The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

beneath fastens on the side to the side
seams of the front.
Breton suits seem most appropriately
designed for children; all the decoration
necessary to make them picturesque can
be used without making them too con-
spicuous as in those of older persons.
Some of the blouses worn by children are
finished in this style; and little children
will wear Breton suits in summer, the
dress made with short sleeves and square
neck, with little jacket to be worn out
side finished with Breton vest. For
larger girls Breton suit of fawn color is
made with long jacket, fitting slightly to
the figure, the vest trimmed with en-
broideries in different Colors; square col
lars and inside guimpe of white muslin
and lace; the hat for this picturesque
costume is pointed, and has two bands
set up high on the crown, with tuft of
field flowers high up on the left side.
Camelite. gray costumes are also cut
square necked, and have the inside
guimpe of white lace; they are trimmed
with white basket braid and silver but
tons. The hat worn with these is also
high-crowned with Carmelite gray ribbon
and mixed feathers; this forms suit to
be worn by very light blonde.
For summer wear linen suits in navy
blue, brown, green or gray are embroid-
cred in white or in colors, or braided;
colored embroidered bands are also much
used to trim them.
Pique and Marseilles dresses are braid
ed or embroidered to simulate vest or
Princesse fronts the fronts profusely
decorated with buttons set on in rows;
the backs are in jacket shapes, and the
skirts set onin box plaits beneath; some
times the square-Cut jacket back is fin
| ished with two ruffles of embroidery.
Nainsook dresses have large square
pockets, trimmed with lace and bows of
ribbon; the waist made with square
yokes of lace and insertion. Princesse
dresses are also made with profuse trim,
mings of lace and insertion.
Sailor hats are worn by boys and girls
alike, sometimes on the back of the head,
sometimes on the top; the high-pOinted
crown hats are set little on one side
other shapes are turned up at one side,
or at the back. Fine white straws have
gathered muslin on the edge and are
bound with velvet, band of velvet en-
circling the crown, and a bunch OF
ragged sailors or peoples at the side; the
brims of these arc narrow. Pique hats
are also made for the summer, the edge
pulled slightly and bound with velvet
the sides bent down and bow of black
velvet with some rosebuds set on top OF
the low crown.
Oxford suitings will be much used fol-
boys, in striped and checked patterns
and linen suits also come for hot weather
made up in coats and vests and knee
pants. For present use the Josie and
Donald suits, the former with sacque
front and kilt back, the other with
jacket, vest and knee-pants, are most
favored; these are in light fancy cloths,
in navy-blue flannel, or the cheque cassi
mere goods. Some blouse suits are also
shown, belted in at the back
Russian blouse suits of white cloth OF
flannel will have wide collars trimmed
with fancy worsted braid of turquoise
blue; the hat worn with this is like q
Russian sailor hat-in blue cloth, with
ribbon around it and little knob on the
top of the soft, fiat crown. Other sailor
hats in straw have the brims turned up
all round; more dressy hats are in the
English shape, trimmed with ribbon banC
and tiny feather at the side.
Breton jackets and vests are also made
for boys of seven and eight in the fancy
suits to be worn during summer; and fol
little boys they are quite deliberately
trimmed with silver braid and rounC
silver buttons, or white braid and bone
buttons; the soft caps with full crowns
worn with these made of the same ma
terial as the suit.
Caters are often worn for seaside OF
mountains, with the knee-pant suits, tC
protect the legs, in white duck, or some
material which will clean easily.
Imported stockings for children come
in all the dark shades, matching colors
worn in dresses; and the Madras stock
lngs and socks in French Isle thread,
with stripes of gray color, are worn with
all colors, and are among the newest i'm
portations.-N Y Post.
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