The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-18
[From Harper's Bazar.l
New York Fashions.

The princess dress with pleated back breadths
Ia still used for children, the pleatings in some
cases being lower down and narrower, wide
Hap pockets being laid on each side. Pique
Is still used, combined with Hamburg or open
work trimming, but no longer braided. An
effective style for child under six years is the
Iow-necked and short sleeved princesse, cut
Pompadour, or square on the shoulders, fiat
frill of Hamburg extending around the Leck
laid on with cord or piece of insertion. A
fiounce of the same trims the back of the skirt
four or five inches below the waist, coming up
the sides In front. A narrow pleating is put in
low down in the back below the hounce, and
bnshed with wide bow of pale blue or pink
ribbon. The same style is beautiful in organdy
with torchon or Valencennes lace trimming.
For little girls between five and ten years a
pretty form is the princesse, with side-pleated
skirt, the pleats all turning one way, pointed,
If preferred, at the edge. trimmed with lace or
is well to make the pleating of deep cambria
embroidered piece, or the hand work now found
in wide bands. This should have pretty frill
In neck and sleeves, and is worn with wide
sash. Plain princesse dresses are worn in
piques, percales and cambrics, the colored en-
broideries finishing prettily those percales
specially intended for Juvenile wear. The
back breadths are gathered or pleated into the
waist, and can be finished with sash Of the
material coming from the side seams and tied
or Suttoned across. Such dresses are inexpen-
sive and tasteful for young children, the variety
in percales being endless. An effective style
Is to trim the front breadths Stimulating an
open jacket either in bands of solid color or
with frill of Hamburg or torchon lace. This
edge can be brought to the side seam, the back
being finished in pleats or gathers according to
fancy. Little. boys under three may use the
same styles in dresses and jackets; between
three and six, light cloth paletots are worn;
and at the latter age, blouses or the ordinary
boys, suits should certainly begin.
Fall hints are given in certain wool costumes
shown for little girls and the new STYLES of in
Ia ian s. oloaks A9 all-wool cashmere or fan
has the Breton front and princesse back coming
low down, and met by narrow pleating with
rosette heading piped with one or two differe MT
colors These are trimmed in bands and pip
,ngs in the front, or with soft white braid, and
tron. Price SO to $40. This style smay be va
rled by trimming with galloons or Ham burg
edginR, the latter on navy blue flannel being
very:stylish. The close coat sleeve is used in
All childrens costumes, with cuffs simulated in
pipings or bands and sometimes finished with
tiny, fiat bow.
A new style In infants or young children's
cloaks is OF the pale-hued cashmeres; pink,
blue, gray. even tilleul being used. These are
MADE with waist and pleated skirt. coach
ders and turning back just in front with silk
lining; piece of silk extends down the front of
the cloak edged with lace and close rows of
pearl shirt buttons. The same trimming fin
ishes the cape. These are shown as decided
novelties.
The new saeques Of white French lambs
wool are shown for children from two to eight
years of age. These are exuuisite]y soft and
pretty, heavier than opera flannel and much
more durable. Finished with the double
breasted front, with pockets and silk faclngs
they begin at 81. All kinds of short sacques,
IN Holland linen (plain and worked) piaue,
hanDes, and embroidered cashmeres, are
shown for large children. When for street
wear they ach almost to the edge of the
dress; for house or lighter uses, they are short
put buttoned across all the way down, or
double breasted. The style of white embroid-
cred cashmere formerly devoted only to infants
wear Is now used in larger garments for ont
door or indoor jackets and long sacques.
Tho day for striped hosiery is vanishing,
solid colors, with fancy or plain clockings, or
the colored anklets, having taken their place,
Ii stripes are shown, they are in combination
with colored clocks or half solid color, to cor
respoud with the dress or ribbons worn.
Black aud white check is used a great deal
Tor boys under ten and twelve. Sash ribbons
are wide and in all the pale tints; they are not,
however, tied quite SO low as formerly, the
prettest form being bow at the pleated back
OF the Princesse Dress No jewelry, unless
simple locket and chain, is worn by any child
under twelve years of age, the corals, armlets,
etc., being entirely passe.