The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-29
Nelu York Fashion
Letter
:::::::::::By Catherine Manu- dyzdnt:::::::::::

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The time was
when a plain collar fin sh of the same
material as the dress was considered
quite sufficient as a neck dressing, but
TODAY fashion has led us entirely to
the other extreme, for it IS seldom
that a dress other than one intended
for work, is made without more or
less elaborate neck finish They are
of all kinds, varying from those in
tended for business wear and tbs airy
moth ngs. yet very costly, that are In
tended for the dressiest occasions.
For business, if a blouse is worn
the neck is usually finished with one
of the many varieties of the high linen
collars or bad effects. And 1t Is 10
be remembered that in business hours
neckwear should be appropriate to the
hour and the place just as in other
matters of dressing.
A number of these "bus ness coll
lars were prepared for young wom-
An by a friend as a Christmas pres
emf There is one of the turned down
type which has an inset band OF hne
embroidery about half an inch from
the edge The edge is embroidered IN
buttonhole stitch; second mas an
inset band of Irish lace and a tiny
narrow picot edge; with each of these
match. Another of this set OF coliars
is one that s shaped to the neck slight
lv and comes down in two tabs like
ends on each side of the front with
little bow holding it together in the
front: and fourth is made of narrow
bands of tucked linen and lace feather
stitched together with short little
iabot in front. A more dressy collar
was of fine Irish net with little llnser
corners turning back from the front
these corners being embroidered and
lace egGed. A narrow frill of the lace
finishes the upper part of the collar,
the lace-making a good softening line
at the face.
The re are so many sorts of the hlgh
lingerie stocks, embroidered or tucked
that it is imposs BILE to describe them
ALL They depend for their finish on
the dainty little bows and - cravats
which may be of linen or lace or OF
the beautiful ribbons now shown in
such profusion in the stores.
Neckwear if bought in the stores is
expensive and one has only to do
little buy ng or pricing to find this out
No piece particular emphasizes this
fact more than the present fashionable
iabot. Their essentials are daintiness,
and fineness of finish, and this means
hand work and consequently high
prices But the woman who is handy
with her fingers and can carry ideas
away with her can always have many
of these little odds and ends with but
stores Jabot arrangements of all
sorts are used with collars. One OF
these has a straight band falling down
the middle front of the gown with
linen plated piece on the left side, the
front piece and the edges of the frill
are finished with an edge of Irish lace.
Another is of a diagonal piece of net
pleated and cut nto point at the top
and laid into the net stock under an
inset of lace, two bands decorate its
lower edge. A third jabot was laid with
a panellike front with tiny plaits on
the sides falling in two points at the
bottom; the whole was edged with
tiny valenciennes and in the center of
the panel were three lace buttons.
| saw some little cravats of ribbon