The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26

are always effective though inexpensive.
Embroidered bands Of linen or cotton are
used In the Same way. and very pretty
trimming Of this sort, with white or tcru
ground and Greek key or geometrical em-
broldery In red and blue are TO be found
ready made IN the shops. Bands, With
embroidered dots on a white or ccru
ground, are also sold by the yard and
when the color desired Is not 10 be found,
II is an easy matter 10 embroider such strips.
Bands OF check or plaid cotton on the
bias are used upon plain color aud some
Of the dotted materials also make pretty
braid trimmings for plain tone suits, One
sees, too. cotton soutache used In conneo-
tion with contrasting bands, as In the
model illustrated among the outs, which
was fashioned Of fine blue apd whitestriped
material, trimmed in bordering bands Of
plain blue on which ran lines Of white
cotton soutache.
Duck, chambray. seersuoker and gipg-
ham are pressed into service both for Rus
sian and sailor suits, the checked materials
being reserved for the very smallest boys,
while striped and plain stufis are appro-
pirate for the older ones. Among wOollens,
serge cheviot and mohair are the chief favor
ties for the small mans costumes and
these materials are made In both Russian
and sailor fashion.
The Russian smocks vary not only 10
trimming, but also in the arrangement
Of the fronts. They may button on the
side in regular Russian style, or down the
middle; they may have one box plat in
the middle and plaits each side, or three
box plaits, one in the middle and one
on each side, or side plaits without any
box plaits, or merely a fulness with no
plating at all
They may have a collar and shield. OF a
little standing band collar, or an eton
shaped collar. or no collar az all, They
may have belts Of the materal-the usual
thing with a tub suit-or belts Of leather.
II Ia a fad with some fastidiOus women
to dress their children, 10th boys and girls,
entirely in white during the summer
white linen duck and piQue for the boys
tub suits, white serge for his wool suits
and the idea Is a charming one, but an
impracticable one, unless money Is Of no
consequence, for white, TO be attractive,
must be Immaculate, and to keep a small
hoy in immaculate white demands a tre-
mendous supply OF suits, constant chang
ing and an indefatigahle laundress. Even
the mothers with the white fad put their
tiny white clad laddies into overalls or
jumpers for rough play hours, and in this
way. the white suits are spared much.
When the Russian suit age in past the
sailor suit il still the accepted thing and
for the woollen sailor suits nothing is
smarter than the fine, dark blue serge for
every day, and. II desired, fine white serge
made up on the same lines for dress occa-
sions.
These suits, with embroidered shields
and chevTons, are made to order by the
fashionable makers Of childnen's clothes,
but very good models may be bought ready
made and are aim ost always more salts
factory than the home made article. In
fact. the small boys clothes are seldom made
at home nowadays, and there would be
little wisdom OF economy in having them
made there after the child has passed tho
time Of sheer little hand made frochs.
The tiny boy wears Russian coats Of
tub materials such as linen or pique, or Of
cloth, serge, &c. with leather belts. Piqu6
or linen REFERS and serge REFERS, miniatures
Of those worn by boys trife older are also
correct. A little later come the mannish
covert coats. and, indeed, after the boy
lCaves dresses behind, the palmer and
more severely tailored his coat, the smarter
il is
For head wear are the bowl crown, roll
brim sailors in fine white straw with white
band and ends, and, perhaps, soft white
pompon, the square crown, roll brim sailor
in plain mixed straw, the quaint Nspoleonic
hat with oockades and band, the patent
leather sailor, the sailor cap. Then come
the close caps Of various shapes, beloved
Of school boys, and the soft felts. but those
telong TO older boys and TO another story.
For the veritabe baby boy are caps like
those Of the baby girl, too. and his baby
coats are more or less like hers, though in
clining more to severity Of outline and trim
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