Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30
Using Chiffon Scarfs

Many girls by gift or purchase get
an accumulation of chltton scalls TOT
which they apparently have little use.
Some of these can he turned to ac-
count for motoring, as dusty roads
work havoc with wells even when they
are washable. A square chiffon
shawl by the way, can be mad To 10
duty as a veil by those who do cot
automobile often enough to buy 4 reg
ular motor veil.
70 adjust IL put il on so thai II
falls evenly around the hat, front and
back, then gather the fold back from
front and pin neatly at the nape of
neck with long veil pin, thus holding
the back lengths in place.
Another use for the scarf is to ar
rance It for the woman who feels
drafts or suffers with colds a light
wrap Of some sort around the throat
is cften grateful where Q heavy SILK
shawl or cape would be too warm.
Turn up the ends OF scarf on WRONG
side to make n point. An end OF
point can be put a silk tassel, and on
the double ~thicknesses thus afforded
may be set % tiny pocket Of silk or OF
several ~thioknesses of chiffon. This
can be edged with a frill of marrow
lace or the edges can be
to material in q harmonizing color.
In this pocket may be Kept an ex-
ira handkerchief or two and n tiny
bottle of smelling salts.
one girl turned a chiffon scarf OF
pale green with border or gilt into n
dainty separate guimpe with shirred
sleeves to be worn as q change with
n black evening frock.
old party or house gown can be
given quite an air by using a hand
some long scarf as drapery. A pretty
and simple lichu arrangement held
at waist line with small rosettes on
each side will quite transform a NJ
tie cashmere shiltwaist gown in deli
cate colors. The neck may be cut out
and a pointed yoke of net inserted
with the scarf brought to meet 1t on
both sides.
one of the imported froeks of the
season had a scarf drapery well adapt
ed to renovations. IT was brought
over the shoulders so that it fell at
equal distances front and back. The
fullness was laid in five flat plaits,
the outer ones falling loosely owe the
sleeve.
These plaits were held at back by
a small cabochon of pearls such as
are lsed in millinery. 1t was placed
lust a little below the shoulder blade
so that the scarf ends hung straight
from it. In front the plaits were mar
rowed into waist line, where they
were held by a larger cabochon, the
ends Of scarf hanging straight from 1t.
The scar. both front n back, was
finished with a deep silk fringe the
same shade. This could easily be ad-
ded to the ordinary scarf by cutting
equal lengths Of embroidery silk and
tieing them through q b~uttonholed
edge Of same silk.
Another use for q scarf that has
seen it's best days but washes nicely
is to turn it INTO a work bag to hold
delicate bits of embroidery. The ends
of scarf are sewed together and the
strip folded in two lengthwise.
A slit six inches long is made along
of this fold and bound with mar
row satin ribbon. Both edges Of scarf
are then gathered and drawn up into
n tight circle on each side of the bag,
~fullness is concealed by button
molds covered with silk or by large
gilt buttons.
Ribbons are seWed to each end of
slit to hang the bag or to slip over the
arm when carried. Tiny losettes hide
the joining.
such n bag when finished looks like
a large circular pun. Unless the scarf
is too thin it will hold quite u little
work and has the added advantage
it win crush into a small space
or even be slipped into a coat pocket
without injury.