The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

cashmere costume made with n Bh8fe
skirt and long blouse The frock WAs
trimmed with bands OF white silk. and
pleatings OF the same on the skirt.
The deep pointed collar was OF Eng
lish eyelet embroidery. the same beinB
used for rather deep belt. Over this
was worn a coat OF golden brown vsI-
vet faced with white and trimmed
with bands OF darker velvet. The coat
was very short waisted. with full
skirt. The sleeves were very full at
the top and trimmed with two shoulder
capes- With this costume the little
girl wore a hat OF white felt trimmed
with a white and green wreath. It
was broad, 1ow-crowned affair ef
smooth French felt
Tt was an afternoon birthday party,
and the little hostesses were attired In
fanciful little afternoon costumes The
most elaborate OF these was made OF
coral colored cloth. The skirt. very
short and nering, was finished with
two tucks. Above this was a band OF
scallop embroidery Stimulating an cver-
skirt. The embroidery was done In
much deeper coral.
The waist was a blouse with a bolero
over it. Inc blouse and sleeves were
OF the same material, fine embroid-
cred silk muslin in pale ecru. This
sleeves were full short pufrs finishing
above the elbow. The blouse. very
full was finished in front with box
pleat. on either side OF which was
knife pleating.
The bolero, short and sleeveless, was
made of the coral cloth. the upper parE
being shirred and the lower part plain
and trimmed with the embroidered seal
lops to match the skirt The ooiero
had bands across the shoulders put
toned down in front and back. turn-
over collar almost as large as sailor
collar and of the material OF the BLOUSE
finished the neck. IL was embroidered
around the edges and finished with a
knife pleating. The costume had sttK
deep belt made of velvet the color OK
the embroidery and fastened In frons
with a big square pearl buckle
Another of the little hostesses wore q
most effective costume 1t was OF ivory
yelling. trimmed with Bands OF deep
blue silk The very short skirt, laid IN
box pleats. had panel down the 'front.'.
A broad band OF the silk bordered the
bottom of the skirt. not, however, EoinE
across the box pieat. The top OF ens
skirt was finished with a yoke when
extended into what was practically =
Princess belt. This was separated from
the skirt proper by broad band Ok
the silk going all the way around
The long blouse was cut away IN
front over a chemisette of allover ern-
broidery. The blouse. plain across the
shoulders. was laid in pleats at the
waist line. Bands OF the silk extended
from the armholes OF the costume TO
the waist line. slopIng toward the front
These bands were bordered with pieat-
inSs of the material and with narrow
lace The front edges OF the blouse
those opening over the chemisette-
were made into buttonholes. which were
laced with crushed pieces Of the SILK,
which we're tied together and hung IN
long ends at the bottom Of ths blouse.
The short. full sleeves were finished
with CUTS trimmed with narrow lace.
The chemIsette had a choker cellar ana
the blouse proper was fnishcd with
shallow shawl collar OF aLover sm-
broidery-
Another attractive costume was OF
scarlet and white cloth trimmed with
black satin. The skirt was box pleated.
The sailor blouse. OF red cloth. opened
over chemisette OF white CLOTH This
was trimmed with four horizontal bands
Of black satin. The sailor collar was in
two sections. The back part. which
came over the shoulders. was made OF
black satin edged with bands OF white
cloth. The lower Iapeis were OF white
cloth trimmed with bands OF black
satin. The costume mad a broad. stIfr
black satin belt and the sleeves were
also finished with black satin bands.