The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-03

was. nov as she longed to be, there
would be no such fascinating groups;
of women filling our parlors, no such
gay throng on our streets as we see to-
day. The women would be so con-
scious of their altered appearance that
they wouldn't have the heart to be
gay: ergo, even their bearing would
not be confident and lightsome as of
yore. You prate of common sense.
but you have long since discarded it"
Having overheard this conversation
with which had purposed to start my
letter this week would need to be
abandoned. l had intended saying
that what remnants of common sense
remained were put into the making OF
children's clothes, but suddenly awoke
to the fect.that pretty rufhes and gath
ers weren't sensible at all.
At any ate the simple styles that
school girls will wear are to be COM
mended, from some standpoint or
other. For the wee little ones, and for
the young demoiselle the styles are
not always so unsatisfactory. Bat the
school girl ranging from eight to
twelve years old wears simple gath
cred dresses, trimmed with pretty en-
broideries and rufaes, just as fresh and
dainty as one could desire. They can
easily be made at home-an advantage.
surely, especially if the girl is a romp
and they are inexpensive.
For dressy occasions the accordion
plat is used a great deal. The
ieunesse silk, already laid in folds, will
be found very convenient for these
slips. One that saw in pale yellow,
had a narrow insertion set in the
skirts; had loose square falling from
the neck in front to form yoke; and
pretty fan-like pieces that stretched
out over the shoulders-ell with the
insertion set iE, as in the skirt
A simple cotton dress-a pink rib
dotted with black-had a white yoke
that was laid in fine plaits. big puffy
white sleeves, and ruffle of embroid-
cry that ran over the shoulders and
down into a V at the waist line, both
back and front.
Above the ruffie was a broad bead.
ing, through which was run black vel
vet ribbon. tied at waist and on the
shoulders in bows of small loops.
Very simple and very pretty gowns
are gathered on a yoke, and have two
deep, full ruf1es over the shoulders
These viii be found very satisfactory,
as they are easily Hundred In the
striped and lowered summer silks the
effects are beautiful; and the simpler
the dress is made up the more youthful
and dainty is the effect
In the ginyhams, linens and batxstes
little more trimming Is added, but
only in the shape of embroidery The
skirts are turned up in deep hens.
Two or three ruft,es around the waist,
on the shoulders. and two more be-
meath. on each sleeve. give full eff
feet to child inclined TO be awkward.
Then g fine embroidered guimpe Is in
serted, trimmed with couple of ruties
OF the edging.
A neat sailor suit for young girl Is
made OF dark blue, with broad
band of bright red cloth at the bottom
Of the skirt. closely laid with rows
of fne white braid A short jacket
falls orer a Sae white linen waist, and
It's reyers are faced with the red.
--;rnInea win points OF TIE wTrSc
braid A shor. jacket falls over fue
white linen waist. and its revers are
faced with the red, trimmed with
points OF the white braid There is .
deep sailor collar of the sge linen,
with futed f-iIl a. the edge; and
the belt IS the red and white Of thu
trimming.
For somewhat older girl. fourteen
70 sixteen. there is a neat duck suit in
rhite- SeTeral inches above the hem
Of the skirt. broad hand Of clear old
blue linen is laid On both edges OF
the blue band three rows OF ace
braid in white 1ye aSEe6 The Esite