The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-16
PADS AND FASHIONS

Black braid on checked materials Is quite the favortte trimming.
 Tailored suits of linen or silk are showing revers of bright colors.
 Some smart shoes have white buckskin tops and patent leather vamps.
 French millinery shows the ten- dency for ribbon, silk and velvet bows Very pretty dresses for misses are made entirely of embroidered band ings.
 One happy introduction on many
 All kinds of faces are, in use very heavy ones and the daintiest and filmiest-
 Braid is a factor to be reckoned with in tho planning of new dresses
 Irregular shapes and plenty of un curled ostrich plumage mark the lat est large hats as a rule.
 Pearls are very much worn. Pink pearls are wonderfully lovely and rank in value with the white.
 Striped sheer linen is favored for simple little frocks, china blue and white being the most popular.
 A good deal of frilling will be used to produce the fichu effect. and for sleeve frills or cuffs to match.
 Velvet of all colors, especially black, bids fair to hold place as trim ming even through the hot season, as it did last summer.
 It is predicted that many long coats will be developed in chenille, re- placing those of thick woolen fabrics so generally worn last year.
 One white crash linen model had a band of Alice blue crash finishing the skirt and three bands of Alice blue and white braid at the top of the band. :a
 Lace gowns, lace coats, lace tun ics, lace overwaists, lace scarfs and mantles-lace abundant is going to make a prominent part of the sum- mer's wardrobe.
 Do not forget the very important girdle and sash on your afternoon dress. It is seen everywhere, and adds an indisputable charm to frocks of any description.
 As the extreme of the very short jackets, the long redingote stand out very prominently. They are of serge and rough silks, trimmed with wide silk braids.
 worsted flowers and mousseline de soie may seem very odd combina- tion, but nevertheless one sees these flowers of crochet on gowns of the most sheer and delicate materials.
 Gradually the little poke has crept in among the turbans and toques, making even the smartest of these look a bit passe. The poke has not 1S yet dCIdlneQ d OSClQ0Q
 As a change from the tailor jack ct there--are delicious little coats of hardly reaching to Vhe hips, piped with white. black or pale tints.
 A crossed-stoie effect is something not continuous at the back; it is in two pieces, and the ends are crosses and ornamented with braid, buttons or embroidery. The latest French and English fad is evening coats and wraps of knit ted chenille in bright colors. These are made after regular models in the latest style, with diagonal stripes of fancy raised knitting.
 Ribbons and piece velvet are both most generously used on hats of all kinds, and it is thought by experts that velvet, especially, will be strong continuously for the next twelve months in the millinery field.
 Turbans with high beehive crowns and a tight, rolling rim, are very pop ming dedicated to their domain is the Iooose fold of velvet ending in two lear" points at the left side.
 In shoes for the forenoon many are wearing those with tops of a mix ed material with vamps of glace kid They are extremely practical and com fortable walking shoes. but must nev- CT be worn with any dressy costume.
 Parisian society has set a fashion which reverses the usual style of ev- ening gown and neck jewelry. The gown is cut low at the back and an attractive necklace pendant and oth- CT jewelry is worn between the hol- low of the shoulders.
 Evening slippers are delightfully."- pretty in satin or silver cloth cover ed with black Chantilly lace and dec orated with paste buckles. These shoes have high red heels, such as were worn by the beaux and belles in the reign of Louis XIV.
 Turn where you may, and the ten dency for embr roideries is exhibited on every side in the shape of entire cos tunes of Swiss lawn. voile, marqui- settee, batiste, etc., insertion, edging, all-over and motifs for trimming. narrower and smaller designs for children. etc.
 Quaint effects seem to be the de- sideratum of the house in millinery as we'll as in dresses and coats. in fact, there is a distinct return or rather, trend. towards old time fash ions in every line of dress, though in millinery 1t is more distinct than in gowns.