Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-08
Dainty NeSkw@ar for
the Sum7mer

Not every woman can expose her
neck. but the majority can and will
this summer. That is one respect in
which woman can be more comforta-
bic than man, for it is a relief to the
whole system to get away from the
stin-boned stock and the high turn
over starched collar, with a line like
saw under the chin.
They are both too hot for summer
weather. They are both uncomfort-
able. True, they must be endured by
the woman, who through nature or
carelessness has allowed her neck to
become scrawny or encircled with
dark rings.
The girl of the day, however, has an
exceedingly good neck. 1t is an
American characteristic. 1t may be
from daily baths, from exercise, from
the erect way she is taught to hold her
head-but, from whatever cause, the
round, strong neck is hers.
The Dutch neck, the Byron collar
and the rolling neglige collar have all
come back into first style for this sea-
son. The wide soft white collar fast
ened to the neckband and starting at
the base of the neck is usually called
the Puritan collar, but it is doubtful
if the Priscillas of those days wore
such dainty inery as these pieces of
embroidery and lace. The thin linen,
starched and plain, is also worn by
young girls for morning. This is more
Puritan-like. The variation from its
severe style is the picturesque Byron
ic collar of linen, with its wide roll
from the neck and its loose cravat in
front.
These are not only in pictures and
in writing. They have appeared on the
streets. They go very well indeed with
the large sweeping sailor which has
a large crown.
1t is little difficult to get the Byron
collars, but they can easily be made.
The Puritan collar can be bought at
any counter where they sell clothes
for young boys.
They are just such as are worn by
a boy ten years old. They are put
On dark frocks, especially worn with
muslin and linen shirtwaists, and are
widely used for separate shirtwaists
under coat suits.
When Ethel Barrymore wore this
collar in her role of Sunday it was
copied by a few admirers, but now tbs
fashion is general one.
The majority of these collars are
made of fine fabric.
They are of lace and insertion
edged with ruff1e of lace. They are
of hand embroidered muslin or ecru
batiste, and some of them are of all
over Irish and cluny lace. They dc
not have the stiff, inartistic look OF
the small turnover collar worn by the
bellies of the civil war. They are cut
on different lines and give far more
grace to the costume.
They are quite wide, from four to
six inches, and are shaped to a slight
point in front where they open.
They can easily be made at home
Cut a good pattern out of brown pa
per, haste the strips of insertion and
lace on it, and then finely whip to-
gether Finish the edge with a ruf1e
of lace without many gathers.
There are surely many pieces of
good all-over lace put away in boxes
which are not large enough for any
thing but such collars. By using them
up you can make smart additions to
your summer gown.
The fine lace ones are especially
pretty on soft white muslin blouse
suits, but they should not be worn
with shirtwaists. They are also good
on frocks of yelling and fou1ard, but
should not be worn on the guimpes OF
jumpers.