Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
NEW SPRING SUITS
SOME BECOMING MODELS FOR A
YOUNG GIRLS WEAR.
Tweeds, Shepherds Plaids and Serges
Are Among the Most Favored
Materials.

The spring walking suits for misses wear
are particularly attractive this year. and
the backward season Is keeping a very
large stock on view, making the choice far
from difficult one. The favored materials
are the tweeds, shepherds plaids. serges
and vicunas. with just sprinkling OF
broadcloth Black and white shepherds
plaid makes the prettiest of practical street
or school frocks and needs very little TRIM
ming The skirts are invariably pieated
the side or close box pleats being worn Tor
the slender girl, her plump sister choosing
the double box pleats some distance apart
or the seven-gored with q box pleat on
each seam.
The pony coats are built on somewhat
looser lines than those of last spring. and
the newest models only just cover the
waist line. These are finished with a roll
ing collar in a contrasting color or mate
rial, and close double-breasted. The
sleeves are fairly full and end at three
quarter length in roll-back cuffs. There
Is a good deal Of style to this little suit. IL
worn by the right figure. With all these
designs there Is no necessity for wearing a
coat that is unbecoming in order to be in
the fashion, for all lengths and all styles
of coats will be worn this spring. The
NOrfOik is generally becoming wrap, anu
this. too, is made looser and shorter falling
almost straight. giving the effect of the
belt being a superf1uity. Tweed ana cor
duroy are appropriate fabrics for the Nor
folk suits. Smart suits In REFER and box
styles are developed from the cream and
navy blue serges. and for wear have few
equals in the family of woolens:
Mohair. both plain and checked. makes
serviceable suits for early summer wear,
fashioned with pleated skirt. and the coat
either in Elton. box or pony style. A little
white or checked silk is an agreeable relief
on the two-toned materials, while plain
silk in a solid color will give character to
the checked suit Braid too, Is desirable
trimming for mohair.
Equally smart are the hats designed for
wear with these suits, the mushroom
shape. simply trimmed with ribbon, and
the sailors, with straight rolling brim,
being first favorites. The sailors are
trimmed with a large bow in the front.
held down by a long narrow buckle, or else
with ribbon scarf tied at the left side.
catching in large quill. Either style Is
quite within the powers OF the amateur
milliner.
For smaller girls, up to ten years Of age
a chic little suit of chiffon broadcloth
In a dull blue would be attractive The
skirt could be pleated and the coat made
in empire style. pleated from rounded
yoke. Above the yoke a small vest of
white MORE. decorated with loops of cord
and gold buttons. might be used; the fiat
collar might be of brown velvet The
sleeves. full and short. could be finished
with turnback cuffs of the velvet
hat on the mushroom order in blue
chip, the brim bent into curves, the sole
trimming stiff little bows Of brown velvet
set on all around the crown. would make
an effective finish to the costume
Embroidered pique and linen sets always
impart such fresh look to dull suit, and
this year the designs for these are espe-
cially good and so reasona BILE that the pur-
chase of several sets cannot be considered
an extravaganza. The simple buttonholed
scalIoped edge comes low % cents.
while for IS cents something quite "dressy
may be had. These little accessories are
just the thing to freshen up the winters
coat while waiting for the tardy spring.