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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
Nd OF the most charming de-
velopments of the new modes
in millinery is the late sea-
son showing of cOIored hats.

~ 4
son showing of colored hats.
This phase may have sprung from
the late arriving autumn fashion for
colOrful sports hats, the shapes and
Nor the modelling OF these latest bits
: Of frivol in the millinery world.
y Knitted sports hats in brilliant COL
orings. as clear IN tone as those seen
s In parrots plumage. are new arrivals
! In outdoor wear toggery. but the dress
plfcatjng the same shapes are made OF
eaflle. velvet and heavy ottoman silks
Ccrise is the favored color. Just a
simple band of folded silk, with but
zterf1y bow in front and the narrow
brin machine stitched into a sem
Eaison modsl. with the required degree
OF chic.
Worn within any of the wool velours,
velvet or corduroy coats, which resera-
BILE motorrnen's coats in character and
grizzly bears in the amount of fur
brilliantly coiored silk are the most de-
nghtful bits of graceful headgear fash
ion has sponsored for many season.
delightful conceit just peeping into
the merry whirl of the modes and de-
4igned to supplement the vogue for
these hats is MILDLY, blouseIike bodices
made of taffeta or faille in colors to
match the hat
These newest pretties in the line of
, waists are belted at the waist line with
soft folds Of the material made with
sashea. but with hefnstitched rather
than tassel trimmed ends.
Solid color and no contrasting shade,
for trimming purposes even, is the
most pronounced characteristic. The
rigid rule to be observed when model
Ing these waists is to have them well
below the hips. ina length, fairly well
frightened at the waist line and with
long sleeves, fitting closely below the
elbow, but bagging in lego mutton
simuiations above If one chooses II
= Latest models from Paris spell many
new rms to the modes in millinery
which we will see turned to very good
account before Easter.
TAN, thin women had better try on
their new hats before pier glasses rath-
or than to be fitted to a smart model
sitting before dressing table for the
aEnartest shapes are tall as church
ateeples and quite as conspicuous
Some of the advance models are
made OF glace leather repeating the
fashions of yesteryear. Suede is an
ether greatly favored material used.
white satin and milan straw will be
combined in a great variety of styles.
which will captivate all fancies
Georgette Grape, used SO broadly last
GUNNER viii come in for even a great
or vogue next spring than it has ever
enjoyed, and, as for hats or touues.
made OF malines or tuIle, these with
delicate flower made brims will be one
0e the most insistent styles offered by
All malliners 4E
Z Ribbons are to be even more gen
erally used this season than during the
autumn Where they have been re-
stricted to the usages OF dress trim
H1ng requirements this year the spring
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

THE doctor told a certain business
- man to stop everything for the
summer and live the simple life in
some very quiet place, so instead of
going, as usual, to the shore or noun
tains he and his wife found a tiny
cottage in a wood a short distance
from a little village and thirty five
miles from the city
Here they settled for the summer.
Their clothing was of the p1ainest
There was no need for anything elabo-
rate, as their friends were all far away
at fashionable summer places, SO they
had no visitors and did not even have
a. maid or cook with them.
One day while walking in the village
they stopped at one of the houses and
found an old lady making a rag rug
which was very pretty. Every house
in the village had several such rugs,
made by braiding strips of rags to-
gether and then sewing into various
shapes, while some few were crochet
rags being used instead of cord or
yarn
The business mans wife, having so
much leisure, decided to make several
rugs for her home, so she used the few
odds and ends of clothing that she did
not need and made a rag rug. This
was such a success that she decided
to make a silk rug from discarded
stockings. She discovered they had
left all their silken hose in the city,
thinking silk would not be suitable for
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

