Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-27
CHILDREN'S OUTFITS.
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tho lI1lsls Mother.
PRETTY, PICTURESQUE STYLES.
Little Sailor Suits the very Hest for Little
Boys-short or K.siS rroussrs- hest
Materials 70 N1ake Them.


NEW YORK. May M.-The question Of
dressing children.-that Il. clothing them
does not present the same difficulties to
the mind of the modern mother as In
years gone by.
One OF the fayorite ideas Of writers
used to be the love. devotion. and care ot
mothers for children as exemplihed Dy
the hours they spent stitching on the
little clothes. Those same authors never
thought It worth while to dwell on the
state OF nervous irritation those mothers
sewed themselves into While not half
so romantic nor sentimental Is II to buy
for ones children rcady-made clothes
there Is no question that home is not
made happier in consequences.
For very fine and expensive clothing Il
is well, of course. to have garments made
to order at the shops, or at home by some
clever seamstress; but the wear and tear
children see tit to give their clothes,
to,ned TO the healthy habit they have of
outgrowing said clothes, leads practical
minded women to purchase everything
they can ready-made.
FOR BOYS UNDER 10.
Such dainty, pretty, and picturesque
styles as are now to be had for chiidrens
garments
The little sailor suits are the very best
for ordinary wear, and for little boys Tor
every wear The finest are made OF the
imported duck or pique. but the American
materials and the Galatea cloth. which
can be bought from eight cents yard
up are every whit as effective and equally
durable. especially IL be borne In mind
that they shrink much more in washing
than the imported cloths. and allowance Is
made at the outset.
Sailor-suits can have either long or
short trousers, as fancy dictates. but the
little fellows themselves vastly prefer
short ones These are incest for summer
wear, as they do not necessitate the wear
ing OF any startched shirt or collar. on
a warm day all that a boy needs to look
well and be supremely comfortable is
undershirt and drawers of the thinnest
kind of merino, and a sailor-suit
For dress, the white serge and the
white duck are all that are necessary.
The road collars must be OF dark blue,
with two rows OF very narrow white
braid The vest piece should have an
or red. and on the sleeve there should
be another embroidered anchor. A long
half-handkerchief OF thin black silk must
be knotted inside the collar with the
ends tucked under one of the button
holes.
FOR BIG BOYS.
For boys over 10 years 1t Is better to
put them into trousers and Jackets AT
that age they rebel very much against
the sailor-suits.
These Jackets and trousers can be had
in mixed cheviots. serge. or even wash
goods, and two suits will keep boy look
ing nice all summer.
The outing-shirts are better than the
cambric. percale. or linen, which require
constant laundering.
One OF the incest rigs boy can have
Is pair of corduroy trousers and a
sweater. No matter how warm the
weather is, all boys contend that this
last plan In a very cool one.
PARTY DRESS.
The suits ,ihs little boys wear at cbil,
dren's parties are quite remarkable, ant
the boys look like funny little ole
med
The suits are OF black diagonal. long
trousers, white waistcoats. with great
bottoms, and miniature Etou or Tuxedo
coats. Mr.. Iselin's little boy. about II
years old. looks uncommonly well In a
little suit Of this sort. but it Is rather
too fancy fashion TO be pretty. and will
not, / think, be followed by many.
1t Is good plan for every boy to have
suit to put OH in the afternoon, after
play Is done no matter how simple II
may be. for 1t incuIcates the habit OF
dressing for dinner IN later years, which
Is very necessary in this age OF the world.
STYLES FOR LITTLE GIRLS.
Little girls from eight years up have a
very bewildering assortment OF styles and
fabrics In which to attire themselves.
There are dimities, silk ginghams. linens,
muslns OF all kinds, and In some In
stances, fortunately rare ones, India
silks.
The CAMP dresses are the most becom-
ing, and after all, the most useful The
question as 20 whether CAMP dresses are
good or not has been finally decided I'm
their favor By good Is meant good for
washing.
The colored prints OF all kinds fade
unless washed with great care, and should
never be boiled; whereas the camps. be-
ing of white material, can stand very
rough usage, and as most easily soiled
1t is necessary to wash them twice where
the dress itself needs to be washed but
once.
Sashes are not so much worn by little
children as they were last year. The
dresses, as rule, are finished around the
waist with a wide braiding through
which is run narrow ribbon, or as on a
pink gingham saw last week, with black
velvet ribbon.
The skirts are made quite full. with a
deep hem.
The waists are almost invariably trim
med with a bertha Of embroidery, with
big puffed sleeves, which reach nearly
to the elbow The camps can be- very
elaborate or very simple, but must be
made with big sleeves.
PINK, GREEN, AND BROWN.
A pretty spring dress for child was
shown the other day. 1t was made OF
queer-col0red crepon, which had shades
OF pink. green, and brown. The skirt was
made with two rows OF narrow guipure
embroidery A wider embroidery TO
match went over the sleeves and down
to the waist-line in front. where. were two
rosettes and ends of narrow brown MORE
ribbon. At the back Of the waist were
two more rosettes and ends Of the rib
bon The sleeves were full. puffed 10 the
elbow; from there down fitted quite tight,
with three rows OF the lace insertion.
REFERS AND COATS.
The REFERS and covert coats are worn
both by boys and girls-the REFERS for
hard play and tie eoverts for best"
The short REFERS are excellent coats,
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