blind for raising and lowering its slats as described above with regard to fig1 with the wand 115 the prior art tassel 120 is used with its cord aperture 137 downwardly as shown in fig3 b and its body 121 turned upside down relative to its position shown in fig3 a as shown in fig3 b the free lower end portions 115 a of the wand 115 can be simply stuck into the interior space 123 of the tassel body 121 through the wand aperture 141 so that the wand 39 s lower end portions 115 a extend into the interior space 123 of the tassel a generally horizontally extending bottom end surface 115 c of the wand 39 s lower end portions 115 a is shown in abutment with the abutment surface 139 of the inner top wall 129 of the tassel body 121 since the side walls 127 a 127 f of the interior side wall 127 of the tassel body 121 provide an interior space 123 which substantially matches the shape and size of the lower end portions 115 a of the wand 115 the lower end portions 115 a have a friction fit within the tassel body of course an even tighter fit can be obtained by providing an adhesive within the interior space 123 of the tassel 120 the upper end portions not shown of the wand 115 can be connected to a mechanism of the blind for tilting its slats as described above with regard to fig1 the cord aperture 137 can have any horizontal cross sectional shape and dimensions suitable for threading the free lower end portions 113 a of the cord 113 so long as the cord stopping element or knot 143 cannot pass through the cord.