The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
1t is Fashionable to Dress Plainl y at Present
The Needs of Playtime the First Con-
sideration Little Miladi's Lingerie,
Her Frocks Hats and Small
Belongings.

from 10 to 10 will have those charming
things all made up en- suite. A French
importer whose shop Is almost a land
mark In New York Is showing frocks,
hats and parasols all made to match. In
one instance there Is even a long travel
ing automobile coat made to match the
little dress, the hat is trimmed with the
same embroidery, and there Is even a
little handbag mounted on metal frame
to be carried with the suit.
For evening wear all of the frocks are
fashioned with a round. low neck and a
very short, puffy sleeve. The bodice parts
usually have a fitted lining of lawn, and
In the case of the elder girls this is likely
to be stayed with featherbones to give 1t
some sembance of shape. The outer
bodice is usually bloused over this, the
full puffness proving universally becom-
ing.
Sleeves in those little gowns are a mere
apology for an arm covering, and are
rather fuller and more puffy than what
the elder and adult population are dis
playing. In many instances the open
ombrelle form is followed, and this Is
especially when there Is a bertha of
needlework or embroidery to match.
Generically speaking, skirts are shorter
than they proved last season. For the wee
toddlers of half a dozen summers and
less they are short and full that
they at ohce suggest a ballet skirt and
| stick out stiff from the waist down.
| bare legs. with just a short little English
| silk or Isle threak sock. accompanies this
style; and the favored shoe Is a one-strap
| sandal with just u single lift of leather
under the heel.
When little daughter has reached 10
| years her skirts descend some few inches,
| and the sandal shoe Is replaced with Il
| high-buttoned canvas pair, or else she
takes to those friars' sandals. as they
call them abroad, in which instance the
stocking is altogether dispensed with.
| Embroidered houncings lend themselves
| delightfully."- to the development of small
| frocks Of the dressier order. In the 27
| inch kind there is usually little need for
| supplementary material, since the plain
| top of the founce will make the bodice
| part, and the excess on the skirt part
| furnishes sleeves. One can make up a
| pretty and effective noon frock in this
| style for a couple of dollars, or If a
| better grade of embroidery be desired u
twenty dollar bill can be spent for ma
terials and half that for handwork In
| making.
Sweaters for the wee folk are sensibly
| put forth this season with buttons down
the front, just like a coat. The Norfolk
model takes remarkably well In all sizes
up to 16. and convenient pockets have
made themselves a prominent feature.
Whether 1t Is that little boys threats
| are supposed to be more sensitive than
those of their sisters IT were hard to
| tell, but the fact remains that the boys
sweaters are made with a high rolling
collar, while those for the wee grille are
made entirely coliarless. Sleeves to both
however, are made shorter and looser
and in many models, especially the hand
made variety, the sleeve is inserted In
the raglan style-that is, 1t runs up in
an inverted to the collar line. This
Ii is claimed, makes for a more comfort
able fit, and for more give when its small
wearer squirms and rolls around, swings
the arms and otherwise INDUCES in twists
and contortions that would make q circu:
performer green with envy, as Is tht
wont of the small fry when left to them
| selves.
For everyday use the sailor dres
maintains all OF its hold upon fashion
for both sexes. The small boy still re
CARDS the long MILDLY trousers as some
what dress-up affairs. and usually ex
presses n preference for the shorter va
riety. The Russian blouse has had S
many variations worked upon the origina
theme that there is danger of tirini
of Il for many moons to come.
| For the grille of the family the Rus
sian dress Is still n well-worn favorite
and II will be long ere we find a mode
that adapts itself cleyerly to the need
and requirements of all sorts and cond
lions of childhood. The long lines ar
just exactly right for the plump littl
body, while the broad box pleats that ar
released below the NIP line. to make III
| fulness of the skirt. add a fiatterin
| width to the shoulders of the sometime
painfully slender child OF growing year.
! Taking Ii by and large" as our Sautt