Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-05


Small girl, under ten years of age wear
qaite short dresses that show their dark
stockings almost To the knee larger girls
show but an inch or two of the stockings
above their battoned boots. Dark stockings
are universally worn, As well with white
/ dresses as with colorcd ones, and warm
wOollen cashmere hose are chosen bv careful
mothers. Those with stripes around the
/ legs are used by children with very small
limbs, while those more plump choose solid
blue, brown or gray, to match the prevailing
/ color Of their dresses; or, II the dress Is
white, the stockings match the sash. The
/ pretty little sailor dresses are still Worn by
small girls, and are often seen in gray trim
med with brown, or black with scarlet, as
in the regulation navy blue. There are also
| pretty plaid dresses made with sailor blouses,
/ OF else with box-pleated blouses that have
1 three pleats in front and back the skirt Of
such dresses Is pressed inlkilt peats, and
! has two rows Of cashmere of darker shade
stitched around it, white the front is plain
and ornamental with q row Of roSettes down
/ the middle.
Girls who are taught at home, and the
children Of the rich, who are attended with
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all the year until they are ten years old.
Mothers who send their little ones to Kinder
gartens, and their larger girls 10 crowded
sehoo.-rooms, are compelled to use the darS
dresses we have Just described The white
dresses consist OF pique Gabrielles and yoke
slips Of tucked muslin, and are now most
stylish when accompanied with dark brown
accessories; for instance, brown sash, brown
stockings, long brown sacque, brown leg
gings, and either a brown velvet cottage
bonnet, 4 brown felt hat. or else lace cap
trimmed with brown ribbon. Pique dresses
OF the best quality are stamped in new de-
signs and cut in new Gabrielle shapes, un
made but ready for work, for s. so; Others
are s.. For little boys there are jackets,
and kilt skirts, or else the thrce-pleated
blouse with waist and skirt in one confined
by belt.
1t is impossible to account for the caprice
that arrays children in dark sombre colors,
butit exists, and is so general that bright red
or blue or gray plaid dresses are seldom seen
or city children or on their mammas. Girls
dressmakers provide elegant costumes Of
brown velvet, trimmed with gray ostrich
feather bands, and hat to match, or blue
purple velvet with chinehilla borders The
round hats are made Of the velvet Of the
dress, and have brims turned straight up
in front covered with shirred silk of pale
shade, and ornaments with pink roses. Igl-
ported dresses for children differ very much
from those made here at large furnishing
houses and itisa newfancy that leads mothers
to copy these foreign dresses for the little wo-
men. 4 French fashion at present buttons
girls dresses down the entire front from top to
toe others have the elaborate shirred tab
liers that ladies wear only in full dress.
Felt hats, either gray or brown, are worn
to school and for general use Gray and vel
vet Is a fashionable combination with young
girls.
Kid gloves from infants to misses sizes are
now imported, either with stitching on the
back or in the plain fashion preferred by
stylish ladies. French cloth gloves for
children are perfectly fashionable and finish
ed. The Germans initiate these very well
for 40 cents pair, while the French gloves
cost 20 cents English cloth gloves are most
substantially made, and cost from % to so
cents.
Tiny English collars Of linen, with embroi-
derry in the turned-over points, and cuffs to
match, arc shown for girls. These, however,
are old-womanish. and not nearly as becom-
ing as gathered or pleatel trills of sheer
white muslin.
Seal-skin jacket with hat and muf, brown
velvet leggings buttoned up over the knee,
and glimpse of the white skirt below
the fur sacque, is n Fiith-avenue costume
for girls of eight or ten years old.-HarPers'
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