The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-05
THE NEW COLLARS AND CUFFS
AND BELTS ARE RATHER COSTLY
Cuffs are Noticeably Deeper Due to the Change If
the Shape of the Sleeves-Collars With Long
Tabs Set With Medallions Modsh.

It would be amusing did not ones own
vain longing introduce tone 10 the
patflos OF the situation 10 watch the
women pricing the new embroidered col
lars and cuffs and belts, wrestling with
their facial muscles when the sales
women mention the prices, and meeting
the shock with outward calm but with
inward detection.
One OF the most noticeable features of
the new collars and cuffs is the in
creased depth of the cuff, a change due
70 the change IN the shape Of the
naCdish sleeve.
When frock sleeves We're made with
narrow wristband and dropping full
Eess Immediately above it, a narrow
tssrn-over cuff was the only practicable
thing. but now that the deep. close
fitting cuff and the various nodifca-
tens of the leg-o'-nutton sleeves lines
have come in, 4 deeper turnover cuff
is far more effective and is the last
, Eord IN sTnartncss.
Narrow Sets Still Worn.
OF course. narrow sets are still shown
ana VIII be worn, but the most fash
iona5le cuffs are very deep. and the
collars. too, if of the turnover sort,
are deeper. in most insta noes covering
the entire standing foundation collar.
These collars may be worn with the
opening IN the back, but there IS in
creasing favor for the collar opening in
the front, and the heavier embroidered
collars are more practicable and attrac-
tive worn in that way.
Fine linen, embroidered in exquisitely
fine designs, and unusually buttonholed
il. tiny scallOpS around the edges, are
made In tho same deep shapes as those
used for the heavier linen sets, and
many of them are nnarVels of fine hand
work but while much finer and daintier.
they rumpIe very easily, and, of course,
have net the wearing qualities OF the
heavier sets.
Lingerie Neckwear Especially Dainty.
The shops noted for lingerie neckwear
are offering. in addition 10 such col
lars and cuffs as We have described, q
host of dainty lace and lingerie confec-
tons for neck and sleeves, not too
fussy. but pretty enough 10 give u
charming touch to the simplest summer
frock. and although the best of these
are rather expensive. many OF them
might readily be copied for cost COM
tJarafiYeiy slight.
When they are made of hand en-
l1roidery, reproduction becomes Z diff
cult matter. though any woman at ali
deft with her needle can easily master
the. English eEelet hole embroidery, ana
can DUPLICATE most Of the smarter mod
els for mere song, The eXqGis!tety
fine neutrality-suspicious. In intricate de-
sign are another matter, and there, a.
a rule, one must pay the price of the
Imported set or go without
Many OF these. dress accessories are
quite without hand embroidery, and
merely formed OF lace or ready-made
embroidery motifs clegerly handled
Take, for example. The guimpe collar OF
VaIencisnnes lace with Irish crochet or
batiste embroidery medallion set In
front. IT is 70 be worn over a simple
summer blouse. and the cuffs accom-
panying 1t are particularly effective.
With the Long Front Tabs.
The collar ard long front tab set with
medallions is another accessory that will
ada much to the plain blouse. and this
general model appears IN many forms.
all OF open-Work embroidery set with
nerkY little lingerie bows. which is