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LITTLE FOLKS FASHION.
What Boys and Girls Are Wearinc-Ap-
propriate Suits and Frocks.

LITTLE FOLKS FASHION,
What Boys and Girls Are wearinc-Ap-
proprinte Suits and Frocks.
The modes for boys clothing are eH-
tremely jaunty and trig this summer.
as we'll as diversified. The boy Of
eight or twelve is provided for as
thoughtfully as his big brother of
twenty-eight in matters Of sport and
dress. A round jacket. waist-coat and
knlckcrs of plaided cloth or home
spun is a popular style for boys
of twelve. Another has a double
breasted coat and the inevitable knick-
ers, and is made Of lightweight, fancy
flannel, cheviot or tweed. A rather
deep, white, turned over collar is worn
with these styles.
Then come the "knockabout" sport
ing suits for cricket, golf or all around
play. 4 swagger little golf suit of
Irish tweed has the baggiest Of knick-
ers and a loosely fitted Norfolk jacket,
in which the arms have entire free
dom. A favorite tennis or cricket suit
has a striped flannel jacket and knick-
ers of plain flannel, less baggy than
for golf, but full enough for comfort.
A Madras outing shirt or shirtwaist is
to be worn with this.
Sailor and boatswain suits are made
of white drill. fancy cotto1s and SIM
liar light fabrics. Some parents like
the sailor suit to be absolutely "cor-
rect with the long. tiaring trousers,
but most prefer more picturesque short
pantaloons with sailor blouse. An at
tractive style has the blouse Of white
duck with collar and cuffs OF blue duck.
while the knickers are of the blue ma
terial, with three white buttons at the
knee. The boatswain'S suit has q
Jacket instead of blouse. with coEyen-
tional sailor collar 1t does not fasten,
and may be worn over a sleeveless
blouse If desired. 4 jaunty suit of this
fashion was of blue and white Gala
tea. with sleeveless blouse of white
India washable silk.
Blouses Of wash silk are extremely
popular for little boys this summer.
They are made with ruffies down the
front. around the deep turned down
collar and on the cuffs. The advan-
tages of the wash silk waist are mani
fold. as they are cool, not so easily
soiled as lawn, are more easily
laundered and are dressy without being
stiff.
For girls are all conceivable fulfil
nesses and prettinesses. Even the every
day frocks are jauntily airy. A charm
ing little frock-for nowadays little
girls wear "frocks." be it understood.
as their grandmammas dds of brown
linen with a deep hem, stitched with
coarse red or blue line thread. and hav-
ing the fulness stitched down in length
wise tucks, six or eight inches long,
at the waist. The bodice opens at the
sede of the front, and is scalloped at
the opening and around the low cut
neck. A narrow braid of the same
color as the stitching is rutfled slightly
and used to edge the scallops. \
guimpe of white allover embroidery is
worn with it. Dark blue duck, denim
and canvas are greatly liked for ordi-
nary wear, and the sailor blouse is as
popular for girls as for boys. A
trig little sailor costume is made
of light gray alpaca. with deco
rations of red braid, red being as. much
a feature of children's dress as Of their
elders. Another suit is of navy blue
serge. with rows of white stitching on
the coat and skirt. The blouse that ac-
companies it is Of white lawn with in
serted embroidery.
For everything but outdoor play the
airy Swiss muslin seems to be the IA
vored fabric. 1t comes in reds and
blues as well as white. and the colors
often are preferred, as they soil less
quickly. The usual way of making
them is the simple ruffied skirt and
baby" waist, to be worn with or with
out guimpe. The low-necked waist,
with short puff sleeve. has been iu-
creasing in favor for year. and this
summer babies and small girls are seen
generally with their plump pink necks
and arms uncovered.