Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-04
ToGS FOR BABY SMELLS.
Costly and Elaborate Outfits for Little Tots of
 6 or Years of Age.

NeN 1OrkB June Z4-kSpeclal OOffc- spendence of the Chicago Daily News.)- Men and women are only boys and girls grown tall, and children's fashions are only the abbreviated styles of their elders. The little maid of and and ' has wardrobe quite as elaborate and al- most as expensive as that of her grown up sister. The little skirts are the regu- 1ation width and the godet plats are stiffened with genuine hairclcth; the sleeves are big, bigger, biggest. and the hats are morsels of accordion-plaited chiffon and flowers of every hue
 took long breath and wondered what new glory and Splendor could be provided for the little maid when she blossomed into womanhood, as I watched several mothers with Well-filled purses buy the outfits their little daughters were to take to seashore and mountain.
 The days of the simple white linen apron, high-necked and long-sleeved and the best dress of dainty cashmere with frills of lace at neck and hands, are things of the past, and no self-respect- ing little girl of would be content with them. In their place here come gowns of daintily tucked gingham and cham bray, with gulmpes and full sleeves of embroidered null, for morning wear: yachting suits of blue and crimson fan mel, with broad, white sailor-collars; afternoon dresses of daintily lowered silks trimmed after the fashion of their mammas in fittings of lace and chiffon and punches and bows of ribbons.
 One pretty, old custom which has come back is for the dressing of small feet in half socks and strapped slippers. Of course this is exclusively for house wear, yet some mothers for outings merely sub stitute stout little tan shoes for the slippers.
 Her To.l,t Accessories.
 Chief among toilet accessories with which a well-dressed child is provided today are her handkerchiefs, her gloves, her fans and her parasols. Of handker- chiefs she has an abundance; for morn ing use, a simple square of linen with q tiny hemstitched border; for afternoons, gay little trifes of embroidered null with a narrow lace edgng. Her gloves are of kid, two and sometimes ree-buttoned; they match her little gowns and wraps, and fit as nicely IS any ladys in the land, and this little modern child would as soon think of going without her shoes as without her gloves.
 Her parasols are little befrlled white and pink and blue silk affairs, which af- ford quite as much delight to the tiny owners as they do discomfort and an noyance to the people who come into vio- lent contact with them.
 What the Little Men Wear.
 The little men have their trunkload of good clothes sailor suits of cloth and linen and ginaham Blouse shirt waists rich in embroidered ruffies and frilled with lace accompany the little dress suits of fine cloth, sik-braided and gor- geous velvet suits for the cool evenings. They have gold shirt studs and cuff but tons and derbies@and silk hats off of the arae pattern as those of their fathers and uncleS.
 These Rich Tots Dress Plainly.
 h striking and pleasing contrast to these little men and women of the pros porous class are the children of the many times millionaire. Little Dorothy Whit ney, the 7-year-old daughter of the ex- secretary of the navy, and little Gladys Vanderbilt, who live just across the street from each ether, have never had befrilled lace and chiffon trimmed gown in all of their happy little lives.
 For every day they have dresses of snowy white linen and lawn, with hand stitched hems and f1uted ruffles at the throat and wrists, every stitch made by hand; their little skirts and underwaists and flannels are soft and fine as silk, but there is no trimming on them, and their chief beauty lies in the fact that they are made by hand and of the very best goods procurable
 For driving and church these little maids have gowns of white cashmere and their cloaks are of roughly finished, heavy white cloth for cool weather, and of heavy white pique for spring and sum mer. Their hats are white and their first clothes of decided blue or brown will be given them when they arrive at the dignity of 9 years.
 These little maidens, who live in such splendid houses and have nurses and maids to care for them in the most watchful manner have no curls nor frizzes; their hair is worn closely cropped, so that when they grow into big girls they will have splendid thick, silky suit, which will last them a life time.
 A tiny little chain with gold heart shaped locket is all of the jewelry they possess, as far as they have any knowl- edge. All of the baby pins, buttons and rings are put away with the soft silk robes and the lace-trimmed silk gowns they wore as little babies
 When they are grown-up young ladies their first elaborate gown will be a gen uine delight to them, and they will rejoice at the simple pearl necklace with it's dia- mond clasp which every rosebud has when she makes her debut and which is her sole ornament until a lover puts the Gem-studded engagement ring on her fin ger and her relatives begin to shower jewels upon her which are deemed unfit fer lilylike girlhood, but good and per feet adornment for fair young matron.
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