The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Attention is Paid to the Matter Of
Clothing the Little Ones.
Simplicity, Gathers and Rufles,
Makes Up the Recipe-styles for
the Very Little ones-sailor and
Outing Suits.

the Very Little onea-sailor and
Outing Suits.
(Copyright)
New York, April 29.-"COmmon sense,n
laconically observed a philosopher the
other day, "will have been decently laid
to rest before the century is past"
IF that be true" was the indignant
answer, "then never want to see the
dawn of the twentieth"
THAT is only because you have such a
mistaken idea of common sense. 1t is all
wrong. 1t takes for its premises condi-
tions as they exist, not as they ought TO
be. The world would never get on if
everybody did that. Take a common ex-
ample, and one dearest to the
feminine heart-the matter of dress.
What tame and uninteresting crea-.
lures you would be if you wore dresses
made according to the rules of common
sense. If every woman discarded pretty
receptions, and dressed simply for practi-
cal purposes, as she was, not 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 conscious
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 converse
ton it occurred to me that the sen
tence with which l had purposed to
start my. letter this week would
need to be abandoned l had intend
ed saying that what remnants of com
mon sense remained were put into the
making Of children's clothes, but suddenly
aWoke TO the fact that pretty rufles and
gathers weren't sensible at all.
At any rate, the simple styles that
school girls will wear are to be com
mended from some standpoint or or other
For the wee little ones, and for the young
demoiselle the styles are not always so
unsatisfactory. But the school girl rang
ing from to II years old wears simple
gathered dresses, trimmed with pretty
embroideries and ruff1es, Just as fresh and
dainty as one could desire, They can
easily be made at home-an advantage,
surely, especially if the-girl is romp-
and they are inexpensive.
For dressy occasions the ACCORDION
plait is used a great deal The ieunesse
silk, already laid in folds, win be found
very convenient for these slips. One that
| saw in pale yellow, had a narrow inser-
ton set in the skirts; had loose square
falling from the neck in front to form a
yoke; and pretty fan-like pieces that
stretched out over the shoulders-all
with the insertion set in 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 ruffte of embroidery that
ran over the shoulders, and down into a
V at the waist line, both back and front
Above the rutfie was a broad beading,
through which was run black velvet rib
bon, tied at waist and on the shoulders in
bows of small loops.
Very simple and very pretty gowns are
gathered on yoke, and have two deep
full rufties over the shoulders. These will
be found very satisfactory, as they are
easily laundried. In the striped and flow
cred summer silks the effects are beauti-
full and the simpler the dress is made up
the more youthful and dainty the effect
In the ginghams linens and batistes a
little more trimming is added, but only in
the shape Of embroidery. The skirts are
turned up in deep hens. Two or three
rutfles around the waist, on the shoulders
and two more beneath, on each sleeve,
give full effect TO child inclined to be
awkward. Then fine embroidered
guimpe is inserted, trimmed with couple
of ruffles of the edging.
A neat sailor suit for a young girl is
made of dark blue, with a broad band of
bright red cloth at the bottom of the
skirt, closely laid with rows of fine white
braid. A short jacket falls over a fine
white linen waist, and It's revers are
faced with the red, trimmed with points
of the white braid. There is a deep
sailor collar of the fine linen, with fluted
frill at the edge; and the belt is the red
and white of the trimming.
For somewhat older girl, IA to 10,
there is neat duck suit in white. Sew
eral inches above the hem of the skirt a
broad band of clear old blue linen is laid.
On both edges of the blue band three
rows of fine braid in white are added.
This white braid is very effective for
trimming, especially when many rows of
it are used The bodice is white, with a
white pointed yoke inside. The turn
down collar is of blue, edged like the band
of the skirt and it continues in rcVers
that are quite broad and are similarly
trimmed. The belt is of the blue
The two dresses pictured, for small
girls are pretty and very easily made.
The one for the younger child can be
made of silk, dainty nainsook, batiste, or
any material that will stand out prettily.
1t is laid in full box plaits in 'front.' has
larger side plaits and is gathered at the
back The square yoke is plated. Ruff
fees are added, of fine embroidery--two on
the skirt, far apart, two around the yoke,
and one over each shoulder. The sleeves
are very pretty, with the short puff
caught down by an embroidered band,
and with the embroidered rulIies falling
over the plain lower sleeve.
The second dress is for a somewhat
older girl, and can be made of challie or
cashmere. IL is all in one piece in front,
laid in box plaits at each side and caught
down with velvet rosettes. At the back
the dresses are cut in two pieces, and
Joined at the waist.
/ saw a dainty miss this morning clad
in spotless pink batiste. The skirt was
quite plain, laid in rather wide pIaits,
with a deep hem Around the hips were
three full rules of the batiste, each edged
with fine and very open embroidery.
Over each sleeve were three more rudies
with the fine edging. The collar was
gathered edge of the embroidery The
rufhes did not meet in front either at the
neck or at the waist, but were connected
by small band Of the embroidery,
slightly gathered,