Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29
Handsome Accessories.

A HANDSOME set of collar and cuffs
1 \ which may be arranged with any
kind of plain vast is made of dull blue
batiste combined with deep points of
white batiste covered with blue French
knots The square sailor ce.-ar is out
lined with white lace and trimmed with
small pearl buttons just where il, joins at
the neck line. A tie of the blue, with its
French knotted tips, fastens the collar.
The four-inch- wide cuffs turn back from
the hand and button snugly at the back
by means of little loops worked in colored
linen thread. which slips over tiny but
tons covered with the blue batiste. A
row OF small pearl buttons trims the
outer edges of the cuffs and collar.
A pretty idea lor sleeve nnish, and
one which Is a change from The ordinary
wrist ruft1es of lace That continue up the
side OF tine sleeve to the er-ow, is a tull
plated ruuie of lace arranged in dou-
be row like a miniature JaDot. peep,ng
out from three-incn siasn at the SIDE
just ABOVE The wr.St with the sleeve con-
t-nu.ng down over the hand Ill deep,
rounded cuff.
New buckles for dresses are made after
the most elaborate designs IN amoer, jet.
coral and variou, kinds OF composition
in mauve. green or red, and they mahe a
perfect finish for the tiu.ly neck ruiiies
or tichus of lace and cniifon. Large,
round buckles OF lvury-w hlte celiuioid
are much used, and with these are some
times worn two-.nch beIiS made OF a me-
work Of round white ceiluloid beads.
Ruches for the neck are very becoming
and .often.ng in tnelr eife>t when made
of silk and trimmed with oS -rlch feati4er
bands, winch fasten tight at one side with
a big bow OF the SILK. Tneso rucnes con-
sist of nothing but "a bias piece OF douDie
taffeta about eight inches wide and just
long enough to encircle the neck. TINS Is
edged with wide. tiuHy bands of feather
trimming.
One end of the taffeta is formed with a
loose knot, through which the other end
is slipped when the ruche is adjusted
around the neck, thus Obviating the diff
Guilty of tying and untying eacn separate
time that it Is worn. When worn, the
ruche fits tight around the neck. and the
taffeta crushes into soft 1olds, SO that the
feather trimming and the bow alone are
visible.
than the beribboned. herutfied petticoat
but full petticoa IS are taboo. however,
there are models which may be worr,
with the most clinging of gowns, and
which yet give just that pretty little
frou-frou about the feet and ankles that
is SO charming.
One of these concoctions OF chiffon aud
lace, is made with u tight. scant fitted
skirt of creamy white shadow lace lined
throughout with africot-pinK oh .fron Al
the bottom the lace is cut in broad seal.
/. Iops, outlined by a four inch ruffie OF
closely pia ted chiffon. edged in turn wi h
, an inch-wide land of white. These
, skirts may tie made in any color or in
black lace over white.
Scaris and !. ght chiffon evening wraps
made in straight plain lines, are one OF
the del gifts of the new .eason. One OF
the lcveliest Is made Al the ialest shade
of grayish green. with a four-.nch bolde.
of god embroidered flowers the en.ire
scarf being outlined with long beads o:
porcelain, in green. white and gold strung
on a thick cord of green silk. This trim
ming of porcelain beads figures on many
of the models. In this case the beads
serve the double purpose of an attractive
trimming and of giving just the required
amount of weight to make the light chif-
| fon fall in pretty folds when thrown
across the shoulders.