Evening star., 1921-12-28
Hieh and Low Necks From Paris
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

At the mid-season openings there
were many things from tho house OF
Jenny in Paris which appealed to
American taste. One was the inven-
tion Of a black cravat to hide that
bare space at the neck between The
oblong opening Of the blouse and the
V-shaped opening Of the jacket and
to keep the cloth Of the coat from
drawing a hard and coarse line
against the bare back Of the neck.
No woman has ceased to worry over
tnis ugly juxtaposition Of cloth jacket
and thin blouse. They neglected the
only remedy in sight, which was to
aDandon 1t. But woman will not wear
nIEn collar on her bodice or blouse
Wn1cn SHOWS good sense, and she will
NOT put q white or cream collar over
the rough cloth collar of her Jacket.
mm,en hars ae goes not show good sense. Now
may De accepted. for 1t does the work
OF the bead or crystal necklace which
mas oeen worn with afternoon frocks
TOT the same purpose as the crayat
Is intended to serve. which is to put
long line against an oblong one to
Iasry i;na on with grace the structural
nneS OF the neck. chin and shoulders
Every dress and art student knows
the dIn1culty Of manipulating the
place where the head Is set on the
shoulders: Nature does not always do
pretty job there. Art must help.
me new fashion exploited by Jenny
OF Paris Is to use the color Of the
skirt or frock for the cravat even il
she does not use the same fabric
with many gowns she uses black silk
or cloth for the cravats regardless Of
the frock color. The long streamer is
folded over on itself after the man.
ner OF a riding stock. the two ends
left to fall far below the waistline.
AS winter weather is here the cloth
OF this cravat can be replaced by fur
Ermlne. seal, black coney or fine
ponysktn would look very we'll against
the bare neck and make q far more
novel neckpiece than an animal or
jacket collar. Supple fur-lined with a
strong color, such as fame red, church
purple, jade green. would give warm
contrast to black or dark blue cos
tune. 1t would not be amiss to edge
the fur with a three-inch strip of the
lovely laces which are offered. such
as binch and point de Paris, both of
which take leading place in luxu-
rious bridal underwear. but which.
nevertheless. are suitable for outside
garments. If one possesses a strip of
precious lace. so much the better.
Rose point, duchesse, or other heir
loom laces could be released from
obscurity to again serve as neck
adornment
Jenny's exhibition Of clothes for
Americans brought out another small
fashion In the colored linen hahdker-
chief half falling from the hip pocket
OF the jacket. France Is fond Of this
colored accessory: she never quite re-
leases 1t from her wardrobe. Her
shop windows play It uD. as a color
decoration over and again. Now the
dressmakers have sponsored it for
the spring. 1t is not for use, this
handkerchief: it is for ornament only.
The tailored suits for spring which
are the background Of several small
fashions are not lacking in interest.
We care building the short jacket.
sometimes ripping decidedly below the
waist line. which is a newer line than
the recent straight coat. 1t might
have been measured by an engineer.
Buttons are lacking in the new coats.
The idea is to let the fronts open as
far as the waist line where they are
caught by a barette or link buttons.