The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-06
GREAT VARIETY
 IN SPRING FROCkS

Daytime frocks are an ever absorb ing topic and one which affords a great variety when suits, dresses, walking frocks and frocks which will answer for both morning and after noon are taken into consideration.
 Generally speaking, it is very poor plan to expect any article of apparel to answer for more than one purpose of kind of occasion, and it certainly cannot be supposed, should it be at tempted, that it will be as successful as the frock planned exclusively for one purpose.
 But in these days of long distances and varied activities it is very neces- sary for almost every woman to nave a. dress in her wardrobe which will be simple enough for morning wear and smart enough for her to be able to appear at a luncheon or afternoon affair without feeling out of place, for cue cannot always be near enough home or find the time to make the change which would otherwise be inn perative.
 Light colored wool fabrics are most excellent for one of these all around dresses. Dark silks and voiles also are good to make a selection from, and dark blue gaberdine or serge with some particularly clever treatment al- so is available.
 Beige, tans, grays or that new shade pewter which is a very soft not too light gray, are all good among the light colored wool materials, but are rather too dressy for silks.
 The rough weave heavy silks are good substitutes for wools, and will answer every purpose of gaberdine or serge and at the same time are a little cooler for the summer. Silks Of 1 this description can be used either in light or dark tones, and some models have been made up most successfully with flat graid applied in smart con- ventional designs.
 | Designs carried out in the darker l shades of gaberdine or serge must be very we'll handled in order to be ef. fective enough for afternoon wear and usually have to be relieved by having either satin or georgette combined with them. Mulberry, with dark blue, is good, but not particularly new. Navy and lighter, almost peacock color, blue are newer, but not quite as happy in combination. Blue and silver gray are excellent and rather subdued but can be treated in a charming manner.
 | Another method of handling the 1 darker co1ored gowns is to use either braid or wool embroidery on them. In using braid a matching tone usually l is chosen unless in the case of lighter | tones, when black is quite frequently seen. Embroidery rarely shows the mixed up color schemes which were
 popular but is more often in tones which either exactly match or the | color scheme shows only two or three well considered colors.
 Other ways are not lacking of mak. ing the darker frocks more attractive
 for afternoon without taking away the character which makes them simple
 enough for travelling on trains or cars
 or for morning wear. Every open ar engagements at the front are filled with frills and faces. One particularly at- tractive dress of dark blue silk had g U shaped opening at the front which
 was trimmed with a flat piece which
 would have been a collar had not the
 opening been so very large. Worr
 inside this opening was a tucker o1 ecru chiffon which was gathered al
 the top by very bright blue ribbor run in the hem and a narrow pico
 edged ruffle was allowed to flop 2
 little at the top.
 Voile in the darker shades also lend! itself to various uses and wide var iety of designs. and some very smar
 coat dresses are being made witI
 checkered and plaid silks and plai1
 goods which are very useful for tray cling and very informal wear.