The sun., 1908-03-08

matter, ana many droaamaicora who master
other problems apparently more dini0ais
fail here.
some Of the shops maling more or lees
Of a speciality Of lnS and dainty neckWear
are Offering excellent .gUmipes and ohemi.
nettes of lace. lace ahd net. embrotdered
baeiste and net. &c. These are we'll shaped
and have the high collars running up 20
a rounded point beneath the ear Ehicn
are a comfort TO the woman whose throat
IN losing its graceful curves and showing
the first insidiOus lines OF age.
OF course such guimpes need htting 70
the individual weArer, and when really
attractive they are expensive; but rather
than allow an inefficient drsasmaker TO
spoil an Otherwiss acceptable frock by
clumsy, common looking guimpe, 1t is WISE
TO stretch q point in the matter OF prloe
and invest in one OF theee really charming
ready made accessories.
Separate collars Of lace or lace ana net
| cleverly shaped and bonod are also onered'
often with q little bow or cravat a. finish.
They are primarily intended for wear with
/ colIarIess blousos, but some home dress
makers, feeling themselves unequal to
| working narrow l&c7S, net, &C., into a
chic well shaped collar. buy such collar
and contrive a guimpe that will 60 with 1t.
| These shaped collars, with a narrow
cravat or bow or rabat, are to consider
able extent taking the place Of the en-
broidered linen collar and are made not
only in the transparent form to which We
have referred but In embroidered linen
and batiste and in tucked or plated batiste
or nousseline. They At well, are becom-
ing, and are more comfortable for some
women than the more nncompromising
| linen collar, which can not be curved down
under the chin. White linen with a hair
stripe Of color edged with tiny embroidered
scallops Of the color and finished with q
| little bow Of the same linen similarly en-
broidered are liked.
The mention Of linen and lingerie neck
wear brings the ubiquitous white blouse
to mind, and among the lingerie blouses,
| which are finer, more attractive than ever,
are appearing some very dainty hand
made models in the sheer wash cotton
crepe which Iaunders without requiring
| ironing. These are not actually a novelty,
| having been exploited 10 a slight extent
| for some seasons past, but several OF the
: exclusive houses are pushing these blouses
this spring and showing most charming
models made up after the fashion Of the
handmade lingerie blouseS, with hand
embroidery and inset lace.
Another blouse material used in similar
fashion but more transparent than the
crepe resembles the cotton etamine liked
\ by the French blouse makers, but is sheerer
| and finer 1t Of course launders without
/ even a hint Of starch, and does not crush
/ so easily as batiste or lnon.
Delectable little French blouses made
! entirely Of finely tucked cream net with
plated jabots OF tho net and collars and
cuffs Of the tucked net edged by the mar
/ rowest possible frill Of lace are among
the new things. and are exceedingly ef-
fective now, as all very sheer blouses should
be in order to be Partisan, over well fitted
| slips OF India silk
That pongee in it's various forms is sched-
uled for an important place in the fashion
able list of materials for the coming season
is certain; and here once more we come
upon the biscuit shAdings. for what is
generally known as natural tone pongee
and the variations upon this color are
prime favorites and will be worn even
more than the modish blues, browns,
greens. reds and pinks. al Of which are
admirably represented amUng the pongees.
Among the trimmings displayed in the
shops provision for thu establishment of
these natural tone pongees is ample.
Bands. motifs collars, waistcoats. bodice
trimmings Of all kinds ara shown in natural
tone pongee embroidered in self color or
in contrasting colors, and there are cords.
gallons. brandenburgs, grelots. tasses. but
tons, &c, in the natural pongee color.
Some Of the Persian embroideries OF
pongee bands are very beautiful in color.
but a ma jority Of them have a distinctly
machine made aspect. and smarter effects
are obtained through embroideries in black
and white or black and one color done on
unfinished strips OF pongee and looking
remarkably like hand work. That is. the
design is embroidered down the centre of a
strip Of pongee lea wing wide margin Of the
has no straight edge, and these strips
may be so cleverly set into the frock with
tucks. plaits. &c. that the impression given
is that Of an embroidery done upon the
frock material itself
] Much fine soutache embroidery upon
| net is included among the new trimmings,
I and one may find such trimming in almost
any fashionable color and in all grades, from
the narrow bands OF inexpensive machine
braiding 70 the superb wide bands in which
hand embroidery and hand braidings are
combined
One handsome trimming is a wide band
OF irregular edge in which elaborate motifs
Of fine white soutache braiding or white
net alternate with horal designs in fine
| lace whose pattern is reinforced with lines