Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1911 — FASHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FASHION

RIBBON AS A FRIEND CAN BE USED TO GIVE JUST THE NEEDED TOUCH. Little Thought and Time Spent on Adjustment Means Much—Possibilities for Artistic Effect Almost Without Number. Knowing how to tie a bow or how to arrange folded ribbon artistically is an accomplishment comparatively few womep possess. Deft fingers and an artist’s eye are essential in this work, but with practice most women will be able to gain good results. To the woman who is employed, ribbon is a tried and true friend. Times without number it can be used to add just the needed touch to a business suit or to freshen a gown that has begun to show the marks of wear. A fresh bow on the hat you have been wearing all summer will fix that so you can finish out the season without the expense of a new one. With two yards of soft, wide ribbon make yourself one of the fashionable new girdles for your white frock. Measure off a length to encircle the waist and cut it straight at the ends. Fold it lengthwise in three to form narrow plaits and bone it with featherbone four inches on either side of the center of the front and the same distance from the center back, with a bone each side of the lap at the back to hold it in shape and for a foundation for the hooks and eyes. Double the ends over these bones and sew them fast Make a broad obi bow for the back by folding the ribbon over with the two edges meeting in the center. Baste these down firmly and plait in the center the same width as the girdle. Fold a bit of ribbon over the center for a loop and sew it fast to the girdle. After the girdle is in place, pin the top of the wide loops to the bodice of your gown, well up bn the back, about the base of youj, shoulder blade. By this a pretty oriental effect is given to the otherwise plain frock. Four long loops and two short loops of ribbon, held in place with a twisted knot, make an artistic bow for a large hat Make the long loops nine inches doubled and the short ones six inches. Wire the longer loops with flat ribbon wire, caught on tbe Inside with a long stitch, so they will keep in place. Around the crown of your hat put a folded band of the same ribbon and sew the bow to the front, with the knot exactly in the center. Tack the loops in place and your hat is ready to wear. A flat pump bow of velvet ribbon, or a bow of soft satin ribbon with two loops and two ends, makes a pretty finish- for the linen collar or the Dutch collar of lace. Narrow ribbon made into a rosette bow with long ends, having the ribbon sewed in tiny loops simulating blossoms, makes delightful little color touches for the top of the lace jabot

These ribbon flowers are pretty tor hair ornaments’ when fastened to a ribbon-covered bandeau. American beauty, coral, cerise, royal blue, nattier blue, empire green, violet and Helen pink are the accepted shades this season. Black-and-white striped ribbons ar* also much in form.