The sun., 1908-12-20

made up 10 tbess tnatsrlAis end ere warm
and durable,
In our steam heatsd houses. however,
the cotton and linen materials with warm
underwear beneath arc quite warm enough
for children and have the advantage Of
laundering 30 that they may be kept
fresh. For the street heavy, warm coats
solve. the problem, and after baby days
these coats now are of some what plain
character. the quality Of the material
and possibly the touch OF fur In the
trimming providing elegance rather than
any excessive elaboration.
In party frocks for the little girls the
sheer lingerie stuffs hold undisputed
sway. and one finds the tendencies Of the
modes for grown folk reflected In modified
form among the frooks for wee folk. A
short Empire waist line makes It's appear
apce In some Of the very prettiest little
frocks. sometimes indicated merely by
q sash loosely oonfining O straight one
piece frook at this short line or introduced
more definitely in q waiss and skirt ar
rangement, as In one Of the models illus
trated here In which the sash of liberty
runs around the short waist under straps
Of insertion, suggesting wide beading.
The straight loose model with it's long
tucked sleeves Is much more attractive
in the froctc than in the sketch because Of
the exquisite fineness Of materials and
details. lines of exquisitely dainty hand
embroidery running from throat to hem
between lines OF valenoiennes insertion.
The long close sleeves appear In many
of the most exquisite models, but are sim
gularly unchildish. and though grownups
have perforoe accepted them 1t Is surely
not necessary for tn, small children to
put up with them.
The short wasted line with scarf girdle
Is used for some very pretty and childish
wool frocks as well as for lingerie models.
the frook Of light blue broadcloth pic
tured here being particularly successful
instance of this arrangement.
The long French waist. though not in
it's exaggerated FORM. is still much used,
and the natural waist line is In evidence
In many models. so there is variety from
which to choose and the child's figure
may be considered.
When it comes to frocks for the older
schoolgirl, the girl in her early teens, the
horizon widens, for here many materials
are in order which would be out of place
for the little girl. AS the little frocks must
first of all look childish, so these other
froclSs must first of all look girlish; and
IL girls all had the good sense TO appre-
oiate this fact or all had mothers with
taste and wisdom enough to understand
this law and enforce it we should be
spared some lamentable sights.
Unfortunately one cannot say Of these
older girls, as of the American children,
that they are on the whole well and ap-
dressed nowadays. and the
aping of grownups' fashions, the adop-
ton of exaggerated fads and follies in
clothes which one sees among young girls
leads one to wonder what the mothers can
have in their heads to replace the space
occupied by good sense.
And yet one does see host of charm
ingly dressed schoolgirls. and the shops
and work rooms are full Of pretty frooks
for them. The simple Direotoire frooks |
shorn OF their extravagances present
excellent possibilities for the slim. un-
developed girlish figure. and pretty street
models in soft wool with simple trimming,
straight skirts. short waists and sash
girdles are numerous among the models