Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1914 — DESIGNS FOR SACHET GAPS [ARTICLE]

DESIGNS FOR SACHET GAPS

Selection of Material an Important Thing for This Latest Very Popular Fancy.

Should be of handkerchief linen or nainsook, the heavier the better, for the odor of the sachet must be safely confined within the cap’s dainty limits; it would escape through a thin material. Cut from (he goods a round piece about 16 inches across and mark out the edges with a thimble and pencil for scallops. Buttonhole the scallops and edge with a narrow Valenciennes lace to relieve the somewhat heavy appearance of the cap. Run a narrow casing about an inch and a quarter above the scallops for the elastic. In the center work a solid design in white punch work, for eyelets would permit the odor of the sachet to escape. Make a flat, threeTnch square sachet bag of the material used in the cap (nainsoon or handkerchief linen will be heavy enough), a thin layer of cotton and plenty of sachet, and baste it to the inside of the eap right under the center design. Use a basting stitch, with very tiny stitches on the outside and large ones inside, so that the bastings will not be conspicuously prominent on the outside. Place a twisted ribbon about the cap over the elastic casing and a small ribbon bow in the exact center to the scalloped edge. The sachet cap is then ready for “business.” Worn for an hour or so the cap will impart a delightful, if somewhat fleeting, fragrance to the tresses, but worn overnight the perfume will sometimes cling to the hair for sev* eral days.