Der OF chain stitches were used as a
foundation, the number depending on
the size of rug desired.
She found the work very fascinating,
and, by the end of the summer they
returned to their home in the city
both man and wife in perfect health
Their vacation had cost them very lit
tie, and. in addition to this, the wife
had four beautiful silk rugs, admired
by every one, ,andNseveraI envious peo-
pie were anxious to buy them, but the
maker refused to part with them.
The one rug had a white center, with
alternate rows of blue and white, and
the edge for a depth of six inches was
a deep blue. The largest rug was
shaded from light yellow to orange
and then brown at the edge. The 9th
er two rugs were equally good looking
The wrong side of these rugs was as
pretty as the right, the work had
been carefully done.
AS every family sooner or later has
a pile of wornout stockings a rug
costs practically nothing except for the
large hook used for crocheting
While silk stockings make the pref
test rugs, it is quite possible to use
even the cheapest kind of stocking,
only both kinds should not be used in
the same rug. Keep each separate. If
you have a sewing machine you can
save a great amount of time if you
use it to join the strips instead of do
ing it by hand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
Fads and Fa11gles

WHY is the modern pocket handker-
chief square, or at least rectangu-
lar, whereas our ancestors of the
eighteenth century permitted them
selves every variety of shape? The
answer to the question provides a Curl
Gus little footnote Of history
1t CHANGED that the existing Irregu-
larity of form was displeasing to Queen
Marie Antoinette, who suggested one
winter evening at Versailles that Nni-
form shape would be an indication of
good taste.
The curious searcher among the debris
of the ancient regime will accordingly
find a decree of Louis XVI, issued in
the early days of 1855, enacting that
all pocket handkerchiefs should haE@
right angled edges henceforward-
From Paris the new mode rapidly
spread over Europe, but its origin was
somehow overlooked by the revolution
aries when busy celebrating all traces
of Bourbon rule. And so it is that the
square pocket handkerchief remains as
Louis XVI.'s one permanent achieve
ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

curves up high and close about the
throat, buttoning down the left side
from ear to shoulder point, to Worth's
gorgeous velvet and sable full length
cape, passing Jenny's little elbow
depth coat capes en- route.
Skirt bottoms in the fall were re-
ported slightly longer They are al
ways slightly longer as far as the Wo-
man of quiet taste is concerned, but
even the slightly longer skirt is what,
in the old days. we would have called
short. The thing is practically neces-
sary while skirts are full or haring,
for greater length spells awkwardness.
White chiffon and georgette Grape
are now made into afternoon dance
frocks. The dark touch of fur or the
Velvet ribbons which band these frocks
only serve to bring out their f1lminess.
The effect of the white touched up
with black gives such a costuIne a
Pierrot touch that is fetching.
The bib effect, both on suits and
dresses, is new style feature that is
decidedly becoming to most figures. 1t
garment. In some cases, as in dark
brown, green broadcIoth or linen, the
bib part is of white pique or satin.
From Paris comes the rumor that
mohair or alpaca may have an in
ming when the French dressmakers
show their spring collections in Febru-
airy. One surmises that the reason for
the revival of that old time lustrous
and serviceable material is because
there is a goodly amount of it to be
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
About the New Blouse

4 REPD DE CHINE has proved a
tried and trusty friend and will by
virtue of this trustworthiness be again
the material most frequently selected
for the blouse of new design In flesh,
pink maize and the deeper yel1ows as
well as white will the simpler blouses
be made, and not only in plain colors,
but In stripes of all widths. from the
pin stripe to the awning stripe, when
1ne hardly knows whether the white is
striped with a color or the color is
striped with white. Then there are
the wash taffetas as well as tho newer
wash satins. Both will be employed in
white and stripes, the co1ors of which
include green, yellow. purple, red, cerise
and blue.
Dressier models continue to be fash
toned of lace and the dainty sheer
grapes that have made such charming
blouses fer the winter suit of cloth or
velvet.
Sports waists are frequently fashion
ed with a wide belt so that they can be
donned over the sports skirt. Another
novelty in the fashioning of the same
waists is the mode of fastening, for
they, as wen as the dainty ninon
frocks in pastel colors. are fastened
down the back.
Cotton waists have a touch OF color
IN their trimming, and frequently do
colored stripes appear on the batiste
blouse
slsavss on the newest blouses are
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

