The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-18

lie laces. For these gold particularly was used in combinations of fur and , velvet, but principally for the beguin style of headdress, which, while smart and appropriate for some occasions, was evidently not liked for that occa- sion excepting by a few.
 The scales tipped ever so slightly in favor of the large hat at the even ing sessions. but during the early af- ternoon attendance, small tailored hats, draped hoods of fur and we vet, and rather unpretentious hats were noted. It must be confesed that hats were scantfly trimmed, the great ex- ception being those which are trim med with ostrich. Ostrich seems to be law unto, itself, for it is arranged quite differently from any other trim ming, being Tiled a foot or more high on the crown and used in great pro- fusion, while other trimmings are apt to be applied sparingly and more or less low. This is certainly the case where flowers are used, which they are to an encouraging degree, the exaggerated velvet varieties being understood. A little draped toQue or poke of velvet may be trimmed with fur and one or two large roses. An enormous. vel vet hat may be devoid of trimming excepting for the introduction of large rose or two. There is no at-
 
 their arrangement being quite the re- verse from the arrangement of feath- ers
 Paradise. even at its advanced price, is not, of course, soaring those who really want it, and the Four Hundred apparently do. Very beautiful effects were obtained by the use of this plum age, which appeared on hats of all sizes and shapes. Paradise is used on the crown, usually, although occasion ally one saw it lying almost flat on the brim: in this case the tail was divided in two and assumed a form not unlike pair of wings. There was more of the curled paradise worn than the natural and, like ostrich, it l usually added many inches to the height of the crown.
 Masses of goura in gray, black and other colors were worn by many smart women.
 The younger set, among which are some very pretty girls, affected close fitting toques, hoods and the new pokes which, while called Quaker, are 1 far from it. > Broad brims cast be- files that dared the bright light of the Garden by wearing thei brimless bonnet, showing fram of hair around I its edge.
 Tn this connection it may be re- marked that the hair Is worn very LOW over the DrOW ana ears Dy WO- 1 men of all ages, and by being so i arranged makes the wearing of the \ deep-setting hat possible. There is no perceptible decrease in the head-size, although small hats have to be pulled | tightly over the head, which is really | crowded into it.
 l While there were many sets sold for Horse Show week, it must be admit | ted that furs were preferred to made sets; those seen were in light colors and in combinations of chiffon and | fur
 | Velvet hats carried the day-and night.i--- Velvet and satin were close
 rivals for the lead in costume ma CT Il ial There were also many beautiful
 cloth gowns and an interesting num- 1 Der of corduroy suits and long coats With the latter velour hats were
 worn in preference to velvet. Very
 smart, fancy feather effects were used
 to trim the tailored hat, usually a scant arrangement of pasted feathers or a stubby cockade
 l It was not the clothes alone tna,