The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-11-22

iish gray rough woolens with cardinal silk pip
ipgs. The plain everyday dresses of these
Larger girls are dark plsids make with q kilt
SKIRT and sash, while the waist may be either
c1t-aWay coat and vest, or else q pleated yoke
blouse. The only trimmings are bows made of
gros grain ribbons Of two contrasting colors,
one OF which must be red. Olive green aud
moss-colored Cheviots and cloths Of light quail
" are also 10 favor for misses dresses
All dresses have turned-over collars made Of
the material used for trimming These collars
are sometimes pointed in front, aud not very
deep behind; Others, especially for the small
est girls, are large collars that cover the shoul
ders almost ike Carrick cape. Velvet OF the
quality used for trimming is not expensive this
season. and is the most effective material for
nnish1ng the wool dresses. Inside the collar a
It'll OF Valencennes or of Breton lace Is asted,
ana the wrists are similarly finished. The
wraps worn by larger girls are sacques Of the
warm camePs-hair cloth, made shorter than
those described for the youngest; the shapes
and trimming are the same. Close cottage
caps, Normandy caps and turbans are made of
satin, OF velvet or of lace with wadded silk
lining Larger girls wear felt hats Of most
unique shapes. Some have the crown turned
up on on one side, and still others are the Eng
lish shape with hard square crowns and mar
row turned-up brms. Crocheted petticoats of
scarlet or blue or else white wool are worn for
their great warmth. Stockings are OF solid
colors suitable to the dress, or else they have
very fine stripes of colors on whits going
around the limb,.
The distinctive suit for small boys under five
years of age, and consequently not yet in trous-
ers, is bona fide kilt skirt and double
breasted jacket or else 6 princesse garment put
on all in one piece, yet representing cut-awsy
jacket, vest and kilt skirt. The first style Is in
genuine Highland fashion, and is made Of
Scotch plaids in the darkest mixtures of blue
with green, or brown with. plum color and old
gold. There are two rows Of buttons down the
front of the jacket and its edges are cut In
sqaares hke lapels, or else in long strips
rounded at the corners and bound with braid.
The little princesse shaped suit is quite boyish
looking. The foundation has the front Gus all
iD oDe, quite plain, or perhaps double breasted ;
this fcons is covered with the clorh goods, bar
the back of the waist is Of silesia, while low
down below the hips kilt pleatDg Of cloth 10
set on, and stops at the sids seams where Ii
joins the fiat front Over this is sewed perma-
nently q long cut-away coat with pockets and a
deep square collar, and this slopes away to df-
close the undsrdress, which gives the appear
ance If vest. The edges, pockets and collar
are simply bound with black silk braid. The
black buttons are sewed on through eyes In the
rpiddle, as are all fashionable buttons for boys
clothes. This suit may be made of any Of the
gray, brown or dark cloth mixtures now so
much used. Blue and green cloth suits are not
so popular as they were last winter.
The overcoats for these little fellows are long
double e-breasted sacks of chinchilla or other
rough cloth. They are most often black, bat
blue e-black and Oxford gray cloths are also
used; the latter are black with q few threads Of
gray through them. making black-lead color
They cost from $4 80 up to Sl2