Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-19
FASHIONS FOR CHILDREN
There is Always Something New for BOYS
and Girls.
Simplicity is the Keynote for Every
thing-SOme Attractive and Ser
viceable School Frocks,
From Harper's Bazaar.


ways new and distinctive fads of soldier
sailor and rough rider. Scotch or English
style Is to be followed, and this keeps busy
the people who make a speciality of fitting
out children. Sometimes the French fash
Ions are followed exclusively, sometimes
the German. sometimes the English. and
lately the American. and every detail Is
carried out from hats to shoes.
For Small Boys.
The present style of dressing for small
boys from two to four years of age is de-
cldedly picturesque, and. as rule, be-
coming. 1t consists of short trousers, very
short. not reaching to the knee, and a
blouse or smock coat, very long wasted,
cut with skirt, very scant, or all in one
piece. and worn with leather belt The
blouse is fastened diagonally from the
shoulder to waist, or just a little at one
side 1t is quite like the Russian blouse
or peasants smock. With this costume
short white socks and black or tan shoes
are correct These suits are made in diff
ferent wash materials-the striped linens
and galateas white linen and white duck
and in plain brown Holland. The striped
suits are trimmed with plain white bands
the white with colored linen. and the ordi-
nary brown Holland linen with white
These linen suits also often deliberately
made up with regular white embroidery
silk, a linen-thread shocking and some
beautiful .handiwork is displayed. AS yet
the imported ones but the work Is now be-
ing done over here, and shocking bids fair
to be the fashionable fancy work before
long.
are put into sailor suits. The long trouser
suits are considered the smartest. but they
are comparatively uncomfortable, so that
the short trousers are more worn, the long
ones being kept for dress.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs is said to have
her boy better turned out In his sailor
clothes than any other child of his age
He wears white almost entirely-whlte
duck and white flannel, made on the most
conventional of sailor patterns, modelled
after the men-o'-war suits in every par
ticular. For everyday wear the blue serge
and blue flannel suits are the best, with
short trousers, and worn with socks and
tan shoes. The galateas are also useful
made in the same way. For afternoon and
dress occasions there are the admiral
suits, made with short jackets instead of
blouse, and worn with white vest. But the
sailor blouse is best for very small boys
The sailor blouse suit is generally preferred
to the Russian blouse even for very
young boys. and it looks equally well with
the kilt skirts or with the trousers. only
undertrousers or drawers should be worn
instead of pettcoats. Indeed. pettlcoats
are not to be included in boys outht
after he is two years old.
The Winter Outfit.
August. and even September. is too early
to speak with absolute decision about the
winter fashions. There are, of course,
many advance styles to be seen, but Amer
leans no longer rush blindly into every
fashion that is introduced, and 1T Is later
in the season than now before the styles
can be relied upon. This does not nov"
ever, apply to children's fashions and 1t
is quite possible now to start in on girrs
winter outfit The fashion of which
glimpses have been vouchsafed promise
we'll for the young girls, for as yet there
is nothing exaggerated in cut, design or
lie, q
a night may bring forth in some taking
eccentricity All the styles are much more
satisfactory than they have been Tor the
last two or three years.
Simplicity is the keynote for everything,
and the English rather than the French IN
fluence is to be supreme. The nat seems
to have gone forth that simplicity Is TO De
more desirable than ever, and even LOT
elaborate frocks there is to be quiet tone
of coloring and no overtrimmlng
School frocks the first to be made up
These are to have the gored shirts so cut
that they will flare around the foot or else
made with attached founce; there are over
skirts on some of the frocks-the polfileu
overskirts long enough only to snow me
edge of the fiounce on the underSklft, pat
the smartest have overskirts, and the
trimming, when there is any, consists OF
braid or braiding. Dark blue and DARK
green heavy sergeS and camel S-hilr ana Il
bright brown lightweight cloth are popular
materials One attractive frock OF dark green
has the gored skirt, round waist made
with yoke of dark red SILK, ana revers Oh
the silk in front opening to show narrow
vest of the silk. A brown cloth frock IS
made with a gored skirt trimmed with hNe
rows of black braid of graduated Wldth
the waist IS on the plan of a sailor blouse,
except that it has fulness, and opens in
shape with pointed reVers and square
sailor collar. With this Is worn a htted
vest and stock-colIar of white pique or
linen: the sleeves have just little fuiness
at the top and are finished at the wrist
with narrow cuff that Is fastened Wlth
tiny gilt buttons. In the same style Is a
charming frock of china-blue novelty goods
the skirt trimmed with black braid and
the vest with black silk. 1t might be
thought a black silk vest would look quite
inappropriate, but it is exceedingly smart,
and the design is used for girls from ten
to sixteen
Costumes of skirt and coat to correspond
will be as fashionable as ever, both Tor
school and church wear, but the materials
used will be those that will make it posi-
BILE to wear the jacket with other skirts
For instance, a blue serge or cloth coat
made to wear with skirt to match Will De
so absolutely plain that 1t will look equally
well with blue OF green plaid skirt. with
the coat and skirt costume the Irresistible
shirt waist will be worn; but 1t IS quite the
best style of waist for school girl For
winter the flannels and velveteens will take
the place of the wash materials. Plain
colors are considered smarter than figured
designs. Red can be worn with anything
and everything, and nothing is prettier
than red velveteen shirt waist made with
pointed yoke at the back and with little
fitness in front
Fashionable Costumes for Girls.
The most fashionable costumes for girls
from eight to eighteen to wear this winter
for church and afternoon will be the vel
vet and velveteen frocks. Dark green is to
be favorite, a deep blue and seal-brown.
These must be made most simply, either
with skirt and coat to wear with SILK
waists, or in princess style, with white |
yoke, and the frock fastened at one side,
with enough fulness in front to do away |
with what would be unbecoming to an UNI |
formed figure-the tight-fitting effect The
skirts are to be circular in shape, the coats
nearly three-quarter length, made double |
breasted and fastened with the fancy but
tons The coat is only open enough at the
neck to show the collar and tie OF the |
waist and has narrow reverS. 1t Is sup
posed to be worn in cold weather with a |
fur boa or cape, and then wide revers |
would be in the way. 1t is not fashionable |
for young girls to have the revers of their |
coats faced with fur, nor Is it fashionable |
to wear anything but small boa or col |
lar. A dark brown velvet costume with |
short boa of sable and sable muff, is the |
handsomest frock any girl could wish for, |
and looks all the better for being simply |
made. When the waist of the frock is of |
velvet, it is best to have it made separate |
from the skirt that 1t need not be put |