The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-18
Margaret Ellington in Mrs. Maxwels Mistake" at the
Park Theatre, Thursday, April 20
FADS AND FASHIONS
Striped effects are used on hats.
Uerv nav Is the butterfly paraSOl.

Striped effects are used on mats.
Very new is the butterfly parasol.
Paris SAYS wolfe for summer frocks
Foulard waists are again in evil
dence.
Kings blue is very popular shade
Military effects are very prominent
in bags.
skirts are less severe. but they are
still narrow.
The reign of venise lace has GER
tainly begun.
Afternoon gowns show a decided
Tailored waists, those with GUNS, all
have long sleeves.
Flowers are being lavishly used on
dance dresses for girls.
Cluny lace is being much used on
lingerie gowns and IN is xsrS efec
tive when combined with plain pom
geee.
A natural pongee has dots of blue
with rims of brilliant, parrot green
While white high shoes will in
crease in favor as summer approach
| eS.
Under many of the transparent
waists colored voiles are seen as lin
ings.
Plain pumps of black velvet, with
| fat silk bow and Cuban heels are
worn.
are favored materials for handsome
| lingerie waists.
Very large are some of the newest
| handbags They are square, pointed
or irregular.
| Fringes are seen on many of the
| new lingerie gowns as g1rdle and tun-
A good deal of heavy embroidery
and Irish crochet lace appear on the
new waists
The red, white and blue of the Rev,
olution will be worn singly and In
combinat ton.
Shorter sleeves ale looked for in
the models that are to be worn in the
| coming summer.
White buckskin ties with black pat
tent leather uppers are modish FOL
black and white suits.
| Higher and higher mount the to-
ques, higher and higher soar tht
feathery adornments.
AS for embroidery French knot;
are distinctly the thing, whole pat
terms being worked out in them.
There is combination of French
knots and colored beads seen on thu
new waists that is attractive.
Now that washable crocheted but
tons are made they are being shown
on tailored as well as fancy waists
! Corset cord laces, like a croche
venise in heavy cord, are very popu
lar and will continue to grow in ia
vor.
Black velvet bands one or two
studded with gold or jeweled buckles
are for the classic style. of coiffure.
There are some very chic wraps
made in golden-tinted material Xix,
Voiles, marquisettes and sheer mus
Inns are the materials, fashionable il
the order named, for the new lingerie
waists
The fancy parasol will be much iii
evidence. Ostrich feathers are tn
latest edging for both silk and cloth
of-gold models.
Beads of all kinds are sold by tn
string and dozen for making entir'
bandeaux or they edge and embroid
er bands of velvet or satin ribbon.
We see no more heavy bouquet
or clusters of flowers used as trim
mings, materials are so light and eth
ereal the trimmings must mattel
them.
On many of the parasols for sprin,
and summer checks and dots will b
used for borders and the contrastin;
color is quite. prominent note.
The coats are bolero, Elton o
straight hip length effects. Many o
them are overturned with braid
sailor collars, buttons and fiat orna
ments.
Butcher ties have a side-quarter o
corded cloth, a patent leather vaml
and short heel taxing, in modifie'
French type. The hip is perforated
Among the new barettes are larg
ovals of fine gold wires set in a mar
row gold rim The wires are 8
strung as to resemble a mesh of gol
net or gauZe.
Blouses of transparent goods owe
white or colors are in the sprin
showing. although they do not hol
the attention as closely as they di
last fall.
A remarkable feature of the sprin
millinery is the extreme pliability q
the hats; they may be twisted an
turned to suit the face OF the weare
at will.