The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
Women'S Column
PICTURESQUE NECKWEAR NOW
The WHIM

With the new season comes a form
OF neckdressing which is completely
revolutionizing the neckwear trade.
Revolutionary and Directoire periods
predominate in picturesque rolling
and half standing shapes, combined
with jabots, revers and vests. The
general effect is enhanced by the
sheerness, softness and sickness of
the material used, harmonizing with
the present wide use of soft drapery
stuffs.
Laces are especially in evidence in
the neckwear for late summer and
fall, those soft laces, like shadow
lace, which are adapted to the much
demanded pleatings and .drapings.
Venise, val. maline and cluny, to-
gether with soft nets are also greatly
favored. Bohemian lace is a new
favorite for fall, this in the more ex-
pensive pieces. though very clever
limitations may be had at popular
prices.
The so-called Robespierre collar
has taken an unusually strong hold
on popular fancy, and is appearing
in numerous variations at present
writing with the promise of many
new ones for the fall. In general
this is the roll, or the stand up and
turn down collar, V shaped neck
and double jabot of soft net, lace or
chiffon. The central piece Of the
1abot takes numerous shapes, a
straight band of ribbon; a strip of
lace; a vest-like affair made of sat
in; tab ends; or two revers either
Joined or set little apart, the lace
frills around the outer edges. But
ton trimming is especially appropri-
ate on some of these shapes; in fact
there are buttons, buttons, every
where-pearl, crystal, satin, crochet
in the new neckwear.
Collars or black satin in combina-
tion with lace, follow the popular
black and white vogue. One creation
to be worn with a white serge or
mohair frock, showed the wide roll
collar of black satin, running into a
V shaped vest which had white pearl
buttons and simulated buttonholes,
with wide frill of white shadow
lace edging it. Another was a black
satin collar and two wide sewers, col
lar and revers edged around with a
pleating of tulle.
The woman who depends on al
quick change of neckwear to freshen
a costume will find lingerie affairs
to her hearts delight. Some are
plain and tailored like a little one OF
handkerchief linen, with scalloped
hemstitched edge, button on each
OF the two front points, and two
scalloped tabs, Joined by five but
tons and buttonholes. Another col
lar, jabot and cuff set suggested the
use of bordered handkerchiefs. In
the lingerie designs there are numer-
Gus dainty combinations of hand en-
brOidery and lace handkerchief
linen and soft batiste. One of these
showed a wide embroidered collar
with quite sharp points inset with
lace. A vest of two strips of val in
sertion, V shaped at the neck and |
fagotted together to the waist line, |
was edged with narrow pleatings OF
val lace. From under the lace came
two reyers made of strips of the in
sertion. Collar and revers were fin
ished with braid fagotting.
In tailored neckwear the many va
riations of the high Robespierre are
very smart, especially in black and
white, and will be greatly in evil
dence during the cooler fall days. !
This style is much after the fashion
OF the stock worn by our own Reyo-
Iutlonary ancestors, made of black
or colored satin, crush or straight, |
and with broad or narrow turnovers
OF white pique, ratine or linen, re-
movable for laundering. Often the
stock is OF white material and the
turnover of satin. One favored style
closes in front under fiat bow. In
another space of about three in
ches is left open under the chin or is
hlled with tucked net or folds OF
satin.