The San Francisco call., 1905-02-12

CA 6J llluSCle.
Never throw chiffon away without
washing 1t first in this simple fashion.
Unless the material is very cheap and
poorly dyed you will meet with perfect
success.
MOTHER picturesque Clothes for
Little FolkS)-There never was an
illustration in a book half so pretty
and artistic and winsome as the pic
lures children make in their old-fash-
toned little garments, with feathers
and nOSegayS and pelerines and
granny muffs and rich Iaces and
faring Victorian bonnets.
Provided little girls frocks are
short and full and the skirts tilt up at
the back ever so little and the sleeves
and the belt are loose and comfy"
there may be as many picture effects
as you like, and as much elabOrate~
ness as you can afford.
Once, however. a girl has grown up
to school estate she must be plainly
dressed. It's only nursery babies who
are too young to think much about
their clothes or be much impressed by
their prettiness, to whom velvet and
lace and huge bonnets and futtering
sashes are allowed.
And incidentally school girls have
never dressed more sensibly and
wholeSomely. Shirt waists and tweed
boots and loose gloves, red cheeks and
bright eyes-here you have a picture
of the modern young girl en- route TO
school. ready for basketball at noon
and golf after hours.
But if she were small person, a
kindergartener or just a baby. she
would have in place of the sweater a
plush zibeline coat or one OF moleskin
velvet, made long and cut circular and
trimmed with rich lace collar and
worn with ermine furs.
And Victorian bonnet, all of white
tulle and liberty satin ribbons, with
tufts of feather a-nodding at one side
and under the faring brim in front
nesting down on the smooth locks
no curls for babies nowadays-two
small nosegays of small pink rose
buds
Her muff. huge. a big. soft. fiat
barrel, you've seen the kind in her
John Millafs' picture book Of funny
little Miss Penelope. Sometimes she
uses a smaller muff, a crescent, moon
shaped thing trimmed with chenille
to match.
For very everyday wear, lovely as
her bonnets are, they are a bit USE
less. for they fly about in the wind,
and brothers do things to them. So
for playtimes she wears the pretty fur
beaver sailors. in brown or blue or
tan to match her winter heavy coat.
Little children do not wear fur
coats, tippets and capes and muffs, OF
course, but an entire fur garment is
far too heating for romping babies
who are exercising violently every out
door minute. This limitation does not
naturally apply to little folks who live
in the country and take long. cold
winter rides. Coats are made for them
of white astrakan. of Tfhetan lamb
and white caracul, but they are for
driving only.
These white furs, at first glance.
seem very expensive propositions. be-
cause they soil so easy. even when not
used for romping and playing. But
they can be easily cleaned by using a
strong solution Of borax water. The
water must be hot and the cleaning
speedily done.
Take, for a bowl Of hot water, two
tablespoonfuls of pure borax: then with
a sponge hastily sponge theysurface OF
the short nap furs. letting them at once
dry in the sun or by artificial heat The
long nap fur may have the hair dipped