The Washington times., 1906-08-27
HOIlE ITS PROBLEMS AND INTERESTS
DOINGS III THE
WORLD or FASHION

The latest and most modish form OF
infants long dresses has q tiny yoke
of plain material - batIste - handker-
chief linen or whatever fine sheer linz
gerie stuff is chosen. embroidered dell
cately by hand and finished around the
meek boy a narrow frill of real valeu-
cieunes. The yoke may be round and
{oiued 20 the skirt by a lire OF Veining
or may be pointed or scalloped OF edge.
The skirt is not shirred fun on the
woke. but set on with only slight full
ness. and shaped In the seams, with
far away echo of the princesse lines so
popular among grown ups and down
each side OF the front runs garland
or scattered spray design Of embroid-
cry. turning at the bottom to run
around the skirt above "a hem or frill-
or perhaps the embroidery forms
panel down the front from yoke TO
point where IL curves and runs around
the skirt bottom, no other trimming is
needed save the lines or narrow real
valeuciennes at throat and wrists and
possibly around "a bottom frill. There
one has the most fashionable, the most
costly and. which is not always the
same thing. the IovelIest Of models.
Coarse lace must be avoided upon
baby clothes If the real Valenclennes
is TOO expensive even for simple neck
and wrist frills, at least one must
choose good imitation YalenCiennes.
and these limitations now come In eX-
Cellent ukeucsses OF the real article.
BETTER by far have good bit Of lace
M neck and wrists and ONLY tiny tuckS
as a bottom finish than more lace trim
ming of inferior quality
II possible, the baby dress should
bc made entirely by hand, but this is.
or course, out OF the question Tor the
mother who has HJrle time and less
money. II she does have the time,
though not much money, she may still
obtain excellent results Uy spending her
money upon fine material and her time
upon haudwork
Long comfortable wrappers of finest
white flannel. embroidered daintny by
hand in pink or blue or white. are
practical and beautiful and here again,
III elaborate hand embroidery SIS out Of
the question, herriug-b0ne or feather
stitching iu color above the hcms, and
ribbons 60 match the suching, give
charming effects Tn some models the
embUHdery is confined entirely To
scall0ued edges embroidered In color
and these wrappers are extremely
dainty.
Loose. cIoakllke wraps Of soft white
flannel made with little hoods are pro-
vided fer nall Cloaks. and are intended
TO shield the baby when passing through
draughty halls and passages, or open
doors and windows. They, too. are
merely scsloped and embroidered
around the edges and tied with ribbons
10 match the embroidery.
The littlr sacks in embroidered fan
TcI aIulJross. silk cashmere. etc. have
always been popular, and the form in
which tlsv arc best liked now is that Ot
il loose plain sack embroidered all
Ground The edges. CuL up under the arms
and caught together there with ribbons.
made with shaped naEoda-like sleeves
which are also slit up the outside seams
and lied together with Nutterlug bows
Of usFT0w ribbon
Little sacks of fine lingerie material,
haud-embroidgred and lace trimmed. are
made over soft China silk iu pale pink
or blue. are exquisite as they are inn
practical and lovely little embroidered
sacks and hall cl0aks OF silk crepe i'm
PALE pink or blue or white. hand-em-
aroidered, are among the baby luNI-
Iies.
I II is an easy matter 10 md dainty
presents 20 add 90 hlby's layette
these daEs. for outside of the usual line
of Dresses and sacks there are host ot
frivolous things. more on less useful, and
all attractive. The baby pillow is all
gay- welcome gift. and may hU an
excessively one If the givcr is so In
elEt8.