The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-05
PADS AND FASHIONS
The scalloDs are here.

The scallops are here. Satins continue to lead. Olive green is a favOrite color at
 present.
 Puffed sleeves at the elbow are con-
 sidered good. Green is having a great vogue for evening toilettes. Even the severe tailored suits are trimmed this season. Fashion is favoring emboideries to an unusual degree. Burgundy reds are assured a place In sleeves, puff effects at the elbow are considered good.
 GIace and chameleon chiffon taffetas are accepted novelties. Aigrettes are placed flat on the brim Of large black velvet hats Smart little cloth gowns have short jackets of velvet to match.
 Long handles continue fashionable
 for the parasol of the promenade.
 The spring gives promise of small
 flat jabots and satin floral garni-
 Moleskin has carried off henors
 among the colored furs of the season.
 Paris takes a delight in the revival
 of the old time changeable taffetas.
 Ecru crash toweling is one of the
 latest notions used as trimming for
 blouses.
 tor in trimming waists of lingerie dresses.
 Natural pongee and white linens
 are again featured in fashionable pom
 There Is an obvious tendency to-
 wards a rounded waist line in the
 newest models.
 Laces are being used to a much
 larger extent than last year for trim
 ming parasols.
 Contrasting fabrics in undersl1irts
 and sleeves offer new possibilities in
 New touches and flower effects are
 being added to the store Of neckwear possibilities.
 Colors for the most advanced fash
 ions are blues, browns, reds, grays
 and greens.
 Gowns of black satin combined with navy blue serge have found instan-
 taneous favor
 There is smartness in everything;
 even the old standby serge suit is now
 Skirts, both of suits and evening
 dresses, are slightly full, yet with the
 effect of straightness.
 Scallops are extremely fashionable at present, and are especially adapt able to collars and jabots. The skirts to the demi-tailored
 models are frequently trimmed at the left side, or they are made in tunic effects.
 Black and white furs are a fad of the late season; foremost in elegance and expense are Hudson seal and real ermine.
 The fetish of black has been over- thrown. and the soft colors and lines of youthful personality nave cane back into fashion. Notwithstanding the long reign of stripes. they still have an important representation in every class of ma terial brought out. Many of the smartest suits have collars. revers and cuffs of white bed ford cord, ratine! terry cloth, broad cloth pique or lace. The new tailored waists are cut like a skirt, with small pockets, regulation front pleat, button through collars and turn back cuffs. The coiffure ornament is now the 1 thing, and hair. simply dressed, sim ply serves as the background for the real decoration of the head. Separate blouses of colored tulle, to match the skirt. These display little trimming, aside from narrow pleatlngs of the same material An attractive toque has soft, drap ed crown of fiIet lace. The brim is of ermine, and a small black aigrette trims the left side.
 While the small inverted pleat is sometimes introduced at the back on at the side of the skirt, the general or narrow effect is still maintained. Sashes are extremely fashionable. These usually hang from the side. caught in place by a buckle of bril- liants or flat bow of the same ma terial.
 There is nearly as much marabou and feather trimming on spring street costumes from Paris as there was fur trimming the finest winter models. While the fancy cut coat is still be- ing worn. the tendency is more for the straight-cut seams. but trimming is often introduced in the front or back panels.
 The trimmings on the new skirts consist very largely of tailor-made effects. Buttons and loops are a fla vored trimming. pearl and bone but tons being particularly desirable. Joyfully welcomed in this season of revivals Is the underskirt of two fla brics of one tone. The lower half may be in rich and costly material; the upper part of plain stuff. The midseason hat is a compromise