The sea coast echo., 1905-05-13
Little Essentials in Dress.


It is the small things which make
the well-dressed woman. One may
have on a Worth frock, Paris hat
and q pound of diamonds and yet not
look really we'll dressed, if ones vel
is frayed and soiled, ones gloves are
out at the tips, ones petticoats are
draggled, ones belt off color and ones
shoes are shabby. You feel as if you
want to take such q woman TO pieces
and put her together all over again
On the other hand, n girl can make q
very simple costume look smart ant
dressy by the addition Of a lot OF
small "hXings' dear 10 the feminine
heart. This year it is tie stock which
makes the style.
Once upon a time there was real
girl who knew how TO dress her necE
properly. She was a sort of fairy
princess and could transform any old
SLOPPY suit or fraZZled frock into q
dream of beauty just by touching II
up with a new collar She could make
her collars herself and make them 10
fit! She could take a piece of linen
and turn it into beautiful embrOld'
cred collarette, or q piece of lace and
transform it into jabot. She was al.
ways delightful to look upon. When
she married nice man she lived hap
PLY ever fterWard-"because she did
not have to spend every dollar he made
on clothes in order to look WE'LL
The girl who is going to wear one
plain. dark, neat broadcloth suit the
whole winter through can relieve tbs
aching longing for lovely things and
the desire foi variety which fills her
heart by having 1T least I dozen stocks
with which 10 transform it. Fer the
dressiest occasions she will have an
elaborate jabot Of lace, robbed from
her last years ball fr0ck and dyed
coffee color. This jab9t she will build
upon a foundation Of mousseline and
attach to q collar of lace over mousse
line. Where the two are joined she
will wind a little. smart French bow
of pale blue chiffon. Then she Will
embroider or spangle the collar d suit
her own fancy or her own complexion.
She will rot pay SO I set fer her
fancy lace and liHel collars and cuffs,
but will make ana embToider them her
self, and will then attach to them
the plisse null frills now so smart and
fetching. Out Of scrim, butchers linen
and other heavy fabric she will manu-
facture herself Il dozen turn0verS, TO
be embroidered or tatted i'll different
shades to match her shirt waists. She
will not neglect 10 provide herself with
a set of mode kid collars and cuffs 10
be worn with her riding habit, ana
with a fine, soft scarf Cf English crepe,
so diaphanOus and floating that each
breath of air will mean possibilities OF
grace in every line of it. Livery waist
coat every frGck and hat Will have
collar to match or harm0niZc witt it
i'll color and texture; and these she
will keep fresh and CGi1ty in 4 satin
lined box. When she has quite COM
pleted her own Inlay OF collars, col
larettes and .jabOts she will begin max
ing other fancy collars ana cOl.arettes
for her girl friends for Christmas,
knowing that, like gloves and hand
kerchiefs, nobody can have too many
of them and that they are invariably
a welcome gift.
The prettest fancy collars have rows
of tiny chiffon roses about them. These
are made by cutting strips Of tho chif-
fon. folding it and gathering in rosette
shapes. Other collars Fave rows OF
satin alternating with lace inserting.
The satin strips are dotted with French
knots.
A beautiful collar CT lire Willie lawn
is embroidered in heayy padded tieur
de lis of white silk. In front q flower
overlaps plisse frill OF the lawn, while
longer plisse frill hangs down in jabot
effect to the bust line. Uhc cuffs are
finished in the same manner, emitting
the jabot.
Before attempting to make collar
OF any thin or diaphanOus material buy
a collar foundation which fits perfectly
or you may waste youa material. y
badly fitting collar is the most unbe-
coming thing in the world. 1t makes
the face look like IN Oldfashi0ned
nosegay with cheap paper Till about
il.
A nice white linen 0" piQue Ascot
stock is an absolute essential in the
wardrobe of every Girl.. Always have
plenty Of simple washable collars and
cuffs and you will always io0l; neat and
dainty.