Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-24

ousted by the modern youngster, who
is untrammSlled as her brother by con-
vention in clothes, or manners either,
for that matter.
frocks (the latter the absorbing topic
of the moment) the little girl of sensi-
BILE parents is dressed comfortably and
sensibly. The bloomcr leggings
sweaters and toboggan caps, in which
the uptown bellies of the future are
romping through the snowbanks, are
seasonable variations of similar tog-
gerry in which the same lassies make
mud pies at their summer retreats.
These bloomer leggings are a natur-
al outcome of the all-enveloping over
alls which take in petticoats and dress
skirts protecting them from CRIME,
while their wearer does her daily mud
and dust searching stunts.
AS to the party frocks, the vogue for
handwork and lingerie effects which
continue to prevail in the grown-ups'
wardrobe insures the effects which con
tinue TO prevail for the small girl.
These little dresses are simple to q de-
gree in effect and picturesque always,
but come to a close study of their de-
tail and some times elaboration is rife
in fine tucks, little puffs, hand needle
work and lace inserta, edges and frills.
Daintiness is the first consideration.
Give a child an airy muslin and pretty
ribbons all spick and spand and nat
| tily made and if she's the ugliest
duckling" in the nest she is bound
to be fresh and sweet. 1t takes a moth
er that is fairly genius for poor taste
to spoil the charm of a pretty child.
But many a woman upon whom the
goods never bestowed physical charms
recalls with heartaches the griefs of
iher childhood which were caused by
her mother s bad taste in dressing her.
Even a little girl exaggerates very of
Item to herself her own ill-favored fea-
lures and ungainly clothes. A girl,
too, has her own ideas of suitability
early, and wise mother, even though
her own theories be violated, gives
rein TO her daughter s whims when no
harm can come to such a procedure
than to violate the demands of indi-
viduality.
Hand work is by no means neces
sity for ehildren's garments. Lace
and embroidery, both of them, issue
from the machine yearly in effects that
lmore and more closely resemble hand
work. Valenciennes at cents q yard
may hardly be told very often from
THAT that is worth dollars. Machine
embroidered mulls and lawns may be
had in popular patterns at little prices
"The woman who knows selects de-
signs copied from traditional hand
work patterns. English eyelet EN-
Ibroidery and fine French embroidery
in the machine worked edgings, inser-
ions and landings copy handwork very
closely, almost indistinguishably, in the
embroideries just opened. II takes al
most eOnnOisseur to detect the real
from the imitation in many of them.
The length of skirts for girls of diff
ferent ages is often a quandary to 9th
ers of families. There is a certain
standard which whiffies slightly with
fashion Is vane. The various periods
are reckoned by pattern people at from
3 to s years, s years to 10 years, 10
years to l2 years, II years to IA years
At the first stage the skirt just strikes
the knee cap. In their party or sum
mer frocks il may be a trihe shorter.
At 10 years the skirt falls just below
the kneej at ~ it is cut well below
the knee A girl Of IA wears her
dresses to her shoe tops; at 10 the
skirt reaches ankle length.
Berthas, bretelles and collars are
very important features Of little
folk = dresses. Some of the prettiest
froeks for the little ones are now
made of pink or white China silk, with
collar and sleeve frills of lace.
70 change the subject from the
clothes Of little folks TO those of
grown.ups, the following on ways and
means for furnishing last years toi'
lets will probably interest most wo-
men.
There are good many misapprehen-
sions regarding the new sleeve. The
big leg o. mutton which was here 10
years or so ago, women remember as
substantiated with stiff interlinings.
And it is hard for them not infre-
quently 10 understand that while
sembIance of the old sleeve has re-
turned a milder bouffantry prevails in
il than in the past. Another thing
that has added totheir perplexities is