New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
DUTCH COLLAR THE FAD
PRETTY NEW NECKWEAR
Feather Boas Are Essential nth
CoIIdrIess Bodice.

rhs-e is nothing that the average woman an
r-ecates more than dainty. pretty neckwear. and
.b,s vear the manufacturers have provided us with
q srlendld lot Of g. At last they seem to have
.zskened to the fact that beauty and durability
csn be combined. Is there anything vexing
than 10 squander all ones spare change on some
5sinty bit OF frivoty and then find after the first
,1st 20 cleaners the washtub that the collar
~ which you Justly proud when you
bought Il looks like old rag, and must be
discarded? In the new array Of collars. socks
and .abots that set forth for our temptation
end delectation there is scarcely that cannot
have all the dirt scrubbed out of IT, and yet return
10 US with its pristine freshness.
THE POPULAR DUTCH COLLAR
The Dutch collar is the fad of the moment and
its vogue is more than likely to last throughout
The entire summer: for is there anything more
comfortable than this fat collar for hot weather
,-ear2 OF course. it takes a woman with perfect
throat it, and it is really young girl
stvle But the high lace collar we have all been
wearing long has by means restricted the
circulation and otherwise ularred the beauty of
the throat Of older women some other forms of
neck dressing viii do So It is possible for many
women 70 adopt this new style of low collar with
ort exhibiting defects of time.
Just as Maude Adams started the vogue of the
Peter Pan collar. she is to some degree re-
sronsibe for the new Dutch collar, she wears
lingerie the other of heavy lace And now one
NAV find in all the shops the daintiest possible
lingerie collars trimmed with real or excellent
imitation yalenciennes lace. Irish lace collars OF
The most exquisite descriptions and Madeira en-
brof5s7ed collars OF sheer handkerchief linen and
muslin
LACE AND LACE-TRIMMED COLLARS
Irish crochet lace seems TO dominate the neck
wear aeld. for. aside from the handsome fat col
lars made of it, there sif linen collars with
Irish turnoveTs. high stock collars made with ana
v1,hout the high points in the back. some entirely
Of Irish crochet and others showing inset me.
al,ous Of the lace; and then there are all SORTS OF
as,n-v little tahots and rabats. veil as butterfly
mas either trimmed with Irish or entirely COM
,ozcd CT Il. The jabots are only some nVe or SIX
inches deep and. while they are fan pleated' they
s-o 50 arranged as TO be easily taken apart for
WASHING. for there is really lace that washes
hetter than does Irish. though some care must he
taken in picking out the edges before 1t is thor
oughly dry; then. IL it he pressed With a MOD
s-srev warm iron the outer side being laid against
sszeral thfonesses of flannel the heavy design Will
stand out as it did originally Other jabots and
pDteb collars are trimmed with Cluny or Naien-j
ciennes lace.
NEW MATERIALS FOR SCARFS-
One Of the latest ideas in scarfs is that the ends
shall he ornanented. This is generally done with
& knorted fringe, above which there may be some
embroidery China crepe, chiffon, soft. pliable silks
and satins. well gold, silver and aluminium
net and colored laces all used for the construe-
ZION OF the new scarfs. These two and half
10 three yards long. but not more than three-q1ar
ters OF q yard wide. One Of the prettiest of the
mex rnarabou scarfs has five narrow strips Of this
fluffy feather trimming sewed on ground or thln
slk which is sometimes contrasting color 10 the
rnarebou and the feather strips are separated
by several inches the scarf is most attractive
scarf Of China crepe has embroidered figures scat
tered ar intervals along the edges and the ends
finished with deep fringe Some Of the scarfs Of
an openyork silk material chiffon or InarqGisette'
have tiny beads In the material the beads
being Of the contrasting color
MoDIsH= WAYS TO WEAR THE SCARF.
The scarf Is always a desirable addition TO the
evening toilet and for afternoon occasions II will
be often found useful well as ornamental The
new ones are light that they will be found no
burden TO carry in the hand when not in use. When
they are thrown the shoulders and the long
ends hang down either side, they viii be found
70 give an appearance Of increased height TO the
wesreT, which with all women to-day is an end
devoutly 20 be studied and,-if possible attained. a
pretty way of draping the scarf is TO twine one
END about the arm just above the elbow, which
gives q more picturesque appearance than II both
ends we're arranged in the same manner A style
beloved OF Marie Antoinette in the arrangement OF
her hchu might also be copied with these long
scarIs When thrown about the shoulders the scarf
is crossed at waistline in front. and then the
ends brought around to the centre back and
simply knotted.
FEATHER COLLARS AND BOAS.
For street wear there any number Of pretty
feather and ribbon neck pieces The marabou and
ostrich feather stole have always with US. and
as the fur boa is cast aside women who
know the value Of soft. becoming feathers about
the face these fer beauty well as warmth.
This year something OF the kind will be essen
ual for those who adopt the collarless bodice or
one with the Dutch collar. For those who do not