The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Rosetta Making
For Deft Fingers

nm o up to date girl can afford to omit
tfW from her list of needlework accom-
plishmenis the making of resettes.
Bressmalers assert that this quaint form
of gafniture for dresses, bIouses, coats and
hats viii not die out with some OF the
less satisfactory winter fancies, but that
the summer girl OF 1905 will employ fo-
settes very generally on her diaphoneus
frocks.
AS an artistic rosette requires deft
fingers and a certain Frenchy touch.
modistes charge well for their manufac-
ture. 1t therefore pays the girl who loves
dainty little accessories to study their
fashiening. This is just the time of year
when bargain sales come thick and fast,
and wonderful values may be secured IN
ribbon velvet and lace for the rosettes,
and jeweled or enameled buttons and wee
ornaments to tuck in the heart thereof.
girl who wants to gather at bar
gan sale Harvest rnodish hat. viii do
well to pick up smart little tricorn IN
white beaver or supple felt. Across the
back she will need strap of white velvet
ribbon fastened on either side with tiny
gold buckle. The real trimming of her
hat VIII be a big Spanish rosette. caught
on the under brim ON the left side, and
this she will build for herself from bolt
of good imitation ValencienneS or silk
laceyy if She can pick up such quality at
a bargain. The foundation OF this pig
rosette, which may measure fully four or
five inches in diameter, is a stiff circle or
crino1ine The center may be tight frili
of the lace or fiowerlfke ruching OF very
soft ribbon or tiny gilt ornament around
which the narrow lace is sewed in en-
trancing ripples Or the entire rosetteS
may be of ribbon velvet
The Spanish rosette is exceedingly fiat,
but If the evening hat is faced with tulle
tol, -ntc aff
ing brim may be composed of many triplI-
cate bud-shaped ruchings, which, when
completed, give the effect of a fattened
peony in full bloom
The rosette proper takes on the form
of endless little ruffies, but it is simulated
by the use of soft loops of ribbon radia-
ting from a small jeweled center Eight
loops of ribbon two inches wide by six
inches. long, pleated fatty under a circular
ornament of harmonious color will set off
an otherwise simple bodice. For instance,
if the gown is of white net over yellow,
the rosette for the corsage may be of
yellow ribbon loops with a button for a
center showing a circular star-slaaped de-
sign done in topaz.
Sometimes the loops of ribbon are
shirred at tho point to simulate petals,
and these are particularly effective in
various shades of pink or rose with a
frosted ornament for the center TO sinu-
late dew. Such petal shaped rosettes as
these were employed on a dinner bodice
of pale blue crepe de chine The petals
We're made of panne velvet, edged with
paiest pink chenille, and the hearts We're
tiny rhinestoneS.
For trimming tailored hats the ro-
settes are made of accordion or side
pleated ribbon, very stiff but most ef-
fective.
Since the imported fur coats have
shown that handsome silk rosettes are
| almost as effective as extravagant but
tons, the home -dressnlaker has become
resigned to the cheaper form of decora-
ton A hunters green cloth suit had a
charming little coat built on sacque lines,
! set off by rosettes of supple velvet in
| stead of buttons. These rosettes were
| cunningly made and in the gatherings
| We're half hidden very small beads in sew
eral shades of green and gold.
Rosettes are used to outline the panels
J of robe skirts and at intervals to head
| founces of lace or pleated net They peep
| out from beneath skirts, and nothing is
| prettier for the finish Of a slipper than a
| tiny beaded rosette.