The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-19
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Give the summer girl a bolt of black
or white tulle and if she has skilful
fingers she should be able to evolve
practically all of the novelties of the
season. BY "tulle" is meant net and
maline; the term tulle is used fire.
quently across the sea, and has, there
fore, been very generally adopted here
since the vogue for this filmy material
has reached almost to a Juror
The simplest undertaking will be
the frills, according to a New York
Tribune writer. These can be made
at HON on fluting and plating ma
chimes, which are of such simple me-
chanism that any amateur can sue
cessfully use them. Frilling by the
yard, however, is sold so very reason
ably in the shops, from 35 cents up,
that the majority of women will pre-
fer to buy it and spend their time and
ingenuity on more complicated fea
lures of the toilette. With this frill-
ing all kinds of neck fiXings can be
evolved. OF these the straight, up
standing frill at the neck is the most
popular, and the best results will be.
obtained by wiring or boning with a
very fine, almost invisible, boning.
Medici collars of box plated tulle are
very effective on the summer mantles,
and ruchings of the tulle lend a soft
and pretty finish to many a whimsi-
cality that passes for a mantle.
Pulled undersleeyes of tuIle finished
with cuffs at the frilling add a mod
ern touch to any gown. It is a very
easy matter TO make these sleeves
with one large puff or two, even three
smaller puifs, and finish them with a
cuff of the frilling. 1t is only a ques-
ton Of few minutes sewing to baste
these sleeves into the gown, and the
cuff with frillmg on either side can
be made detachable and worn with
any sleeve, The secret of these frill-
ed cuffs is to run a narrow, eighth of
an inch elastic on the under side so
that the cuff fits snugly to the wrist
One of the newest ideas is the waist
coat of tulle A creamy white tulle
waistcoat will give an entirely differ
ent appearance to the blue serge suit,
so different that it will be hailed as
new costume. A frll falling in jabot
fashion down one side will add the
Louis XIV touch that is so desirable
this season. An outer frill softening
the collar and still another falling oy-
err the hands should be added to com
plete the picture. These waistcoats,
by the way, make it possible to wear
the coat without a blouse, especially
If black satin sash is cleverly ar
ranged.
1t is not necessary however, to
make an entire tunic as flounces or
rufIles of the tulle will lend very much
the same effect and can more easily
be adjusted to the satin foundation
skirt.
When the girl with the needle turns
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an apparently limitless array Of tulle |
hats to copy. ust an edging of the |
box plated tulle will soften and make !
new straw hat that may already |
show the signs of wear. Turbans of |
tulle with patent leather trimmings |
are very chic, and they are not hard |
to fashion, as they consist only of folds |
of the tulle wound around the head of |
the buclIram foundation. The large |
bow of tulle with ends reaching heav-
onward to a marked degree, adds just |
the right touch to the summer hat
and IT can be twisted into shape with
the aid of n fine wire in few min
utes, Sashes of tulle, knotted in the
front or low in the back, rosettes or
chouX Of tulle so catch up the drap-
ings or to lend the requisite dash of
color, must not be overlooked, for they
can be used in many ways and at many
times.