The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
.MITA'S NEW YORK FASHIONS
Styles for, Young Girls-How the Daughters of the Smart Set Dress
 -Buttons Everywhere.

Now that we are all going without coats and jackets. the dress in it's en- ttrety calls for attention. | so very seldom specialize on young girls ap- parel, that 1t is well at this time to D0te just how stunning and yet how simple are the modes for the girl not yet r"out.''
 The swell Fifth avenue schools, with their daily promenade of youthful heiresses, furnish the best sort of op- portunity to study these styles on liv- ing models.
 The other day was seated on a park bench. About dozen of. these fortunate ones. in charge of chap eron, came into the mall, with that swinging strtde that bespeaks the girl trained physically as well as mental ly.
 Aud just here let me remark. the real up to date girl of social ambition does not consider it au fait not to be able to do almost everything in the out door line. However, the faddist. who went to extremes, is no longer popular. The gracious feminine takes her athletics both sanely and serious ly. She does not overdoo so as to have a reaction that reflects on com- plexiOn and figure.
 Well. as these young girls, none over eighteen, came along in pairs committed the unpardonable act of staring and studying.
 This is the result of the mental notes taken at that time. Black and white checks are always popular with middle aged and youth full alike. Therefore was not sur prised to see one very effective lit- tie frOck made of this fabric. The under. petticoat, or skirt was of navy blue ladys cloth But 4 the draped over skirt, with panel 6Font. was of black and white. The waist line was carried high and piped with blue:
 The waist was made in a semi-bib style over guimpe of cream net, with little frill at the neck. run with narrow baby velvet ribbon in navy blue. Little lines of this rib ended in tiny brass buttons. The sleeves were long and finished with a .frilI of lace to match the guimpe.
 Another good style had the peplum effect. It was of striped brown and white mohair, with sailor collar and turned back elbow cuffs of brown sat- in From the joining of the collar In front to the hem of the skirt was a double row of brown satin covered buttons. A brown leather belt was fastened in front by a gold buckle.
 A tucked neck shield of net with high collar and frill in front softened the rather austere effect of this mod
 
 One gown in blue serge showed new thought in an inverted section of white serge. It initiated a vest in the waist, and graduated to point in dront in the five gored skirt.
 Both the vest and skirt panel were edged with buttons
 In fact, judging by this group of youthful, smartly dressed students, the question, Button, button, who's got the button?' could be easily and honestly answered by saying Every one"
 For all these gowns, and the great majority seen on older wearers, use buttons very lavishly as trimming, avoiding the more conventional effects that strictly come under this heading.
 One light gray camels hair had mar, row pipings of black velvet, and black velvet buttons. This may sound a little old for a girl of eighteen. But the hemstttched lawn sailor collar and