The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
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By JANE BARTON.

found its way to the sheerest Of neckVear,
and ii has truly proved effective It gives
new use, too, for odds and ends of fur that
may be left over and then sometimes helps to
carry out the idea of fur when it is used at
the bottom Of a skirt and on the sleeves
l have found the small tails that were
used on the neck pieces of fur can be taken
apart and are made from just narrow strips
OF the fur, wound around a bit Of cord. OF
course this narrow strip is just the thing to
trim a collar with and they are truly not
using the small tails this season. so there is
a Use for them II you happen TO have any.
If the fur is black and is to be used on a
collar, perhaps at the top, SO that it will
come next to the skin. IL is a good plan to
make a band Of it first before putting it on
the collar: that is. lining it with light piece
of soft silk
Put even with that the hair Of the fur is
apt to rub the skin. really the only safe
way is to put in a ruching OF some soft ma
terIal; perhaps a bit Of manne or chiffon.
Cut 1t in strips about two inches wide and
a ward long. Then turn IN each edge little
and double it in half, and. Of course. turning
In the edges at each end and then press It
When that has been done. baste it in small
plaits, quite close together. to make a small
plating at the top OF the collar. This will.
know. protect the skin If the fur is dyed, and
if it is just basted in, the plating can be
easily removed, and fresh put in whenever
1t is necessary.
Then. too, the fur might be used for tiny
bow of some sort at the bottom OF the collar
at the center front. or if you would like a
variety it might be put little to the side
To introduce the fur trimming in the jaboA
part of the collar, it might be used in a long
band, from which the lace may be frIIled on
either side, or. IL you would rather. Just
frilled on one side and a bit OF the lace sewed
on plain on the outer side OF the fur.
When making the large collar and jabot
arrangements worn so extensively at pres
ent, the ordinary shirt waist pattern will
often help as guide for the collar. Lay the
pattern on q table so that the shoulder seams
come together, then on that YOU can arrange
the lace to suit the design that you decide
upon. and sew it together while 1t is still upon
the paper.
In place OF the old chemisette, fashion has
introduced many new ideas for collar ar
rangements to be worn over a dress that
would ordinarily need yoke, and the new
idea seems quite effective. There is one
that struck my fancy in one Of the import
ing shops. which combined white lace with
a black chiffon.
The lace was an effective design of shadow
edging about two inches wide, though any
lace, either wider or narrower, might be sub
stituted, and was sewed to the edge of a
square Of chiffon, making the edge of the
lace come to the top of the shoulder and
the whole extended to about the bust line.
Then the lace was put in quite close to the
neck, forming point in the front, the bottom
of which just came to the top Of the row Of
lace at the bottom OF the square. The
collar was OF the chiffon, with row of the
lace forming the bottom part, 50 that the
edge of the lace was the lower line Of the
collae