Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1910 — ART IN WEARING OF SASH [ARTICLE]

ART IN WEARING OF SASH

Height and Breadth Can Be Increased' or Toned Down by Draping of Sash. There is a great deal of art in the wearing of a sash. One can increase one’s height or one’s breadth, adorn a plain gown, tone down an elaborate one, give a touch of distinction to one’s whole appearance, Blmply by the way in which the sash is draped and adjusted. Try wearing the sash"" in shawl style over the shoulders, caught by a stitch in back and tucked under the girdle, to fall in diagonal lengths to just above the ankles. Or wind it twice around the wais?T* like a girdle; cross it in front and fasten with a knot at the sides of the skirt below the knees. Then there is the Scotch tartan effect, especially attractive with a plaid scarf, where there is a broad band over the left shoulder, a narrow draped one over the back and the right, and a knot at the waist on the left side, so that the sash falls in a broad width almost to the bottom of the frock. The adjustment of the sash may well have reference to the concealment of some defect in the garment it covers—a tiny tear, perhaps, or an ineradicable stain. It should emphasize the good points of the figure and hide the bad. That is why the old fashion of the stiff bow at the back was so bad; it made every woman look stout. - ~ Give a little thought to the draping of your sash, and half your battle for beauty of appearance is won.