The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-07
scribed everything with precocious ao-

| scribed everything with precocious &C
curacy:
For my toilette de Iendemain" (the
day following communion, which is also
a holiday to the fair commgnicants) II
shall wear this frock which mamma
ordered for me, oh, many weeks ago.
from her own modiste on the Rue de la
Paix." And the small bit Of vanity
dragged from its tissue paper wrap
pings a dainty frock of fancy salmon
silk. Sweet and girlish it was, with the
demonstrations of lace on collar, blouse
and revers. The little rounded coat, a
double one, rather short, opened so that
a great deal of the blouse, which was
striped with narrow black velvet, was
disclosed to the admiring eye. The
skirt fell over a tablier striped with the
velvet and, although laid smoothly over
the hips, ffared a good deal below them
The silken belt was clasped with a
charming buckle of gold enamel IN
shades of green and touches of black
and white. The bolero sleeves, modish
to the dainty upturned cuff of lace,
were underset by soft sleeves of white
chiffon, whose narrow bands were
ciasped by enameled gold buttons. To
cap the childs curly locks the milliner
had provided the most picturesque wide
brimmed hat trimmed with spring fiow-
ers.
Mamma has ordered for herself a
beautiful gown" chartered the little
one, and when her ridiculously young
looking mother came into the room
nothing would do the mink but that I
pronounce upon the matters gown.
When Nine. Ia Mere arrayed herself
in the gown and hat and paced sedately
UP and down before US in charming
mimicry of the Rue de Ia Paix dress
makers models, ] could not but make
my verdict a neutral one, for, in its
way, the delicate pastel blue cloth, with
its beautifully nodded skirt falling in
a graceful square train, was a sight to
charm the crustiest critic Of feminine
apparel. OF course, the costume was
fitted with a bolero What gown now
adays is seen minus the coat? But this
special specimen of the genus was
pointed even to long. narrow angles
crossed in front, which gave a peculiar
touch of originality to the garment.
The band of bias white cloth that trim
med the lower part of the skirt was du-
plicated as a jacket border and again
lar, cut in sloping lines that reminded
one a bit of a boys sailor. The sleeves
opened at the sides to the elbow, the
zigzag line of blue contrasting sharply
with the white cloth undersIeeve which
showed at the wrist sufficiently to sug-
gest a cuff. The skirt and bodice were
ia princesse.'' the odd, embroidered
vest of white silk being brought well to
the waist line, but cut quite short in
the back. Above this, in sharp con-
trast, the collar and tie of black satin
brought out to perfection the dainty
shades of pink and white in the silk
vest and in the fair com
plexion of the wearer. In harmony
with the wide trimmed chapeau of the
tiny girl was wide trimmed hat lit re-
minded one Of the millinery of the sec
ond empire although its proportions
were more modest) oddly trimmed over
it's spreading caves by a full founce of
chantilly lace. The underbrim trim
ming of black satin spread out in folds
and knots. The fat crown itself won a