Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1912 — TIP ON SHAPING COLLARS [ARTICLE]

TIP ON SHAPING COLLARS

Question of Outline Is of as Great Importance as Is Size of the Neck Band. Too often when one. is planning a trifle of embroidered rteckwear for a gift the neck size is'all that the maker thinks it necessary to consider. If her friend wears a No. 13 collar band .or one larger size she lets it go at that and makes the collar of any shape that suits her Inventive fancy. This indifference to other details is to blame for many gifts being laid away as quite useless to those receiving them. The possessor of a rather long, slender neck will look almost ridiculous in'a collhr that would be too high entlrelyfor the" chubby perlon with a short, rounded -neck. It is especially when making embroidered stock collars that the question of outline is important But the clue to the best effect is one easy to remember. For the long, slender neck the lOwey edge of the collar should be plainly rounded and the upper edge curved up into a pointed effect under each ear. _ 'v - For a short, plump person, on the contrary, the upper edge of the collar should be plain all around, except at the very middle of the front, where it should curve slightly downward, and the lower edge, followed the same general lines, should curve down still more pronouncedly, with a medallion or tiny bow at the center, to emphasize the “dip.” This gives the effect of lengthening the neck, and the collar can be almost as elaborately embroidered as the higher one for the tail peroon. ■" ■ "J . . . ...-