The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
MR. LITTLE SCHOOLGIRLS.
.orws WELL ADAPTED TO
CHILDISH WEARERS.

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S~TUa. ~ mothers Just now, but the
w., Of obtaining something suitable
.,,raotive for the purpose hould be
w. than usual this season. Many OF the
= materials are appropriate and pretty
.chool girls use, and tho designers oil
- made frocks for children have been
800 ..e the possibilities in the charming
49,. and plaids and One tone light weight
%~II.r. in which the shops abound.
w.. .sa.on's oolorings, too, lend them
S.r.adily o youthful clothing. The soft
Nv green's, the warm browns, the deep
u. bL,ss. the rich reds are all dark
pW.,-h 10 be practical, yet have enough
49, .hsm 70 suit childish wearers, and
ron,lar plaids in which these colortngs
rombined are often ideal materials for
IN school frock.
~ vonderfully blended irregular plaids
hacks In broadcloth or cloth finished
$40. uibdued yet rich in effect, are a.
-. TOO expensive for the small girls every
a., use. Many Of these materials would Do
.tos,ther attractive for the purpose, but
80. at four or five dollars a yard are IN
Ssrrayant luxury for school wear, even
n..,h he material is as wide as are these
-. cloths and as we'll calculated to stand
hard wear.
lids and checks in light weight woollens
y L.ss expensive character and though
~,oh subtle ~blendings OF color as are seen
!. ,ha smooth fine cloths are not possible
A. least are not obtained In the cheaper
..tsrals. the color schemes Of the latter
A., charming enough to satisfy eve the
istidious.
The blue and green mixtures arc always
A.oomins and appropriate for the little
bd and though blue and green oombina-
.sons are not 90 new as some others they are
,howu in great variety and beauty and N
,oods OF all grades. The regulation blue
'd zrsen tartan plaids relieved by lines
n vhite or red or yellow are long established
I,vorite~ With the makers Of children's
rothea and are offered to-day n a surpris-
ins number OF wool stuffs, smooth and
rourh. light and heavy, and in countless
,.1aties Of weave. The gayer t~artans, too.
ara veil represented, and all Of these Scotch
Dlaids are brought out to great advantage
n the silk and wool poplins which are prov
lus very attractive to buyers who have
shldren's irocks in mind.
Brown and green plaids and checks are as
,coular for the small girls as the blue and
,re.u mixtures and in many OF the new
olsIds blue, green and brown are ali conn
btnsd. With perhaps several shades OF a
q these three oolors introduced In the n
design.
Shades OF bright brown and white, Of
warm Vreen and white or black, OF Of red
md black are mingled In regular or irregu-
Lr shecks and pIaids, and some Of the black
shecku In white and color, black and color,
or two hsrmonizing colors, such AZ brown
and Ereen, are particularly pretty and
sblGsh trimmed in velvet ribbon or stitched
yNv,t bands Of the darker color.
Ts touch Of velvet 90 inevitable upon the
hl costume OF tbs grown up is used as ad-
Vrntaeeously upon the schoolgirls frock,
and In bands, piping, collars and cuffs,
buttons, DO; one tone velvet makes an IN
commonly attractive finish for the materials
d mixed coloring. Black velvet Ia usually
chosen for the blue and green stuffs and
Is Eay tartans; but dear little models are
Shown In black check Of brown and green
md white trimmed in bands OF brown
velvet.
Smart little frocks are made Of black
md white broken checks trimmed In bands
d black velvet or black silk and piping
Il bright red taffeta. Enough Of the red
susd to add q childish gayety to the black
and white.
BrLds'are sven more popular then ever
y trimming for the child's frock, and both
putache and fat braids are much used,
though ordinarily these are applied In simple
lines rather than in the complicated designs
hhs for older folk.
Bands Of velvet and silk are sometimes
braided with an intricate design In soutache
and applied to a plain tone wool stufHj but
more often the soutache is Sppliedi in straight
] hAs upcn the material i:osH or upon con-
kastng cloth, silk or velvet.
A host Of fancy narrow braids is In evil
dsnc and many Of these are peculiarly
adapted to the Frightening OF a little dark
hook. Plain black braid an inch n a half
vide, bordered on one edge by a very mar
nv line Of bright red or bright green which
sin turn edged by a mere thread line OF
god, "a an instance Of such braid and IL will
NAdily be seen that such trimming has
God possibilities in connection with plain
one materials.
Narrow mixed black and white braids
have similar colored borders, and narrow
lat braids edged by contrasting soutache
ts good. A still more fanciful class OF
harrow braid simple enough for childish
ues has a narrow band Of fat braid edged
on one side by a single line OF soutacheI
which at intervals forms a circle or loop
on the side opposite he fla braid.
This loop ~incloses a tiny dot OF bright
coored velvet, and when the trimming
and the material are carefully chosen, the
elect is eIoellent. We have seen q dark
blue French serge trimmed with such
onnd, the fat braid being In black, the
nutache in black and white with q thread
Of gold, and the inclosed velvet dot in
bright red, and a similar trimming in dark
bronze green with tawny organge velvet
aus up a vision of a chic little frock In
omnse green or in a bronze green and
O"Nn mixture wonderfully livened by the
mere necks Of orange.
Plaid and plain materials are combined
many Of the smart little models, the main
Oooy Of the dress being OF either plain or
Tnld' With bands, collar, &o., Of the other.
ram broadcloth gives good results upon
p1d stun Of almost any texture, and
Hplnss' &c.I Of plaid silk form effective
cummings for plain color wOollens.
Ane striped or Pekin silks in bright colors