National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-06
oHILDREN,s DRESSES.
New ,Igns-IHow 10 Mako
Ones Look Neat.

Gumpc dresses arc revived for little girls Of two
years Of age and upward. These dresses may have
separate guin1pe Tor belted waist OF musn), with
the low necked full dress put over It, or else
there may be yoke and sleeves OF white muslin
and embroidery, with the full dress sowed 10 these
permanently, and producing precisely the same
effect as that of the seperate garments. The dress
oil in one piece is best for very active lttlo girls
who would be apt to drop the low neck and short
sleeve OF the shoulder, but there's effort being
made to revive for thesummer the fashion ofleav
ing the neck and arms of these little folks bare;
hence many mothers prefer the separate dress
and under-waist or guimpe, Gs these may be worn
either way.
FOR THE PRESENT SPRING SEASON
the quaintes little old fashioned Dutch dresses of
cashmere are made with full low square-nccked
belted waist, pulled short sleeves and full-gath-
cred skirt OF width and half of cashmere SIM
ply hemmed, and perhaps two or three tucks
above the hem. Sometimes this baby waist has
no sleeves, but merely strap across the shoulders,
and sometimes II has 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 stirring is repeated at the waist
in others there is an inch wide belt stitched on all
around, and still more prevalent fashion has the
belt or stirring only in front, with q sash begin
ming in the under arm seam and tied behind in
large, bow. This sash is OF the cashmere, two
eighths of yard wide, hcmmcd all around.
ANOTHER SIMILAR DRESS
has the full front shirred at the neck only falling
straight thence TO the end Of the skirt, while the
back Is gathered IN ut tho waist line and has the
cashmere sash just mentioned. All these styles, II
will be seen, initiate the dresses worn by German
| peasant children, and are made OF deep blue or
rose. Sometimes row of white Hamburg open
| embroidery edges the neck, sleeves, and the ends
Of The sash Of the cashmere dresses but this is
| oTed percales aud mulls with figures in them now
used for The same purpose such as the blue or pink
percN1cs with birjs or roses all ovcrthem, cream
| white mulls with great mammoth pansios, or else
| plain colOred lawns ginghams, or Chambrcys are
used in navy blue, or raspberry pink, Or perhaps
be preferred for all these dresses.
| BoX-PLEATED DRESSES
are made up in similar fashions and are preferred
for plump children, who would look too stout in
| the gathered dresses These pleated dresses have
waist and skirt in one, with three box pleats the
entire length of the back and 'front.' finished at the
else of white embroidery The two outside box
pleats back and front pass over the shoulders,
forming the strap, which y the only sleeve and
the middle plcut. There may be many rows Of
Russian lace or embroidery acros the front be-
tween the. outside pleats The light blue linen
| Bingham Is very pretty for such dresses The
| guimpe is OF tucked white muslin, or else has
tucked or embroidered yoke and sleeves, while
down to tile hips, with drawing string or belt al
| the waist line; If belt is tl.ed, IL should be
| NlNCHcu Ol lnO Oulalue, 30 tuNt Nueu Lne CUllu
grows the waist can be Heightened by placing 1t
| lower.
ALL THESE STYLES
| with many others besides, are made up with
| high .necked yoke and long sleeves of White en-
| brodery and muslin sewed permanently into tho
square meek of colored d., s.os, thus giving the
| effect OF guimpe and separate dess. Sometimes
| Mother Hubbard effect Is given by putting clus-
| tiers Of shirT.ng in the fIont and back Of these
dresses for instance there IRE two hunehes OF
tiers at the was. line OF the lite dresses that have
the waist and skirt In one; Deep yokes ofwhiie
| scalOped are pretty Tor pink and baby blue ging-
| ham dresses; gathered bias fill is sewed 70 the
edge ofthc dress skilt, and an embroidered edg-
ing is sewld upon II. The ill at the neck Of Jokes
should be turned down and bound at the top to
prevent the seallolel edges plicklng the child's
sleeves, aud are slightly full with lit:le land TO
| hold the gathers ut 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 full
gathered skiit nearly covered with embroidery,
| being made of u ilounCe OF Irish point emDroid-
cry, or tho opeu-worked Hamburg, or else tue
| more seryiceable close patterns, There are only
two or three inches OF the plain muslin at the
top just enough to gather well TO tho belt Of in
| sersIUn which is SIT ched on a low-neeked baby
| waist of muslin that hos puiicd sleeves high on
| the shoulders giyit square effect The sleeves
| are tied with RIBBONS, and there Is a sash, mar
rover than those lately worn, tied around tho
| waist. IHcEe uIc UlbO nlgIl -lVcheu Mnlle hWu
and pique dresses, made togiyo the appearance
| OF u low waist by Icing trimmed with u tuTned-
| down embroidered mill low around tho neck and
shoulders, and having caps. Of embroidery repre-
| senting hort sleeves sewed In the urmholts above
full gathered long sleeves Of the muslin. These
dresses have FIVE narrow box pleats from the
high neck down buck and front below the hips,
where q sort OF p0nier frill is added, deeper and
fuller than the fill outlining the low neck, anu
below this the skirt is laid In kilt pleats. On
pique dresses mock basque Is sewed on the hips
instead Of trill. cray0t bow of four loops ana
ends is set trihe TO the lef IN the full ruches OF
embroidery and lace seen on the necks OF little
girls white dresses. Tiny little girls OF two years
wear their skirts almost 20 their ankles, while
larger girls wear them shorter, but always reach
| ing wen below tho knees.-Harpers Ba.aar.