The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-02
PADS AND FASHIONS

Chantilly lace, or the silk lace Of Spanish shawls, is an effective fancy for straw hats.
 Very distinctive are the convention II designs on some of the new hsle thread stockings
 An exquisite Chantilly scarf for ev- .ning wear has some of the design outlined with gold thread
 Chameleon is the fitting name given 70 the two-toned taffetas which are 70 nOpular this spring.
 Side closings of waists and coats are a pronounced feature not only of gowns but of suits.
 Smart little coats of plain colors are worn with cheked, striped or change able voile. or silk.
 Bar pins for the neck are to be worn a great deal. Larger ones are seen as the season advances.
 Lingerie ribbons this season are wider than usual, so that when tied the bow is of considerable size.
 As in folards and other silk ma ierials, the polka dot is favorite in the mixtures of silk and cOtOOn.
 Belts are in many cases in direct contrast to the coat and also con- irasted with waist and skirt in gowns. It is better, instead of lining a shirtwaist of soft silk. to wear under It separate lining of thin lawn.
 Canopy parasols look much as 
 placed cata-corner, one on top of the itfer.
 In the linel tailormades the ern- broidery that looks like rattail braid Is great deal used and effectively. Curtains of crosS-bar muslin are ex- .remely pretty when stencilled with | border across the ends or ends and tides.
 More than ever is a soft wrap of ,harmeuse or chiffon seen as grace sul accompaniment of the of the af- lernoon or evening gown.
 Foulards have attained a wonderful legree of popularity, and this, it seems without jeopardizing their fashionable ttatus.
 coronet of roses beneath a folded Leghorn. trimmed with magenta vel ret is a combination of the flower to- aue and the straw.
 Immense straw co1ored hats are giv- m a highly favored facing when a wide band of black velvet is placed IS a contrasting ring.
 Backs of jackets, backs of skirt Eraperies belts and all sorts of hXings ire gathered into buckle or ornament shaped pieces.
 Patricia Royal is a rich and hand tome tissue fabric of wool and mohair with a lustrous finish and somewhat srepy texture.
 Many white muslin or sheer linen rocks are in the stores for the warm fays and the noticeable feature is the skirt in two or three tiers.
 Tn some fancy tailormades pockets are mass of SoutachingS, and the coats are long enough to allow place Tor them below the waistline.
 Many hats of the evening type are laced on upper or lower surfaces with ret under which a band of shirred nowered silk has been fastened.
 There is yet no degree in the amount sf braiding put on gowns and suits. The soutache flat and on edge, and .ettail braid are employed.
 Extremely smart are the Tussore motor coats with deep, low fastened revers of foulards that form in reality | continuation of the lining.
 Tn many cases belts are handsomely braided or goregously embroidered to match the collar or repeat some color scheme of the rest of the suit.
 Collarless neckS are a feature of many of the very modish little sum- ner dresses, whether of pongee, foul ard. marquisette, lingerie fabrics or of linen.
 Colors are numerous. and vary from tapestry blues to printed silks, which include foulards and cashmere designs ln many different tones on a single ground.
 Silk gloves will be more popular than ever this season. They come m all colors, apparently and in every length from the single button to the song rnouSGuetaire.
 Now one may get the silk embroid- cred chandeliers ready to applique on .hildren's suits. They are consider d more up-to-date than the time hon. pred flags or eagles.
 Among the smart buttons shown his spring are those of cut steel. set i'm colored stones. These buttons are mounted in mother-Of-pearls rims, matching the stones in color
 White chiffon or net covered with beads of silver, gold or the pure white s being used as a lining to many of he handsome gowns or --taists made If diaphanous materials.