The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
OF OUR
 GRANDMOTHERS
Fashion Reverting to Styles Worn Many Years Ago
 Petticoats Not in Favor

stomacher with gold lace, which aiBo forms tue sleeves, which are tied Re the elbow with little fiuffs of the violet rose mouss cline that is pulled through the lace at irregular intervals. The gtrdle is of the gold lace lined with a shirred piece of the violet mousse1ine.
 The sheaf of wheat in the hair iS dull gold mounted on a cfrcIet of sep quine arranged in howerlfke design
 Hoop skIrts and Poke 6onnets.
 By fall we will quite have regained OUT grandnnother's hoop skirts and poke bonnets if the present craze for old fashioned clothes prevails through out the summer, as nearly all other styles have been utilized, the hoop having been spared only by right of its extreme girth.
 Puffs, cordings, quilIings, and stffE little bows are being used on every thing. Even broad sashes such as were worn in war times, and mftts of net edged with lace differing from the nitts of our childhood by the addi- ton of a thumb which make them much prettier. These are so much move comfortable and soil less quick ly than gloves that they are sure to find favor.
 Another very clever contrIvance for changing the appearance of a gown is simply made tunic of chiffon of a neutral tone that will look well with number of gowns. A brocaded sat in, blue pink, grey, yellow or n1auVe robe would be very handsome yelled in black, a complete change being given by the garniture used. If over a bro cade gown no accessories are needed save a cluster of flowers or 9 chou the coloring and the design of the brocade commanding all the attention, the overdress passes quite unnOticed.
 For another gown of plain color a band of Egyptian embroidery could be lightly lacked just above the hem on the wrong side of the chiffon, the gold and silver thread of the embroid- cry looking very handsome through the chiffon. The same treatment is given the bodice.
 Still another change may be wrought by using girdIe, scarf and chou of ribbon or liberty satin the | color of the gown over which 1t is worn. If a girdle with long scarf ends is chosen they might be motted with black jet buckles.
 Petticoats Not Popular.
 Petticoats are very little worn, and if at all made of very soft silk or satin with either very flat ruf1es of four inches applied to lower edge and about knee depth or else inch wide Qu1AAnSS put Ou III rows or LWOs ANb or seven.
 They are cut to fit absolutely smooth about the hips, neither a gather nor a pleat across the back
 The three piece model slightly gored has most satisfactory lines hanging smooth and straight from hip to hem. For summer petticoats nothing fs smarter or more desirable on account of light weight and general airiness than a fine French cream colored mo hair of soft texture finished with a fiounce or ecru point desprit or brus- sels net which is daintily trimmed with fiat ruchings of the net edged with lace. They launder easily, re- quiring no starch or ironing. These are exceedingly dainty and dressy in appearance and the mohair is opaque enough to be worn under muslin gowns with no other petticoat under 1 meath. Another excellent feature is 1 that it will not muss or wrinkle, look ing always fresh in spite of being packed in bags and trunks. Damp air 1 does not affect the ruf1e or the skirt and so it is a great saving of laundry l bills. Where ordinarily one would send a muslin petticoat merely be- cause it was mussed from one wear | ing in the sea air, one can now do away entirely with them, save for l more dressy frocks.