Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-04
ChiIdrcn's Dresses.

The little city ladies' Of our day are not much
behind their mammas in elaborate costume. Here
is a maiden, some seven years of age, tripping down
Broadway. She has on lavender colOred poplin,
made IN the most approved fashion, with full
double skirt; the upper one terminating in light
wavy scollops, bordered with pufings Of velvet in
four rows. The underskrt. has three rows Of the
same trimming, above deep hem; and below this
is seen the deep embroidered border Of muslin
skirt The low waist is decorated across the Shout
ders either with velvet TO correspond, or with
scOlloped breteles, bordered with velvet trimming
terminating at the bottom of the waist behind in a
bow of velvet ribbon with long ends.
Paits Of velvet alternated with the material Of
the Dress form the front Of the waist lad these are
confined by narrow bands of velvet crossing the
front horizontally, and becoming shorter as they
descend. The sleeve is made OF a puff, having
it's edge scoIloped aud bordered with velvet trim.
ming. An embroidered muslin undersleeve des~
cends few inches below this and the neck is sur
rounded by muslin edging of needlework. The
pantalettes are of embroidered cambrck, and the
CATER boots are either black or gray.
Beside this dainty belle walks beau not much
her senior. He wears a coat of blue watered pop
lin, the waist made high in the back, with an open
front, the appelles being faced with black velvet.
These terminate in polka behind in front they
extend down to the bottom of the skirt the velvet
narrowing as II uecenuS. Inc QUEER ana inner
edges both of the polka and the lappelles are fin
ished with trimming plush balls or tufts han
gng on sken cords. A turned over collar of black
velvet around the neck, open half way down the
waist is decorated in a similar manner The skirt
ia cut bias, descends not quite to the knee, and is
edged with border Of black velvet two inches in
width. The sleeves are flowing and are finished
with a turned up, pointed cuff Of black velvet,
trimmed like the lappelIes, by plush balls, the
points confined under each arm by an ornamental
button or ball.
The opening at the waist displays fine linen
undress; the bosom made with a double frIll OF
needle work gathered on a band of insertion; a
round collar edged with an embroidered frill nish-
es the neck, and the full underseeVes gathered
close at the wrist, the cuff adorned with irill to
correspond. A cord and tsssel OF blue silk con-
fnes the coat at the waist, and the black velvet
pants descend little below the knee, decorated
with three gilt buttons on the outside. White hose
and CATER boots complete this stylish costume
Our young lady or her sister, nine years old,
may chance to attend an evening party, with or
without her mamma, in which case she will wear
q skirt of white transparent muslin with five aoun-
ces, each edged with a scOoped needeswork, in
a light and pretty pattern. The top Of the waist,
which is low and square across the front, is gath
cred into a narrow band OF embroidered insertion.
At the bottom, also, the waist is gathered into a
similar baud of insertion, and terminates in deep
frill o! muslin, scolloped and worked in the same
pattern, with the fonnces The sleeves are short,
and made Of muslin puffs. Braces are made OF
broad green or blue ribbons across the shoulders,
confined on each side back and front, with how
at the waist, and flowing loosely down the skirt to
the bottom. The boots match this ribbon.