The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-18

trical qualities, it is claimed. At any rate
these fannels are taking the place of wool
and wash silks wherever they can he used
IN place of cotton or linen. For their long
cloaks there is a new flannel with a long
silky wooden fleece that is very pretty. 1t
zones only in white and pearl gray and is
to be lined with horentne silk, pink or
blue, according to the sex of the baby-blue
Tor boy and pink for a girl. For very
cold weather there will be little hoods
made of this same material and having a
full ribbon rosette border. The tiny knit
ted sacks that babies wear have gigot
sleeves and ripple collars! Poor little
things to have to begin so earlyl
The babies little feet are covered with
SILK stockings and knitted wool shoes up to
The time they put OH short clothes, and
then there are mites of white, blue, pink
and bronze shoes made with soft soles and
very wide at the toes, so as to give them
chance to grow as God intended they
should. 10 each little cold weather hood
is attached white wooden lace veil which
Keeps the nose warm. Those who can af-
ford 1t get white mouffion fur robe for the
baby carriage, and in that warm nest the
infant can thrive and be comfy" Mort
arty's baby can be just rs warm in nh old
ragged shawl, but he won't look SO nice,
poor little chapl
AHeh CoHIe lHe HIllc tOtS whose rat feet
have just learned to toddle, and for them
we md an endless array of warm little
trocks, nearly all in dark colors, plaids and
mixtures. The boys have their skirts
Killed and have loose but warm sailor
shaped blouses fastened to the skirt and
nearly always of the same material. Tricot
bedford mixtures, lightweight cheviot and
cashmere are AL seen in the dresses for lit
tie boys, ard the colors are us said, dark.
Plaids are well adapted for such wear but
they should be washable and hemmcd or
tucked with n view to lengthcning us the
child outgrows or washing shrinks them
A yard of wide goods will make /, full suit
Tor such a mite of humanity
When n boy has reached the mature
age of 3, ne can have a figaro jacket and
white SILK or percale shirt waist, made
blouse fashion, with double frills down the
front and with wide fancy collar and n
bow nearly us big as himself under his
chin. Over this he can have tiny figaro,
braided or otherwise decorated TO please
his mothers taste. lis kilt may. bc plain,
OF 1t may be plaid, box plated Under
This, If the weather is cold, he can have
a small pair of real panties or he can
wear white ones. but with warm flannel
ones reaching the shoes. On his busy lit
tic head he can wear a velvet polo cap or "A
lam O'Shanter.
His brother can, if he likes, have pretty
serge sailor suit, blouse and kilt with a
soft Tam O'Shanter cap, and wear II REFER
when he goes out, but the 5-year old broth
er can wear-oh, delghtful!-a coachmans
coat with four capes, and an alpine hat
The coat is of drab kersey, and he has high
boots. Oh, my! And he always tries to
cary whip if lie can. His box coat has
just as many capes and just as big pockets
as real coachman's.
There is the 7-year-old, and the little
mother in the store twines the soft curls
around her fingers and smiles Il misty,
dreamy smile and asks for Norfolk suit.
The 1-year-old loathes and hates kits and
despises curls, and SO the next day he APP
pears in brown mixture Norfolk Jacket.
with knee pants, and these have hip peck
ct! And the curls? Oh. they are all swept
away out OF the BARRIERS shop-all except