The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-26

stitched in place here and there, and
the sash tied in the back in spread
ing bow resembling a rosette.
The handkerchief bertha is a. popu-
lar feature of children's dress this
summer. 1t is simple and graceful, and
gives opportunity for suitable trim
ming. Handkerchief ruftles are also
used as a finish for the elbow sleeves.
White pique is always in use for
children's frocks. It's very stiffness of
fold accords well with the simplicity
which rules childish fashions. When
trimmed with hand embroidery in
heavy white linen, or with nainsook or
batiste machine embroidery, it is suit
able for almost every occasion. This
summer it has a new use in coats. Time
was when the pique coat was only
deemed fit for infants wear. This year
it is the smart thing for even the
grown-ups.
A simple coat for the 6year-old girl
is on the REFER order, but shows a diff
ference in the rounded cape collar and
double-breasted front effect. 1t is fas-
tened by large, white pearl buttons,
and has the cleverest of pockets. The
coat sleeves puff slightly above the
straight narrow cuffs. A chevron, en-
broidered on the left sleeve, half way
between arnhole and elbow, gives a
touch of color.
A pique dress for a child of the same
age has five box pleats, front and back,
running from neck to hem. 1t is cut
so as to flare slightly at the bottom.
The collar is cut round, leaving the
throat bare, and is bordered and orna-
mented by an applique of fiat, white
linen braid. The tight-fitting, turnback
cuffs which band the full sleeves are
ia Cfannd with tir1U naarI h11ftnOS
three-inch belt of the pique, which
runs through slashings in the frocks
beneath the sbox-pleats, gives a long
WASTED effect.
Another pique dress partakes of the
nature of a Russian blouse. The waist
line is not quite so deep, and the skirt
has less of the nature of a frill. The
neck is cut out in a slight 'V" in front,
and bordered by a wide-stitched band
of linen in q vivid blue shade. The
band is continued down the front of
the blouse. and similar bands form
the tight-fitting cuffs. Instead of a
SASH a finish to the waist line is given
by wide silk braid of the same shade
of blue. 1t is knotted at the left side,
and the long ends are finished by silk
ball and cord ornaments. A similar
ornament gives finish to the point
OF the "V' neck.
Russian blouse suits are exceeding
ly popular in all fabrics. They GER
tainly afford plenty of freedom for
motion, and, when combined with a
dicky and sailor collar of contrast
ing shade, are always pretty.
Navy blue Sicilienne is the material
of a natty Russian blouse sailor suit
which is suitable for either seashore
or mountain wear. Instead of a dicky,
it has a pointed vest of robins egg
blue French flannel which reaches to
the waist line. The very full blouse
is belted in at the waist by a stitched
strap of the Sicilienne, and the skirt
is rather scant. The bell sleeves flare
at the hand and are trimmed with
two-inch wide folds of the blue fan
mel. These are hand embroidered
with a simple pattern in white silk.
The sailor collar is also of the robin S
egg blue flannel, and is bordered by a
band of the white silk embroidery.
Among the frocks of thinner fab
RIGS, valencienneS lace is the favorite
trimming. 1t is sheer and dainty, and
wears and washes far better than
might be expected from a lace of so
fine a thread.
guimpe dress of dotted Swiss is
quite deliberately trimmed with inch
wide valenciennes lace and insertion.
The full long French blouse is drawn
in at the waist line by a white muslin
sash. 1t is trimmed by a shaped
bertha of the Swiss, finished by triple
rulings of the lace. The puffed elbow
sleeves have full ruff1es similarly
trimmed. The flaring skirt is formed
of two full ruffles or flounces of the
Swiss, each bordered by band of
ARlenciennes insertion and lace. A
round, white null hat. trimmed with
lace, and parasol of dotted Swiss,