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Show THE'BIGxBOW accessory. A. A COLLECTION of big bows, if kept fresh 'looking, will prove, of enormous enor-mous value to the girl of limited wardrobe, and from live to ten dollars expuded for reallj good rilbons will work ninny changes of toilet. A live looped or star shaped black velvet vel-vet bow of goodly proportions may be used in seve.-al ays, eah one of them effectne. If there is n large uutrimmed bhicl or white hat in Jie wardrobe the black vehetrhpv will o for either one of them, nLdit will answer equally well fpr the back of a " helmet" Or for the f it ofJa. utch bonnet. The same bow, supr'zmeincil .. i. long efids. w..l make n stylish looking g.-dle for a li ,erie frck, and it will also an wer for the sash of a dark, cojored tailor n.adc suit. hca ihcr&ys Ihe butterll bow of brocaded bro-caded r, bo '. ' 6nc of these wnl go far towar. dressing up uat for a matinee or a sunsuade for u gardt. party, and if the slnr " i . lew -. cist auddenh be transformed- inti a parry frock the bro-cadedbuttcrlly bro-cadedbuttcrlly bow, supplemented with a- beL of plain colored r:0bon, may scn'e as a girdle. $f f , Loops pf white, yellow or pink satin ribbons . made (nto tlio Ehane of petals form rosq'bowa wliich look charming on huts, parascls or frock?, and if these are ca'refully handled nnd when not in usei nrc packed with tissue paper they will uot soon lose their sLapc and freshness. I ttlg bows of pump bhapo are always useful, for they may be pinned at the throat, the back or fiont " a belt or upon a hat. The pump bow is an ideal contrivance for hiding a gap at the back of a frock that has been outgrown but is otherwise other-wise in perfect condition, and it goes nicely with a Dutch collar. JJIg bows of white biitin ribbon are alwajs useful as an accessory for a frock or as :i trimming for a hat, and thoy are icry erfsy to clean, provldiug that they are not allowed to get ver. badly soiled. In fact, it does not do to allow uny sort of ribbon bow to become actually grimy, as In that event the cleansing process Is almost certain (o leave streaks CJuiue ribboiib of bash width arc uot expensive ex-pensive and they make lovely big bows lor theatre hats und frocks The ma-1 terial Is cruabable, but then it may bo wired and even stilfeued with a lining oft starched coarse net. While anj cut fabric like velvet or silk does not make as smart a lookiug bow us those made of ribbou,,lthe narrow lafletus may bouietinies be used If an exceedingly wide bow is needed. Somotiiiies tho selvage is of the same tone, but often it is of an entirely different color, and in that event may be covered with the narrowest nar-rowest of velvet ribbon, stitched ou by machine to avoid the handling of tho silk which hand sewing involves. iiijiihijj. ili JU". II jig1 '!- 'JSS |