Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
Gingham in Various Plaids and Stripes to
Be Worn Dainty Shepherd Checks
Also Popular The Simply Made
One-Piec Frock Sailor
Suits fnoerfe Hats.
Suits Lingerie Hats.

Gingham will play an important role
this season In the wardrobe of the small
daughters Of fashionable households, but
it will be used only in the finest and
sheerest qualities reproducing these col
ors and designs of the various clan plaids,
showing wide stripes or large blocks of
white. In these finer ginghams are also
seen those dainty shepherd checks in pale
blue, pink and green, with white, which,
like the wider plaids make up into most
attractive jumper frocks for the small
lady's morning use. Their design is Of
the simplest, the knee-length skirt being
box or widely plated into bias band OF
the material, which at the same time
does duty as a girdle; the bottom of the
skirt hemmed broadly and handstitched
that it may be readily heightened after
having been laundered. The jumper may
be laid in n central box plait front and
back, fanked by two or three wide side
plaits crossing the shoulders, thus afford
ing the necessary fulness, while the mod
erately large sleeves, set into roomy
arm size, extend midway to the elbow,
the lower ends pointed at the inner arm
seam and finished with braid bound seal
lops to match the pointed neck The ac-
companying blouse Is of fine white linen
and embroidery, finished with frilled
bands at neck and wrists.
For the child who looks best In
rather severe type of garb nothing is
prettier than the simply made one-pece
frock of tailored linen or pique which are
being made up by chlldrens clothing spe
cialists in all the light and dark shades,
tba Io+ obi iaAu For arlu
and travelling. The little maidens tai
lored linen costume Is much on the lines
Of that worn by her small brother, who is
still condemned to the despised skirts A
wide double box plat beginning at the
throat extends to the hem of the skirt
front and back, the center plait being
stitched fatty for its entire length and
the outer one allowed TO flare below the
waistline which the small woman has
not ss yet developed. Additional width Is
afforded the skirt by means of wide box
plaits set under each arm size, which
also supports a wide strap, through which
is run the wide waistband, fastening in
front with two medium-sized white but
tons. Full-length sleeves, gathered at the
top Of the shoulder, puff widely to below
the elbow, where they abruptly narrow
into long cuffs and the turned-over linen
collar is Joined with silk four-in-hand
tie of a tint matching the military or
nautical embroidery on the left sleeve
upper.
CoIored linens, plain madras and vari-
GUS attractive cotton fabrics of plain sur
face are used for the more elaborate
jumper frocks which a small girl may
quite properly wear to the luncheon table
and during the afternoon. They are in
two different pieces, the skirt and jumper
being attached by means of reliable large
hooks and eyes From wide box plait
in the center OF the front six deep side
plaits at either side converge into a cor
responding box at the back, forming the
entire knee length skirt. which has a hem
fully six inches in width. Between the
wide panels forming the front and back
Of the jumper and the wide plaits cross
ing the shoulders and extending TO the
waist are trellised bands of stitched
straps OF the frock material, trimmed
with many tiny colored buttons. The V
shaped neck Is bordered with a bias band
embroidered in self colors, and the Jap
anese sleeves, reaching almost TO the
elbow, have their upper sides Joined by
the trelllslng DandS ana are button TRIM
med. The white lingerie blouse is closely
pin tucked about the shoulders and has
three-quaruer puffed sleeves with band
cuffs of lace terminating with lace frils.
The same model may be diversified by
making the neck square and omitting the
upper sleeves.
Party frocks of lingerie or China silk
are quite as elaborate as any designed
for the little maids elder sister, 50 far
as handwork goes. The Mother Hubbard,
for some years pushed into the back
ground, has again returned to fashions
favor for the benefit Of miniature women.
and the yoke, wide, deep and exceedingly
ornate, is the chief feature of the lace,
embroidery and muslin frock. Whatever
semitransparent linen material is sup