Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-30

cling or who cannot be constantly Vlgl-
liant about her clothes during the day
it is better to get material Whlch Is nall
cotton and half linen. There are many
such materials on the market, winch
will be found to possess almost as at
tractive an appearance as pure linen
and infinitely less of tendency to re-
tain creases.
The new linen collars to be worn
with shirt waists are much longer IN
many instances than those heretofore
shown. The front piece of many Oh
them hang down as far as and even
below the waist line. This gives to
plain shirt waist the panel trimming
effect down the front which is SO pop
ular. These very long collars are made
either of light or heavy linen, with IN
sertions of lace and hand-embroidery
as the garniture. There is band OF
linen around the throat, which is
straight except that it is followed
out a little under the chin, in collar
shape. Motifs of lace or embroidery
done on either lighter or heavier linen
than that employed in the making OIL
the collar are set in this band. From
the lower edge of the front of 1t de-
pends a long piece of linen about TWO
inches in width at the top and widen
ing gradually to about double TINS
width at the bottom. design Is
worked out in this linen with motifs
of lace. straight lace insertions and in
sertions of finer linen. Besides this,
there is hand-embroidery of French
knots, solid circles and other geomet-
rical designs supplementing the lace.
The bottom of this piece of linen is cur
off in a blunt, triangular shape and is
finished with long linen fringe. This
style of collar is very attractive when
made of heavy linen showing coarse
grain, and it may be of the natural linen
color decorated in white, or all white
1t is also most attractive made to go
with shirt waist suit of the same ma
terial. Another new and becoming
model among this springs linen stock
is made of two kinds of linen, one or
which is used for the neckband ana
for a dependent front piece, which is
rounded at the bottom, and the edges
of which are finished with deep seal
lops. Under this piece is another sec
ton of linen of a lighter weight which
is perfectly straight and falls from the
neckband in narrow side plaits. This
under piece is both longer and broader
than the upper piece, and is in fact,
foundation against which the openwork
and lace insertion of the upper piece
stand out This style of collar Is made
up with either long or short front
pieces.
The "linen lass who wishes to do so
may also have this year parasol made
of her favorite material Indeed. to
be strictly in the fashion she must have
at least one of these additions to her
trousseau The very latest things in
parasols and sun umbrellas are those
made of fine embroidered linen.
Here is an opportunity for the anna
teur embroiderer, for these parasois
are enormously expensive when bought
at the shops if they are of fine mater
ial. with the embroidery made by hand,
and the woman who is skilled at em-
broidery can make one at comparative
ly little cost. If the embroidery Is at
all elaborate 1t must of course be done
before the linen is stretched on the
parasol frame. Handkerchief linen, or
rather heavier quality of the same
style of linen, smooth and close woven,
is the favorte style of material for the
linen sun umbrella. At the most ex-
elusive shops these are shown made
without ruffies. flounces or any other
decoration than the embroidery
Among the most elegant designs are
those which encircle the edge OF the
umbrella with wreaths of solid EN-
broidery flowers. all in white, of course.
Other designs are of open work em-
broidery in the center of the umbrella
panels. These designs are exquisitely
fine and have as motifs principally
butterflies, birds and flowers As they
are done in the very finest style of
irish embroidery, 1t is needless to say
that they are most expensive.