country life, so she wrote jolly letters
to her many friends, asking them to
send her their wornout stockings of
silk, either white or colored. Her
friends, thinking it a great joke, sent
her large parcels of stockings of all
colors. Many of the stockings were
white, so some of these she dyed; then
they were sorted in piles according to
their color and were cut into strips
about three quarters of an inch wide.
BY beginning at the top and cutting
around and around until the toe was
reached one stocking was converted
into a single long strip.
The ends were sewed together and
the strips wound into large, loose balls.
If tightly wound the strips would have
stretched, and this must be avoided, as
it spoi1s the work if the strips are not
of a uniform width. Each color was
kept in a separate ball.
While the man fished in a nearby
stream or was quietly resting in
hammock under the trees his wife was
close by making rugs.
She used a large wooden hook and
the stitch known as single crochet.
The round rugs were made by COM
mencing with few chain stitches and
then working around and around with
the single crochet, adding extra stitch
es when needed to keep the work fat
and free from FUCKERS.
Oval rugs were made in the same
fashion, only in the beginning num-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

! the golf skirt. Alpaca or mohafr is not
susceptible of fussy trimming and,
therefore, it is likely that tailors will
give it a, more welcome reception, de-
spite its general shiny unbecomingness
to the average woman.
For demiseaSOn wear broadc1othf and
taffeta are recommended for the dressy
costume or frock, and -broadcloth and
georgette Grape are being used extern
sively.
White lingerie, silk or satin blouses
for the coming season have, like many
OF the newest suits and dresses, a
touch OF neutral or dark color to set
them off. The new blouses of white
satin, which seem to be a sort of ideal
lied MILDLY type, are quite possible for
sports wear. They fit the figure loosely,
allow the arms to be raised easily and
are loosely belted.
By way Of atoning for abbreviation,
in front or at sides or all around, the
evening frock may have wisp of train
draped over it and trailing on the floor,
and this train has almost as many va
carries as the fashionable skirt hem. 1t
may appear at the side or in the back,
may be hustle draped or fall in soft
jaboting folds, may be pointed, square,
swa1owtail, fshtail or serpentine; it
may be of floating, cloudy tuIle or of
taffeta. A recent much exploited model
has a train falling in rounded points at
these trains in the back the underskirt
runs up to a. perilous height, and the
front is not so very much better.
Even the wedding gowns at recent
fashionable weddings have been short
err than ever before, save in the matter
of train A certain piQuancy- often re-
suits from the union of short, full dis
tended skirt and train, but when
clinging long line frocll does appear
among things modish, as it does at
times, one realizes, with a sigh, that
tho average woman looked better in
her evening gowns five years ago than
she does now. Az for the unluclSy
women below aYerage-weil, the less
said about the scenic effect when they
don the type of evening frocIz most
common today the better
With this prophecy OF suits and
evening gowns we may pass on to the
pretty gown for informal wear as here
illustrated. Made of dainty handker-
chief linen, with white net collar and
deep cuffs, the bodice is picked out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
Pinafores Return

TT has been long time since It was
the fashion for little schoolgirls to
wear pinafores of checked ginghan-
These once popular aprons have served
to inspire a pinafore frock seen the
other day.
Lightweight worsted materials OF
both plain and checked weaves were
combined in the making Of this at
tractive frock. The apron, oVerdress OF
the blue and white checked material
had shoulder straps and pockets in
true apron fashion. The foundation
was of plain dark blue, with a chemf-
settle and turned down collar OF sheer
white linen.
The dress was smart and just as well
suited in design to miss OF six as to
the high school girl of sixteen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

