The morning times., 1896-11-01
CHILDREN'S COATS.
Some Smart Winter Wraps for Little
People.

! The new fashions in the ma iOrity of
chiIdren's wraps differ little in cut from
these OF last autumn and winter. True,
sleeves are all smaller, and the jacket tails
I, are now pres sed down into several pleats
at the back instead Of ripping, as formerly;
but SO slight are thc changes otherwise that
alterations at these points alone Will make
many a little leftover coat quite as fine
| as Il new one.
| WiththecOvertand box coats, which make
smart school garments for girls from eight
up, there has been slight lengthenng of
the skirts. These are now cut two inches
longer than they were in the spring but the
| shapes are the same d fitted back and loose
front, single or double breasted. The box
| coats are commonly double breasted. fa ten
| ing with big fancy bone or pearl buttons.
and made Of smooth tan ana brown cloths;
the seams are strapped and there is n let
! in velvet culldr either the exact color of
the coat or several shades darker.
| The covert coats have also strapped
/ seams, but are without this velvet collar,
| and fasten single breasted under a fly
| The cloths used for these are the neat covert
weaves in all the brown tints that appear
in the grown-up garment: and when really
good lyle is desired the very youngest of the
little covert coats will often be made to
order by a smart tailor.
! All of the newest coat sleeves are on the
! gigoi order, those of the loose French sac
jackets excepted Sleeves of these are most
COMMONLY bishop shapes and in a contrasting
material as velvet with cloth or velvet with
fur, for fur is as much the fashion for small
maids now as for their elders.
Very little girls tiny maids from four to
six have picturesque quantness in these
loose jackets. and Will be given to carrying
the enormous muffs now the fashion, and to
wearing big. stiff crowned velvet hats, triIn-
med high with dancing feathers.
/ If The body of the little coat is of cloth,
say gray, the bishop sleeves will perhaps
be of green velvet. the hat matching Trim
ming of the hat will be black, ostrich feathers
| and rosettes of satin ribbon and n narrow
| edge of Persian lamb or sable will outline
the yoke and high medici collar of the little
coat. This elaborate get up, however. is
strictly for fine moments, for promenaties
on the avenue, state visiting, or Sunday
| school.
All of the new wraps for children as well
as those for the grown-ups, have high re-
| versible collars.
Those of the jackets are often slashed in
| squares or points at the top, where they are
| frequently bound with velvet in darker
Z, shade than the coat Pipings of the same
will then outline the seams at the back.
pockets and cuffs, smooth melton cloths,
in paletans and browns. being the materials
used with this velvet trimming.
Other little cloth coats in blue, green,
gray or brown, will be richly braided with
black Black braids, in all designs, are
enormously usedfortrimming, and when ap-
| piled in fancy patterns on color the effect
is very handsome.
A misses coat in hunters green cloth
pictured demonstrates one simple pretty
way of applying the braid. The model
of the jacket / S a sort OF double breasted
REFER with loose back pleated into Il
yoke. The mediGi collaris only moderately
high, with the rounded top sloping down
toward the front; the sleeves are the small
muttonlegs, that for big, and little arc
now the popular shape for coats, and which
have suddenly grown SO snug that the