Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-01-29
Girls Cl0thing~

THE loose princesse dress with much
stirring and with or without kilt-plait-
inc is the favorite dress for small girls
this winter. These dresses are all in
one piece, even though they have the
effect of Il kilt skirt, as that is always
very short, and after being sewed TO
binding is permanently attached under
meath the princesse dress. These are
Row made quite loose, with wide side
forms. and the very small sizes seem as
broad as they are long. The stirring
is usually in the middle of the front and
the middle back form far below the
waist line. Sometimes the shirring is
deep on the shoulders in the front, and
there are two shirred clusters below the
waist. Sashes are then fixed perma
nently around the skirt even with the
shirring, passing beneath the shrred
clusters, and being only seen on the
plain parts; the ends are then knotted,
or else hang in two loops on the left
side quite far behind. The richest
dresses of this kind are made of plush,
velvet and satin. and the favorite color
OF the winter for these dresses is ruby,
trimmed with white lace and large cut
pearl buttons; sapphire blne and seal
brown are made in the same way, and
there are some dresses in contrasts,
such as drab or fawn-color with ruby or
blue. Shirred satin fronts are seen on
some of the plush and velvet dresses,
and all have deep collars like round
pelerines, or else with the square sailor
back and points on the shoulders. The
sashes are of red Surah satin for almost
all dresses, and are very thick and soft.
Cloth and cashmere dresses are less
costly than these, but are made in the
same broad, loose princesse shapes for
girls OF three years and upward. and
many of these dresses are considered
suitable for small boys also. Ruby.
green and brown with sapphire blue are
the colors for wool dresses. Striped
plush of contrasting colors, especially
red with green. is used for the wide
bindings OF cloth dresses, and there is
a pretty but useless balayeuse founce
ON the edge, of old gold or OF red satin
plating. Some of the prettiest red or
brown merino dresses have three box
plaits down the back, shirred satin
front. and are finished oil with plush
plating at the bottom, set underneath
to give the effect of plush kill. Carved
pearl buttons of large size are used in
pure white. opal tints. and in smoked
shades. Dark blue flannel dresses are
made to button behind, are all in one
piece, and are trimmed with bands of
polka-dotted wool, either red or gold
dots on blue. These are for tiny girls
from three years old upward.
The princesse walking coats of thick
soft drab or seal brown cloth trimmed
with plush of the same color, are worn
alike by small boys and girls For
more dressy coats plush is used-either
ruby. sapphire, pale blue, or white
and is trimmed merely with pearl but
tons. some cord and tassels of passe-
menterie, or else with Irish crochcted
lace put on fiat, with the scalloped edge
turned up. and forming wide cuffs. col
lar and pockets.
The Havelock cloak with cape, hood
and killed back is warm cloth wrap
for small girls and misses. 1t is shown
in drab diagonal cloths and in small
checks. There are also surtouts with
the Charlotte Corday cape made of light
cloth, trimmed with col
lar. cuffs. pockets and border of seal
brown plush. -Harper's Bazdr.