Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

line. Shorter revivals of the Greenaway
Mother Hubbards, the full skirt of these
fall from a yoke or bertha band of trim
ming, camps and undersleeves, going with
the last sort. The yoke models are high
necked, but the sleeves are either in bishop
style or in short shoulder puffs.
Short sleeves and low necks are the fash
ion for children again, and it is surely a
pretty style for dimpled cherubs who on
party occasions once more wear branch
cOralS
Another swell girl wash frock shows a
decided departure from the longwaisted
styles which are still admired for the waist
line of this is above that of the figure.
Countrifed Frocks.
These short-waisted little frocks, delight
fully countrified, are becoming to children
of quaint, old-fashioned type. Some pretty
models seen in them were in a coarse white
linen, entirely without stiffening and en-
broidered with Russian cross stitch. Blue
and red were the colors used. the needle
work shaping deep band on the full skirt.
and a straight belt of about three inches
in width for the baby body. Such styles.
and the long-waisted ones, which. with the
frilled hats, give such French dolls look,
are suited to girls from four to seven. But
between seven and twelve the CAMP dresses
are preferred, with either full or gored
skirts and the only restriction is that frllls
be confined to the gored sorts. The full
gathered skirts are either plainly hemmed
or else trimmed sparsely above the hem.
In these models are seen dresses in Scotch
Bingham and chambray, in delicate blues,
greens. yellows and browns, trimmed SIM
ply with Hamburg embroidery or white
braid Practical frocks, such as need to be
constantly washed. are also made of per-
Gale and Calico in which latter texture
there are some new and delightfully."- rural
little patterns. If the dress is a CAMP
model the Hamburg is used sparingly,
usually in a founce about the neck and
armholes and in band on the belt.
Fancy Stitches.
The more delicately fine ginghams may
be treated to feathering and other fancy
stitches in contrasting threads between
tucks and box pleats. Fine box pleatlng
is fad for textures soft enough to per-
init it, and beautiful effects are some
times made by combining the little pleats
with side tuckS.
With any of these simple dresses, and
any palmer wash frock, for that mat
ter a straw sailor, with betting band
and ends, is considered hat In good
childish effect. After all, this is the gist
of all good taste in child clothes-they
must be youthful in essence.
For maids who are approaching the
teens suspender frocks afford practical
possibilities. These consist of pleated
skirts with shoulder straps. They are
worn with white or delicately patterned
shirt waists, which may be changed
when soiled, for the skirt itself is usual
ly in dark blue linen or flannel
Rough straw hats with field flowers
often contrast prettily with these dresses,
and for fussier garments fiat shapes with
wreaths of little roses are seen.
Still another pleated shirt waist skirt
is without the shoulder bands, and some
times the little shirts worn with them are
made to blouse all round, and show
sailor collars childishly trimmed. Unless
the girls figure warrants the stiff tailor
ed thing, juvenile shirts incline more to-
ward sailor body effects than genuine
shirt waist ones. If the shirt is made of
fine texture, there may be turn-back
cuffs, edged, like the collar. with narrow