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Show H !.l How to Maker a. Pretty Jabot for Fall Wear. H v "nPDAlKTY jabot which will be great- Hl L- ft admired by her schoolgirl friends H ' can e tqade at Bma.ll expense by the H I girl who hdtlt with her needle. It is of H blp-ck Telvet Vibbon decorated with knota Hl J j "f 'or "bads" made of satin ribbon in pastel Hl colora. Such .a .jabot -may be bought In ' 4 ' a department store for fifty or seventy- H fiv.eceots but the .girl who delights in H " h. 'Jttyt.nntkciuTin'k' prelij things can make Hl the of u few hours of time, H " " "" """ " " - 1 ' Jsbot vrlth. Undj hn Hi I , H 1 Fomc patience nrTd skill, and lc.s than I j twenty-five wortl. of materials. I I For the foundation the jabot iwc HhLi ' one and one-quarter yards of black vol- Hltl ' vet ribbon onc-liulf inch, wide, which Hinr nia-v lie "k'ht for ten cents yard. Be First measure off a piece lone enough to H go around the neck (over a allow- Hj I a margin for pinning, and lay this Hl piece aside for later, With the re- K ' 'majndcr of the ribbon make four loops, B ttwo of them one and one-lulf inches long B land tio other two pne inch long, und ar- H (range these loops to form a stiff bow. A ' long piece will be left, which should be cut into three strips of vryiug length ' and these sewed firmly to the back of the loojwj to form .streamer ends. It is not ' necessary to have a piece of ribbon cross- ; ing the loops, as tho buiia concea.1 Oil's space. -- -- -.'' 1 Now-to the -deircateHaik of making the buds which arer.to give daintiness to the smart bjack bows'. The buds are ntade of Batui fnced ribbon one-half inch- wide, which can usually be purchased for five ccnta a yard. Each bud will require three inchesof a light shade and three of a dark shade of the same color. One color may bo used for all the buds, but a variety o tints gives a prettier effect, and natnral-ueas natnral-ueas may bo sacrificed to beauty in a combination of pink, lavender and blue buds on the same jabot. To make a pink bud, for example, cut off three inches of the light and three inches of the dark pink ribbon and sew them together with cut edges under. Beginning Be-ginning with the darker end nud holding the satin face toward you, roll tho ribbon tightly and catch it with nc.it stitches of silk as jou roll, constantly turning the upper selvage in so as to prcwnt a smooth edge on the surface of the bud. The illua-tratlpn illua-tratlpn shows the method of rolling and sowing; As you approach the end of the atrip try to make the stitches almost in-vwiblu. in-vwiblu. In finishing ibe bud turn thu cut end under to prevent ravelling. In order to give more naturalness to tho bndtf a tiny "leaf" may be mad and attached at-tached to each one. Green satin ribbon one-imlf inch wide is used for the lu.ivet. A piece of this ribbon one Inch long is twlhtnd to form u point, the cut edges are. wound tightly with sewing silk and tho bud ia jet upon this leaf and attached wth invisible stitches. Six buds, two of each color, arc used for one jabot, Fasten one bud of encJi color, to tho cud of each streamer turning cut edges f tho ribbon up under the bud. The other thiee buds, one of o'ach color, are grouped-artistically at the cqntrc of the loop bowjf.Wbcn all the, buds have beon Yasicucd fn place the. s,tnp of, Telvet ribbon wliich was first cut off may be sewed firmly at the back of 'the jnbot fo servo nB n' means of fastening ito'tfie collar. If it is deMre'd"to Wtfanrfe jnboij on top1 of u chiffon rosiUto this strip will Method vf Hollies anil S'eT.lo. uot be needed, and the length may be used to form additional bows and ijnds. The illustration gives an Idea of the completed com-pleted jabot. It will be found most economical to biiy enough ribbon to niuki! several jabots, ns Much a small amount is needed for each one. The lengths givon bqlow will wake at least four jabots, nnd wiih thesfj you may vary the design for your own use or delight jour friends with dainty birthday' gifts of your own making. Other colorV and njiy number of buds may lie used aB Juncy may suggest. 1 yd lavender satin ribbon, llfiht. $.e", 1 yd. lavender satin ribbon, dark, M J yil, pink satin ribbon, light 05 1 yd, pink satin ribbon, dark.... ,05 lyd. bluo Biitln ribbon, light. ,05 lyd bluo satin ribbon, darlc...... .03 ;.so lyd. green satin ribbon ' ,0j 5 yds. black volvot ribbon, one- half inch wide, at JOc. a yard.. .ro Making tlio cost of four Jabots.... s.ss |