River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-16
FOR CHILDREN'S WEAR.
Pretty Costumes for GirIs-Slippers, stool
inPs and Sashes

Pretty Costumes for GirIs-Slippers, stock
ings, and Sashes.
Now does the thrifty matron who, as
the proverb says, look well to the
ways of her household, prepare for the
coming summer heat the dainty little
frocks of cool materials for her children;
prepare them, too, in such abundance
that a fresh one may be always in
readiness on every occasion and in
every emergency. Bingham is the
favorite material for young children,
both boys and girls. The boys dresses
are made simply with straight skirt
gathered on waist which is cut much
straighter and larger at the waist line
than those for little girls. The waists
have turned-down collars and turned
back cuffs, edged with narrow and fine
but close embroidery. On the little
waists for larger boys still in dresses
are of wash silk or white linen
with kits of Scottish plaid
or broadly-striped bingham. Little
girls bingham frocks arc as
pretty and dressy as silks Fine stripes,
plain colors, embroidered with sprigs or
broadly-striped ginghams, are found in
all shades and colors. Light colors are
sometimes made up with the little
straight skirts and a shirt waist with
broad tucks down either side the hem
in front, and ruffle of the same let
into the edge of the hem. Others are
worn with the shirt and sleeves of wash
silk under a loose jacket of bingham.
The low-necked straight waists are also
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fies of fine sheer embroidery. Very pref
ty dresses of the striped wash silk are
also made, with the full-shirred skirts
tucked in large tucks and the low
neclSed waist trimmed with a ruffie of
broad lace turned down like a bertha,
or with bretelles of broad lace falling
over the shoulder and lost beneath ths
sash. Waists with turned-down neck,
like infants first linen shirts, are
trimmed about this square turned-down
piece of cloth with fine embroidered or
lace ruffies.
The sash to these striped silk frocl1s
is of soft silk, the color of the principal
stripe, and is very broad and long.
Little white silk frocks, or those of Lib
erty silk, or tissue. in faint old blues or
greens. for dressy occasions. have hem
stitched tucks and short shocked
waist, cut low in tire neck to
reveal the guimpe and sleeves of
sheer white null, also shocked at
neck and sleeves. In the simplicity,
daintiness and quaintness of these
gowns lies their suita bility for the tiny
forms they clothe so charmingly. Pat
ent-leather slippers, with old-fashioned
silver buckles and hose of fine silk COM
plete the pretty costume for indoor
wear, and broad brimmed hats. heavy
with feathers or wild flowers, are worn
in the street.
"Man-of-war' dresses for little girls
are well worn in summer resorts by the
sea. The plain little skirt of royal serge
has decoration of rows of braid, and
the blouse of white flannel has knot of
blue at the throat. A shiny sailor hat
set well back on the head is worn by
the nautical little miss, as1 has the
ships name on its ribbon band.
A very pretty little party dress is of
pale gray liberty silk, and has four rows
OF narrow gold braid as a finish about
the skirt. The low waist is plated to
a point at the waist. where girdle of
yellow crepon, with gold balls in the
knotted ends, IS tied in a single bow
knot The waist is united over the
shoulder with full puffs of the crepon,
and is worn over dainty waist of fine
lace lined with yellow, and its full lace
sleeves are caught into a gold band at
the waist-N. Y. Sun.