Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-03-02
DRESSES FOR GIRLS.
Some New Ideas In the Making of Tasty
Costumes.


Some New Ideas In the Making of Tasty
Costumes.
One might be forgiven for the stereo-
typed remark that children's dresses
were never as pretty us now. The
styles are simple and quaint, with just
enough character to them to relieve
them from plainness; and fussiness, of
all things, is discouraged in such cos
tunes.
Velvet is as popular for children as
for grown people, and is such a service
able and becoming material that one
may be pardoned the trifing additional
COST for the excellent effect produced by
this most useful and excellent of all
fabrics.
A little girl of five years has dress
of velvet made in almost perfect Mother
Hubbard fashion. The yoke is edged
with deep Vandylxes of Irish point; the
sleeves are very full at the shoulders
and gathered into narrow cuffs at the
wrists. There is plain collar, and fancy
buttons close the dress at the back
A dress for a little girl of nine is
made of lady's cloth. The skirt is cut
in somewhat similar fashion to those
worn by ladies, the fullness in the
back being similarly arranged. The
waist is little Eton jacket over full
blouse, that is gathered into belt and
buttoned on to the skirt belt inside,
the skirt belt being wide and forming
sort of corselet, so that the blouse
does not show below the jacket The
sleeves are in leg-o'mutton fashion,
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near the shoulders, making loose
puff; the lapels Of the jacket are turned
back over the sleeves.
A girl of twelve years has dress of
Henrietts cloth. The skirt is plain,
with the exception of three rows of
narrow braid just above the hem. The
wlist is fitted with one dart, and has
very wide revers, forming deep collar
at the back. This is faced with silk Of
the color of the dress goods; the sleeves
have large puffs above the elbows, and
are plain below, with turned back
cuffs. A guimpe or blouse is worn un-
der the waist. This has the front made
of embroidery, with collar of silk.
A combination suit of spotted delaine
over plain wool of the same sort is
made with the skirt of the figured ma
terial in front and at the sides. In the
back it is draped to the waist-line and
falls apart over the back breadth,
watch is of plain goods. The tops of
the sleeves and the vest, and deep v
in the back are of the plain goodc; the
sides of the waist are of the figured
material.
A stylish and becoming costume for
small girl has a plain skirt of vel
veteen, gathered into a belt. The
blouse is of silk, with velvet collar,
very deep in the back, growing mar
rover over the shoulders, and with
one end finished in a surplice effect,
extending across the front and under
the arm, where it ends with small
rosette. There is vest-shaped trim.
ming of embroidery, and the collar has
deep edging to match. The sleeve.
are very full, in puffs from shoulders
to elbows. with plain cuffs below.
A pretty dress of surah has feather
stitched hem, square yoke with .
deep fall of lac,, ruffies over the shou'
ders and bishop sleeves. Another is oi
India silk, with yoke and sleeve caps
of embroidery. This is worn over 9
silk petticoat with side-plaited ruffies
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