The morning times., 1896-04-12
Paris rlOdistes Say Americap
nothers Order Child's Clothes
of Them Because More
Sensible -Toweling
for Street Play.

their nurses they arose from the ground,
shook themselves and tO6IdIed iutO the
park none the worse for wear They were
dressed in little coats OF brownish towel
ing, with red ribbons at throat auI a tiny
red punching around the hem inside the
cloak. In this delightfully."- comfortable
garb they played all day.
our own children at home seldom wear
wash ciOaks. but the babies or Paris
wear them constantly. Two or even three
cioaks a week are worn by them, aud a
little child in sOiled silk robe would be
looked down upon by other children and
pitied by the elders as one VINO had no
cloak al all
A whole stack OF little coats. in towel
ling, and in the denims and s,,l.-I)tb.
and other rough and ready materials
were stacked together 70 go 10 the
United states. They were exquisiteIy
made, and were trimmed with most de-
hghtful trimmings of six and Iss-p, hut
40 velvet. They were all intended for
one family OF children. also saw some
very cunning and useful coats which were
TO go, 1 was told. TO the Hammersley fam
ily. They were, doubtless. for that won
derfui little $1,000 600 baby, who is Us
well known here as AT home on account or
his connection with Lady William BeTes-
ford.
White is immensely worn here by chb
dren, but 10 is coarse, easily Iauadered,
comfortable white. devoid or the straight
ness and starchiness OF those miserable
cambrics.
And the nOu-nou. too, is clad all in white
from the top Of her high Swiss cap TO the
broad sOles OF her shoes Another i'm
pOrtaut bJbyisthc wee son of an East Indian
nigh official What his skin lacks 10 white
ness Is made up to this biGh-bOrn baby
N the pure whiteness OF his robes
al. fr.rr
silk, trimmed profuseiy IN rich old lace,
was his. He was borne along By The
prouGest white nurse and he tIinked
Just as COntentedly at the sun in spite
OF the stage whispers that went around
among The small boys, dubbing him lie
petit cafe au lait.'
Yesterday I went to see "A very new
conner IN Paris, one who Has nOJ been mi
tiated ia IN out-0f-doOr life, and one who
has yet 10 look forward TO his first walk
In the BOiS.' Edith, OF six, and Bob5~.
just two. came 70 tell me all about the per
sonal appearance OF their new brother.
Edith saId the pretty dress she wore was
even newer than the baby. for % had Just
come that day.
1t was or green batiste. with li;tle fig
ure in old blue. The square yoke was Or
plain green batIste. and the trimming was
coarse ecru lace inserting She wore with
il Il belt Df old blGe velvet with tWO rOSettes
at The front.
Bob'> lutte dresses are always built on the
same general plan. and have the idea OF
comfort, remarkably preserved. Both
are fashionable little folks.
There are very soft fluffy white dresses
with great deal OF narrow vaienciennes
Insertions and tiny tuCkS; and they are all
made by the sisters in some Partisan con-
vent that arc noted foe their dainty needle
work.
Then / mad the rare treat OF seeing baby
and his '-Iayette and even his christening
dress The square yoke OF the dress was or
narrow lace and fine tuckSs Thefuil printed
bertha was made Of tiny strips Of the soft
white material and strips OK lace. For
twenty inches around the bottom OF thed dress
there were bands OF the material and bands
OF the lace decreasing in width they
went up
Some very full rosettes Of white baby
ribbon were tucked around on the yoke.
NINA GOODWIN.