The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-07

AVOW, if ever, may the home dress N maker achieve most fascinating and easily constructed little
 evening wraps. Never before has there been such. vogue of odd wraps, that depend not upon their eIaborateness or workmanship for style and good taste, but upon the in dividual note or even eccentricity. One may now carry out the widest fancy and feel quite confident that she ! will not appear conspicuous. To-day there are any number of cunning lit tie wraps to be concocted.
 One very useful and appropriate wrap for nearly every type of gown and almost every time of day is made of black net and bias bands of black silk which may be made over from i an old petticOat or other piece of silk, as the bands are cut on the bias about one and half inches in width. and then frayed on both edges by pulling through the gatherer of the machine, the gathering being through the cen tre.E
 The net should be of the coarse, open-nesh variety, preferably silk, al though merceriZed eottons are now on the market. If very wide, it may be | cut in strips about twenty-four inches in width and of sufficient length to reach to the knees, or even below The edge should be carefully hemmed. as it stretches easily. This, however is the most difficult part of it's construc- ton, as there remains only the task of applying the silk, which is simple enough
 It is sewed by hand to all the edges of the net and two more rows added about three inches apart About twelve inches from the foot two rows are sewed, about three inches apart, across the foot.
 It is now complete except for drap- ing, which is much more satisfactory if tackled, as it stays in place about the shoulders much better than if merely 1djusted for the time being by the wearer.
 The net should be laid in two deep. downward turning tucks between the rows of trimming and tackled, blindly in the middle and again caught up on either side just under the chin or over the shoulders, but little looser here than in the centre, as it should fall a trff1e broader over the shoulders It is worn by being either held in place loosely by black velvet ribbon or choux, either of black or color to match the gown, or may be merely thrown about the shoulders Such a wrap is shown fn the illustration,
 A black net coat would be very smart if developed in this fashion. The coat shOuld be quite loosely cut and Of sim pie nae. This wrap, developed in net worn or of a harmonizing shade, is exceedingly pretty and dressy
 Marabou feathers contribute not little to the subtle summer scarf Ap- piled to the edge and arranged in rows or undulating loops on a long, wide scarf of chiffon, they are most ex- quisitely light and airy in their fluffy nothingness.
 Chiffon, finished with wide bands of metallic embroidery applied to the un- der side is most rich and beautiful. the weight of the embroidery holding the chiffon in long, undulating folds
 Many women prefer a wrap that has actual warmth, which is. I am sure. a most commendabIe feature. even though we may pride ourselves on the amount of stored-up heat waves our hardening process has evolved. For these sensible women there are most al1urfng wraps of yelled silk and bro