New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-12
GOWNS FOR THE GIRLS.
DREssY FRocEs FOR THE TWELVE
YEAR-OLD AND PLAIN ONES FOR
THE MISS OF FIFTEEN.

AND MAKE-ExpENsrvE SIMPLICITY.

AND MAKE-EXpENstvE SIMPLICITY.
II seems to be an unwritten law that while little
girls UP 10 the ages Of thirteen or fourteen may
wear light clothes deliberately trimmed at every
childish function. girls of fourteen to eighteen
should be very simply attred: this period being as
Il were the caterpillar chrysas condition from
which, later on. Will emerge the butterfly debutane.
So while Maud who Is twelve years old. Is bean-
tifu 10 behold In fairyke toilet OF blue silk
and lace Ethel aged fifteen. Is quietly a;tired in
a simple cloth frock or, ut the most silk walls;
and woollen skirt-not that the latter Is less ex-
pensve by any means. On the contrary, as every
woman knows. nothing Is more costly than up-to-
date simplicity The dressy little frOcks may be
easily made at home. but 1t takes an expert to
fashion the clothes Of well-dressed-looking young
girl A charming French model for frock for
girl OF fourteen Is OF green and brown iridescent
popln. the skirt made quite pain with godets; the
bodice IL slightly gathered In at the waist. back
and front, and is covered with blouse OF brown
silk fish net" on each front Of which Is large
green palette The blouse fastens on the left
side. the joining being covered with an accordion
pleated ruIle OF green satin covered with gradn-
ated jabot OF butter-colored lace.
The waist Is encircled with draped belt OF black
satin narrow In the front. but widening to n
rounded pont-top and bottom-at the back. and
finished just below the waist with couple of loops
and ends OF black satin sash ribbon.
with butter-colored lace. The sleeves are very
tight except for the two puffs at the top.
Small black-and white checks will be much worn
by young girls this spring They are trimmed
with narrow black velvet, with colored collar and
belt.
VELVET RIBBON TRIMMING.
An effective looking costume OF this material has
the bodice fastened dIagonally from the left shou.-
der TO the right OF the waist. the edge OF the open
Ing being trimmed with four rows of narrow black
velvet ribbon. From under this diagonal band
come three wide bands OF black velvet ribbon
about two and one-half inches In width The upper
one is about five inches long, tho second somewhat
shorter and the third still shorter. These cross
the bodice diagonay in the opposite direction. and
arc finished at each end by Iosette OF cerise-
| colored satin. Two square tabs one back and one
front stand out over the shoulders. between when
sticks out the short upper pun OF the sleeves
These tabs are also trimmed with black velve; rib
bon. and the entire sleeves. the puns, as well as
the tight fitting remainder encircled with hori-
zon,a stripes or rings OF the velvet. a little more
than half an inch apart The belt Is narrow one
consisting of several folds Of cerise satin. with
| full bow at the back. The collar Is also OF the
cerise satin. with full bow
OF BABY-BLUE SILK.
For younger little maid pretty little confec-
ton Is OF baby-blue china silk. The skirt Is fin
ished at the bottom with ruffies Of the
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ciennes. an inch above which is band Of Naier-
ciennes insertion. The skirt Is very full and Is
a square tucked yoke. surrounded with couple OF
ruied edges with Valenciennes Ike those on the
below which the bodice Is slashed over a whi'e
satin underbody.
blue silk and insertion. with the short upper pufS
s!ashed over white satin like the bodice For
no prettler stve than the full blouse waist. the
/ neck nd IN
down for five six inches the rest LEFT full to the
E HsG| S whcb love Se hps hed in
Another pattern for a chd's skirt. which is very
graceful has the funess at the hips laid on In
three long pleats at the waist Three rosetes hold
down the folds of the pleats on either side a little
distance below the hips.
ORGANIZES.
oro,rd,es will be In vogue next summer for Ole
and for young One OF the prettiest ways of max
Ing skirt Is to cut 1t in the new style called sun
pleated skirt. This Is circular shape. cut from
goods three Yards square or course to o9ia
The circle for the waist measures a yard in cir
The b ns S oTeT Girels forms th 5ea
sent the accordion pleater who should nave
to hang we'll the pleas must converge absolutely
evenly being large at the bottom ana extrernely
faffefa pettlcoat out OF diapaanous material; Is
extremely pretty for children. and for tall sien-
4 skirt made in this way. with blouse waist of
the same material and with Il sleeveless boero OF
velvet IL a pretty suggestion. . -.
The new boeros almost All cut up In point
at the back. the space being hHed IN win d large
bow on the belt ,,.
There ar sevcra, new patterns for summer skirts
but the plain pleated or gathered one VIII sun De
the Smariest.
WASH SILK SKIRTS.
Wash silk skirts Will be very much worn. and In
these more latitude is allowed. one pretty new
pa,.ern has one pleat in the middle and one from
Zach side Of the neck TO the waist, making three
in all well separated from each other The spaces
between are filled in with very small me ,ucks,
with a continuation OF the same small tucks OF
tho shoulder and the sleeve The latter however,
reaches onlv as far as the armpf the fulness being
gathered into the waist below to-.
The short linen collars. turned over stocks, have
become so common that the smartest women nave
already given them up. ana nave returned 10 .he
wider and pleiner style worn last season, but the
former are certainly very becoming ana mucn iess
io.ii, III tho latter They will doubtless be
more q oru next summer than the wide ones.
AN AFTERNOON or MUSIC.
A most enjoyable musical was given yesterday al