St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14

the tiny shoulders of these unconscious eS-
ponents OF fashion, and the park looks
more like the scene Of ehildren's winter
fancy-dress carnival than city square.
Here are little tots in white woolly gar
ments, having much the appearance OF
young Esquimaux out for walk; here Is a
tiny Gretchen I'm Dutch dress Of dark
brown. with its short waist and long skirt
and high peak bonnet: here dainty in
FAINT rolled up in very Frenchy looking
robe of satin and lace and elder down,
sleeping like young monarch. while be-
side him hops and skips his elder brother,
yeritable Russian in his long, fur-trimmed
coat and fur cap Oyer there IS a little
miss in ruby plush, antique lace and
Reubens hat looking Ike figure from an
old painting Of Charles LIS time. prattling
with very young gallant in English dress
long, close ulster and high, shiny, bell
crowned beaver hat. II is queer medley.
and it is not easy TO find anything distinct
lively American in it all, unless il be the chill
dren themselves. Almost any fancy can be
INDUCED in dressing the little ones, proyid-
ing the dress represents certain amount
of capital invested. Nothing cheap is to
be seen in the material of their garments
Their laces must be like the film OF cob
web. their embroidery of the finest their
pushes the richest, their woolens the soft
est and most feecy, their carriages and
robes Of the most elegant description. and
SO on throughout.
Small boys of 4 OF are rather plainly
dressed in long. fuzzy, plated ulsters,
belted at the waist high leggingS of plush
or velveteen, either brown or black to
match the coat. and tall beaver English
walking hat, some of them carrying canes
to add TO the style OF their makeup. For
a little girl Of the same tender age cloak
of either ruby or light oliye-green plush,
with large plush hat and feathers. or a
plush bonnet with close front and high
plated crown. is considered the most ele-
CANT thing. The cloak is made with plain
round waist. onto which the skirt is plated
! in six box plaits. Plush leggings of the
same color are worn. reaching above the
knees. A deep Reubens collar and cuffs Of
some handsome antique pattern furnishes
the only trimming of the costume. The
close plush bonnet is bordered around the
face with ruehing of lace.
Babies of years are still dressed in white
with little cloaks OF creamy white corded
silk trimmed with rich lace, white leggings
and white silk caps or Angora wool cloak
cap. mittens and leggings, which makes
them look very much ike infant Polar
bears rolling around. nothing but their little
rosy faces being visible. The Gretchen
dress IS of sober-hued brown cashmere. and
as picturesqe as anything well could be on
a toddling of 8. The round waist, closing
in front, ends Just under the arms where
the long skirt reaching TO the tops of the
shoes begins. cord finishing the bottom OF
the waist. The cap is composed OF a plain
piece of the cashmere over stiff founda-
ton, fitting closely around the face and full
crown either forming high peak on top OF
the head or spreading out all around the
head like an aureola, being laid into the
front piece in large plaits and flattened al
the back The effect is quaint in the eX
IRENE. No lace is worn with this costume,
which depends upon its severe simplicity
for its style.
Fur is seen on some garments, but it is
not so much used as formerly. Swans
down for infants and chinchilla or sealskin
for children of little larger growth are the
most fashionable. Deep cuffs and collars
and caps Of sealskin are worn by boys with
their long coats, i'm the style of the Russian
peaSant-New York World.