The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-05-06
Children's Dresses.

Children's Dresses.
The Louis Fourteenth costume for
girls Of eight or ten years is one of the
most picturesque designs. For the
house It has a long sailor-like blouse
falling loosely over the waist line, and
skirt covered with flounces. For the
street ID added Louis Quatorze coat
of rich colored cashmere that is cut bias
in every part, and IS trimmed with lace
jabots and cuffs. Imagine such dress
with the blOuse-the French call it the
chen1ise Russe-made of ecru China
Grape, and the skirt of India figured
fOulard covering with plaitings Of the
same, alternating with plaitings of
creamy Languedoc lace. The long
cut-away coat which displays the blouse
front of the waist is of garnet cash
mere. with every part cut bias, aud
trimmed with deep collar of garnet
velvet. Another suit in the same style
has pale blue twilled silk for the blouse
and plated skirt, with collar of dark
red velvet. The Louis Fourteenth coat
II Of br0cadcd silk, with red figures on
apale blue ground.
DirectOire styles have also crept into
these little dresses, and are seen es-
pecially in the deep nOtched collars, of
which there are sometimes two on a
dress, one Of which il velvet and the
other satin; the outer collar will reach
To the waist line in front, and is like q
great revers. Sashes are greatly used
on the miniature dresses, and though
not arranged twice alike in front, they
invariably end in a very large bow
quite low down on the back. The ends
of the sash are caught together and
made into one or two great tassels
either of the fabric raveled out, with
stirring at the top, or else some shirred
silk passementerie tassels are added.
The softest twilled silks, soft brocades,
brocaded grenadine, India foulards,
sometimes satin, and occasionally wide
ribbons. are used for children's sashes,
and, as already noted, these are of the
darkest rich cOlors, claret, prune, etc;
they are very wide, and are gathered
softly together in an easy, careless
looking way. The buttons are usually
pearl, either white or tinted, and
are carved or painted. The Irish
crocheted lace is very effective for
trimming, especially when laid over
velvet or satin of some dark color, and
it is often used around the neck and
sleeves even when some other lace
serves, as trimming. Plush, either plain
or striped, and in quaint ecru and
drab shades, is stylish trimming for
light wooden dresses.
White pique either corded or in small
bars is used for walking coats in prin-
cesse shape that serve either for house
or street dresses, or as wraps over other
dresses of thinner white goods. The
fronts are sacque-shaped and single
breasted. Sometimes there are three
seams in the back, while other coats
have the French back with only one
seam. The back is cut off below the
waist line, and the length is finished
out by four or five double box plaits
that are edged with an open-worked
ruffle of cambria embroidery. The
deep round collar is made of embroid-
cry; a narrow rufflc extends down each
side of the front, and if there are side
forms, it outlines them. Still others
are cut out in square tabs at the foot,
and scant ruffie of embroidery is
placed underneath these. Three pearl
buttons with mock button-holes made
of braid are set on each tab. The fig
ured piques are more fancifully made
with double-breasted vests of twilled
satin jean, and deep collar edged
with embroidery. Pique braids an inch
wide are again used for trimmings, and
there are new patterns of torchon lace
that have small dots or square figures
that trim piques prettily.
Dresses fastened behind are made
with six or eight box plaits in front
from the neck down, though they are
not sewed further than just below the
waist line. The back is also box.
plated as far as the taper of the waist,
where it is cut off, and skirt with
double or triple box plaits is added
this skirt is merely across the back.
Wide embroidered edging is sewed to
the bottom of the plaits and up each
side. Strings of white muslin are sewed
in the side seams at the waist line, and
tied behind in large bow.
Muslin dresses are still made with
box-plaited sacque shapes in front, and
back finished with Spanish flounce
but others are also merely gathered
and shirred at the neck and just above
the deep flounce, giving an easy, loose
appearance that is graceful for slender
children. Another pretty feature is
that of putting on false yoke just
above the Spanish flounce; this is
trimmed on the lower edge and up each
side of the front with lace or edging,
and allowed to fall over the fiounce
like a little basque. On box-plaited
dresses to which plated flounce is
added, bias band Of pique three or
four inches wide is stitched Gown on
each edge at the top of the flounce, and
instead of sash, red or blue satin
ribbon bow is tied through two button.
holes that are worked in this bias band
there is bow at the back and one in
the front.
Cordurette, which is fancifully striped
corduroy, is used in white and cream
color for the pretty little coats or cloaks
worn in the spring and summer. They
are made with deep collars, and the
lower part of the back forms three or
five box plaits, ON which loops of ivory
satin ribbon are laid. Russian braid
lace, Irish crocheted lace, embroidery,
or the new torchon patterns, are used
for trimmings.-Harper's Bazaar.
Pecullarities VI the Recent Tornado.
Prof. Tice writes from Marshfield,