BOWS, BIG AND LITTLE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 3

BOWS, BIG AND LITTLE.

.A® addition'of a perky 'little' bow iii, just the right place (says an, American paper) .is' oftenythat mysterious something tniit 'goes, to ; make*.: an entire; costume look fetching." Decidedly, for neckwear -the bow is tho tiling; of the-'moment.; ; ,Tlie - fashionablo girl - has fifty :in" her I ;bureau . drawer,.: tlio' girl ' 1 ofniodest..purse needs at least a dozen. reappearance of the 'stiff,linen collar' has brought about the' deinand. for these bows,;

-there. is no particular stylo mostly-in. • favour. Bows are made off ribbon; nctjjaco; •bias: taffeta or-'satin, Jincn, lairh-, and' inenumerable'faiicy fabrics.;,, ;■...'V.' ' ' / : . ; Pbiiit;.d esprit; nialjes by far the most ser-. viceablo net bow, arid can/be.side or. accordion plaited or gathered full, tied lightly in : tho middle; so •as not, to give 'a rtiund.or 4how-like'appearance.: -The piece'bagshould innumerablev combinatiohs';' such , as bits .of/white laco, which mighV.be .'finished fwith./tiny ruffles of black edging'and ■•vice •versa.' > Bits '.!qf/plaid.. sillc' left 1 from (last ■ blouse, or ' any- piece' of'bright silk;'can ! '.a 'Frenchjr littlb; twist or ; ,bow 1 in;'a' moment's' handling!. -X . ■.. .Almost without 'exception .these bowS are sewed on to a tiny piece of. celluloid/which comes for .that/purpose arid ,on the back/of' !U'hich u ;is a'patent fastener which'fits, right' on'over,the collar button. " . ■ '.Tho? half-.grown girl, has : as yet found no • more becoming style'/ of. wearing 'her.. hair 'than .tying it at tho nape of her neckiwith a' large ; bow,' ana sometimes, when it ,is /be-' coming; ■ adding. another on "top' of her, hair. -.bows . shonld, be :of matching colours, •with hcngown... Do not* wear: green bows;, ' witha •pmk'-.go.wn.- /If you' have • no*'ribbon like;the- colouring': of tho gown,-you ;ariß jvearihgjj' then. select ■'■' black . as ;.yonr onlyj. iother choicei", Contrasts aro to be avoided, ;/With.. \you'r dark" blub , r dress wear. : dark blner'rib-*' bons, ;not ,: red;\'on'es,;y'aSf "...was ' occasionally, seen a ! year or two past. -r. '■■■- • The'/wearing-. of.'.the. empire fdress ,!by 'so. , many' women Jias'' called'/forth imany. Sows oil .the ibiick. of gowns. . ..A 'iey'years ,-ago,'"if .ypir sa.w t a woinan'.with boTy/on/ hbr back'j,'iUjnjostf;, between...,'.her ; . shoulders;' you .would' have'gasped 'iiv wonderment. ;Not so : in these 'days.: The', gown', that is ;mado/empire; or even; slightly, short l waisted" in the back", must '.be,,finished,; with a ■soft- girdle and.-a l'argefflat-'bow with- finds falling to the hem of the garment.- I might say • here tho •; short,. stout girl-, should ,not ' wear such V/finish to her dress. .- Indeed, •'empire'/drosses': aro not- becoming to ...short-women',-;/as- they need- the .length .that-lqng-waisted'gowns'give' to, : them;; ; ■ : : .■■ "Many -young girls' are wearing large,; flatrimmed, hats .of .silk, black'': velvet, or. soft: 'French' felt... For' these hats: they have;two, and. sometimes ..sets of -iribboil bows. .One/set of blaclt.satin is for : everyday wear, ono'of 'somo'; brightly coloured^ plaid for. dc/casional use,/' ; 'and :; 'still' another; - - in'■ Gp'pen- . hagen / blue, old : rose',.ior'.'-some';.' fashionable colour,, is' for evening. This lends, great :variety :-to.. the "bat, and if- you•■are'/clever about making/the bow, ; you;can 'pick'.lip five yards' of ribbon ..on, tlie - bargain;'counter ..for

little money. 1 : . ..• _ f .'■<:• : ,*'- .. A pretty way .of fastening up. a princess dress that/ olosns .in the .-back, is first, . of course, to!.use: the hooks, and- eyes ,which are neccssary;. then all .the way. up tho, back, sew tiny • little bows about . three inches! apart: /Lingerie dresses, which are "so! much worn; in' ;house this ; lvrnter i>y :the younger set,- aro..-pretty-' .when ■■ finished .in this way.' .Worn..over .a. blue, slip, and with "a dozen little • bluo - bows -up:, the back; 1 it lis ..a great 'relief'. from the largo, flowing bow or 'the girdle. .- . . All pretty lace petticoats .are now, finished with-a 'row of beading '-at--'the' top-Qf'the ;ruffjo.. Through tliis is run soft satin ribbon •ttiidYat .'one side si, large looso. bow' is tied with long loops , and /ends, falling to tho > bottom of the skirt! i'piecfe of' ribbon for each skirt:.! '.The bow,Ifalling1falling at 0110 side gives just a'pretty glimpse of colour, when the .dress is raised. !■'.' ' '