The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
ONLY THE STUMP OF
 DAGON WAS LEFT
THE INDISPENSABLE
 SERGE FROCIE

Practically every woman has reached the conclusion that her wardrobe must contain 8 serge dress, in fact, the one-piece dress, that can be worn on the street without coat in rather warm autumn or spring | weather. and with a coat during the | coldest days, has taken on almost the significance of a uniform for the | American woman, says the Christian | Science Monitor. Since the war has taught many of them that they can do things which they formerly left to someone else to do, many woman is learning that she can make for herself the serge dress which she in tends to wear this winter.
 The manufacturers have aided her in most practical fashion, by putting OH the market embroidered and braided serges and fabrics of similar weight and texture, in many colors and color combinations. No longer need one spend time and labor in embroidering a dress il wool or cot ton yarn, when dark blue serge, em- broidered in gray or black, can be bought by the yard, in a width sufit- cient to make the entire skirt. Me taufc threads have been skillfully used, gold, silver and copper being present, and black braiding, on black or blue cloth or on lighter shades, is most effective. Colored threads make an attractive design, and chenille em- broiGery can be had in various shades and on various colors.
 | The designs range from a narrow ! border to q wide dAoign, which runs well up on the fabric in more uneven ! pattern. One can purchase plain 1 cloth that matches these embroider- | ed fabrics. and make a frock quite S easily as with the embroidered, half | made robes that are bought ill the shops during the summer months.
 The fashions Of the hour lend
 themselves admirably to the making i of such dresses; and one woman, to
 whom dressmaking was a compara- 1 lively new achievement, made for herself a smart looking coat from one | of these embroidered serges. She se-
 lected a straight pattern, having a 1 belt and rather wide sleeves and col lar; the material was a dark blue fa- bric, braided in black in a deep bor-
 der, and with this she used some ot
 the same material that had not been
 braided Because of the braiding which ran around the bottom of the finished coat and was used for the I sleeves and collar, the braiding form
 ing the cuffs, the coat was easily
 made. The belt was of the blair
 material, and ornamental black but
 tons were used. There were larg' pockets in the coat, of the braided
 material. and these were also trim
 med with the buttons.
 So successful was this coat that thu
 woman made for herself a dress t | go with it, using black chiffon ove
 brocaded georgette, in dull green an,
 gold, for the blouse, and making tn
 skirt of the braided serge.
 A charming frocx for little gir z was made in terra cotta materia | braided in black and self color; was a straight model, with squar
 reck, and short sleeves; around tn :. bottom of the little dress ran tn T braiQing. With this was worn shirred guimpe of sheer white ma , terial
 ' The new vest which Is so popula in the suits for winter, and whic
 comes down to slightly below tn \, hips, can be made of the braided 0 = embroidered edge of one of the ma |, terials, the rest oS the suit being c U plain material. So effective are thes U embroidered fabrics that even a littl s Of one of them makes" & suit c II frock, so far as style is concerned
 and the woman who is considerin
 1 remodeling her lasc years suit, coz D or dress, can find among these ma II terials many designs and coloring that will aid her greatly.
 One young girl whose plain blu ', school suit needed a touch of colo S found blue serge, embroidered = autumn colorings with a touch ( = gold, which pleased her She mad = of it a deep sailor collar for her sui wide cuffs that fastened with sma :, metal buttons. and, selecting a bucl
 ram hat frame of tricorne shape, sh
 covered it with the embroidered ms
 teriaI A metal ornament, whic
 mEtched it in coloring, added a touc n of distinction to the hat, and ht .+ costume had the appearance of or - which had been specially made
 carry out a definite color scheme.
 The very small person, whose lit = round cap and short, full coat usual x match, can be smartly dressed if ht = mother will make them of tan serg well interlined, and embroidered , black and colors. Perhaps that san ,4 mother will make her a huff a'so n the embroidered edge of the mate . ial; in that case, she will be we
 provided for walks, taken when "a
 the winds do blow" For her, thel it are fabrics with comparatively lit h embroidery, or many of those whie $ are more deeply embroidered can " used with plain material; half a val ,, of one of these fabrics, if the en |, breidered portion is skillfully e lS and the embroidery is appliqued { T- plain material, will furnish the trin ,e ming for whole outfit.