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

! and the little petticoats-one or at most
| two of them-are even shorter still
The foreign fashion of short socks and
! bare legs is followed here by many
mothers until the weather gets cold, and
| usually it is the small girl herself who
| firsts suggests the change to long stock
/ ings In many of the wealthy families
| the short sock rules the year around
Leggins TO match the winter coat are or
| dered, and those are worn when outdoor
| dress becomes necessary. The house is
usually warm enough to admit of bare
legs and bare arms beirg exposed and
there are many English and some Ameri-
children who wear low neck frocks
short sleeves and short socks the entire
year through. Colds are reported as being
unknown in such nurseries, and sore
threats are seldom, If ever. complained
Of
School dresses seem prettier than ever
before. There ere some extremely attrac-
tive plaids and checks, mostly in small
designs and subdued colorings, displayed
for the girls of 10 ora dozen summers
All of their smartness depends upon the
cut and style, for there Is a conspicuous
lack of trimmings displayed there to cover
up any deficiencies of skill In addition
to the staple Russian and sailor frocks-
they assuredly do not require detailed
description at this date-there are some
simply pretty styles that cannot fail to
attract attention and gain approval from
the woman of good taste.
Where millinery Is concerned, however,
there is q closer following in the foot
steps of the adult styles than is evident
elsewhere. Doubtless uhis is because the
<f,a-y
adopting, conspicuous simplicity In the
outline of their tailor-made hats
The high-crowned and broad brimmed
hat is very much in evidence as is the
modification of that shape, known by the
name of an English music-hall artistic
This latter has ruled during the summer
with n back brim considerably broader
than the front, and in the hands of an
inexperienced milliner is won't re produce
the effect of having been trimmed right
side wrong or front side behind.
Other shapes have broad and low
crowns, undulating brims aud many of
them are sharply turned up at the side.
to display a flat-wing effect posed on the
under brim There is very little of the
bandeau TO be seen in the small girls
hats: and when it is present at all it
is unobtrusive in size, and more often
in front than at any other point
RibbonS-good, substantial ribbons-are
the preferred trimming for the fall hats,
with occasionally one of the made
wings to give touch of style and char
acter TO the effect. And quilts are still
IN high favor
Just now there seems to be a perfect
epidemic OF "bobbing' the hair of the
small girl. Usually this presents the APP
pearance of having been done in the time
honored fashion, with a bowl and a pair
Of scissors for the necessary implements.
The hair is parted on both sides of the
front, the resulting lock carried 10 one
side and tied with a gay aud splashy bow
of ribbon. Then the decapitating bowl is
put on the head. and all the hair that
appears below the edge of the bowl is
cut off Just even with the chin is the
usual depth to which little Miss Million
airess has her hair bobbed this time. and
the tied-up lock is fully as long as all the
rest-after il is tied up.