The sun., 1916-04-09
a, ELEANOR HoYT BRAlNERD.

yF a woman's neck has any beauty
whatever, now is the time for
her to prove 1t. Not that decol-
ctage is to be more frank than
N tas been.
Some time ago we reached n point
in that respect where the only possible
movement was retreat: and. as a mat
ter Of fact, evening decolletage seems
likely to be more modest .han 1t has
been In recent seasons. but not within
the memory Of the oldest fashion
critic has a season presented more
variety IN neck line than Is offered
this spring. Bound. pointed. wide.
narrow. shallow. deep. high. low,
souarc-anything is permissible.
As is to he expected in a spring
season. the percentage of high necked
arrangements is small. save among the
coat Women do not sacrifice COM
fort to- fashion as slavishly as they
once did and high necked summer
.rocls are an determination in this cli-
mate go large majority of the new
todices are at least cut a trifie low
IN front.
There are standing collars from
which fall deep frils on deep Cavalier
collars. and there are tailored collars
Of linen with soaring side points,
tailored stocks. high lace collars with
frius in front. but the fact remains
,ha, nine hodices and blouses out of
ten are cut "A trihe low.
some Of the French blouses compro-
lot h,.p
ing collars whiCh. though they rise
fairly high. are attached To the bodice
NJ a Inc cut trifle low. In this way
the collar is made to stand away from
the throat. yelling 1t. yet leaving II
free. These collars are. however, dif-
r,ult TO adjus, and not generally be-
coming. The same may he said OF the
.,rairh, neck line and its various coli
lar finishes. which Cheruit and Premct
favor
Cheruit cuts her bodice neck
rr,icht across from shoulder to shoul.
der AT "A point just a little below the
base Of the throat, and then attaches
70 /, "A small thin collar that rises
few inches and turns down upon IL
self 10 it's own depth. This collar is
cp.n AT the sides and leaves the s'drs
. Of the throat more uncovered than the
front and back. which are partly con-
c.,lcl 4 clumsy bit of description.
bat our artist has furnished sketch
which viii make 1t more ineligible.
promct goes az the straight neck
lrr with more recklessncss. slashing
{. ..,raicht across from shoulder point
10 shoulder point and finishing II IN
y.ripus WAYS. but always leaving more
c. the neck and shoulder uncovered
than does Cheruit. The line in either
csse is II trying one and not likely
q ind general acceptance.
The tendency To draw the bodice neck
further away from the side front Is
apparent in many other arrangements
rot So extreme nor so trying as me
'wp lust described many of the very
simple turnover collars being set vi.
low AT the sides so that the base ot
The side throat is uncovered and the
IN front is wider and less sharp than
I, has been. This in many cases
counts for becomingness. If woman's
'hroa, will stand barring at all; for
The V front narrowing close to tn"
neck or the sides sharpens and length
ems some types Of face distrcssingly.
square cut demi deColletage is pOpu-
lar and usually becoming, and many
&; the summer afternoon frocks show
such neck lines. \ shallow, oval neck
line is liked too and Is quite in the
1880 and 1850 pictures.
Collars high in the back and low
T. front are still in vogue and are
|, 10, lrt, 20
rihand Of some kind often enters
Into this arrangement, helping to hold
up he back of the collar and. in nu-