The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
What Chiys1re,s are Wearing.

There Is an innate sense OF mother |
hood In the heart OF every woman that
sooner or later developes into the beauti-
full love of children, unless the bud be
blighted by some accidental or unnatural
circumstance which cannot be explained
by even the victim herself. The word
victim is used advisedly, for no torture
can be more intense than to have TO en-
dure the caprices Of children, without
one is possessed of the love which sees
above and Beyond their constant need of
care from very birth, and the petty wOr-
ries caused by youthful indiscretions,
immoderxte pranks and absolute inborn
wickedness that will crop out in even the
most perfect models of families.
Now, these delightful little torments
must have attention, aud should be
always appropl lately and judiciously at
tired whether we love them or not, and
each season shows more plainly that
children. lovers are exerting their best
comfortable and beautiful. Mr.. Wxna-
maker, who is so considerate of family
needs and domestic requirements, does
not seem to think that the Grand Depot
would be at all attractive without
inches, corners, galleries and depart
ments were devoted to children, aud
really one of the most fascinating fea-
lures of the Grand Depot is the chill
dren's department..
SPECIAL EXHIBITION.
The Quitting room on opening day
gave evidence Of the thoughtful care and
artistic taste of the gentleman in charge,
xUhA hoo u1oonnA Vail nd
European arkets the choicest models
of garments, and also has had designed
and created In the manufacturing rooms
of the establishment some most charm
ing and useful costumes for young peo-
pie of all sexes and ages, from those in
tended for the infaRt newly born to the
almost fCll-sized garments for the miss
OF sixteen.
In infants wardrobes there are no de-
cided changes; comfort is the first con-
sideration, and in the outside garments
beauty combines With utility. The dain-
ty little white dresses are made with
high necks and long sleeves, and are per-
feet masses of embroideries, insertions
and rare laces. In some the fronts are
formed of medallions, lace or embroid-
cry or both, or the entire skirts and
waists are composed of horizontal, dag
onal or perpendicular rows of putfed IA
brics. French embroideries and rich
laces, such as Vaienciennes, Point Ouch
ess or Bretonne.
Long and short cloaks for infants are
in csshmeres aud other soft fabrics, rich
| ly embroidered or decorated with fringe,
lace or swans down; for those who pre-
fer colors, are cloaks in delicate shades,
with appropriate trimmings. The new
est caps are those with French embroid-
cry on muslin in flowers, leaves and
vines in white, each figure being sur
rounded by gold edge or line Of change
stitching. The borders are composed OF
lace plaitings, intermingled with loops
and bows Of various colored ribbons,
For other and older children are cap
bonnels of velvet in dark colors, such as
garnet and navy blue, embroidered in
delicate tints, in garlands surrounding
the caps, which are finished In the usual
manner, double coronet front piece, and
single plaitings down side and on back,
with ribbon bows or loops.
STYLISH COSTUMES.
For young people there are beautitu
| hbttC kdl vi i0SCS h1uoiti1 SLIM o6LlIl
brocade, damasse, cloth and velvet, will
rich decorations of the fabrics, inter
mingled with ribbons to match, rare lace
and ornamental buttons of every descrip
tion. A rich dress of garnet velvet wa.
really so elegant in itself as to require nc
decoration, but was, nevertheless, garnt
tured with plastern bands and curiously
shaped pieces of embossed velvet, In
delicate designs of rosebuds and leaves
in n.tural tints, together with rows Of
Point Duchess lace, and loops and bows
of ribbon matching the designs of the
embossed velvet in brocade. The but
tons of this suit were in mother-o'-pearl
richly 81 AIDED aud hand painted upon the
surface of each in tiny rosebud, will
leaves and foliage.
A white organde costume for a miss
was most artistically designed, and com
posed OF alternate, puffs, rows of en-
brodery, laces, insertings and plaitings
with garlands of delicate flowers ant
tiny sprays.
Novelties in gauze dresses, made Of
pufis and rows of Bretonne lace, finished
with gauze plaitings, edged with the lace
and further decorated with bows and
oops of brocaded ribbons, were very
lovely.
A "Rita" robe in plaided fabric had
revers, neck and front skirt fan-plaitings,
basque and sleeve finish of satin antique
in solid color, with novel and pretty ef-
feet.
A Franceline dress was very odd and
pretty, the waist was pointed In front, ,and
| finished like a coat basque in the back in
self-colored fabric. The plated skirt,
side-paniers, collar and cuffs were of win
dow-curtain novelty cloth in large an
tique designs and Moorish colorlngs.
Little garments intended for full suits
in early fall, and suitable for outside gar
ments later on, are charmingly made of
variously colored silks, with decorations
OF laces, such as Irish point, point russo
and torchon.
The wraps are as varied in styles and
materials as the costumes. Some very
elegant ones are of velvet, but the most
useful are those of fancy cloth, figured Or
plain, with or without trimming. That
being most used is the braid, which is
put on in various ways, rosettes and other
figures being formed ofthe braid. Some
are entirely without any ornamentation
except the buttons, which are very hand
some. The principal charm Of such
cloaks is the elegance of its style. the