Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1891 — NO TRICK AT ALL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NO TRICK AT ALL

Tying * Necktie Property Much Easier than People Think. A certain gilded youth, on being asked the difference between a made-

up scarf and one you tie yourself, replied, “About half an hour.” This is humorous, but it is not strictly true. To be. sure, there are hundreds'of men to-day i n any city who can’t tie a necktie. They depend upon the deft

FIGURE OXE.

fingers of mothers, wives, sisters, or sweethearts. As a result, ready-made ties are purchased, stiff in construction and lacking the easy repose and artistic finish of a hand-tied scarf. A dress tie, that is for full dress,

should always be tied by the wearer, if possible. The four-in-hand and sailor-knot .are easier to co n - struct, and have remained in favor longer than any other style that is, of course, among those able to tie them. To those unable to man-

age the intricacies of tying their scarfs, recourse has usually been had to the puff and other* contrivances of the “shirt-concealer” order. Recently the “Ascot” has come into

great favor. Ordinarily it can be purchased al- | ready made up. The principal defect of the made-up tie of this design is its proneness to become soiled on the edges. Now, the proper way is for the wearer

to tie it himself, and the same portion of the scarf rarely comes on an edge twice in succession, thus causing the tie to last longer and retain a better appearance; The scarf comes narrow in the portion which is hidden in the back of the

collar and swells out toward both ends. It should be crossed Xshape as the in-1 itial move. i The second

move is. to push the outside lap up inside, showing the lining, as shown in figure 1; then cross the other end directly over, showing the reverse

side. This being done, allow the first flap to fall outside, over-lapping the crossed portion, as in figure 3, and then stick it up through the loop formed, as seen in figure 4. Draw this tight, fold the other down, showing the face of the scarf, cross the other portion over

it, and the scarf is complete and in position, as figured in the last cut. Fasten with an ordinary scarf-pin at the point where the two ends cross.

FIGURE THREE.

THE TIE COMPLETE.

FIGURE TWO.

FIGURE POUR.