Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

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larly necessary with the coat and
skirt suit. when collarless frocks have
been laid aside and furs are not yet;
and the smart new hats. new gloves
and boots and a veil adjusted accord
ing to the very latest notion. proclaim
one correctly ready for fall.
The shops are overlooking with
cheap, pretentious neck wearables.
made of coarse lawn with elaborate
trimmings of lace and machine en-
broidery, but the fastidious woman
will prefer to invest in one or two
really beautiful and distinctive bits OF
neckwear, doing the laundering. If
necessary, with her own hands. to in
sure utmost daintiness.
Pleated frills continue to dominate
neckwear, and these feminine little
frills are everywhere-on collars, on
cuffs, on coat lapels. at the top of
stocks and along the edges of jabots.
Net pleatings lose their crispness at
the first hint OF dampness, but the sort
null pleatings retain their form as
long as they keep clean. For the
counts substantially. neckwear OF en-
broidered linen with trimmings OF
Irish crochet is most practical, for
these belongings may be done up IN
one room WIN SOdp dhu :" olSh dA0 a
dash Of blueing in the rinsing water.
the bit of neckwear being pinned out
carefully on the bed afterward to dry
in shape Pleats, OF course, cannot be
managed in this way, but. provided a
bit Of neckwear is clean. the pleats
will be put in by dry cleaning es-
Establishment at trifing cost
The high stock is the preferred type
of neck finish for autumn, and such a
stock looks much neater above the
collar OF the tailored coat than the
Dutch collar, which is SO charming in
summer time. 4 very smart and pretty
white stock is illustrated. showing just
the right amount OF white jabot to
look correct with a dark wool autumn
suit This stock is made of fine linen
and has turned-over piece at the top
embroidered by hand This turned-over
tab, which is also embroidered and
which is finished with three lace mo-
tifs, grouped together. One Of these
lace motifs is set into the turned-over
pleated jabot with two sharp points,
each point daintily hemmed and edged
all around with crochet lace.
Another handmade stock. shown in
the larger photograph. has also en-
broidered turnover pieces. in this in
linen being inserted between the stock
and the upper turnover The turnover
is embroidered with dots, matching
this linen insert, and four small pearl
buttons at the front make the stock
very smart. Cuffs to match are pro-
vided with this set and indeed. cuffs
matching ones neckwear are particu-
Iarly smart just now. Whether the
sleeve comes to the wrist or stops just
below the elbow. there are very likely
to be snowy cuffs at it's lower edge,
and these may be of Irish crochet. of
embroidered linen or simply a turned
back pleating matching the pleating
at the neck.
A pIeated Dutch collar with Jabot to
match are shown In the same photo |
graph. in this case vandykes Of pale
blue linen being laid over a white
linen pleating embroidered with blue
dots This neckwear set Is intended |
for wear with one of the little wor-
sted or mohair frocks which will be !,
worn through the fall without q coat. |
and the deep pleated collar with it's
pointed jabot is most graceful and pic
turesQue.
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