Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1915 — Vestees and High Collars [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Vestees and High Collars

For open-throated bodices of silk and chiffon the sheerest and coolestlooklng vestees and collars have been made of batiste or organdie, and of net. Hemstitching and small patterns in embroidery are used in decorating them. The tiniest buttons, set on in rows, look no larger or more useful than French knots, but are really practical for fastening the collars. They slip through the little openings in the hemstitching that finishes the edges. This machine hemstitching is proving its usefulness in the flnißh of edges, where it often replaces a narrow hem or takes the place of buttonhole stitching. The vestee and collar combination, either open or closed at the throat, is cooler looking than even the openthroated waist worn without it. Some of those made with a high collar are left unfastened at the throat and turn back or flare slightly open. It Is because these small accessories are so easy to keep dean that they make so strong am appeal for summer wear. A liberal supply of them keeps the bodices and blouses fresh looking and is & real protection to them as well.

Two of the vestees and collars shown in tbe picture given here are made with plain standing collars, one of them of organdie and one of net. Both are finished with narrow hems hemstitching and decorated with email embroidered flower sprays. They fasten with tiny pearl buttons that ■Up through the hemstitching, or, in many cases, through loops of fine cord sewed along the edge. The third collar supports a shaped circular piece that stands out about the neck, suggesting a ruff, but without fullness. This is one of several odd developments of the vestee and collar; the moat popular, with the exception of the plain standing collar, is the square turnover collar extending across the back, with the turnover portion cut away at the sides and the collar sloping to a small V at the

Very small wire supports, with little loops at each end for sewing, are fastened in at each side and in the back of the standing collars. The wire is covered with cotton or silk cord and does not have to he removed for the laundry. ( Vestees and collars are to be had with the opening either at the back or front. When they are bought readymade those that fasten at the back must be bought in a length that will allow a half-inch overlap. They are easily adjusted and fasten with beauty pins. Collars bought with front fastening must be just the right size.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.