The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-19

q LONG. straight. plain-iookinc patterns are
q ,,,scn tor The white dresses worn nearly all
s. ,l, YEAR by little girls ten years Of are or
81 hess These have no ovcr-Skirt. and the
"a i,yrr skirt is always plcated-somctimcS in
~ llf ,Icats. or. for varicty'S sake. in box
Il leafs that arr made quite broad and are
. ,-e>~cd tistly the whole length OF the skirt.
= h3>Que buttoncd behind, or else neat
a,r.>hirt. is worn with these plcatcd skirts.
1 II, hasqnc usually haS trimming that passes
81 .a the fronts and over the shoulders in Il
L N1y that gives The effect Of vest having
/ Nc,n inserted. The material is white reppcd
4 r,uur and the trimming Is either flat piquc
Il h,-,,ti initiating the wool Titan hraidS in de-
q sign. ,,r else embroidery, which is done on
4 tn. dress or more usually embroidered ruff
d,> nf muslin wrought in The open designs
# English ncedlcwork. The machine en-
hrodcrv is not used, even by those who can
1 well afford the expensive hand-work.
4 rEINCEsSE SACouEs.
When extra wraps are needed for small
Girls these also take the prinrcSsc shape, but
/ are cat short enough to show three or four
] ,nchr> oi the white pquc dress skirt be-
Meath them. Brown is no longer the color
,rfcrrtd 10 ali Others for these wraps.
car French gray Is much used in soft
! a. He'd cloth. and there is also Il marked
I &l,r, for blue oycr-garmcnis, either Of pale
hur twillcd CamCiS' hair. or else the dark
navy blue. These gray and blue princcsSe
oycr-drr>>cS have 10 trimming except rows
%! small white pearl buttons very thicklv
.,i. and Il sash al the back of gros-1ran Of
rbn color "f the cloth.
HATS AND CAPS.
The hat worn with these little drc>sc, is
either rough straw or else chip. made in
ru,u,. shape turned up behind; or the Rtl-
b,n> shape, turned up on the left side : or
,-.r IN" sailor hat. with Stih hrim. worn
,.jtil, flr back on the head. and showing all
| ,h, fringe "f hair that falls on the forehead.
| 1h, trimming is gray hl,lC. or brown. to
match the ovcrdrcSS most often worn.
When No ovcrlrrSs is worn the sash and
>',rkingS are Of the color OF the hat-triu-
ming. Daisies. ruSchudS, and short ostrich
tri.> ornament these pretty straw hats.
tir>" cutta|r-raps Uf spotted muslin, en-
tlulicrrd. nr altogether of NalcncicnuCS
i1rr az" Worn by small Girls. and trimmed
with brown. blue. or cardinal ribbon bows.
SolIn-CoLoR STOCKINGS.
Dark solid-c"lor stockings are prefer
I'D io striped ones. Dark blue, clockcd, or
embroidered, with white or with red up
,trh side. arc shown in lislic-thrcad and III
uw silk. Many mothers are returning to
white >toCkingS, and cream-colorcd or TN
hi,ayhrd.
SHOES WITHOUT HEELS.
Eattoncd shoes without heels are seen on
I'll, most ~t,i>hly dressed children. This
>,u>,!rir fashion prevails abroad, and mo-
ilrr~ who have lived abroad or have travel
lrd IN Europe invariably adopt it for their
httlc ONES, both girls and boys.
rEEcALE AND GINGIIAM.
The colorrd dresses worn to school and
for country wear during the summer arc OF
striped p.rcaIc. or Of the plaid Scotch ging-
bans They are made with three pieccS-a
l2t>Ic hlttonrd behind. long, round
"Ncr,kirt >hirrcd on the sides, and a lower
>hirt trimmed with one flormce. a nice
ini-h i, given to such dresses by heading
III" straight, scantily-cathcrcd tiounce with
u bias band OF the goods, and also binding
The edge with bias strip instead OF rutlin%
il. Furnishing-horscS charge $3.50 to 50
tor such suits for girls tive years old and
over.
POLONAIsES BuTToNEp BEHIND.
Girls polonaiSeS are all buttoned behind.
These are made in very straight and plain
designs. and show return to the simplicity
that used 10 belong 10 the clothing of youn"
girls and children. The striped gray or
brown woods worn as traIclling-drcSSeS anu
for cool mornings in the country are made
with these strai @ht, simple oycrdrc>Scs. but
toned down the back, and ornamented with
three rows of buttons down the front.
There are also gray and brown linen polo
naiscs made in the s:illr manner, and worn
over white or black skirts. Girls over
twelve years wear their dress skirts to reach
to their ankles. Those below twelve years
wear shorter skirts, falling well over the
knee, and showing two or three inches Of
the stockings above the boots. The draw
tr> arc not >rrn below the skirts, no matter
what the chiid's age.
DRESS SUITS.
Dress suits for girls just in their teens are
shown in colored grenadines, summer silks,
and in white lawn embroidered. lie CO.
I"red grenadines are usually plalds OF color
with white, made with bias ovcrsklrts,
basque buttoned behind and skirts OF solid
color silk. There are also pretty striped
grenadines made with plcated waists and
round ovcrskrts. The trimming is side
pcain@ laid to show a color on top OF each
vlcit; many bows OF ribbons on the waist,
sleeves, and overskirt brighten up these
dresses Pin-head checks are chosen for
girls summer silks, and trimmed with
pink rultcs oi plain silk of the color in the
check, or sometimes in contrast. Thus silk
with hair stripes OF black on white is
trimmed with notched rufilcs Of black silk,
upon which roSe-colorrd ru1lles are laid.
Imported suits OF white nainsook for these
voting girls are made with polonaises nee
dlc-workcd beautifully.
pIRsT SNORT t.t oTuEs
muslin neede-worked, are imported for
children just putting on short clothes. The
rntgll sizes have clusters Of fine tucks and
embroidery above the hem, while the yoke
l. made OF lengthwise tucks and Tows OF
nccdlc-work. These cost $3.50. Larger
slips. suitable for children OF two years,
have needle-workcd 1ounce around the
bottom, headed by tucks; the yoke is OF eX-
quiSite embroidery and tiny tucks, and the
price II nine dollars.
BOYS CHOTHING.
Boys still in short clothes wear lon@-waist
ed plca,ed blouses and kilt skirts. Soft,
hight summer cloths, of gray, brown, or
blue; also, shepherds check Of black-and-
white twill, are the woollen materials used
for these suits. The waist is laid In side
plcats, and extends over the hips, where it
is lemmcd, and worn outside the kilt skirt.
A leather-bclt or Il loose sash confines the
waist. White-pique suits are similarly made,
though many prefer jacket and vest for
these, as they are more boyisli-iooking
With such suits long colOrcd stockings are
USUALLY worn though MANY prefcr the cooler