Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

They are easily and cheaply made, and
suit their tiny WearerS admirably. Two
charming little frocks are pictured in our
illustration. The taller maiden OF the two
wears picturesque old French village
dress. The full skirt and sleeves are made
of some lowered material. which may be
silk, cotton, wooden, according to Indi-
vidual taste. The bodice is fashioned of a
striped fabric with narrow blue, green or
scarlet stripe upon white ground. The
top is finished with a turned down border
of lace, and the bottom with two silk pip
ings. A lace-edged fichu and apron of
lawn, undersleeveS of the same dainty ma
terial, and a Golf of lace complete the pref
ty costume. The smaller child is attired
in a little Dutch girls dress. Cap of drawn
white lawn, white frilled lawn fichu dark
green tabled bodice with turn back cuffs
of frilled lawn, full scarlet skirt, white
lawn apron, and small light sabots make
up the details of this becoming frock
Space forbids more on this fascinating
subject, but one or two ideas have been sug-
gested which may give rise to endless de-
yelopments in the fertile brains of my
readers.
Is a delightful hero for Christmas shad-
ow pantomine. A dimly lighted room, a
curtain tightly stretched. a stand with
brightly glowing lamps. between which and
the curtain performers stand. are the
is shown. Some one at the piano sings
Phillips Brooks Christmas hymn 20 Lit
tie Town of Bethlehem, How Still We See
Thee Lie!'
Next come the wise men from the east
bringing gifts to the child. Now change the
scene to a homelike picture; child hangs
up it's stocking; the mother in her lew
rocker bushes it ID sleep; they tuck it in
bed. Enter Santa Claus who fills the
stocking, makes too much noise; runs out;
finds STACKING full
of gifts.
A mistress in the act of child training
suggests this for distributing the gifts:
Give a slip of paper to each child to a
leader whom they follow, reading Look
under the mat near the piano." Pell-melf
the children run to the place shown. There
they find another note telling them to look
in the pocket of an overcoat hanging in
such fruitleSS searches they at length dis
cover a note telling them to look on the
Christmas tree. Then the dining room
door is opened and discloses a tree bearing
gift for each.
The Bird
Market is always entertaining for a chill
drens party.
Build cage of chairs in the center Of
the room. Cut as many papers as there are
children to play, and on one-half of these
write the names Of the birds. Leave the
other half blank ana 1old all atke, passing
them around in a pretty basket. Those who
draw papers with names on them must
walk into the cage, where mamma or some
one else stands to play merchant.
The birds must now carefully keep their
eyes on the merchant, while those who
drew blanks personate. buyers and walk
around the cage trying to divert the atten-
ton of the birds.
If one is caught looking away he must
pay forfeit.
The merchant meanwhile is CRYING ont
his wares: II have fine birds here. Who
win buy? Here is a~splendid songster."
AS soon as bird is bought he is released
and becomes buyer.
The merchant pays a forfeit to the birds
that are sold. and those who are not sold
pay one to him.
The forfeits can be made most amusing
and the little ones look droll as they stand,
wide eyed. hoping to be freed. Children
have so much imagination that plays of
this sort become Interestingly real to them.