each snap lug has a gentle ramp at its top or entrance side and a sharper angle at its bottom or retraction side the location of the upper and lower slots 247 a 247 b 248 a 248 b in the tassel body 39 s front and rear outer side walls 225 c 225 d is complementary to the location of the snap lugs 249 a 249 b on each of the front and rear inner side walls 246 c 246 d so that the snap lugs will engage the slots once the tassel body 221 whether upright or inverted depending on whether a cord or a wand is to be attached to the tassel 220 is inserted into the recess formed by the cover 39 s upper portion 245 for further support of the tassel body 221 whether upright or inverted in the cover 39 s upper portion 245 a circumferential shoulder 259 extends inwardly along the left right front and rear inner side walls 246 a 246 b 246 c 246 d at the bottom of the upper portion 245 of the cover 244 the circumferential shoulder 259 thus defines the bottom of the recess formed by the cover 39 s upper portion 245 at.