The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-27

fat bands Of inserting. Sometimes
the outout neck is finished with a wide
shaped frill falling bertha fashion, the
fiounces at the bottom Of the short
pulled sleeves matching this effect.
Very pretty dresses are seen for
several ages of soft silk, finely killed,
and trimmed on the body with thin
Iaces, through which black bebe vel
vets or chenille cord is sometimes run.
When these are worn by chubby
girls from four to six the effect of the
long bodice and short stiff skirts is
quite doll-like. The low ribbon-tied
slippers and the elaborate way Of
dressing the curled hair with wide rib
bon bows or wreaths of small flowers
increases this prettiness, and to see
some Of the little maids in their first
clumsy steps is to witness the doll
dance.
At a recent Juvenile function the
minuet was danced in costume, the
boys wearing blue and white and the
girls pink. Another dance given in
everyday dress revealed exquisite
feats in home millinery, a number of
the little frocks having been made by
the fond mothers, who sat watching
their fitting treasures.
pleasing gown on girl of was
a pale blue net shirred over large cords.
Several rows OF this formed the bertha
band of the bodice and hip yoke of the
skirt, whose lower portion fell in a full
tucked fiounce. A number OF the SOL
der dresses-thin woods and volles
in delicate colors-were trimmed with
narrow pinked ruches OF taffeta. These
were in the same color as the costume,
and In one or two instances the mar
rover ruches were shaped into
wreaths, which, In a limited number,
trimmed both bodice and skirt.
Undersleeves are very numerous, the
camps supplied with many gowns in
GLIDING these, which hang under short
er sleeves in elaborate fiounces or large
puffs. The undersleeve effect is fire.
quently only simulated by white ruffies.
which, sewed inside those of the short
puffed sleeves, are sometimes six inches
deep.
The best-dressed Of the small boys
at the dances wear picturesque suits
of black velvet with shirts of finely
tucked lawn. Cravats and sleeve frills
of lace and embroidery are elegant de-
tails OF many of these suits, whose
rivals are Russian blouse suits of plain
white cloth, or knee length sailor suits
of the same.
Apropos OF the Russian models, a
well-known dancing teacher exacts this
easy get-up for the first hours OF study.
Both girls and boys are compelled to
belted coats of coarse brown lines.
neither of which hampers the body at
any point. Heeliess black slippers and
white stockings complete the get-up,
and in every case the student is put
through ballet exercises before the reg
ulstion one, two three is given. Little
feet tlfat are especially difficult to train
are shod in genuine ballet sandals, and
the hmbering of young legs is done
over actual ballet bars; but once the
body is fairly supple, with the dignity
of real dancers, the liner uniform is
thrown aside for simple white wash
frocks and serge and cloth afternoon
suits.
At five swagger dancing academies
visited. the most effectively costumed
girls were in wash frocks of white
lawn linen or pique, smartened with
ribbon sashes in gay colors. Many of
the smaller boys also wore white wash
suits in these materials, which permit
ease of movement and continued
freshening. To seem properly gotten
up on these festive occasions an inn
Tnaculate neatness is the primary
consideration, 50, since white is the
thing for dancing, It stands to reason
that wash textures, or those that clean
easily, should be considered over all
others.
For that matter, the winter shows
a revived interest In wash textures for
child wear, whatever the occasion. Ju-
venlle parties descending from car
riages for an afternoon al the matinee
display superb coats OF velvet and fur
trimmed silk, the plume-decked hats
matching in spiendor and white pre-.
dominating over color. But when these
fine wraps are thrown aside In the
fheater, the eye Ia search Of juvenile
points rests upon the simplest froeifi
81 white French lawn. exquisite opl,
in quality ana delicate stitchery.
II tbs coat Is Of white cloth ana er.