The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-04
oAILoREN.s
New Thinea ia Dress for the Younger
Girls.

New Things ia Dress for the Younger
Girls.
The shops arc filed this year with the
niost fascinating materials for girls
frocks. Challies in the Dolly Warden
patterns, lowered dimities, colored
piques, sheer lawns of every color and
design, organizes, and even linens and
grass cloths, are considered suitable for
childrenas wear. while in the wool goods
there Is an endless variety.
The challis are by many mothers pre-
ferred to silks. for the o~ld-fashioned
idea that silk is a material not to be
worn BY a girl until she is IS is not quite
lone away with, although fashion seems
to have changed lately, and the silks
are used in great quantities, the pom
padour and empire patterns and the
Dresden flowers being preferred. Still.
there are, as has been said, many women
who prefer to nse challis for c~hildren's
wear.
There are but two styles of skirts fo1
children's dresses. One is made very
full, and with no goring; this is sewed
on to the band in gathers, three rows
of fine shirring insuring a better hang
ing to the skirt, and the fuIlness being
kept as much as possible to the back.
Some very smart French frocks have a
perfectly circular skirt, which of course
hangs without any fulness over the
hips, and flares out considerably around
the bottom. Ruf1es are tabooed, and
the skirt is finished with a deep hem.
Two rows of insertion let in above the
hem, or, if the gown be of wool, with
lace laid on the material, are the only
trimming ever seen, and this but rarely,
for the plain look is considered much
smarter.
Guimpe dresses are worn by girls as
old as IL, and they are made with very
little variation from last year, the diff
ference lying only in the trimming over
the shoulders of the dress. Sometimes
this is put on in bands of embroidery
ruiied one over the other, or in plain
bands of pique trimmed with a narrow
edge of embroidery. The waist itself
is the full baby waist, gathered in at the
belt, and an insertion through which
ribbon is run finishes waist and skirt.
The sleeves are full puffs which reach
a little above the elbows, and are fin
ished with the insertion to run ribbon
through, and the full stiff look is given
to the puffs by means of small tapes
inside, which are tied tight or loose, as
the case may be. A white dimity with
sprays of moss roses made in the style
just described is exceedingly dainty
and fresh, with it's trimming of moss
green ribbon an inch wide, which, put
through the different insertions, is fin
ished with rosettes on either side of the
front, and also at the back, but there
has the addition of long ends. Another
pretty little gown to be worn with a
Guimpe is of pink and white striped
grass cloth, This has the batiste collar
edged with embroidery and bright cher.
ry ribbons, which make it look as clean
and bright as new stick of peppermint
candy. Another little gown made on
these lines is a bright red gingham with
a polka dot of white. In this gown
The collar and caps oven the sleeves are
all Of the same material, and merely
edged with embroidery put on without
any fullness, while the little cap pieces
are fastened on the waist with tiny
white pearl buttons.-Harper's Bazaar.