, 1869-12-05
FAnelEs AND FASHIONS.
The; Little People.
How They Should Be Dressed.
Fur Eloth@&4

Ism going 10 wr1te kh.s article Tor tartst1e TIP
oes, who uaaka suxnuer IN Cur heazss and nun-
ttne IN our hom4s. and also hATcnu$ yes forgot
en- ttxt charming pAee called Lnllput Land. IN
which fairies t1da On InoonhcaE14 to Hi wicked |
,.ania Vho aoar 1s1e !tsslo children. think nstie
ynis, With their true: chhtsh Innocence and Their
,rettY &deesAnons Of worthy airs, rhetr Cunning
asasns1ness, and tasts sweet, lovaole gootneas5
Ine moak r1fbct hnQsehn{d t1e4snrrs We cxHpos-
,eRt becau1o IN N the tts,e winning .wAJs u
1fe xsrta eEvbeun raady educassd. Aud thay an
70 to1eiY u themselves Take bsby. grt Of tttreo
pr four 1nmnesE and put her In little rocker.
WITH sorne aollxas1 a1d \ hldecu$ wooden imAgr
Of humanity tAst u 10 pt1sonify her baby, and =
ron ATT philosopher or tnenlngtan Jou vii Lay
doWa 5oor EataEtc lumber, md teasn wisdom |
nom hel prasue; yu1 viii see the great hs2ss Of \
future HunAn Il the love she IAs,zhes on thas In
sensthse wooden image; Iou viii dsscezn rafr fu-
tuitivo knowledge N the company speeches Ane
MAKES 10 aotne suvpoeed visitor, and In the midst
Of al she vi! ra.se her eleak eyes to Jo1fa and
aek you 4ona question which Jo0 hare not le1r1-
Ing eno1Eh 10 &nsHef. How souoWfnllf Rhe can
puzzle yeu with these Innocent queries Of he1s:
:. Why Esay sha not play with tho w&ahwomsuA
little gil, Thnn she Nkes hss - weA r md
" What Do people crJ for when thelr friends 60 TO
HeaEep,4 It Sa such nlce p!aoe:' ana 81 What sre
spIr1ts, and Ntere Is HeaVen, anyway I" and " WhJ
do 3ou tell her na& are wicked, when 700 told |
James to sAy yon we-e not II homo wheu the
miniItk1 talled!" Why, Ill Jous worldly Armor |
II not proof against her chthilsh inqotHnyeness.
It seem3 pity for those little EtTis 70 hsstsn 10
carry into WotldlJ.Wtsa women: 70 nn{h II WnAt
they once believed In to doubt santa Claus and
dlloeliess IN falEy tales, and ask no mora About
ueayeu- Akoy Of snem do uor. TbeJ glide away
tom IA soMehox, and escape from our fnowl-
edgu into Anss aaadowJ realm where aogels
teach.
ave lltten A& the nu,1e15-doo,
But he1r her pAftef1ng feet no more.
: No p%nAse w&ll, no gleeinl nalse
Hnsned are her s0IfpRE-huAned her joJs.'
4 fex s7uw up with tho Innocence pr childhood
about them, aud pAaa through the an. eoiled Ry.
e1uta Of i,fe without being contaminated. They
ars often spoken Of ~ Teak minded people child
iah-hut think therein lies their ssfergth-
Whatever uay be before taem-and va whn
hare dtznk Of the wormHood snd gall Of Lite
fnox how exceeding bitter Is III tasta-es n
rakn tne present happJ reality, and do n0f force
them ont oi the h.essed Kingdom Of chld.bed into
4 ho-bed growth ot tashionshae FOLLY.
Children 3te naturally uup!o AID pare In tnelr
taa,eA, aud u taty early Develops love Of trtn
sna o,uhmeur, 4. - Al acquired taste. They are
cpu1cious cf bAang admired when vel dtesaed.
and they accept admiration n the place OF the
)uye which u too otsan denied them. ana TT To
PLEASE W q petiY daplaI OF sroAn coquetres Of
dfesS aud m4Qnef. II reminds ma OF osbJ'kul
uho ~ n.ptrg her ANAL pIaJer At her mothers
knee; " Nor tAy nc down to 1lsep-uay put
On MI eorsl necklace to-morluw, nsmnaf-1
pray the Lord ny soul 10 keep-Do pot my hAir up
In 1ppe1s, DAmma,"-and 50 on, whole ds4s
yaltiy n1d prtdo against moment OF humility ~
hed.nne-
III IA hsyd to decide IN this tnsster Of d1e1anH
| ehlldrtu, with the present license ID zekafd TO
| fa.tionAh.e clothing. Whethet they ahal! b
| pauopl,ed In gorgeous eolors md rich material
| =. AJ,Nft nfy ff
/ whether kncT shall wear that neat Ana modest
COSTUME which viii prepare them Tor ans stAtioa
I In lfe Il queasion for parenta 70 decide. Al Ill
| efents. the mind should b kept untlamualed By
,ba taaserJ Of tstess- 4 child hcougpt up 70 veal
! OILY tue and fash!onable c!o:hes will not develop
easlly INTO a Wonnn prepared for The tevesses ea
life. Is wM be very hard to pnt Oh nix and put ou
| serge But she who hss dEesfea In neat aro %"
conlnz stJle, making the outside Adofntnens sui
xesy,eps to nne rensn1 Accomplishments, and cat
tisated Affections, can put On Tho stlfcn tooe o.
