The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-20
PADS AND FASHIONS
Tan is a popuIar color.

ever.
 scotch tartar. silks are used with
 Plaid is prominent note in mi: Hnery. .
 Gloves are not being worn at the dances
 Pompons are favorites in the new millinery.
 Black and white is fashionable. in
 Roman pearls are used as button ornaments
 There are aounces, hounces evers where.
 Paris has decided the hair must be worn nigh
 The beauty patch veil will again be in the lead.
 Taneta Is the last word in fashion s vocabulary.
 Net sleeves and vests are very m,,ts,,
 Jumper frocks are seen among the leading styles 5 FancifaI shoes are made to wear with each costume.
 Separate blouses of crepe de chine will be worn.
 The fashion of bands and puffial!,s :s most pronounced.
 Tafetas are checked, stripe.l, bIecked and plaided
 Gordings on chiffon bsouses are oa.l sand very pretty.
 Short sacque coats and bo1eros ar ; worn with fuller skirts.
 Many Of the older society women wear white or powdered hair
 Mo1re and taffefas ribbons are used. to trim charming frocks.s
 It is runored that bust1es will .,es worn beneath the spring dress.
 The cornbina ton Of strange and gviD- lent coloTs is no longer smart.
 Tailor, costumes arc orparnented with silk gallon and soutacI1e braid. E Black taffeta and green satin are a favored combination in millinery
 All suits-even tF.e simplest sta1lor- ed ones--are frilIy and charming.
 The fabric bag is new note. Ric!1 brocades and metal cloths are used.
 Waiatcoa5s are playing an inpor i tant part in the new fashions for spring.
 In shoes colonial will be the lead- ing style for spring and summer months.
 Diamond tiaras are worn more than aigrettes which have been so popular. z Marrow sash trains seem to predora :, inate. and are easily held up when
 The old bell sleeve Of our grand mothers is threatening to make its ap~ pearance.
 Many of the new spring street dres- ses are combination of plain and fg- sured SILK. f55
 smart Parisiennes are wearing their hair in a fashion that leaves the ears exposed.
 with the calling. gown Of silk IS worn the carrIck cape. This is made. of silk or cloth. good idea to change the silhouette Of last year s gown
 spring fopcoats for young women have straight backs the new length and raglan shoulders.
 Many of the evening gowns have bodices that ar practically Sleeveless and are very decollete.
 Paniers, tunics and oyerdraperies are all contributing to the extended effects of the new gowns.
 Flowers and fruit in wonderfully y natural blooms will be the leadfrsg note in the spring millinery. l The vef1s that are most noticed are: Of heavy lace over the nose and mouth and clear net over the eyes. short coats and boIeros, cut with original and pretty lines, will be t ffeature of the new models fer spring. The new silhouette shows width across the back, and outings are s5 manipulated as to make an attractive line sss45 l Strands of beads adorn the smart evening gowns; ornaments of ali Va r1etIes trim coats. froc}1s and nlillin- | cry.
 l Among the. variety of dressy foot. wear one finds a number in moire silk 1 in faiIle,, suede velvet, broche and l metal tissues. I Many of the smart suits are made of rep, serge, scIour-surfaced sum mer materials. peau de suede anl serge duvetyne The pretty, old fashion of wearing mixed coIoring has returned. and one sees four or five cosors combined in f one costume. boned collars of net or null. They
 nave little vests trimmed with cro- cheted buttons. M l There is a new fabric called rice scloth. It is yeni-transparenf, with soft knots of yarn thrown up on 9s loosely wssven surface The soft. bright tones are favore5 for spring-yelloW and green and tile soft. greenish yellow, such as cftron sbamboo, almond and apple. The new French veils have a deli l from end to end, and they are mad, l of double chiffon, hemstitched
 The Eton and boIero Jackets ars Esometines finished with a. pleated pep l lun1, which hangs four or five inchea below the normal waist line.
 There is a return of the fripperies of the Second Empire, and many O The new gowns are strikirg1y Iik, those worn by the Empress Eugenis
 Silk cords are attaining surprisin. I popularity. They are worn about tn lneclx as necklaces. ending with tasseT near the waist-line. They are worl with the co1IarIess, V-shaped blouse t