Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-02-14
Fashions for Children.

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The fancy for white almost amounts
to craze in children's fashions, that Is
in modes designed for very little people.
And the mother who can possibly afford
to dress her little girl in white will be
sure that she is following the fashion.
Full length coats of white moire silk,
white taffeta, white cloth and white
pique are displayed. These are varying
styles and cut; even If the color scheme
is somewhat monotcnous the different
ways in which they are made relieves
them of the Odium of monotony.
The sailor dress, and especially that
fashioned after the Peter Thomson pat
tern, is one that finds favor with the rich
and Door alike. With this the REFER
coat, anywhere from hip length to skirt
length, is often the choice for the outer
garment, and sailor cap of the same
cloth or serge of the coat and frock
makes smart and jaunty finish to the
nautical costume.
The popularity of the Russian blouse
dress still continues and the many modi'
fications of that popular pattern. One
more becoming to every style OF boy
could not possibly be imagined. The
long straight lines are most becoming to
young folks.
For little girls as we'll as boys the
Russian blouse suit has still wide popu.
larity. For all and every build of child
it is suited, the short and plump to the
long and lanky. In plain cloth, leather
is frequently called upon for piping
and trimmings.
The leather trimmings and the belt
always coincide, and many are the fanci.
full designs wrought out in these. Some
hint of vest or plastron is often intro.
duced to vary the design and always
with good effect.
The sleeves in this design are inclined
to conservative lines, the shirt sleeve
being BY far the most favored, although
examples of exaggerated fulness both at
the shoulder and at the wrist are not
lacking. They do not accord, however
with the plain severity of the lines of the
frock, and doubtless will be dropped &C
cordingly.
For little boys wear a new Norfolk
suit has been gotten out that bids fair to
be very popular. This new Norfolk j,
made with pleats and is cut slightly diff
ferent from the old model. 1t is shown
in khaki, duck and pique, as we'll al
white, butchers and grass linen. Khaki
it may be mentioned, will be worn to
certain extent, but it will not be favor
ite.
Linen, however, is going to be greatly
used for boys wash suits. Fine bleach
ed linen will be particularly good fol
dressy wear, and in this same category
pique may be mentioned. For genera
use the grass linen and the butchers viii
both be great favorites. Linen, hal
much to recommend it. 1t usual!
wears well-much better than man!
other materials.
Duck also will be worn. Madras ant
materials of this nature, however, vii
receive only a moderate amount OF at
tention. These are not the favorite ma
| terials. Efforts to introduce them II
mercerized forms have been made, ou
seldom with success.
A notable feature of many of TIT
| misses suits is that they are made will
short jackets. There are some of course
with long coats, but they are mostl!
strictly tailor-made garments. Thi!
means that short jackets will again be II
evidence in the spring and, in fact, SOM
of the designers are already working OF
that principle.
All the various shades of red, starting
from dark wine and going up to ricl
old rose tint, are very fashionable. A
many of these colors are hard to brint
out in cheap materials, it is not expected
that they will become generally popular
Green gives promise of being fashion
able next year and brown is still grea
favorte. Blue is not as popular as i
has been in other seasons, but it is no
entirely forgotten.
Dancing school frocks for tiny girl
look best, made in one with the fulnes
falling from the shoulders or from I
yoke, rather than if made with bodic.
and skirt. Nothing yet has come to rol
China silk of its popularity for this pur
pose. | have just been shown YER!
pretty little dancing frock. 1t wa
trimmed with several little lace edget
frills at the bottom of the skirt, while
series of frills to the elbows took thu
| place of sleeves. The yoke was covered
by fichu edged with just one frill, thi
being continued round the edge of th'
stole ends, which fell right to the bot
tom of the skirt. The opening at the
neck was filled in with collarless yes
of silk and lace.
Another dancing-school frock for
somewhat older girl had the materia
shirred in several rows below square
yoke back and front. Over this yok'
was arranged a very pretty pointed col
lar of Oriental silk, the pointed cuff
being made to match.
Pretty little princess slips of silk II
wear under thin white frOcks are seen al
Fifth Avenue modiste's. These slips
are princess in front and sides, running
from shoulder to hem in one unbrokei
line. The fronts have dart, on eithe