Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-08

waist and stsll less sAirt, ana ~ the
most graceful dress young child can
wear The body must be well covered
nndcr the skirt with flannel drawers
fastened below the knees and knit-leg-
riurs which alsoscover the knees. Per-
Gale drawers are over the flannel ones.
The garment for wear with this dress is
small. very tight-ftting coat, with two
plaits IN the back. It reaches to the |
lower part of the skirt. Little boys
and girls wear the same dresses, but
BOYS have a variety Of hats, while girls
have the baby capote, with their hair
pulled in front and falling down the
back in long loose waves. The English
dress is used until the age Of four is
reached. II is made Of goods with all
kinds of embroidery and insertion, worn
over a colored silk dress. 1t may also
be fashioned OF some thick fabric.
After four years Of age little girls
have plated dresses and jackets with
pufiings in front. Boys have sailor
suits with jackets and vests. Jackets
for very young boys have basques much
cut up and Of various shapes. They
are usually trimmed with buttons.
From the time short trousers displace
skirts Jackets are not as much trimmed.
The most stylish model is a jacket
closing by single button and showing
the vest. The trousers are fastened
above the knee by three buttons or by
a band of goods and buckle. The
fashionable hats for wear with these
suits are Of felt, with a high crown.
Girls dresses consist of a plated OF
plain skirt, long jacket. and vest OF
putting. BY varying the materials
and colors suits made in this
way can be very different from
each other. Take, as an example.
plated skirt Of light beige otto
man. with long jacket Of the same,
opening over garnet velvet putting and
falling in front over garnet velvet
apron, or reverse this by making the
Jacket and skirt Of garnet velvet and
the putting and front of the skirt which
is called apron, Of ottoman. The effect
Of these two dresses will be so different
that unless closely examined one could
not tell that they are identical in make.
Many variations are also obtained by
changes in the trimming. The latter
usually consists of buttons, buckles,
and embroidery.
A little girls party dress may be OF
light blue vciling and cream-colored
siciIienne. Half way up the skirt is a
plating of yelling. The jacket is also
plated, and the plaits fall open oyerthe
skirt in full putting which covers the
plain part of the skirt. The jacket and
skirt open over a cream sicilieDne front
piece, which has three rows of gathers
below the waist and forms putting
above. On either side down the front
of the skirt and jacket are bands of
embroidery in revers style. On the
neck and above the putting are ribbon
bows and buckles. The collars and
cuffs are of lace.
Jet bonnets are still in favor, but
they are not made as of old. Instead
of having jet crowns drawn tightly over
the back and piece of beaded lace
around the brim. the most elegant jet
ornaments are used. a very snowy
capotc in this style is covered with jet
leaves. which are raised on the crown
instead of being fat. 1t is trimmed
with very large rosette of pink ribbon
velvet surmounted by an aigrette of jet
leaves. The strings are of ribbon
velvet. Around the inside of the brim
is a small ruching of pink tulle. a
new feather trimming is a combination
of the plumage of the "aigret," or
heron, and ostrich plumes. The
"aigret " is the bird from which the
fine feathers worn of late years, called
aigrettes," are taken. The new com
bination consists of two ornaments of
the smooth, glossy skin and bunch of
ostrich tips, surmounted by an aigrette.
This ornament makes full trimming
for q capote.