The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-18

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Baby boys. eighteen months old are
dressed In nainsook and white cambria
frocks. made palmer than those for
girls; for instance. their yoke slips are
of thick white cambria with hem six
inches deep without tucks. and the
yoke u tucked without insertion, then
they have sacque-shaped cambria
dresses with three box plaits down the
front and back. with the sides Il the
waist cut Of and the skirt gathered
there; cambria sash Is at the back,
and the only trimming Is the embroid-
cred cuffs and little turned-over col
lar. parted in front and back, and
worn with throat bow OF blue ribbon.
The skirts Of these little dresses reach
to the top Of the buttoned boots Of
cashmere or Of kid worn with them.
Boys Of two or three years wear
white muslin, or pique. or colored
gingham. or Chambery frocks. made
all in one piece. with full skirt gath
cred to plain waist, which Is quite
round and Of natural length--not too
short. as they were made last year.
This little waist buttons behind. and
has sash Of the material six inches
vide sewed in the seams under the
arms. and tied in a fiat bow behind;
the front Of the waist is given boyish
jacket effect by being nearly covered
with jacket Of the material set in the
shoulder. arm-hole. and under-arm
seams, then opened down the middle
TO disclose row Of thickly set pearl
buttons (small shirt buttons) on the
waist Hamburg edging two inches
wide Is put on the jacket down the
fronts and along the edges; this is
quite fiat, with the scallops turned up
The skirt has two breadths Of the ma
terial with hem four inches wide.
and is long enough to reach halfway
between the knees and the tops Of the
shoes-a good rule for the length OF
dresses Of most children over three
years Of age. Short white socks are
to be worn in midsummer. but at pres
ent black stockings are most used.
Black or tan-colored kid buttoned
shoes.
Walking coats. TWEEN ty-two TO TWEEN
ty-four inches long. for the smalles
boys. are Of white diagonal cloth. with
round waist, box plated skirt, aud
round collar. fastened by large pearl
buttons. and with white watered rib
bon belt in front only, beginning with
bow on each side seam; other bows
are on the throat and wrists. Their
hats are white cloth toIues, or Turkish
crowns Of light-colored cloth starting
| in band OF colored straw. In sum-
mer. walking coats are made Of
cordurette (the thick striped cotton)
and Of pique.
I Boys Of four to six years wear one
4 piece dresses Of white or colored
pique. made with a kilt skirt, sewed
to pique waist, pointed in front as a
vest. with pique jacket set on, and
turned back in revers at top. The
back 81 the waist has box plaits (undeI
which il is buttoned). and belt two
inches wide. and slightly curved, hides
the Join OF the back and kilt; two but
ton-holcs on each end Of the belt
fasten to buttons set on the ends Of the
| under-arm seams. Similar pique
dresses have the skirt in nine boz
| plaits, and the front instead Of being
pointed vest, has Louis Quinze
blousc-vest set on in q full puff Of
| white embroidered lawn, with row
| Of insertion down the middle Deep
round collar and cuffs Of all-over en-
broidery and edging. A buf pique
dress Of two pieces has kilt with the
silesia waist covered in front, as .
vest with striped embroidered white
muslin; then the jacket slopes away 70
show this. and its edge Is cut up in
eight batt;emented tabs that are fin.
! ished with q white welting-cord. A
row Of closely set small pearl buttons
| trims each front edge Of the jacket.
| the collar and the cuffs. -Harper's BG-
ear.