The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-06

bird, with perhaps one or two ostrich
tips curling off ON the hair. Some tur-
bans are entirely Of velvet; others of the
plumage of birds, with no trimming ex-
cept bird at one side.
Dress hats are of white or very pale girls
perle. The favorite materials are white
plush and epingeline velvet. A very
handsome opera bonnet, recently i'm
ported, has large square crown and an
arched brim. 1t is covered with white
plush, and the brim is faced with the
same closely shirred. The crown is en-
tirely covered with a chenille net, which
tforms little curtain at the back, with
long ends for strings Soft white ostrich
feathers are on the top of the crown in
becoming profusion, and small metallic
green bird conceals their stems
cHILDREN's FASHIONS.
A pretty princesse design for little
girls has a plain front, closing from top
to bottom with single row of buttons.
The side and back breadths are laid in
deep side-plaits and extend only tothe
waist, the body being supplied by a
jacket cut in pointed squares, each one
of which is secured to the skirt by but
ton. The front slopes apart from the
throat, disclosing the princesse font as a
vest. The undress should be of different
material from the jacket. When any
heavy material is used, the side and back
breadths are Left unplaited. Simple
princesse dresses for school wear are
made without drapery, but are trimmed
high up on the skirt with two or three
plated flounces, or they are ornamented
with the pannier scarf, which is closely
shirred in the center of the front 1t
may be similarly shirred at the sides
and end in the back seams of the
side-forms where a plating is intro
duced, or it may be gathered up under
large bow. Girls from nine to fourteen
look exceedingly stylish in plain skirt
of velvet or satin, over which is worn the
Marquise polonaise, draped high at the
sides and center-back, and left open in
front, the drapery forming four long
points around the figure. Plaids ale
very much worn by children, both boys
and girls, and are especially pretty when
combined with plain color. A pretty
way of making plaid dress for slight
little girl is to trim the underskirt with
very deep rlaited founce having the
effect of killed skirt. The waist is a
long plated blouse without a yoke, con-
fined at the waist by belt of the plaid,
or with a plaid sash tied at the back.
Dresses for larger girls closely initiate
the costumes of their mammas.
Passamenteries, fringes, ETC., are not Use |,
but in their stead all the rich cashmere
brocades; entire basques are made Of it.
Just as in ladies' costumes, with skirt
trimmings of the same. The cloth cos
tunes are adopted by half-grown girls
for street and school wear; they are often
trimmed with bands of fur, with a fur
trimmed turban to correspond.
Wraps for very young school girls are
of two kinds--the long ulster and the
skirted coat. The former is for school
and play, and the latter for more dressy
occasions. Cloaks for smaller children
reach to the bottom Of the dress they
nre nearly all double-breasted, and made
of heavy cloth that needs no lining.
Large pockets placed at the sides are a
feature of these coats. A dainty little
cloak for girl of two is of white Sici-
lienne, cut in Vandykes around the bot
tom, with ruffle OF Breton lace showing
between the squares. A short cape fall
ing over the shoulders is similarly orns-
mented.
Soft furry hats in large shapes are
worn by both boys and girls. The sailor
shape, in feits, with rolling brim and me-
dium crown, is the most popular share
for children, and is worn off the face.
The shapes for boys are almost entirely
devoid Of trimming.