The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-06-01
Little Girls, Dresses.


girls of two years of age and upward.
These dresses may have a separate
euinpe Tor beited waistef mustn't !, with
the low-necked full dress put on over it
or else there may be a yoke and sleeves
of white muslin and embroidery, with
the full dress sewed to these permanent
ly, and producing precisely the same eff
feet as that Of the separate garments.
The dress all in one piece is best for
very active little girls,s who would be
apt to drop the low neck and short
sleeve of the Shoulder. but there is an
effort being made to revive for the sum
mer the fashion Of having the neck and
arms of these little folks bare Hence
many mothers prefer the separate dress
and under-waist or guimpe, as these
may be worn either. way. For the pres
ent spring season the quamtest little
old-fashioned Dutc1dresseso Of cashmere
are made with a full low squares ecked
belteds waist. pulled short. sleeves, ana
full gathered skirt of a width and half
of CASHMERE simply henHneds and per-
maps two or three tucks above the hem.
Sometimes this baby waist has no sleeves,
but merely strap across the shoulders,
and sometimes it has a very short high
puff sleeve; the neck is usually bound
narrowly, and there are two rows
of stirring below the binding. In
some such dresses this shirring is re-
peated at the waist, in others there is
an inch-wide belt stitehedpn adj around,
and a still more pFevalent fashion has
the belt or shirring only in front with
a sash beginning in the tinder4ar1n seam.
and tied behind in a large bow; this
sash is ofthe .cashFnere, tWo-eights of a
yard wide,s hemn1ed FALL around An
other similar dress has the full front
shirred at the neck only, falling STRAIGHT
thence to the end of the skirt, whileth
back is gathered. ia at the waist 1ine, s
and has the cashmere sash Just mem
toned. All these styles, it wilI.be seen,
initiate the dresses worn by German
peasant children, and are made of deep
blue or violet plun-eolored cashme re,
or else sky-blue or rose. Sometimes q
row of white Hamburg open embroid-
cry edges the neck, sleeves and the ends
of the sash of the cashmere dresses,
but this is more apprOpriateoRt the baby
waists of the coloTed percales and fnulls
with figures in them now used for the
same purposes such as the blue or pink
percales with birds or roses all over
them, or cream white mulls with great
mammoth pansies, or else plain ccIored
used in navy blue, or raspberry pink, or
perhaps Turkey red calico. The square
low neck seems to be preferred for all
these dresses. eFttE<8 rs A%
BoX-plaited dresses are made up in
similar fashions, and are preferred for.
plump children, who would look too
stout in the gathered dresses These
plated dresses have waist and skirt IN
one, with three box plaits. the entire
length of the back and front, finished at
the foot by two gathered ruffies of the
bingham, or else of white .embroidery.q
The two outside box plaits back and
front pass over the shoulders, forming
the strap. which is the only sleeve, and
the dress is fastened behind by a false
flap under the middle plat There may,
be many rows of Russian lace or en-
brOidery across the front between the
outside plaits. The light blue linen
ginghaIn IS very pretty for such dresses.
The guimpe is of tucked white muslin &
or else has a tucked or embroidered
yoke and sleeves, while the dover part
of the waistF isplain muslin passing
down to the hips, with a drawing -string
or belt at the waist line; if a BELTS
used, It should be stitched on the oat-i
side, so that when the child grows the
waist can be lenggthened BY, placing it
All these styles, with Emany. others
besideSs are made up with q high-necked
poke and long sleeves of. white en-
br0iderY and muslin seweCt l1ernlanently
into the Square neck of colored dresses,
thus giving the effect of a guimpe and
separate dress. Sometimes Mother
Hubbard effect is given by putting clus-
tiers of shiring in the front and back of
these dresses; for instance, there are
two punches of shirPing Just below the
yoke, and two similar clusters at Che
waist line of little dresses that have the
waist and skirt in one. Deep yokes Of
white Hamburg embroidery that have
the lower edges scallOped are pretty for
pink and baby blue ginghaIn dresses. ,
A gathered bias frill is sewed to the
edge of the dress skirt, and an embroi-
dered edging is sewed upon it. The frilI
at the neck of Jokes should be turned
down and bound at the top to prevent
the scalloped edges pricking the child's
tender skin. The white sleeves repre-
sent guimpe sleeves, and are slightly
fun, with little band TO hold the gath
ers at the wrist on which are two rows
of edging, with their straight sides
stitched together.
While colored dresses are preferred
for the morning and for the country,
white dresses are still chosen for the
best. These have the fun gathered
skirt nearly covered with embroidery,
being made of fiounce of Irish point
embroidery, or the open-worked Ham
burg, or else the more serviceabIe close
patterns. There are only two or three
inches of the plain muslin at the top,
Just enough to gather well to the belt of
insertion which is stitched on low
necked baby waist of muslin that has
pulled sleeves high on the shoulders,
giving square effect. The sleeves are IS
tied with ribbons, and there is a, SASH
narrower than those lately worn, tied
around the waist. There also high
necked white lawn and pique dresses,
made to give the appearance of
a low waist by being trimmed
with a turned-down embroidered
firth low around the neck and
shoulders, and having caps of embroid-
cry representing short sleeves sewed in
the armholes above full gathered long
sleeves of the muslin. These dresses
have five narrow box plaits from the
high neck down back and front below
the hips, where n sort of panier frill is
added, deeper and fuller than, the frills.
outlining the low neck, and below this
the skirt is laid in Kilt plaits. On pique-
dresses a mock basque is sewed on the
hips instead of frill. "A cravat bow of
four loops and ends is set a triiie to the
left in the full ruches of embroidery and
Iace seen on the necks of little girls
white dresses. Tiny little girls of two
years wear their skirts almost to their
ankles, while larger girls wear them
shorter, but always reaching well below
the knees. HaT,peT'S BdsGr.
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