Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-04

Probably there never was year when
neckwear played so important a part In
the Christmas giving as it will this year,
judging from the crowd of Christmas
shoppers around the counters wherever
neckwear is displayed.
One can easily spend an appalling sum
upon modish neckwear for holiday gifts.
when one buys the truly fine and dainty
collar jabots and frills. Yet it is possible
for one to make pretty things of the kind
at cost comparatively reasonable II
one has skill with a needle and is willing
to give time and patience to the task.
The exquisitely fine hand-embroidery Of
the most expensive and beautiful neck
things only an artist could copy; but
when it comes to shaping and plating
fine pieces of linen or batiste and setting
in bits Of really good lace, with perhaps
a few embroidered dots for good measure,
something far less than an artists skill
will suffice And extremely charming
things may be achieved in this way If the
materials are dainty enough.
Many a clever girl is now embroidering
or making without embroidery handsome
big collars, which reach almost to the
waist line in the form of square salior
collar effect, or in rounded or pointed
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front.
There are frills of swiss or fine muslin,
sold by the yard, which could pc useo
around the edges of such collar, IN
stead of the and-embroidered scailops.
These frills have a scalloped edge In deli
cate color or white. Swiss. with en-
broidered dots. may be purchased, from
which to make the collar shape. The
collar is made sailor shape, and is OF
fine swiss, with pale blue embroidered
he OBJ "A DIa1teO
frill, with scalloped edge OF pale oiue.
There are also cuffs to match.
Charming collars are provided for frock
or blouse wear Of coarse lace, tinted a
dark ecru shade, and there are many OF
Irish lace. The back of the collar IL
usually pointed, and reaches almost to
the belt In the shops which specialize
in fine neckwear each day brings 1ortn
more fascinating collection than mas
been shown heretofore. Not that one
some of the broad collar shapes, but the
detail work is so fascinating and so
varied that the models seem radically
new, despite their accustomed shapes.
At one shop where the order department
in neckwear does a thriving business.
special showing is made of directoire
collars. These high-class collars are OF
finely tucked net or silk, or velvet, finish
ed with rather wide plated or shirred
frill, which stands out around the chin
ana QfOODS more VI 1858 over tAe Coitai'
Sometimes a corresponding but wider
frill finishes the bottom Of the collar as
well, the plating falling downward over
the blouse. Again, a band forms the
center part of the collar. over which
falls frill of lace, and wide frill of
lace finishes the lower edge.
The vogue for black and white extends
to neckwear and there are models of
every description fashioned from black
and white materials. =
In frills and bows to he fastened at
the throat and worn with separate stock,
collar. etc. there Is an infinite variety.
Here again finenesS Of material and
dainty work add to the cost. The pref
tiest of the frills in which real lace and
handwork are combined are exceedingly,
expensive. and one may spend a hundred
dollars upon, such, trifies. without having
very much to show for the outlay.
Luckily there are models less costly,
though none of real fineness and dafnti.
ness is actually cheap.
The most common form Of the frill
Is one long plated ruffie attached to
a. band of lace or tucked material at
the left side. The outer edge is usual
ly tucked and lace trimmed. This.
model, however, is not becoming to
right side, and something fuller and
further may be more desirable
There are attractive models having
q double frill and sometimes the right
side ruffie may only be two and.a half
inches wide. Then there are others
which have frills of equal. width on
each side and extend almost to the
waist line at the front of the garment.
One extremely pretty model of this
description made of lace and fine net
has stock made of a tucked band af-
fair Of fine net. There is also band