Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 319, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1920 — Pretty Things Made of Ribbon [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pretty Things Made of Ribbon

There are such enticing things on display at the ribbon counters that brie would like to photograph all of them and divide the joy of looking at thorn with many other people. But there are articles enough to fill a book, so only the most attractive and practical can be selected for the brief space allotted the picture in a newspaper article and a series of pictures is needed to present examples of the many different sorts of things made of ribbons. There are so many kinds of bags that this one theme is inexhaustibte. Next in importance come ribbons in lingerie, both for making and adorning garments, then hair bows and then household articles, pillows, picture frames, boxes and things of that Mnd. But these divisions do not Include everything useful and ornamental made of ribbon. Tn the picture above, two camisoles, a breakfast cap, and a lingerie bow are shown, with a carriage band and a celluloid rattle held by a narrow shirred ribbon, for the baby. The camisoles are among the simplest oflhose displayed. In mahy of which lace plays a rote as bo®- A weieht *nd colored taffeta is nseo the camisole shown at the left of and a fourth*tines the bast measure for wtnktog this model.

narrow beading which carries a length of baby ribbon that serves to gather up the top of the camisole and adjust it to the figure. The shoulder straps are simply lengths of narrow taffeta or satin ribbon; usually satin is used for these. In the camisole at the right a wide satin ribbon is edged with a broad band of fine white net, doubled and sewed to the ribbon'at one edge. A row of stitching in the net, near the top edge, forms a casing which carries a very narrow satin ribbon that serves to draw the camisole up and ties In aflht bow with two long ends at the front. These ends terminate in little bows. The same'harrow ribbon serves for shoulder straps with small bows on the shoulders. “ Satin ribbon laid in single box plaits, forms the breakfast cap pictured. Plain ribbon is sewed to the plaiting along one edge and gathered at the center to form the crown, where a little bow is posed. Little ribbon flowers set elose together make a pretty finish and satin ribbon forms the long bridle that hangs from the sides of the cap. Narrow eatln ribbon baby carriage band- To jota Ota ratth to the little wrist band that heidt it, it is merely W • (if • V. // /y