DESTINY without beng dangerously elated BY 1T
| attractions, or awtwnttly consc!ona ct it, effect
/ think that the trueas essentials Of pet1onA
sdoyureut III calldnood are tnoss which. too often
are overlooked: Smooth, shining hais, and clear
heaithtnl faces, which no lato nonra OF !l.hpnor
arc allowed TO oMsuro, TN cast, natnfA polte
neas. that h generous aud conced,nz to the Jonn2
| ard thoughtful TO 1na old, 1nd trua Eevereoo
Tor all tnoso little fo1zns apd aoctaa customs Iha
bind. llte shining links Of gold, society together
Tne child that II 20 educated csn never re m
e1sceul Or lAckiug In dress; for sae "la aare tha
innate fehatnent "nic1 MaAss .....o t.lsn.
cotton drapety, and nccords hafmonnualJ VII
nix md velvet -.
tnete seas 800, ~ snc-,edse w. m.
: N 49, sTn.- nsra so ,r.nv hoofs |
-. ss ~. ,nas.na c,,mrned. con.eonent,y ,he
e..-,,,ss 80 ..ns NJ . morn dx.nen,,a And b.
I ,r.,osrrnt m ,ha, vh,cn t. good. Doubt1{
49, .,..o.s.a ,ra..,~ !, mai, nra.a,n.
/ Ss.es ~ ..,r.tnt.u... h.,d mn u riafcul
j .sssn.s. ,h.v ~ nal ryrn nv.ttoed by II
. ~, nnoft1 nrnvrrh. aIl,tn ptctera have lon
l | ~ - c.,..,n rs.rv."o or the euarnc4er
4 r1,nanr. ~ n. dxIa :, Trev drink In thu ljbex
a,.o,, and tn the,r trrn cr1ttc1ae and tefa,,e,
- EFsvy NV s-~-4 49,. -4A--A~
q = Keep them pure; Keep them amp!o ana fau
less; give them little books aod Ast'e toyS: ke'
tho hus1 kno wing. dltsppotn1ed 5eafa out o1 Los
zeaen Until tneJ 80" up 10 'ae@s Aeep tae
= csuldren 1nst Al !otg - Jon can.
u :1vas about to sa5 thtt tne fnano1sesoteo etos
ibx nust be Neat ienet 70 hosael.. ~ : r.. !.
, D0s 10 sure os Il oe''ese nosaelo 'aluA u
(. tappJ privilege 10 oem' tuck. aaa .iotus 1ot ~
% little atffa, aft lose 70 us uo1n ~ ~u.otApu
" 1ee's pleasant noaes, 49, seiu os.o. et,Ms ~.
y Anu Rthke Up N shaa.Auoe ~ ...- 49,. :.
10 Ine "nhe utue1e.uen. "s ....S ~
"a pure, aou nolrt.e. 1ao e'sH, w.. ~
h1pnsAn alHena'oas' ate ~ taste49 eaH1'N
ttat theif osanty pa1s w tne ueNs.
r 1tetn afe motaets. apsesss, wv aess ~ ~
Ia Of Inclination 10 uske 1IeA conolsaa aosae'
n nxSe enensh to occupy snem WIN Ane eAte
he The resleas little bodies; ana 10 tassd coume
III the pretty raadeup A4atttnkhs As ffhad Lette1
n which IS IN charge ct 3oung lady VINO mas
ID. 7atA natural tAct OF coortefy and business %
81. | haneo. aua Who does COT he4itats TO aos~e
m question In lad,lske and ooHainR manner.
N, sns1, begin with the tEeaEes, which afa la
- rnouch TO nt children from TO 10 jean Of I
IN -u,sseA' aresae4 being made to artes.
~ N RK,dur rlt1ps
~ thrr, vas 1arve assortueus uext1y apd pre:
ne made, without be;ts over trimmed. one ~
10 sea,tes and whlta Is:Ssd serge with tiss ,
~ ~ tnree ,1cne, wios ret IN tho eoze, or raj
~ .lny.n. tnrn ,ntta rovs Of black te!
s.sson .-other rnt,,e and tn1ee row. Of vel,
1st NV ~.,sr "a, n,,n .leeIes Goa, and tutucd
ne aug .~eaannr, p,,c. an
n. "'S MANN ,r,.~v xrvr1xo
~ :A1xs~. ,,.t,
let VIVA pa'n.ea seSu -, W. ,,n,. rM.a -, NJ
nd o'etaAnA - t.S ~ 49,. =, ss.-, ,.u,.
Of soa aesteu nna Va. snnssor..s s @ sna, ,
ral noane s'a aas - ,ces. to1d. ~ .,+,n sro
oouno u tsuo. W." '.ese .ass. ss.s .n,.aa. ..
Zee t1s po1uitd 3oke' teu s3's1s' D9''SA''
elegant otae ussss ""s ~.
n AptAao"AL S4Aua ~,.. :,
dress OF bright fcafies hAa iuli aAu1 ..a -
Tho fUmcs ses Gu ciosc tokesne1' WV eteaou
PlAtat estehea On soe aesa n4'n ""te. :.
n them, crnscut piece o. INC Aetse' oI.t
- zach edge With xh!se snsstno- Ihls 1osd lE1on
- - the waist and aleeteA- I11cet us.
~ oAT roFI1H
ln- wss made with pain ~atst sno cfFcohf 81
- which hoEG PERFECTLY platn. put On Ttn @
VIC TIE EupEd etge Of the skirt VA osel!alo VII
Aaa hand OF htAs pluaa Of s1en Crimson ahade'