showing of smart millinery will show
the most fascinating models imagina-
BILE, made of tiny narrow ribbons,
stitched together so that an appear
ance' mott unlike that of straw is OBJ
tanned.
It is possible that long streanners of
satin ribbons will make their appear
ance as one of the most pronounced
vogues of the spring season.
Palm Beach will be the mecca for
all fashionables for the next three
months Fashions for spring will re-
ceive the hallmark of approval there,
when formerly they have been depend
ent upon decisions made at Nice and
Mentone.
Already American dressmakers and
modistes are making great prepare
lions for the coming season and at a
time when heretofore they were wont
to take a very much needed rest.
The first hat pictured is a soft, wide
brin, dainty novelty straw with a
facing of flesh colored georgette Grape.
Pale blue velvet ribbon and soft hued
velvet rose trim it charmingly.
Designed for Palm Beach wear, the
next hat is of white panama straw, it's
wide floppy briIn being faced with pale
pink broadcloth. Especially smart is
the simple arrangement of the MORE
ribbon with streaIner ends, the tone
matching the facing. Height marks
the next model, a beautiful brimless
hat of Joffre blue georgette Grape with
a band of matching grosgrain ribbon.
On the tiptop of the crown is arranged
a dainty bunch of moss roses.
The next spring model is a brown
chip straw with a spiral flare of brown
MORE ribbon. This accentuation of
height is decidedly smart if becoming1y
worn. The only. color note is a crush
ed velvet rose in front.
The last hat is OF cerfse chip straw,
the brim of which is faced with a
matching tone of satin, a rose of this
material nesting on the rolled back
front. This is the kind of hat that is
SO smart to wear when you first dis
card your winter turban.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

J A Charming FrOck For Mornings


once dedicated to summer uses. To
be sure, most OF the winter frocks
and suits are fur trimmed, but a
touch Of fur is permissible nova
days even on summer frocks, and it
is the hodish coat that is 1avishly
fur trimmed. many of the frocks
showing but q very little fur or
none at all.
Substitute a little shoulder cape
for your heavy coat, and there you
are. equipped for warmer chimes.
It is easy to find the shoulder
cape or to have one made after
a good design. The French diapers
have played with the cape idea
very effectively, and one may have
a, cape in almost any length from
that of Callot's cape collar. which
lies fatty over the shoulders and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
JUST A HIM

F the dainty crepe de chine blouse
shrinl1s a bit after its first launder-
ing and-as so many of these ready
made blouses do-becomes just a triha
too scant to cross the bust, the edges
at the front may be faced al the way
down with similar material and the
blouse worn, opens over a chemisette Of
organdie. Such chernisettes Ia all
manner of pretty styles come ready to
slip under the bodice, and for the pur-
pose just described the best model is
one which opens slightly at the throat,
but has smart upstanding collar at
the back, kept crisply in position by q
bit Of stiffening
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

tween them and the waist, which, Of
course, is not indicated The sleeves.
equally puffy, reach trif1e below the
elbow, and the neck is rather low
rounded, but nowhere about these
practical garments is there a scrap of
trimming. For afternoons all the baby
girls have perfectly plain apron frocks
in small dotted white swiss muslin and
for seeing special visitors are similar
frocks trimmed about the hem, the ell
bows and the throat with narrow friII-
ing, real lace edged. A few of our tiny
neighbors are wearing full length
coats, definitely shaped about the
shoulders and under the arms and tax.
ing or width from the hips down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

, are to be used for daytime general
wear. The skirt of such models
may serve combined with lingerie
blouse for sports wear. A bright
colored silk sweater with a match
ing straw, silk or satin sports hat
gives another costume suitable for
daytin at the winter resorts.
The white cloth or velvet dress is
already seen, worn by specialists in
such sports, at the indoor skating
Kinks. The long fur or velvet coats
cover them for the street.
Many of the midwinter clothes are
appropriate for wear in milder eli
mates, thanks to the present day
fashion of winter wearing of chif-
fon and taffeta and other materials
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

WITH no chance eff a gay south
ern season in Europe, the
French dressmakers will not have
their usual opportunity to try out
experimental modes for the coming
spring. Egypt and the Riviera, of
fer no setting for fashion shows,
even if women had the heart for
preening their fine feathers in either
place, and even Biarritz and Tan
gier, while out of the main path of
the storm, will miss most Of their
habitues. So once more Americans
are the chief customers, and it is
not likely that anything really new
viii be tried out for them before the
regular spring openings.
Suits shown for southern winter
resorts are mostly of white broad
cloth. gaberdine and serge. which
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
THE AVOCADO,

fItEdE avocado, or ALLIGATOR pear. is
coming into favcr, It is a green or
purple fruit, not unlike an eggplant in
appearance, and has a soft pulp and
a delicate, almost nutlike, flavor The
avocado is eaten in a variety of ways,
but principally as salad. Cactus
fruits, now happily spineless, may be
used for jam making and preserves.
The cactus. or Indian fg,' is a staple
food in Mexico and has much to COM
mend it for more general use.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

long except in the dressy waists of
lace and Grape, and occasionally they
boast the three quarter sleeve or the
elbow sleeve. Collars, too, are vaIu-
able High collars are seen quite as
often as the low. comfortable ones
and it is predicted that the low COL
lar will prevail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
CELERY SURPRISE.

