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Show DETACHED COLLARS AND OTHER NECK TRIMMINGS. The becomingness of a gown depends so much upon the dainty arrangement of the upper part of the waist that too much thought cannot be expended on devising ' pretty collars, capes, yokes and stocks to trim both waists of gowns and senarate blouses. For summer it if best to have a number num-ber of detached collars and other neck trimmings that may be worn first with . One 'and, then "with another waist, thus giving one a mucn greater variety. Another advantage of this style is that the waists themselves may be made without any trimming? save gathers or tucks, and so may be laundered laun-dered much more easily than if trimmed. For informal evening wear nothing is prettier than a dainty fichu or bertha ber-tha that leaves the throat slightly exposed. ex-posed. One such fichu that can be very easily made is made of w hite silk mull, but it would be equally as pretty of any other f ift sheer material in either white, black or some delicate color. It is circular in cut in the back and over the shoulders has long tapering ends and is bordered by two ruffles of Valenciennes Val-enciennes lace edging and is fitted to (he neck by several soft folds. Another ip an attractive collar or yoke made of Irish lace insertion, with a stock and border of Oluny lace ar pliqued with heavy crochet rings arranged ar-ranged in large and small circles, and with the"spaces between embroidered in heavy silk floss in soft pastel shades. This collar is very effective worn with foulard, pongee and colored linen dresses. A simple, dainty, deep round collar suitable for wear with white, figured or plain colored muslin ""frock? will be much worn.. It is made of handkerchief handker-chief linc-ii inset with princess lace insertions in-sertions and bordered by a plaited ruffle of the linen edged with the lace. a . - |
