The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-31

be, there is $21O, ,0C0, 900 of the amount
that must not be expended in purchasing
luxuries and comforts, since it has to be
set aside to pay interest with. This he
cessity will last probably through, the
present generation; it will take genera
tion to pay the vast mass of public debt
that we have imposed on ourselves, and
the necessity will restrict the indulgence
and the consumption that are the causes Of
business. Republican.
Fashions In ChiIdren's Dress.
There are not such constant changes in
| children's fashions as in those of grown
persons, but they form an important part
of the spring openings and deserve some
especial notice.
WHAT THE LITTLE GIRLS MAY WEAR.
Long English and Russian bl0uses are
much worn by little girls until they are
four or five years old. The little boys
wear them too, for that matter, and they
are made exactly alike for both. With
these we find walking coats with princesse
fronts, with simulated vest fronts, and the
skirts set in large box plaits at the back
and sashes set on at the side seams. These
garments are varied by all styles of trim
mings; some have bands of silk in longi-
tudinal stripes from the throat to the waist,
ending on each of the large box plaits and
held bysa button. Lace forms very i'm
portant part in the trimming of children s
garments; the Russian, Irish, torchon
and Richelieu laces being set on In yoke
shape. or as broad sailor collars, and
around the square pockets and cuffs. and
edges Of the dress.
Other styles of sacques for outdoor wear
in light fawn or gray cloth, come in the
long princesse shape, fitted little to the
figure in the back. The trimmings con.
sist of braids or gimps following the
seams, which are also corded at times
with color; these have rows of sequin
buttons set down the front and on the
sleeves and pockets. Some of these gar
ments button diagonally, and have lace
trimmings and drop buttons sown thickly
on the seams. The backs to these have
no sashes, and are sometimes composed
of silk kilt. Some of the more dressy
plaits have the edges scalloped or cut into
squares, and tiny ruffles of silk set under
all the edges. White cloths of creamy
tints are entirely trimmed with white silk
and lace, and are used for dressy occa-
sions.
Corduroy Jackets in tan colors are made
plain, and trimmed with large smoked
pearl buttons.
For home wear, soft cashmere in light
tones of color will be worn for dresses on
cool days; the edges are scallopsd or
pointed and piped with color.
Princesse dresses for little girls are
fastened up diagonally by hooks or but
tons set underneath, and the button-holes
are on band of silk; the back of the
dress is basque. and the plated skirt be-
meath 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
eide finished with Breton vest. For larg-
er 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
lar 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 OH the left side.
For summer wear, linen suits In navy
blue, brown, green or gray are embroi-
dered in white or in colors, or braided !;
colored embroidered bands are also much
used to trim them.
Pique and Marseilles dresses are
braided. 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 skirt
set on in box plaits beneath; sometimes
the square cut jacket back is finished with
two rufiies 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 trimmings 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 q bunch of ragged
sailors or poppies at the side; the brims to
these are narrow. Pique hats are also
made for the summer, the edge puffed
slightly, and bound with velvet, the sides
bent down, and bow of black velvet,
with some rose buds set on top of the low
crown.
WHAT THE LITTLE BOYS MAY WEAR.
Oxford suitings will be much used for
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 checque cashmere
goods Some blouse suits are also shown,
belted in at the back
Russian blouse suits of white cloth, or
flannel, will have wide collars trimmed
with fancy worsted braid of turquoise
blue; the hat worn with this suit is like q
Russian sailor hat-in blue cloth, with
ribbon around it and little knob on top
of the soft fiat crown. Other sailor hats
in straw have the brims turning up all
round; more dressy hats are in the En-
glish shape, trimmed with ribbon band
and tiny feather at the side.
Breton jackets and vests arc also made
7or boys Of seven and eight in the fancy
suits to be worn during summer; and for
little boys they are quite elaboraiely
trimmed with silver braid and round sil.
yer buttons, or white braid and bone but
tons; the soft caps with full crowns worn
with these made Of the same material Is
the suit.-.N 4 =. EsAain1 Roet.