The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
FOR THE CHILDREN,
nAhdsome Dresses for Little Girls and
Misses-Some New Materials.

sohe dresses Tor Little Girls and
Misses-Some New Materials.
Among the newest materials for
dresses intended for summer wear are
the 'tufted batistes" and '.tufted
crepes," which have ground in repre-
sentation Of the fabrics whose name
they bear, and they are respectively
with the crinkled and smooth surface.
with waste threads or tufts forming
checks or stripes in various colors,
Pekins, poplins and lawns are also
largely employed for children's
dresses; also embroidered lawns,
zephyrs and batistes, with corded suit
ings, thistle ginghams and Aliciennes
seersuckers in the same colors and ef-
fects as those from India.
For little children Pekin and
chequered washing material are en-
ployed, but the pattern must be small
and the coloring delicate, and dresses
for girls under six years of age are
made with short, full skirts and long
bodices, plain at the back, but full in
front, and fastened down the left side
under band of colored embroidery or
some other suitable trimming. This
band is carried to the edge of the
skirt and is crossed below the waist by
similar band covering the join be-
tween the bodice and the skirt A
pretty dress in corded suiting in
cream, with variously colored threSs,
is made after this style, and is trimmed
with bands Of colored embroidery.
The bodices worn by misses are gen.
orally long and many are tight fitting
at the back, but open in front over
full plastron of surah, or else cut out
in heart shape, showing a gathered or
finely plated chemisette. mounted on
a straight collar band. Bodices are
also adorned with yokes, revers and
collars of velvet or some other materi-
al differing from the dress fabric, with
bows and epaulets Of ribbon, with
shoulder tabs and other ornaments.
The most striking novelty of the
year in children's dresses is the new
style of sleeve. This may be made of
a different pattern or material from
the bodice, or the upper portion, like
the bodice, comes to the elbow, and
the lower part, matching the trim
mings, reaches the waist. An illustra-
ton of this style is dress of boucle
striped canvas of string color, with a
full red satin vest and red satin puff
to the sleeves from the elbow.
Biscuit is popular color for young
peoples dresses, and it is well that it
is So, for that shade does not show dirt
or soil. A stylish frock in this tone has
fine horizontal cords like the old fash
Toned striped corded muslins formerly
used for petticoats. The yoke and full
petticoat are of material striped in
the same tone with blue and brown.
Navy blue canvas is good, useful
stuff, light and capable of standing
plenty of wear and tear One costume
in this fabric is made with a plated
skirt, showing underneath what ap-
pears to be a petticoat of the same.
with red horizontal stripes. This has
been applied to the vest and also to
the front of long jacket in PLAIN blue
material, the collars and revers being
Of red velvet and the sleeves of the
stripe. Some most elegant little toll
,ttes for summer ale formed OF silk
warp and wool filing fabricsin cream,
he gypsy cloth and Clairette, in COM
'ination with pink, blue or garnet
urah.-Miladclphia Times.