The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-31
FEBRUARY FASHIONS

i large dressmaking establishments and i an interesting fashion display is pro- missed for the openings in February. 1 Shall we have new sLhouette?' That is the important question. So ! far there is little if any indication of 1 it, but it is never known what turn i lhe invention of the leaders of fash 1 ion may take, now that their minds ! are relieved of the anxieties of the war. History does not help much. After Waterloo there was no sudden shifts in the modes, but a gradual de- velopment from the styles of 1915 through the seasons until q definite , change was crystallized in the fash ions of 1920. There was a marked change in fashion, including that of hair dressing, just preceding the French Revolution, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
 The question of the silhouette is no longer so important as it used to be. Modern women are less obedient than the distates of a few designers than were their mothers and grandmoth-
 CTS. The hustle mode returned, but not every women adopted it, as was the case in the sos. The majority EASLCl lStI tIlt IuIlIt UT Lllo straight skirt, or the slightly barrel effect. This is an indication that women now
 have independent opinions on the Subject.
 variety of styles is seen today
 There is in evidence at one and the game time the empire waist line, the
 moyanage or the Oriental line drop ped below the hips, and the so-called
 normal waistline. As for the sleeves
 there is the long, tight sleeve. The
 sleeve of 1S40, with it's under-puff of
 lighter material; the Gregorian
 sleeve and the eastern sleeve slit along its length and tied about the
 wrist. These are but few of the tWarieties which may be seen in every EatheTing of Well-dressed women, Then there is the realm of the
 skirt. There is the long draped skirt, the narrow slit skirt, the narrow
 straight skirt, the kilt skirt, and the
 tunic skirt, either draped or pleated. A great diversity of style among
 the evening frocks is seen.
 An exceedingly attractive model of ] black velvet made in Princess effect.
 draped in rather cIinging lines and ! completed with a long train, the train ] beginning at the decollete at the back and extending in panel effect. The right side of the bodice is of flesh i colored tulle. The left side is formed Of the velvet, draped and crossing i! over and fastened at the waist line { at the right side with a cluster of flowers. : q Bvzsss Another frock is fashioned from 2 pale pink chiffon which shade into a ] deep rose color. The skirt is formed } or deep, overlapping founces. scalloped at the edge. The bodice is draped in loose surplice lines and there is wide sash of the material which ties at the left side In large ! loops, the ends of which extend to the skirt hem.
 < A third frock is of black char ! mouse, the skirt made with a tnnic B The semi-fltted bodice is embroider- ed with jet and the long, jet-embroid-
 cred sash is caught loosely at the 2 front and falling to the hem. The
 ends of the sash are finished with
 long tassels of the jet.
 : A charming dinner frock is of old
 blue Georgette crepe combined with , | lace of the same tone. The simple
 blouse is untrimmed save for a smartly shaped collar of the lace The
 tuntc slanting downward from left to
 right is bordered by a deep band of lace, and the underskirt is also bor-
 dered by a band of the lace. There ! is a wide sash of black taffeta en-
 circling the waist and tied at the s Iett side, the end being edged with 7 long fringe.
 e Another frock is made of dark
 gray chiffon and also with a tunic s skirt. wide sash of the chiffon is 5. placed at low waistline and tied in a @ large bow at the back The tunic | is made with fullness and the lower
 edges are shaped in deep points at t the sides.
 smart frOck for young girl re-
 gently noted was of brown velvet, The
 skirt was narrow, but minus the awk- V ward narrowness which so many of
 the narrow skirts display. The coat . was collarless and the vestee was of
 the handsOmest gold and brown bro- P. cade cut away in a becoming line at
 the throat.
 @ Worn with it was a soft stole of
 pointed fox. The hat which accom- @ panied the dress was of brown tulle
 with very wide fiat brim. Tied in r front was a wide-butterfly bow of
 tulle and two narrow rows of brown s fur edged the brim.
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