Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — FICHU IN GRACEFUL DRAPE [ARTICLE]

FICHU IN GRACEFUL DRAPE

Pretty Idea That Might Be Copied by Those Desiroud of Having Distinctive Appearance. On a charming little frock too new to have- been imitated as yet the graceful fichu was draped rather openly to show a vest or “tucker” of fine white batiste, the unique openwork stripes of which, running up and down, were simple rows where threads had been drawn and the open spaces evenly double hemstitched in black working silk. The neck edge of this was rounded, and oval eyelets of the same black working silk were threaded through with a little twisted cord of black silk, the tasselked eftds of which fell to the knot of the fichtt. The turnback cuffs were of the same hemstitched batiste, but with the upper edges also double hemstitched, giving a rather severe but

extremely up to date touch. A little panel of the same was let in the skirt, revealed by the side draping of the gown fabric, and the walat line was outlined by a cordellere of black silk. This double hemstitching, which is even more effective and new, aB used for dress trimming, than the single hemstitch so much favored by Parisian modistes, is by no means troublesome to work if only care be taken to take up the same number of threads with each new knotting. It is worked oh the right side of the material, and when'dofte in a heavy silk thread of contrasting color lends itself to many charming combinations. In white dh white, however, it Is especially adapted for the borders of the new fichus, and several rows can be wrought, one beside .the other.