The daily sentinel., 1908-01-29
Juvenile
Fashions
INTERESTING LETTER
Dealing With the Newest and
Most Sensible Articles Of
Wearing Apparel for the
Boys and Girls.
(By Catherine Mann-Payzant.

New York. Jan. 29.-To outfit the
younger members of a family takes
some care and thought. and If one
has not to consider expense. Yet
after all. much depends upon the
good taste and forethought of the
mother or whoever has the charge
of the little ones wardrobe. At this
time of the year. after the Christmas
season ds over, there are many sales
and numbers OF bargains may be
found, for with the children short
lengths of dress goods and bit of
lace or silk that would serve no other
purpose, in their case comes in
handy; and really very acceptable
and inexpensive materials are thus
to be found. Take for instance, this
little one-piece sailor suit. suit that
should be found in every child's
wardrobe. The mother in travelling
through the stores on a sales day
found piece of blue serge of a not
too heavy weight, and as it was two
and three-quarters yards in length,
1t Just suited her for her little girls
new school suit. At another counter
she found a lot of emblems thrown
hodge-podge in box among which
were some anchors which she Sc
cured, and with a pattern, a spool Of
silk, half yard of canvass and some
hooks and eyes, she felt her dollar
and forty-five cents were well spent.
The skirt was laid in little plaits
sewed onto a body with pointed
yoke to which was attached the reg
ular sailor collar. The sleeves were
full and gathered into cuffs. On the
front of the yoke. each point of the
collar and sleeves and on the little
breast pocket was one of the anchor
emblems, most serviceable little
dress.
Another dress, the materials for
which were picked up at the bargain
counter was OF plaid showing grey
and red and green in q lightweight
cloth and was made by an over-blouse
pattern with guimpe. The dress
was gathered to the waist under a
belt of red silk and the waist was
bloused little In front. cut low
around the neck, and the full sleeves
came to just above the elbows. be-
meath which we're ones of tucked
lawn finished with lace frills. The
guimpe and collar were also of the
tucked lawn finished with the lace
frills. Altogether this suit cost only
two dollars and thirty cents. for the
goods had been bought in two short
lengths which make them very rea-
sonable.
AS Christmas present this little
girl had been given beautiful bear
skin coat, far too good for school
wear and as she had quite outgrown
her last winters coat. her mother de-
cided to make one. This took little
more planning and hunting than did
the dresses; but at last piece of
grey cloaking with a gay plaid un-
derside, like the golf capes of some
years ago was found. 1t had a great
er number of yards In 1t than was
really needed, but the mother in
tended to make the coat rather larger
than called for and save the remain
ing pieces to make 1t over for next
winter. The model by which 1t was
cut was long, in five pieces. two
fronts, back and two sleeves; it
was loose and double-breasted, fin
ished with machine stitching, turned
back cuffs, and a notched collar. Two
sizes of buttons had been secured.
six of which were on each point Of
the coat-cuff and three on each col
lar point. When finished no one
would have guessed the coat was a
two dollars and ninety-five cents.
For a best dress blue and white
voile was bought with bands of white
for the collar, sleeves, closing edges,
and for the belt; and for contrast a
piping of solid blue followed the
edges of the bands. AS the blouse
closed at one side, a touch of individ-
uality was given by continuing the
trimming band to the bottom of the
skirt, while trimming bands of the
solid blue above the hem add con-
siderable style to the dress. With
this dress was worn the white bear
skin coat and big hat of blue felt
decorated with blue velvet, white
pompons and silver buckles. White
gloves, CATERS and shoes completed
the costume to which was added a
muff OF lace and fur made by the
mother, whose pretty well-dressed
stylish little daughter repaid her In
looks for her work.
Having outgrown those OF last
year, dainty party dress was need
ed: and the little girl. who went
shopping with her mother this day
herself choose the material and pat
tern. 1t was of French wool, batists
in cream shade embroidered In
pink dots. The model called for Q
square yoke of Valenciennes lace
bands of insertion and edging form
ing the collar and sleeve-bands. The
top of the dress was finely tucked
and the effect of Japanese sleeves
was given by bands of the insertion
applied around the armhole and ex
tending below the arms. At thu
waist the tucks drew in the materia
to the belt-girdle OF lace and silk
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