The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-27

The mother with few small girls to
dresser even only one-knows well the
time of trial in store when school reopens
The summer wardrobe is looked care
fully over-or whatever remnant of it may
be left after the return from the country
sojourn. whether that joyous time has
meant weeks or months-and it's few pes
sibiiities taken due stock Of
The irst half of September is usually
warm enough to continue the wearing IL
the summer froeks. but cool evenings ant
mornings will suggest the addition of
some lightweight and easily adjusted
wrap for outdoor wear.
While the little ones have been playing
ioyously at the seashore or froIicking
IN the mountains machines have been
busiiy whirring and operators turning OFT
smart coats and wraps. dresses of innu-
merabIe styles. and this year more than
ever before school aprons for the little
maids to save theiI pretty frocks
Since the frock is usually the more i'm
peratiye item. let us look at them first.
Dame Fashion to have been "a her
raost sensible mood when she turned her
attention TO the needs OF the u4rsery
FOLKS tits season. All of the materials
en- the list are OF the sensible variety
and this for dressy and party use as well
soft French serges that give such endless
wear, and that show up even the slightest
attempt at trimming TO such good effect.
There are henriettas in pretty and dainty
colorings, mostly trimmed with a touch
of velvet either in the shape of ribbon or
in bias bands There are siciliennes that
wear like iron. and come in such pretty
checks and plaids that every possible
complexion can be we'll suited, and there
finished cheviots. which will take the
braids that Dame Fashion thinks such n
lot of for trimming purposes this year ex-
ceedingiy well
Solid service is what the tickle old lady
evidently aims at in all of her juvenile
modes. knowing full well that the siren
nous youngster of to-day is wont to give
all sartorial possessions good, hard wea-.
1t has come to be an accepted fact that
the American child is far and away the
most sensibly and at the same time the
most prettily dressed child of all the
civilized nations. The English child is
dressed so plainly that the effect Is one
of a skimping parsimony, and this applies
equally TO the children of the rich, as
well as those of the middle classes. The
children of the poor can hardly be said
to dress at all, for their garments are
usually of nondescript character. The
French child Is usually so overdressed
that the result is not pleasant to look
upon, and the constant warnings and eau
tionings OF mamma or bonnie anent soil
ing. crushing staining their pretty
clothes do not leave the poor harassed
youngSter much time opportunity for
a healthiiy unconscious playtime. To be
always conscious of ones clothes, What
an awful handicap to the average healthy
child, 10 whom clothes are but a needed
covering from the weather,
The fashions that rule in chiIdren's en-
poriums most assuredly pay due atten-
ton TO play and playtime. There is Il
very conspicuous absence of collars from
all OF the new frocks, and the English
fashion of just a plain little band at the
throat and scrap OF lace whipped In for
finish Is gaining ground here rapidly.
1eeves are loose and cu9sAsre. 50 made
that the hand may be thrust through in
stantly. Belts are more a matter OF dec
grafton than confinement. and skirts are
all OF them quite short.
The girl OF 10. IL tall. has her skirt
come just barely over the bend of the
knee, and the little girl who is younger
has hers come well above the kneecap,