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Novelties in Neckware 
|| By Esther M. Cosse 
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[NOTE.—Questions relating to dress¬ 
making, millinery, fitting or caring for 
clothing or other matters concerning 
women’s apparel will be answered by 
Miss Cosse. Send questions to The 
Rural New-Yorker.] 
HE WELL DRESSED WOMAN.— 
While walking through the business 
section of a large city recently I met a 
woman who attracted my attention. She 
The Knotted Scare. 
was one of, what one might call, the best 
dressed women I have ever seen. Nat¬ 
urally I met that woman many times 
while in the same section, and after 
closely observing her my curiosity was 
aroused, since a friend accompanying 
me on several occasions, said she had 
never heard of a woman who spent so 
little on clothes. I was much surprised, 
since I considered her well-dressed and 
couldn’t see how she could always look 
so well, and not spend much money. 
After a time I met this woman through a 
mutual acquaintance and it was the be¬ 
ginning of what I imagine will ripen into 
friendship. Since meeting her I have 
begun to study her and find that what 
my friend said about her is true. One 
day we met her, and she had on a very 
neat suit, shirt waist, and looked well 
dressed for the occasion. On the next 
meeting which was at a small social 
gathering, upon close observation I dis¬ 
covered she had on the same shirt waist 
and suit, but how differently she ap¬ 
peared. Shall I tell you what she did? 
Changing A Waist. —To begin with 
she had on the same waist, but the dif¬ 
ference was that she had added what is 
being used this season very extensively, 
and called the vest. This was made of 
the same material as the suit, and 
trimmed elaborately with buttons of a 
lighter color. The waist had been 
changed by adding a little fluting around 
the neck, leaving it open at the neck, 
and a little ruffling sewed to the sleeves, 
which I noticed were rolled to the elbow, 
and she wore long gloves. This made a 
dress, and not a shirt-waist suit. When 
she went on the street another time with 
the same suit she made many changes 
by wearing one of the plain white or¬ 
gandie collars, but added to it a silk 
scarf, which had been tied as shown in 
illustration. But remember this woman 
was not a very large person, she was of 
medium height and was what one might 
term of slight willowy figure. She was 
a young married woman, but the same 
thing has been done for young girls, or 
for an older person of her type. 
The Knotted Scare. —The scarf she 
used for her tie one day had been worn 
by her little son. It was scarlet, but 
before pinning it to the waist, she found 
the center of the scarf, tied two loops 
one and a half inch long, with a tight 
knot, with the ends she made a four-in- 
hand knot, then pinned the tie to her 
collar as shown in illustration. This 
made a most artistic decoration. An- 
etlyr day she used ribbon in tlm same 
way, and at another time the ribbon was 
merely tied in a sailor’s knot. This 
made a change, since the colors were 
different each time, and it was an easy 
matter to find a piece of ribbon which 
was nearly a yard in length. For the 
larger woman this tie could not be used 
in the same way, since it would only 
emphasize her size, which we all are 
anxious to avoid. The tie could still be 
used, but it would be better to tie it in 
just the four-in-hand knot, and make it 
as long as possible, since it must fall be¬ 
low or to the waist line. What is bet¬ 
ter for the large woman to use is a flat 
bow. 
A Daisy Bow. —The second illustra¬ 
tion shows one that is very pretty, and 
can be used in any combination desired. 
The daisies are made of coronation or 
rice braid, generally using the heaviest 
which can be secured. They are made 
by wrapping the knots with thread to 
hold them in place, then making French 
knots in the center of embroidery floss. 
Take up two knots and twist thread 
about the lower part, just below the 
heavy part; take up two more until you 
have made eighteen petals for your daisy, 
then join them together and insert the 
French knots. Make the second daisy 
in the same way and join them together 
at the back. Take a piece of velvet rib¬ 
bon six inches long and slip through 
these flowers. You can have any num¬ 
ber of colors you wish and change very 
easily every time you wish to wear the 
bow, thus having any color that will 
harmonize with the rest of your costume. 
