The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-17
Soft, cIinging Waists To Be The
 Rule This Winter

Chiffons, laces, supple velvets ant used this season for the attractiv, ity of the two-piece suit is directly re sponsible for the great variety of at tractive blouses displayed in Bridge port stores. All the new blousesA ar, made of such soft, clinging material. that they cannot fail to appeal tt and please women and to have severa of these dainty pieces of wearing ap. parel in her wardrobe is an absolute necessity for every girl
 The chiffon waist is perhaps the softest and thinnest of all. To many the chiffon waist suggests the neces- sity of silken slip, but not as the chiffon waist of today is made. Three are often used in the same blouses which enables designers to secure beautiful color effects.
 There is a certain elusiveness in the chiffon blouse that is attractive in it. self. This is obtained by using all the trimming on one of the under layers and having the top layer as sort of 8 yelling, resulting in a vague effect that makes the blouse particularly modish this season.
 There are several ways in which tc trim this chiffon blouse. One of the popular chiffon trimmings is to use metallic embroidery on the under blouse. Many Persian Or Oriental de- signs may be faintly traced through the outer yelling, while lace appli- qued is also popular.
 No girls wardrobe will be complete without a stencilled blouse. Stencil ling on chiffon is especially attractive It is quite a fad to outline the sten- cilled motifs with the metallic thread and also to veil it with chiffon of a lighter shade. In fact the apparently told possibilities to the clever and ar- tistic girl this season.
 East Indian embroideries are the very newest on waists and are much worn in Paris now. Red, green and yellow worsted Is used to work the white is generally used to give char acter to the design. Metallic thread may be used to advantage to outline the designs.
 The strictly tailored girl cannot help but rejoice at the tailored blouses of fered her this season. Like all other fashionable blouses their softness is waists were never before so attrac- tive Some of these have a white background with a tiny colored stripe running through them. The soft turned-down collar, the turned-back cuffs all suggest comfort and eases. There is also a tailored waist of pure white silk that is enjoying great pop uIarity. These waists are especially made to wear with the smartly tailor ed two-piece suit, and the four-in- hand tie is worn with them.
 There is a tendency toward the re- turn of the white lace waist, which has not been seen for several seasons. The new white waists shown are quite attractive and are usually made of two kinds of lace. Val is sometimes combined with cluny, Or inserting and net may be the outside foundation. Chiffon is also used in combination with the lace In making these waists the designer seems to have attempted to make them as sheer and soft as possible, and they are especially con- venient as they occupy but little space when a person is travelling.
 Fancy silk blouses of many colors are shown. The striped silks are pop ular. They are generally trimmed with silk or satin of the same color as the predominating color used to trim the suit.
 Many of the fancy silk blouses are made with the square or round necks and short sleeves, while some are shown with the high collars.
 There is a large assortment of lin- gerie waists to select from. As in all other materials, sheerness and softness