The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Spring STYLES
SET OFF neck
Percentage Of High-Necked
Arrangements Small Ex-
cept on Coats.
pI OIIcEc A TpIEI LOW
BLOUSES A TRIFLE LOW
Some Of French Models Compromise
by Offering Collars Attached to
Bodice at Line Cut Low.
BY ELEANOR HoYT BRAINERp.

II a woman's neck has any beauty
whatever, now is the time for her to
prove 1t. Not that decolletage Is to be
more frank than 1t has been.
Some time ago we reached a point in
that respect where the only possible
movement was retreat: and, as a matter
of fact, evening decolletage seems likely
to be more modest than II has been in
recent seasons, but not within the mem
ory 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. square-anythlng is permissi-
BILE.
As is to be expected in spring season.
the percentage of high necked arrange
ments is small, save among the coats.
Women do not sacrifice comfort to fash
ion as sIavishly as they once did and
high necked summer frocks are an
abomination in this climate. so a large
majority OF the new bodices are at least
cut a trihe low in front.
There are standing collars from which
fall deep frills on deep Cavalier collars,
and there are tailored collars of linen
with soaring side points, tailored stocks.
high lace collars with frills in front. but
the fact remains that nine bodices and
blouses out OF ten are cut a trifie low.
Compromise Blouses.
Some of the French blouses comprom-
Use between high and low by offering
collars which. though they rise fairly
high, are attached to the bodice at line
cut a trifie low. In this way the collar is
made to stand away from the throat,
yelling 1t, yet leaving it free. These
collars are. however, difficult to adjust
and not generally becoming. The same
may be said of the straight neck line
and its various collar finishes which
Cheruit and Premet favor.
Cheruit cuts her bodice neck straight
across from shoulder to shoulder at a
point just a little below the base of the
throat and then attaches to il a small
thin collar that rises few inches and
turns down upon itself to its own depth.
This collar is open at the sides and
leaves the sides OF the throat more un-
Coved than the front and back. which
are partly concealed. A clumsy bit of
description. but our artist has furnished
a sketch which will make it more intelli-
gible.
Premet goes at the straight neck line
with more recklessness. slashing It
straight across from shoulder point to
shoulder point and finishing 1t in various
ways, but always leaving more OF the
neck and shoulder uncovered than does
Cheruit The line in either case Is a try
ing one and not likely TO find general
acceptance.
The tendency to draw the bodice neck
farther away from the side front is apt
parent in many other arrangements not
so extreme nor so trying as the two j6st
described. many of the very simple turn
over collars being set a bit low at the
sides so that the base OF the side throat
is uncovered and the in front is wider
and less sharp than 1t has been. This
in many cases counts for becomngness.
If a wOman's throat will stand barring
at all; for the V front narrowing close
to the neck or the sides sharpens and
lengthens some types OF face distress
ingly.