Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-08-12
FOR THE CHILDREN.
0a.dsome Dresses for Little Girls ana
Misses-Soms New Materials

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Misses-Soms New Materials.
Among tho newest materials for
dresses intended for summer wear arc
the "tuitcd batistcs" and "tuftcd
crcpes." which have ground in repre-
sentation Of the fabrics whose namo
they bear. and they arc 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,
sephyrs and batistes, with corded suit
'rys. thistle ginghams and Alicicnnes
sccrsuckers in the same colors and ef-
fects as those from India.
For little children Pekin and
ehegucred washing material arc 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 sui,ing in
cream, with variously colored threads,
is made after this style, and is trimmed
with bands of coorcd embroidery.
The bodiccs worn 10y misses are gen.
orally leng and many arc tight fitting
at the back, but open in front over a
full plsstron OF surah, or else cut out
in heart shape, showing n gathered or
finely plated chcmisette. mounted on
a straight collar band. Bodiccs are
also adorned with yokes, revers and
collars OF velvet or some other materi-
NJ differing from the dress fabric, with
bows and epaulcts of ribbon, with
shoulder tabs and other ornaments.
The most striking novelty OF tho
year in chillren's dresses is the new
style of sleeve. This may be made Of
u different pattern or material from
the bodice, or tho upper portion, like
the bodice. comes to the elbow, and
the lower part, matching the TRIM
mings. reaches the waist. An ilustra-
ton of this style is dress OF boucle
striped canvas of string color. with -
full red satin vest and a red satin puff
70 the sleeves from the elbow.
Biscuit is popular color for young
peoples dresses, and 1t is well that it
is so. for that shade does not show dirt
orsoil. A stylish frock in this tone has
fine horizontal cords like the oldfash-
ioned striped corded muslins formerly
used for pctticoats. The yoke and full
petticoat are OF material striped in
the same tone with blue and brown.
Navy blue canvas is good, useful
stun. light aud capable of standing
plenty of wear and tear, One costume
In this fabric is made with plated
skirt showing underneath what APP
pears to be a pet.icoat 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. tho collars and rcvcrs being
of red velvet and the sleeves Of tho
stripe. Some most elegant little toll
cites for summer ale formed OF silk
warp and wool filling fabrics in cream.
the gipsy cloth and Claircttc, in COM
bina;ion with pink, blue or garnet
surah.-Paiiadelphia 7inlea