Man's silk faille scarf or necktie, Cheney Brothers; 1925 = Pattern #1, shape 264. Plain weave ribbed silk; Faille. A medium-weight warp-faced plain weave ribbed silk fabric in blue, with a printed plaid design in light blue, red, and yellow, imitating a woven plaid. The plaid is printed with a diagonal orientation so that ties cut on the bias would show the plaid as straight.
1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.