Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-28
How She Made Some "Left-Ovors" Into
Smart Neckwear.

How She Made some "Left-Overs' Into
Smart Neckwoar.
1t does seem strange how quickly
one can become adjusted to town life
after enjoying the freedom of sum
! mer spent in the mountains.
We haven't been home quite two
weeks, yet mother and l have just
naturally dropped into the old, con-
lyentional manner of doing things as
IL we had only been away for week
end visit
| will confess that I wish one could
bring the wholesome, happy atmos-
phere of the country back to town,
for sometimes things seem too staid
and prim.
In fact, every one is rather sub
dued and serious now. This Is un-
ldoubtedly due to wartime conditions.
Tho girls are becoming more prae-
tical and economical I've noticed
this particularly in our sewing club.
The very ones who used to make
the most frivolous bits of needlework,
such as boudoir caps and lace cami-
soles, now stitch upon more necessary
articles of apparel.
The club met at Helen Sangster's
the last time and | spent the arter-
noon profitably making neckwear. l
was struck by the fact, when looking
about the shops for ideas, that this
usually fluffy and extravagant aoces-
sorry has also taken on more serious
phase.
Most of the collars are crisp frills
that stand high about the throat In
lpurltanical primness.
copied one dainty Mary Stuart
ruff of pleated organdie at one-third
the price asked for 1t In the shop.
First l took long strip of the ma
terial and hemstitched the hem.
When finished It was five inches In
| width, for the new collars extend
high at the back OF the head. Then
| l carefully pleated the organdie.
basting each pleat In position. With
q hot iron / pressed the pleats. thus
saving the expense of having IL pieat-
ed. Then trimmed Off the lower
edge of the frill so that 1t graduated
to nothing In front. / bound the edge
| of the friil with a bias fold of lawn
long enough to encircle the neck and
then completed the collar with tie
| of black velvet. This ruff will look
we'll with separate blouses.
NV next attempt was made OF
cream colored lace. I pleated two
| frills. graduating both 30 that they
| were very much wider at the back.
I attached them TO strip of narrow
| black grosgrain ribbon, claSped In
| front under q rose fashioned of rose
colored satin. l shall wear this col
lar with my afternoon frocks.
| have always been partial TO the
youthful, lay-down collars or sheer
| linen, pleated. There happened to be
a small piece OF white chiffon left
| from my dance frock and from 1t l
decided to make a collar of this type.
After pleating the material 1 bound
| the neck with fold of It, hand
stitching 1t fiat on tho under side.
| rye made several bows OF colored
faille ribbon to wear at the throat,
SO this collar will be picturesque
addition to any one-piece frock.
For street wear, before It Is time to
don furs, there Is nothing smarter
than a neck ruche of taffeta- ] found
the ones that i admired entirely too
high priced for my allowance, so i
bought enough Belgian blue chiffon
| taffeta TO make one. / cut 1t into
| lengths, six inches In width, and, IN
stead of hemming the edges, bound
them with bias folds of the material
Then / Joined the sections together
to form three long strips, which l
box-pleated. / stitched these ruches
| to n band of grosgrain ribbon that
atted the neck snugly and l had q
taffeta neck ruche prettier than the
original.
l feel very self-righteous after prac-
ticing these little economies.