Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
NEWFROCkS ANDCOATS
Cloth Garments Useful for a
Child.
LIGHT C0LORED CLOTHS
Tweed Jackets Are Made Jaunty and
Short
THE BOX AND PONY COATS
one-Piece Frocks Of White or Cream
Serges-Embroidere
Collars.
HE BOX AND PONY COATS


er, especially IL they are home made, are
usually planned and out of the way by
this time. It Is cloth garments, both coats
and dresses, for wear On cool and stormy |
days that have to be considered now, and
as these are quite as reasonable and pretty
when purchased In the shops, the majority
Of mothers are busy hunting for ready made
garments.
The first word of advice to the shopper
bent toward the childrens department Is
not to despair when she views the array
of light-colored clothes spread out for her
selection. For despair she surely will II
she stops to think of the worry and labor
that Is before her to keep these sef-same
clothes in any kind of a clean, fresh condi-
tion once the little ones have put them on
for regular wear
second word OF advice to the mother
| is to study all the methods of dry clean
| ing which she can lay her hands on, and
| supply herself with g good old-fashioned
| cleansing fluid warranted to remove dirt
without leaving ugly stains. She will need
| every known device to do away with the
| day or weeks accumulation of spots and
| what is more, she will have to make a
| regular duty of performing this task. It
| would amount to nothing short of bank
| ruptcy to send the new iight-colored gar
| ments to the cleaners every time they
| might need 1t,
! Tip Of Fashion.
| Third and lastly, the exhortatio mis- under
| no condition to pass over these spring and
| summer offerings. They are In the tip of
! fashion just now,- and manifold as are the
| possibilities for their becoming stained and
soiled in the end the trouble of keeping
them clean is nothing compared to their in
! her ent prettiness Furthermore, the chill
| dren Will seem to blossom out in them like
the spring flowers, shedding they will
| the dark and somber frocks of winter for
the more appropriate light and bright at
q no
| And now TO come to the wonders of
| these spring and summer corrections
which are bewildering even to the devoted
! mothers taste and fancy. Jackets especially
| present variety of style and material
! which make 1t problem to decide which
one is most attractice and best suited to
| The Individual child. Materials and trim
| mfngs alike display range of novelty such
| AS they have never shown before and the
| colors and combinations of colo,rs rival
| those seen in the costumes of grown-ups.
| Very light gray and light tan are every
| where IN evidence as decided favorites,
/ while pure white and white and black eff
| fects strike the very smartest note in juve-
| nile fashions. Scarlet coats too, appearing
| as they always do with the spring offerings
| this year are given a distinctive touch by
| sage green cloth or velvet collars and
| cuffs set of by embroideries of gold thread
| or braid. The buttons also may be covered
| with green, the rim being of metal or cellu-
| loid to match the color of the coat.
Changes but Few
| The cut of chitdren's jackets changes but
| little from season to season, and the box
| coat half way to the knees remains the
one most in use. AS a variation to the
| double-breasted model, an occasional
| jacket will show a single line of buttons
| which fastens the small garment slightly
off to one side, while the seams of the
single back breadth are left open nearly to
the waist, exactly like mans coat An
| example OF this style of Jacket was car
RED out in smooth mixed cloth of a light
blush gray. The collar and cuffs in a deem
shade of cerise velvet matched a taffeta lin
ing, which added a charming touch when
the Jacket was allowed to fly open
rms fashion OF lining with bright col
ors Is noticeable one of the season, and
the American beauty shades of red are
very much to the fore. Alice blue is an
other fayorfte. but whatever may be the
color collar OF velvet or cloth to match.
and an embroidered motif shaving the
same colored silk on sleeve or sailor collar
trim the exterior of the coat.
me spring jacket pictured is shaped In
White Hannei striped with hair-line cerjse
thread. The sleeve of the left arm Is
embroidered by hand with an eagle de-
sign IN cerise, which, together with the
eeieet eoiiaT. emphasizes the unusual aud
smart effect of this exceptionally lovely
chiid's garment Equally fetching are the
white hanneis and serges checked or striped
very family with blue or yellow or black,
and characterized by similar trimmings IN
bright contrasting colors.
Tan Covert Models.
The tan covert coat is above all others
| so servfceabie that when novelties fail to
please this good old standby can always
be depended upon for style and becomiy1r
ness. With the full strapped back revealed
In the tan Jacket which Is pictured. an
additional modish touch Is gained, while
the black and white embroidered shield re-
Aeves the severe plainness of the garment
This shield characterization has bscome an