Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — NECK TRIMMING OF MUSLIN [ARTICLE]

NECK TRIMMING OF MUSLIN

Deep Flat Collars Are Strictly the Correct Thing—FrWs for Elbow Sleeves and Hem of Skirt. Today the deep flat collar of pleated lawn, with a simple, hemstitched or scalloped edge, of a size , that recalls the frills worn in our great-grand-mother’s girlhood days, with turnedback cuffs on the elbow sleeves to match, are decidedly la mode. Those who are fortunate enough to possess real bld collars of exquisitely embroidered lawn and muslin which date from the time of the revolution are producing them with pride and are greatly envied, for these wonderful old examples of needlework are in extraordinary demand. Usually they are of exquisitely line embroidery or cobwebby lace, mellowed with age. yet strong enough to give good service for a long time to come, if carefully handled. A charming revival of a somewhat later period is the fichu, of finest, softest muslin edged with little frills, which Marie Antoinette made famous. Nothing is so wonderfully becoming to both old and young as these fichus of soft, snowy muslin. The reflection they throw on the face and throat of the wearer is deliciously becoming. The frilled fichu is accompanied by frills to match at the elbow sleeves and. when possible, with frills on the hem of the skirt. On line lawn or batiste dresses either the Marie Antoinette frills or fichus are the style of the moment for a finish to the bodice.