Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
FROM ODDS AND. ENDS
HOW ONE WOMAN USES LACE AND
SILK SCRAPS.
Taste and a Little Ingenuity Make
Pretty Neck
wear
Written Cor The Star.

Written Cor The Star.
With the summer sewing well out Of the
way, general clearing Of piece box, ma
chine drawers and work basket brings to
light no end Of dainty scraps There is a
piece of edging from the trimming of the
lawn frock, bias strips of white silk from
the seams of shirt waist, two or three me-
dallions from lace yoke, triangles Of rib
bon cut from sash ends and perhaps a few
extra pearl buttons out of the dozen bought
| to fasten sheer dickies and half sleeves.
Useless as these odd bits SEEM not one
should be allowed to find it's way to the
waste basket They have in them any num-
Der of possibilities for evolving some deli
cate piece of neckwear.
One clever woman who never ventures
forth without the freshest of ruchings In
the neck and sleeves of her frock and
around her coat collar has used up every
inch of her lawn and white china silk
pieces. Having cut them into half-inch,
inch and two-inch strips, which were Joined
| according to their width with very fine
seams. she finished one edge with narrow
Valenciennes edging. The taior-Supply shop
in the next street then side-pleated the diff
e1ent strips for 5 cents or 10 cents yord,
and she now has box full of really hand
some ruching that she could not have pur-
chased ready made at less than s. or ST.
In making odd stocks and pieces of neck
wear 1t is well first to cut collar from
rather stiff paper which is just the shape
and size Of the neck and the correct height
to allow, perfect freedom small piece Of
pique or duck left from white skirt may
be shaped from this pattern to fasten in the
back. Secure at either end of the pique collar
a double fold of linen, which tapes to within
an inch Of the center of the front, and work
a tiny buttonhoie in the rounding point OF
each fold. The convenience and prettiness
of the stock is a butterfly bow made from
tiny ends of pompadour ribbon or silk, very
finely hemmed and attached to narrow
band of linen one inch in length and having
small pearl buttons which just fit into the
wee buttonholes on the linen folds. This de-
vice enables the bow to be easily removed
when the stock is laundered.
An Ascot Tie.
Where the pique foundation has attached
Ascot tie ends of linen or madras that slip
through one of their fastenings at the back
of the collar scant ruchngs Of Valenci
ennes lace are applied to the edges of the
lily-leaf ends.
Wonderfully dainty is a neckpiece made
from the left-overs of pale blue linen. A
bit of tucked muslin forms the foundation
collar which supports two long turn-overs
of blue. piped with white. CrosswiSe in
each of the turnover corners are fastened
two shell-shaped pearl buttons, which have
thread-eyes, not in the center, but almost
on the edge. Two long pointed ends of linen
of the tucked muslin with a band of blue
ribbon, or their fastening is concealed by
lace medallion. Small-siZed hooks and eyes
secure the muslin foundation at the back of
the neck
If there are pieces of Hamburg or all
over embroidery to be utilized they may be
cut into strips two or three inches in width
for collar band and long front tab to cover
the fastening of the front of a shirt waist.
To finish the edges of collar and tab. VAL
enciennes lace is delicately whipped on by
hand so that no seam will be visible.
Another collar made from stray bits of
Hamburg is built on paper pattern which
hts the neck and comes to n point at the
front. opening, of course. at the back. Dia-
mond-shaped pieces of Hamburg two inches
long are applied TO the pattern so that the
side points touch and the lower half of the
diamonds hang off the paper. The lower
edges of the embroidery and a single me-
dalton covering the front of the collar are
then finished with half-inch side plea tings
of muslin while the jagged upper edge of
the collar Is filled in with winding of mar
row muslin folds Joined by the finest fagot-
ing.