The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18
BELTS, EECKWEAR and Wells
FRESH CHARM IN THE LITTLE
THINGS or DRESS.


The little things OF the toilet show a vari-
sty at once great and pleasing. That
beIt> neck wear and wells. to mention only
thrss Items. can present q constantly chang
ing sepect to the buying public is "a matter
Of unceasing wonder to the uninitiated.
The fact iS a commentary on the cleverness
OF the designers.
Belt buckles are all very large and are
81 duh gold. cut steel. jet. mother oT pearl.
silver. plaid enamel and tortoiseshell OF
the plain buckles some good desig MS we're
seen at n shop which makes a specially Of
leather goods.
They we're simply a couple Of circles, OF
ovals or Of diamonds iDterlaced. The
belts on these buck les were Of soft leather
10 various colors with one fold through
the centre and edged with a wavy design
In cut steel nail heads.
This embroidering Of leather with cut
steel Is the most pronounced feature OF the
modish belt. There are buckles made of
leather instead OF metal and embroidered
With steel.
There are broad elastic belts in black
deliberately decorated with jet and with
handsome jet buckles. There are stll
other belts Of soft glazed leather In dull
soft tones which have odd figures printed
on them in contra sting colors.
There is a great number Of pretty linen
belts. some OF which nave merely ing enious
cutout designs in the linen, fastened with
buttons, while others are embroidered
One. q combination. has a diamond shaped
piece in the back OF plain linen with three
pearl buttons. Attached TO this but not
cred in a flower design.
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should be worn with linen belts. The
little linen belt bags are pretty and useful
ap~pendages. The flap OF one bag 10 cut
in three deep ~soallops. the centre one deeper
than the sides, and embroidered in spots.
while another bag has the flap plain ex-
Cept for the scslloped edge. and the lower
part is embroidered in a bold design.
There is also the quaint linen reticule
which draws up with a ribbon and is en-
broidered in openwork. The handsomely
embroidered white linen bretelles and
belt with Italian cutwork medallions goes
well with a plain linen skirt.
A novelty is the perfectly plain starched
linen pan for the shirt waist front. around
which is a narrow futed frin with the most
delicate OF embroidered edges. There is
also a band Of tucked soft lawn.
In neckwear there are some charming
designs in color. Among the prettiest
are the collar and cuff sets OF striped linen.
pink and white. blue and white, gray and
white and brown and white. These have
either daintily scalloped edges or a white
hem. hemstitched on. and are embroidered
all over with white dots.
Then there are the white linen sets strewn
With colored dots Of embroidery. the edge
being scalloped and embroidered in the
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fly bows Of the same material and color
or double tabled jabots to match.
There is q very pretty little neckpiece
made to point over the chest and extend
on the shoulders, which has on it's edge
a band Of scalloped and embroidered linen
with guipure. Two excellent and become
ing stocks are shown at one shop.
One of tucked sheer linen has n pleated
fril standing about the throat and two
C1uny medallions set into the tucks below.
A. it's lower edge il has a narrow black
cravat tied in a smart bow with the ends
finished with the white frill.
Another unusual stock is made OF row
upon row OF the narrowest strips Of linen
set together with open stitch. This has n
faring piece around the throat which
frames tl.s face'and a mail bow OF the same
edged with a lace friil.
A whole chapter might be written about
wells. which are beautiful and interesting
20 a degree. Ii may be said that the sort of
lace veil which had a bold design running
all over the face is no longer favored. IL
was always conspicuously unbecoming and
the wise woman found 1t so; but the wells
Of applique and Lieres lace in which the
design is entirely on the edge and the part
which covers the face has merely a small
spot on the net are exquisite.
One dream Of beauty is of Liares. the net
delicately spotted TO the edge. where il
il scalloped in a lovely strsying design.
Below this is a pleated frill OF the same
delicate lace about two inches wide
In strong contrast to this veil 10 the veil
NJ heavy gun metal gray chiffon with a
border Of wavy design embroidered in
heavy gray rope silk. A charming white
veil in a material called chiffon but resem-
bling silk muslin more is cross barred with
awhile thread andshss a pleated frill around
the edge OF plain chiffon. This same
pleated frill is found on plain chiffon wells
OF all coiors
Then there are the pale colored chiffon
wells with hemstitched borders which have
. rather large spo here and there in the
veil and a design Of spots or embroidery on
the borders. In the way Of a novelty Ia the
veil OF flet net dotted with small hollow
squares made OF tiny chenille spots which
has as border a Greek key pattern OF the
chenille spots.
A very pretty white chiffon veil has a
woven border OF graduated bands Of pale
blue and is spotted with black dots sur
rounded by a band OF blue. Very fascinat-
ing are the wells with fringed borders.
The best OF these are mad Of a rather
open meshed net with delicate spots. One
style has a border OF two rows OF narrow
silk fringe put on in a large scallop. while
another is bordered by a chenille fringe
fully an inch wide.
The favorite automobile veil is Of plain
wide chiffon. but one OF the best shops
shows a most conspicuous veil for this
purpose Of white chiffon with a deep border
Of green or dark blue and spots az big as a
dollar to match.
There il, a decided change. in stockings