Crawford avalanche., 1891-06-11

fly in child, for it is the first cousin OF
se!f-respect.
My second illustration sets forth a
charming scene in child life, or, more
correctly speaking, just beyond the
beautiful dreamland OF childhood and
just this side the mysterious thought
land of womanhood. These two dainty
little creatures are very tastefully and
charmingly clad, the one on the left
wearing a combination dress OF figured
white batiste and plain white batiste.
The skirt is made up on a foundation
of white silk, and Is lined with muslin
half way up The waist, which passes
under the skirt is closed with hooks in
visibly at the back. There is double
ruching as represented at the neck and
yoke, and the sleeves are puffed at the
wrist and also ornamented with ruching.
The little lady on the right is dressed in
a very pretty costume OF white crepe,
the skirt being made up on silk foun-
dation lined with muslin. All the edge
of the material which is cut on the bias
is trimmed with embroidery sewed on
the wrong side. The corsaye Is also
trimmed in the same manner, and there
is a bouffant sleeve over an ordinary
one The ceinture must be made up on
stiff material and have a rosette of
ribbon.
The left-haud figure Of the tiny couple
represented in my third illustration is
dressed in gray linen with a band Of
blue embroidery forming a square yoke,
with ribbons on the shoulders. A band
OF the embroidery also serves for belt.
The garment Is buttoned at the back.
The figure on the right wears figured
white batiste, with a band of embroid-
cry at the bottom of the skirt surmount.
ed by three narrow pleats. There is a
pointed embroidered ceinture. The
waist Is made of two insertions OF en-
broidery scalloped on an edge and run
with ribbon on the other. They cross at
the back and are buttoned to the belt.
Pongee silks and cashmere's in deli
cate shades OF cream, pale gray, and
pale blue make up very prettily for chill
dren's dresses. They may be made with
full blouse waists, shocked at the neck
and wrist, or with plain front cut to a
point In front and finished to the neck
with gathered chemisettc, sleeves full.
drawn in closely at the wrist. Pongee
silk, for its soft, pliable texture, falls
very gracefully in full gathers straight
from a yoke OF the same silk; sleeves
also made very full.
A very pretty combination dress for a
little girl may be made up in pale-pink
and pale-blue nuns yelling, the skirt
being Of the pale blue. The waist has q
chemisette Of pale pink, and the full
sleeves are also of pale pink. There is
broad belt OF blue embroidered with
white silk, and the chemisette is framed
by blue braces. Little REFER jackets
look very well in navy-bue or light-gray
stockinette, with embroidered collar.
Blue flannel tastefully trimmed makes
up very nicely for little gir.s from five
TO eight years of age. Let the waist be
plain and button at the back with gath
cred surah yoke, front and back bordered
with braided trefoil design. Running
from the yoke to the waist there are
three rows Of scalloped braiding on each
side OF the front. The skirt is lined
with satin and gathered at the waist,
the gathers being caught In a narrow
| ribbon and fastened TO the waist OF the
dress. The belt must be of stiff material,
covered with surah or with ribbon. with
rosettes and long end tied near the bot
tom. The bottom of the skirt Is orna-
mentsd with the braided trefoil design.