The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-04-28
SENSIBLE GARMENTS FOR CHILDREN.

these dainty frOcSs Is TO have a full gath.
cred waist witt \ straight skirt tucked or
plainly hemEBed and gathered to the belt.
The yoke E.ay have a little white lace or
embroidery or a few bows Of white ribbon.
When the frock is for very nice, white rib
bons are worn with IL and on semigrand
occasions blue ones matching the darker
shade are worn. These checked silks are
washable. Poplin Is also produced in the
same design and so are many ginghams.
But these particular ginghams are firm
and extra fine and the plaid clearly de.
fined. Nothing could be prettier or more
childlike.
For gown for every day and for the
hardest kind of wear a dark blue linen
dress was made The skirt was slightly
sprung and had three rows Of fat white
tape around the bottom. The waist was
gathered very full at the top to garibaldi
straps. Tape and small white buttons
trimmed the upper part, while three rows
were put around wrists, belt and neck.
This is an indestruotible dress.
Hairline percales in blue and white,
brown and white or red and white make
good, serviceable dresses for every day.
The yoke and gathered skirt is the easiest
ironed. Some are gathered to the yoke,
some laid in folds. One dainty little dress
of this kind had a double row Of oatstitoh-
ing done in red thread around the bottom.
The yoke and cuffs were ornamented In
the same way. Featherstitohing is also
often seen on ohildren's garments. Moth
ers generally add this refining touch.
White null and dotted swiss as we'll as
pi1ue are all among the dresses for little
girls, and dotted linen lawns are among
the choicest Of all materials for children.
The dots are fine and usually In clusters
and are limited TO red, blue and brown.
! saw one cunning little suit for baby
Of in a great store where nothing but
children's garments are made This was
on a lay figure, TO be sure, but ii lost lit
tie Of its grace. First, there were mites Of
sky blue shoes and pale blue stockings;
then a white linen lawn frock tucked In
clusters OF Eve, four and three fine lines.
Tlssre was q blue and white plaid sash
tied in the back. So many little pettiooats
there were that the frock stuck out wide
ly. There was a small REFER jacket o.
blue cloth with silver buttons and veIy
narrow silver soutaehe. Tho bonnet had
q peaked crown and was made of white
ribbed silk. I'm front there was stiff frill
OF silk lined with lace, and 1t stood up
high around the face. Two dwarf blue
q.yyich plumss and q bunch of white rib
bon loops were put upon the top between
the frill and the crown.
For girl Of there was very stylish
coat made of elephant gray cashmere sub
lime. The upper part was in q blouse,
open at the left side, fastened with bone
buttons and outlined by fancy black braid
with picot edges The skirt portion was
laid in deep kilt plaits and there was a
leather belt with heavy steel buckle.
Hats for children are of every kind and
condition. Straw In the rough basket
weaves are best liked for every day, and
they require less trimming than the chips
and Rner braids. The most of them have
msre or less ruflllng Of straw around the
upper part Of the crown. The rough
straws for children have more field flowers
than anything else, though somo have plaid
ribbon bows and perhaps stiff quill or
So Flat puritan straws, mostly In dark
colors, are seen and as a general rule are
tlipmed with Nibbon bows and In some
eases with straw braids applied like rib
bons. All the colors OF tho rainbow and
more arc brought out In the straw hats,
some Of which are Of light pink, a color
y stnaFk.