Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
Children's $ Fashions Are
Especially Distinctive =
Their Millinery Pecu-
liarly Quaint and Ar
tistic-Much Handwork
Employed = Sashes and
Hair Ribbons Varied
and Various = Street
Toilettes Plainly Rich
and Richly Plain.

The younger generation is very much to
the fore In these latter days Of grace.
What with colleges taking up child
study, the prevalence of child dressmak-
srs upon nearly every block along the
svsnue, and last, but by no means least,
the way In which the Little Miss Muffet
of the family is gently and gradually In
ducted into the ways and doings Of the
great social world by the way Of the
dancing class, the little afternoon teas,
the small parties which she gives to her
equally Juvenile associates, all of these
90 to form her taste in dress and make
Of the little maid quite an important per-
sonAgo In her own small way.
Once upon q time-and, really, one can
not quite add. as the old stories do, and a
very good time 1t was-llttle girls were
taught that It was wrong. even sinful, 20
pay any attention at all to what they
should wear. Our New England ancestors
would not even allow a mirror In the
small girls room for fear Of cultiyating
and encouraging vanity, one Of the seven
deadly sins where the Puritan conscience
was concerned
But nowadays the wise mothers direct
luGlE yOuuRblETB tastes dTlRlL IN LQlS
matter. When the little maid gets to be
a half a dozen summers or so her taste
In dress Is taken into consideration. As
one mother of a large brood well puts IT.:
ut really takes so very little to make a
child happy that we should pay much
more attention to their feelings and pref
erences than we usually do"
The uninltiated might imagine that adult
styles and fashions have no bearing or
Ton ,AA AI,. ill.,.
that Is where error creeps in. While
maintaining distinct and distinctive
style that Is all their own, the garments
that the nursery brood dons when they
sally forth to walk and play are, never
theless, plainly reminiscent Of those that
their adult elders display when they, too,
are upon business or pleasure bent in
the open air.
The children's TAILOR talks long and
earnestly upon the importance of lines,
correct lines. where their coats and wraps
are concerned. He realizes the necessity
OF cultivating a correct eye In this mat
ter, and claims that all OF his little pa
trOns will be bound to become conspicu-
Gus for their taste in dress when they
grow up, since he has taken particular
palms 10 direct their knowledge Alright In
this matter
But IT. is with the outdoor garments OF
dear little Miladi that are the presen
concern. No matter what the frock may
be. whether woolen goods, such as s. /
ma cloth or cashmere, serge or mohair,
the outer wrap must express the wintry
idea. the warmth that cold weather de
mands.
While there is certain perslstency 70
the vogue Of white for childish wear, the
many mishaps OF playtime make colored
coats to be looked on with far more favor
than they used to receive. So one sees
many colors displayed In sizes anywhere
from two TO ten years old.
Those FUR plnahes, or fur cloths, as so
many people call them, are really most
successful for the little ones. Here white
Is very much, indeed, 70 the 'front.' and
tho Innings are usually In sedO silk OF