New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-22
PRETTY CLOTHES FOR TOTS.
Fascinating Little Goats and Salts to
Please Boys and Girls.

Nothing could be more fascinating than the
children's coats shown at the Liliputian Bazaar
(Best & Coz, Nos 60-62 West 23d-st, In these
garments the little folk will be proof against
the fiercest attacks of Jack Frost besides look
ing too cunning for anything.
A very wintry looking garment is Of white
bear cloth, with hood that makes the wearer
look like little Esquimau. Another coat in the
same style. with the addition of cape. is of
crepon eiderdown. and Is shown in red and
gray as we'll as in white. The children as
warm as toast in these little hooded coats. and
look wonderfully sweet. For more dressy coats
white bedford cord. silk and cashmere Sc
lected These are made up with braided or en-
broidered capes and collars. There are also
some crushed velvet coats, while for ordinary
wear there are corduroy cheviot, serge and
cloth All these are intended for children of
from three to six years, but Best & Co. carry
the little folk UP to eighteen years there is q
lot of other pretty winter gear to be found in
their store.
The coats for girls extremely smart and
pretty, and fortunately are devoid of the elab-
Grafton that has been so conspicuous in grown
up wearing apparel for the last few seasons.
The Empire coat has been adopted by the little
women as we'll as by their elders, and is shown
in melton cloth, broadcloth cheviots and various
Lretty rnixture3 One model is finished round
the waist at the back and sides with tucks into
which the fitness is set, and is trimmed with
velvet braid and brass buttons.
The model is shown in tan and colors as are
most Of these little garments Some of the EN-
pire coats are belted below the bust, and some
have the belt curving down from the centre Of
the back to the front For the girl who has
reached the age of fourteen a few fitted coats
are shown. A very striking coat for girl be-
tween the ages four and fourteen is of blue
cheviot lined with red flannel and having
hood lined with the flannel This is called
military coat. Boys also have military coats in
the same combination of coors.
In the line of hats the boys above the age of
infancy seem to be better provided for than the
girls when it comes to keeping A great
many of these hats provided with ear tabs,
and If they want to they wear real sou west
ers and storm caps of rubber, completely cover
ing neck and ears. zero cap has the ear
tabs extending round to the back where 1t
chin in front. The girls can wear pretty hoods
until they eight years old. and may also
cover their ears with rosettes
Other useful winter accessories are little
derjackets knickerbockers and leggings. For
babies from two to four years old there are little
fleeced jersey Jackets. and for girls from eight
TO twelve there are navy and cardinal cardigan
jackets. Logging drawers for children from two
to ten years are useful things TO know about,
and are shown in jersey and knit goods There
are also little knit knee drawers for the baby to
put when he goes out The eggings are
shown in Jersey cloth. cloth and leather. and
some of them named after Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
The Best catalogue tells about all these things,
and every mother. particularly if she lives out
of town. should have a Best catalogue. The