The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-27
PADS AND FASHIONS

The new sweaters mostly have run necks.
 Brocaded charmeuse is a favorite new fabric.
 ! The new gold and silver ribbons have Anything in the shape of a crystal
 button is light.
 ! Hats of erin, especially in black, are
 coming into use.
 Many one-piece dresses have the waist line slightly high.
 Original tailored costumes are made of toile de. Juoy. ! Neckruffs of tulle or chiffon taffeta will be seen this fall.
 The white or black effect still cap
 tlvates the heart ofAParis.
 Plaid ribbons are seen to a slight degree in new neckwear. Bordered fabrics have by no means lost their popularity.
 Every imaginable kind of abeaded l and silk-ball fringe is in fashion. 1 No novelty is too extreme to be fav- Fored in this years trimmings.
 The transparent tunics for evening
 gowns are holding their own. The ideal model for an evening gown 1 of brocade is the princess.
 E Velour ribbons are among the rich est of ribbon kind this season. 1 Silk spun glass aigrettes make a good substitute for the real aigrettes. l Circles of soft silk, satin or leather are fastened with huge buckles.
 Khaki color and white is a favorite combination for the linen trotting | suit
 Norman bonnets of supple silk are the newest headgear for automobile | use. ! overgaiters are expected to return this fall, brought back by the longer skirts.
 In millinery the tendency to fancy ornaments, the older the better, is in- creasing.
 The draped skirt is the most signifi- cant feature of the styles for the next six months.
 A combination of black and gold is fespecially favored in the new velvet day dresses.
 1 Some of the new shadow laces have l their patterns outlined with thread of metal.
 Others of the new ribbons are com binations of warp prints with brocade and noire
 The most favored fabrics for little girls dresses are durable serge and washable linen.
 Young girls are wearing the large shepherdess hats with streaming rib bons and dainty flowers.
 Large gilt hairpins, headed by arti- fcial pearls are very much used by women while motoring.
  bine fur, lace, chiffon and broeade in most surprising way. Among the first felt hats small shapes are dividing the honors with large, soft droopy shapes. The fashionable prelate sash is made of soft satin, and, the square flat ends are embroidered. Persian embroideries, with brocade and good deal of silver, will be used in evening models. Fashion favors small ribbon ruches and bows of picot-edged ribbons for millinery purposes.
 The cotele silk weaves,} being hatter than. the bedford cords, are preferred for silk tailor mades. Collar and cuff sets are made of colored linen, affordipg great variety.
 Extremely deep frills of the sheerest laces set into elbow sleeves are much the vogue in Paris. The stocks with attached jabots are back again, and will be seen the more as furs begin to be worn. The new Medici collars with extend ed ruffs in the back are likely to be warmly welcomed this fall. White dresses for afternoon and eve and red and amber trimmings.
 At the seaside a reefer or ratine or loosely cut ivory tweed is desirable to throw on over. light dresses.
 Steel buttons and black and colcred channels are used on little black bows used for dress trimmings.
 White voile is much in favor for af- ternoon frocks. Bands of pale tinted taffeta are used for trimmings. In the finer gowns two-toned mir TOT velvet appears, " usually black stripe on blue. green, gold, purple or red
 Some of the new dresses are made of two-toned corduroy, combined with silk charmeuse orr chiffon in plain color. fss. Dark blue coats and. soft felt hats of the same shade are perfect with white net blouses and white linen skirts
 Tunics to wear on white satin after noon gowns are of white tulle weight ed down by band of coarse Venise. A new tiny pompadour is a perfor- ated silver bell to be worn as pen dant. Inside is a tiny sponge to hold the perfume. 1As14
 Long sleeves are correct for morning and simple dresses. but for anything more formal the short sleeve has more 1 elegance.
 l elegance. Removable yokes for the babies plain dresses are one of the new ideas. Some are made of fancy linen hand 1 kerchiefs, very sheer and dainty. Now that such rich jewe1ed effects are seen on the bodices of evening gowns. the coiffures are very simple, with an entire absence of jewels. l If one can have but one elegant gown, let it be a black -and-white com bination. It can be worn oftener than anything else without becoming tire some. l special feature of the coming sea- son is very wide ribbed material l which looks heavy, but is very light and also very expensive. It is called ] organ tube.
 The colonial shoe fairly demands a buckle, and these may be had in cut steel, crystal, jet and pearl, not to mention the non-eXpensive silver and l gilt
 The fortunate possessors of old faces are finding them a great source In 1 the present fashions. Tunics deep sleeve frilIs and fichus can be made Of 1 them,
 1 Nothing is more chic or more prac- 1 ticaI for the woman of leisure than 1 the little cossock robe of white satin. l She wears 1t in the morning very l much as if it were linen. The fine embroidered crepe de chine l shawls make ideal summer mantles, provided with patent buttons so that they can be fashioned round the shoul- ders without straining. 1 Many practical one-piece dresses for 1 fall will be in navy, seal, brown, taupe and black, always with. some touch of l color in the girdles, cuffs, collars, and buttons. Navy blue may have cerise, green, flame color or yellow on 1t.