MOST persons are familiar with cell
cry stuffed with cheese of differ
ent varieties. The following conabina-
ton will be found a novelty: Pound
20 a pulp four shallots, one branch of
parsley and a half bean of garlic. Mix
in four ounces of butter and a little
lemon Juice. Force the resulting mix
ture through fine sieve, lightly spread
it in tender celery stalks and serve on
ice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09
FASHION FOR BABY.

ALL the babies ranging from eighteen
~ months to three years of age are
wearing rompers in white cotton Grape
de1iciously Powered in pink or blue.
The absurdly short legs end at the
knees and are made with wide puffs be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

the fact of the very slight demand ex-
listing for it during recent seasons.
g Alpaca can be very well adapted to
the development Of tailored suits, trav-
cling coats, street frocks and even to
certain of the sport costum es-such
for example. as the bathing suit and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-09

with hand embroidered eg1antine SEEM
1ngIy growing out of the belt. With
this simple frock- goes a straw turban
entirely of crisp green foliage, while
three pink roses sit iauntiIy atop.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-02
TULSANS READ MORE
LIBRARIAN REPORTS
Great Increase l. shown ia Number
of Visitors To- the New
building.

The most successful month in the
history Of Tusla's public library was
brought to a close on the last day Of
May when it was found that the cir
culatiou OF books in this institution
had reached the unrcc0rded mark Of
2.334 for the 20 days the library was
open.
During this time there were 1ys
volumes added to the shelves of the
library. The average attendance In
the reading room for the month was
20 persons. or an increase Of 40 over
the month of May. 1915.
one hundred AMI thirty-siN new
cards were issued. as compared with
~ for the same period Of last y,ai.
In the Yonth Of May 1916. the
library waS presented with s29 to b.
used in the purchase OF books and
the following contribution Of books
were made: Mrs. c. Moody. voL-
umcs. Mrs Stewart. 1g. Mrs. Sanders.
2. Mrs II. +. Anderson. II. Mastes
Robert Ellis. 4 Or Lesta Cunning
ham. Harvard Classics.
Since the opening Of the library
ir its new home there has been A
total attendance of 1850. a record for
the institution since its organization
here more than two wears ago.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-02
CANNONS BOOM IN
LAGARINA VALLEY
Austrians and Italians Continue "a
Attack and Counter
Attack.

ROME. via London June (S:04
p. m)-The war office communiCa-
ton today follows:
In the Lasarina valley there have
been artillery duels. The enemy
again attempted surprise attack at
Buole pass. which we repuised with
the bayonets. on the Pasubio sector
there has been artillery activity. Re
peated enemy attacks toward the
Upper Forni were brilliantly repulscd
by our Alpine troops.
"Ectwecn the Posina and the Upper
Astico the violent artillery action con-
tiucd yesterday. In the afternoon
an enemy column. having crossed the
PoSina torrent, attacked toward
Monte Spiri Their attack was ar
rested on the extreme northern slopes
Of that mountain. Another column
advanced toward SantubalIo, south
east Of Arsiero. but was driven bacA
in disorder beyond the Posina. on
Settecommuni there is strong enemy
pressure against our wing positions AZ
Monte Cengio and on the Little Val
Icy of Cdmpomulo.
"rhe situation in the Sugana val
ley is unchanged on the Upper But
there has been the customary ARTILLERY
fire
along the Ison1o front our detach-
ments continue their bold incursions,
in one instance capturing bomb
thrower. on Tuesday and Wcdues-
day our air squadrons iaidcd the Assn
valley, dropping bombs on camps and
depots with effective results The
aviators returned safely"