The Tasseled Cord. —Still another 
decoration which can readily be changed 
at practically no expense is the 
Bow With Braid Daisy. 
cord, which is used with the new col¬ 
lars worn this season, especially the 
Gladstone, or the soft lacy ones, which 
are used as a trimming for the fancy and 
plain dresses. These cords can be made 
at home, and of as many colors as de¬ 
sired. If one has ever used Royal So¬ 
ciety floss No. 5, or D. M. C., for slip¬ 
pers, or any fancy work, no doubt she 
has some left over. If you would take 
two lengths of this floss five yards long 
you could make one of these cords. If 
you desire a heavy one take four five- 
yard lengths and make in the same way. 
After cutting off the lengths of threats, 
tie the ends together at one end, leaving 
the ends of equal length. Place knot be¬ 
tween the thumb and third finger of right 
hand from outside, between first and sec¬ 
ond fingers and hold by thumb with knot. 
Take other piece of floss between third 
and fourth finger of other hand, put first 
finger of left hand through long loop over 
first finger of right hand and catch 
thread running to fourth finger of left 
and draw the end up with the right 
hand. Still hold firmly with the left 
hand and draw the end through with the 
right hand, and draw up in the same 
way with the left hand. This will give 
you a firm beginning, but if left to slip 
when starting the end looks loose, which 
if possible, must be avoided. Thus you 
continue to the end of the floss, alternat¬ 
ing hands as you make the loops, always 
remembering to make loop with one hand 
and draw up with the other. When you 
have reached the desired length, slip one 
end through the loop and draw up and 
tie with other end. Then take a little 
more floss and wrap around three fingers 
10 times, tie with a small piece of the 
floss through the center, which has been 
left on the cord when you broke off the 
floss. Fasten this securely, then wrap 
the top edge with the floss to give the 
tassel a good finish where it is attached 
to the cord. Then cut through the cen¬ 
ter of the wound floss and cut the ends 
for the tassel, making all ends even. Do 
the same with the other end. This is 
also suitable for the stout woman, pro¬ 
vided she leaves it long and doesn’t tie it 
too short. 
Other Variations. —With the slen¬ 
der person all of her bows can be cut off 
short and still make her look well, while 
the tall woman can have nothing long, 
but everything must be short and broad. 
For instance, she can use the tie as 
shown in first illustration in a different 
form. She can have tL, bow tied much 
the same, but if the ends are tied in 
either a four-in-hand or a sailors’ knot 
(made by tieing an ordinary double knot, 
but loft loose) the tie must not be 
drawn down tight, but pinned to the 
waist after pushing it up about two 
inches. This will widen the ends, and 
make a broader effect. It is also well 
to have the loops made 2(4 inches long, 
instead of lVo inch. But the tall, slen¬ 
der woman should never wear one of the 
Gladstone collars unless it is made to 
roll and is wide, and the long narrow 
ones should be avoided. In fact, she 
should select the soft lacy styles, and 
then wear the colored neck decorations. 
If she is inclined to have little color the 
fancy neck pieces will give her skin a 
more healthful glow. 
Tailored Bows.—The small tailored 
bows are still used extensively, and are 
especially suited to the person with a 
short neck. They are made of velvet rib¬ 
bon, satin ribbon, and if one has not the 
ribbons, it is possible to make them of 
small pieces of silk. If silk is used, the 
strip must be one-eighth of a yard wide 
and 27 inches long. A double fold is 
made, since no stitches must show. The 
silk is folded to the center of the inside, 
then caught together with what has been 
called an ordinary cat-stitcli, or a short 
stitch from one side of the seam to the 
other. When the piece is finished make 
a pointed end, then pin the silk in one 
end, one loop, then start from the other 
end and make the other end and loop 
the same length, and if there be a sur¬ 
plus, fold in evenly each way across the 
bow to form the knot. Take a needle 
and sew it together, not allowing any 
stitches to show through, but catching 
the loops firmly together then slip stitch 
the knot through. You will then have a 
tailored bow of silk. Of course if one 
has the velvet ribbon or a piece of satin 
ribbon, it is a simple matter to form one 
of these bows, but they must all be 
pinned together before any other part is 
sewed. Sometimes we have a few rose¬ 
buds left from our Summer hats, if such 
The Tasseled Cord. 
is the case, sew them on a straight piece 
of ribbon, then to a safety pin and use 
that at the neck. Of course tjie pin 
must be sewed with the end which holds 
the pin fastened at the top, so the pin 
can be used to catch it to the waist. 
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