The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-16
FASHIONS AND PADS
Mems neckwear is narrowing. Large sailor hats are a abundant

Large Sa1lOr ndIS aTe dDunOdnC. A ShirringS are on tl cir way back. Il Lace shoes seem going out of style. Foremost among bags is the one i3 | bronze.
 4Golored stitching is seen on white
 gloves.
 The separate coat is more fashion able than ever before. All-white seems to be in the back l ground just at present. | Stylish women are wearing riding boots of white buckskin. | The poke bonnet with streamers has gained but little favor. | The favorite place for trimming
 seems to be the hips of gowns. l Amethyst. violet. lilac and heliotrope | shades are fashionable. | There is return to the classic ideas
 in coiffure arrangements | Some of the newly imported hats are | veritable masses of flowers. l Black suede slippers with red heels | are shown in some of the shops. The ridicule of catoonists has driven
 out the extreme peach-basket hat. | Gray. tan. khaki. and even darker
 shades are more worn than the white | linens.
 Belt buckles. necklaces. hatpins and
 stickpins are ablaze with amethysts. l The one-piece princess dress is sup | planting the separate waist and skirt. White buckskin shoes with wide | buckles of burnished gold are very | smart.
 
 of net to wear over the princess gown. New silk parasols have handles to
 match, made of enameled or lacquered | wood. | shoes and the more fashionable dress shades.
 Soft. cool blouses Of China or Japan csc silk are very popular for summer | wear
 Lace will be more than rivalled in popularity by embroidery and braid | trimming. Heavy tan or white gloves with deep gauntlets are used for riding and driv- ing.
 Linens are either very fine and thin. or else very heavy. almost like Rus sian crash. Pansies. wisteria. lilac. clusters of rosebuds and laburnum appear on lowered crowns.
 Ribbon runners of mother-of-pearl are among the novelties. They may be had in all sizes. The two-piece linen suit has a great vogue, especially for travelling and autOmobiling.
 The Psyche knot is still worn. but has become smaller. standing out less from the head. Mems walking sticks are again sty- fish. and some of the new ones are elaborately carved. The newest slippers have straps that cross on the insteD and button high | up at each side. It is a fad to mingle roses. forGct- me-nots and other equally dissimilar flowers upon a hat. Crystals of silver as trimming as well as pearl trimming are no longer considered in good style. Hat brims seem to get lower and lower. Unless they cover almost the entire head they are not modish. Buttons covered with the material of the gown on which they are employed are the latest development. There is a fad for Darasol handles | carved in the shapes of birds parrots seeming to be the most popular. i Belt buckles in silver in Japanese | characters which signify good luck and long life are among novelties. | Stripes are promised a run in the | late summer. and already it seems that striped cheviots are to have first place.
 Some of the linens for tailored suits
 are so coarse and loosely woven that | they remind one of burlap. Fashionable women are using fewer ! tan shoes for street wear than for some time. and have gone back to black. Long sleeves will be worn on all tailored waists. but the soft, fluffy afternoon frocks will have elbow sleeves.
 | A novelty is the gazelle glove in place of the dogskin or cape glove. so much worn for morning and for trav- cling.
 Among newest things is a hat of white linen. faced with straw. A band of patent leather forms the sole trim ming.
 Where blouses have not attachable collars they are worn with embroider- ed linen ones finished with dainty lace jabots.
 The pump is still with us, but in it's best models has two ankle straps. cut in one with the top. which holds it in place. One of the new bandings in white lawn is embroidered all over closely with one color in a small leaf and dot pattern.
 Colored scarfs accord with gowns. but the whisp for evening must be white or white and gold or white and silver embroideries.
 Many of the SmarteSt summer gowns have perfectly plain skirts and waists that are melange of lace. needlework and braiding.
 Frocks may be buttoned down the front as well as the back, since fashion has suddenly become most liberal minded in this respect.
 There is a vogue for more or less plain skirts worn with bodices of aIl- over embroidery. or trimmed with lace or braid. or both.
 Russet leather and bronze calfskin sandals for the little tots suggest cool ness and comfort for the small folk during the summer.
 Black rajah' is one of the most stylish materials for those in mourn ing. It is cool. and at the same time is excellent for travelling purposes.
 To go with the big hats there is coiffure in which the hair is parted in the middle. with the wide Racamier chisnon and the full puffs at the side.
 Chenises are made mostly in the princess cut. fitting the figure most carefully and being long enough to do away with the need for an extra skirt.
 Mems hand!<erchiefs in showy. solid color grounds have gone out. and have 
 styles in white with embroidery in itiais.
 Color embroidery white. black. cream and ecruX will be much used. as we'll as white on color. Most of the embroidery seen now in the shops is machine made.
 For coat and tailored suits. no mat ter for what occasion, white serge has no rival for summer days for if may