pretty and practical style, and one
that any one could make.
Stocks and collars of brierienne are other
notable features of fashionable neckwear
Brierienne in any color or in many widths
can be bought at any of the stores. This
is so very open and Of wide mesh that
stocks intended
to be worn over some substantial dress
stocks beneath.
Small pearl buttons are being used a
great deal on linen stocks. Three of them
placed in a vertical row at the end of the
tab in front is a popular mode of trim
ming.