The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-09
Neckdress the Seasons Feature
ROLLING COLLARS AND PLAsrRoN FHILLs sCARFs AND GRID.
LES Of RIBBON OR TULLE-SLEEvELESS BODICES AND
Wells IN FLOWER PATTERNS.

Every fashion which Is of real val.
ue fingers long. Therefore. 1t is not
surprising that the Medici. Directoire,
Robespierre and the various other
forms of the rolling collar brought in
last season have a good chance Of
holding over into next winter. Not,
however. in the filmy stuffs in which
satins and velvets capable Of protect
ing the throat. instead Of merely veil
ing it. Moreover. the collar that
comes close and high at the back OF
the neck and terminates over a jabot
or merges into revers Is generally be-
coming. And that is a better arEu-
ment in its favor than any Of the
good for the health" reasons that
have ben tackled to 1t by dress re-
formers. While the high turnover
collar now is seen On both street and
house garments. 1t has not completely
ousted the low collar which turns
fatty over the bodice. from a rounded
or pointed neck. and like the period
specimens laps upon jabots. These
indoor tabots. for all such neck dress
have adopted a new angle. Instead
Of forming a narraw point at or just
above the waist line and directly
against the center Of the blouse, the
gathered or plated cascades Of net.
lace or batiste. start from near the
outer point Of the collars fronts and
run toward the belt, making a sort Of
angle yelling the blouse at. the bust
and serving as a trimming. which
may be changed at will.
Frills continue to live and flourish.
but they are not the frills Of yester-
year. Like the jabots belonging to
the turnover collars. they perform the
mission of garnishing the front Of the
blouse. or at all events a godly por-
ton Of it. On some Of the autumn
waists in soft silk are -four-inch wide
frills of lace. broadly edged with
Venise points and headed with a strip
Of two-inch insertion. in turn attach
ed to a panel or finely plated net.
lace bordered at the opposite side.
The lace insertion band. coming at the
left center Of the blouse. causes the
frill to spread itself over the other
side Of the bodice. Obviously n
Of these plastrous frills. as they are
called. is all the trimming needed for
a simple waist or frock. Frills in lace
or lingerie that run across the back
Of the neck cross me shoulders and
make a deep v on the front Of the
bodice; also are termed plastrons. and
liiSSS are eACeeulHSly QEeSSy AOokIHS
when the open fronts which their
plaitings outline are filled in with a
guimpe Of transparent matching ma
terial. Belonging to the same class,
but sternly practical. are bib-jabots.
intended solely for wear with tailored
shirtwaists. These accessories. COM
prising four overlapping rows Of
I plated linen. stripe bordered. with
white and a color. start from under
a bow-tie OF black velvet ribbon sur
rounding a stiff white stock and fall
fatty over the front %fastenings of the
skirt.
scarfs and girdles have ever been
among the most valued Of costume
accessories. This eason they are
conspicuously in evidence. A five
yard long strip of white tulle. which
starts its career at the back Of a
square-cut evening bodice. is brought
forward over the shoulders, crossed
at the bust. wound once about the
waist. and from the left front hangs
to the knees, where its ends are
weighed with pearl-beaded cabochions
overlapping deep fringe in pearls and
knotted stands Of floss. OF the same
order is a tulle scarf, starting under