The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

~O EVERY mother who enjoys dressing her chill
dren prettily the present styles cannot but be
- delight. It is like playing dolls all over again
to get up the dainty little dresses with their appro-
pirate headgear, for everything is designed with an
eye to pquan becomingness Then little missys fash
ionable wardrobe must contain unnumbered tribes
which truly charming doll toys. Parasols,
FANS chains and bracelets accompany the finer frocks
dainty silk unerslips and separate silk petticoats
are for the transparent Ones with other countess
splendors in the way Of sashes and hair ribbons one
little frocks for afternoon summer dancing are
also Indispensable which means that little slippers and
stockings call for the ball tnts Of doll fnery
Last but not least the of the hair teeth, skin
and nails is regarded sacred obligation, that
when Miss Kitty and Master Tommy start forth they
Immediately groomed, indeed, as Is the French
doll. O..
Without doubt the prettiest notion Of the hour
for children below is the of wash mate
rails There are no summer occasions when a small
girl or boy cannot tub materials, and certainly
the fresh and wholesome effect of these give added
charm to childhood
Especially are the garments provided for rough
outof-town delightful, and in the simple slip
dresses and sunbonnets and overalls and flap linen
hats, both lads and lassies fetching Girls and
boys alike the gingham romper and overall suits
and for sensitive eyes sunbonnets and flap hats
alike lined with green All Of this headgear is put to-
gether with buttoning, which makes washing easy
that there is any for soiled headpece
No more is there excuse for mussed, untidy wash
suit frock-unless at the end Of the days play
for incredibly well made, these little garments can
be bought very cheaply. Then paper patterns have
ps1AectloH,
Of material may be bought low that sewing@others
may turn out whole seasons rough outfit with but
little actual expense
Beginning with the cost of materials and taking the
cheapest first, here some prices CLEANED by visit
to the various shops:
French Embroidered Swiss II 7hc-This for the dance
frock say which would require tinted lawn lining
lowered sash ribbon and simple lace trimmings Seven
yards of the Swiss would be needed for girl of the
age fifteen yards Of narrow lace, and from two
and half to three yards and half of sash ribbon.
This ranges from 40 cents up. Good ginghams aud
ehambrays for rompers dresses suits range from
10 cents up and exceently washing lawns percales,
dmities and calicoes may be had for the price
Linen crash for apronsbrown and dark blue for tho
rougher SORTS IS cents the yard, but this is very
wide, but little is needed For best garments charm
ingly tinted veilings from 40 cents up and
silks delcate1y patterned and chi1dke in
may be had for the same sum-
Returning to rough clothes, and considering the
point Of their being bought ready made, the shops
which make speciality Of Juvenile attire very
pete in this line. There delightful little linen,
gngham and chambray frocks and suits in deep blue,
pale brown, buff and red, touch Of white In both
boys and girls case giving the note Of becomingness
But little Of this is used, however, the white only out
lining the neck and sleeve edges and belt Of the girl
frock, and showing perhaps in narrow braid on
the boys suit
AS to form, for very little girls the slip Mother
Hubbard frock much seen, while small boys take the
ever popular Russian suit Aprons worn by both
of the tenderest age those for girls being little
low affairs, fred at the neck holes with some