Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-03-30
FASHIONS FOR CHILDREN.
Novel suits for the Little Ones-Boots,
Gloves, Aprons, Dresses, &c.
From The Evening Mail


Some of the very pretUest and most sci.
viceable suits now worn for the school and
afternoon. among the young folks, espe-
cially for little girls of every age, are the
yery stylish plalds, which, of every con-
ceiyable color and combination of color,
are pnrchased and made up for the little
ones. the country over, by the literal mil
! lion.
glance at the nomenclature of the pref
| tv suits. which are elaborate, and al cred
| as elauorately and carefully month by
month as these for the children of larger
fashionable growth, would repay amuse-
ment and siEcere interest as we'll. For, in
| these days, toilette, even Of month old
infant. i nothing-absolutely unrecogniza-
ble by the beau monde unless Partisan
stamped and christened.
OF these Titania the following are a few
cf the most stylish and exquisite. For in
stance III complete suits, may be admired
the Pomona, La Lys, La Russo (the latter
a picturesque little far-trimmed affair, La
Petite Parisenne Zone of the very prettiest
of them all } LIE Dauphin, La Flora, La
Fleauce, La Festina, La Pochette, La Foil
cite, Little Bo Beep Vatican Gas may be
surmised, peculiarly fairy creation, the
Hercules La Princess, LIE Prince Imperial
ZiteIla, Bertha, Honey-Comb Gas may be
imagined from its sweet name, another
perfect little gem0 Pep ia, Graziela, Bon
lta SiIvice. Little Sunshine Suit (another
brilliant success, as who will doubt?0 Ruby
(of course another little gem,) Home Suit
(best and dearest, but in the hearts, not
IN the pockets sense,) and Little Dots
Apron (Which instantly and mentally pho
tographs the article itself. Hosts Of others
might be mentioned, but these will suffice
for the illustrative quotation.
Among the tartans-those universal ia
vorites of the season-the list is almost un-
limited of number.
Among the most popular, perhaps, are
the Rob Roy, the Stuarts (both Charles and
Nary, the Gordon, Wallace, and the two
Roberts, Bruce and Burns. Little Flora's
Tartan is another favorite.
The gloves for children in fashion are
very dainty and pretty affairs now-a-days.
The prettlest of these are made of either
scarlet, sea blue, crimson, or bright purple
cloth, stitched with white silk upon the
backs and either elaborately embroidered
at the cuff with the same silk embroidery,
or prettily finished off on the edge with
white or ermine fur.
Boots for the miniature world, within the
last few years, have also undergone as won
derful transformations and improvements.
They are now furnished to the purchaser of
Cinderella proportions in exact counter
part of those for adults, those in red-color
ed and pale blue kid, with dainty pearl
buttons, (hIgh-heeled, of course, and very
unfortunately being the most exquisite o.
st. Crispin's workmanship. The various
aeW STYLES of bronze and silver feathers
or, more properly speaking, kids-are lit
orally in their very elfn sizes, of an alri
ness and absolutely dazzling beauty Of out
line that is literally uncanny.
But if the cost of child's wardrobe out
of long clothes be accounted in these day
of toilette extravaganza a heavy one, what
can be said Of that lavished by the fashion
able mother upon that Of the purple and
dne nursery linen of the veritable "Baby
of the PERIOD ?"
What with the delicately embroidered
fannels and cashmeres, of its undergar-
ments and dainty sacques, its fairy caps,
obs, and thread lace creations, calle d
..robes, not to mention It's jewels and
furs, for no fashionable baby or scion of
fashionable house in this age OF civilization
condescends to possession of less than
several sets of jewels 1.-TWO or three Of coral
usually inclusive) and one or two changes
of costly furs as well-all etceteras, then,
taken into consideration, baby's bills,
Ahen settled in the present day, mount up
in all to no light total.
A very pretty and sensible fashion intro
duced within the past few years Is that OF
children wearing bright, warm looking,
worsted stockings, either in plain gay colors
or in bright tartan combinations of soft
lambs wool, merino, or spun silk. These,
IL t,lxo I'm -ol,, DF
the former cobwebbed open worked silk or
Lisle thread-always for baby wear, shade
prettier than sensible.
The present age is itch, too, IN every
dainty variety of cunning little aprons,
made in every species Oh material. The
graceful little childs over-dresses or tunics
scarcely more than aprons, any one OF
them-are more pretty and more elabo-
rate combination Oh this pinatore idea
In a childs attire new--possesslng any
pretensions to style, of course, we mean
(and by the way, that foolish, fatal word
''style" is already one unfortunately as ia
miliar to a city child's ears as household
word), the item of sashes plays no unim-
portant part; no, nor in the bills accruing
from their purchase either. A sash special
now invariably expressly arranged for it
accompanies every new toilette. And yet
with all this absurd glitter and expensive
display, child even of the present day
may be dressed well and even tashionably
upon q mere trife of the money often ex-
| pended for toilette looking not half so
| we'll
! In reality no sensible child-or rather the
child of no sensible mother-needs
change of over three warm dresses, but
! bright dresses for the school-room. L
chosen eight (even white) aprons are al
ample weeks allowance to be worn will
| these; three more dresses 'for best" as the
old saying is, and with couple of pretty
and more elaborate and thinner ones fol
children's parties, dancing school fetes
always surmising that this moderate selec
ton be cut and sufficiently and elaborated,
trimmed Ia mode, and presto the thin9
is done THE Staple articles of child
stylish toilette are supplied, and the chile
herself well and fashiouably dressed, an(
at very moderate cost, too.
OF course, if mother permits herself O
her child's voice in vanity TO rule (and thi
latter is, of a verify, when raised, the mos
unimaginably tyrannicaD, any and all i'm
aginable toilette extravaganZas may be com
mitted, both as to choice of material anC
cost. But, if on the contrary, the mothel
! be sensible-aS who will deny all worth
American mothers are fast growing to be?-
the above schedule of change of WARDROBE
will be found ample and of sufficient reason
able cost for any really sensible child tast
and provision, the country over. - YOun!
mothers must bear In mind that it is full
as compenSating, both to the eye and purse
to have children's garments cut prettiEy ant
tashionably as the reverse, and that real
ly good material invariably repays in tn
end. both in appearance and length @
wear. Such at least is the unvarying ex
perience through, in the case Of but on
solitary chick. OF CURRENTE CALAMo.
A REMARKABLE NEGRO, named Davi
Smart, died about fortnight ago il
Franklin county, Kentucky. Although
los years old at the time of his death. ait
Notwithstanding the first Is years of hi
life were spent in the state of Virginia
this extraordinary colored American neve