The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-23

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princess effects is noticed-an echo
from the fashionable world, which
though remote, is quite a thing to be
reckoned with in selecting the outfit fol-
the little summer girl of this year. AL
most all of the expensive lingerie
frocks of swiss, batiste and fine main
sock are along modified princess lines
and even where the little frock is made
i in two pieces. as is often the case, the
insertings and frills are so cleverly
matched on both portions of the dress
that look of continuity is the re-
suit
| While plain materials are always first
choice for really dainty children's
| frocks, there are now shown some de-
| lightful little dresses of embroidered
swiss in small design which are more
unusual and also more childish than
| the well known dot with which swiss
] muslin always seems to be closely as
| ISOLATED. There is also a decided in
terest among some of the manufactur-
ers of children's frocks to utilize the
| fine crossbar handkerchief linen in
their construction. The fact that the
fancy white fabrics are lovelier than
usual this season perhaps accounts in
great measure for the Importance they
dren's apparel.
1t is a fad with some fastidious
women to dress their children, both
boys and girls, entirely in white dur
ing the summer, white linen duck or
piQue for boys tub suits; white serge
for his wool suits. The idea is a charm
ing one, but impracticable, unless
money is of no consequence, for white,
to be attractive, must be immaculate
white, and demands tremendous supply
of suits, constant changing and an
interchangeable laundress. Even the
mothers with the white fad put their
tiny white-clad laddies into overall or
jumpers for rough play hours, and in
this way the white suits are spared
much.
The semi princess effect is ideal for
the use of the soft summer materials
the best effects being obtained when
the waist and skirt are joined with a
belt of the trimming material. The
skirt is tucked in groups. and joined
to the blouse. The belt may be in
round style or raised in the back in
Empire effect. The round yoke can be
made of all-over lace Or Of the dress
material embroidered, or of rows of in
sertion joined together Five cores are
used in the skirt and two wide tucks
are made above the hem. The lower
edge measures about three yards and
seven Fights.
This dress can be attractively made
in a lightweight linen, fine gingham
Persian lawn or dimity, batiste. cot
ton voile. China silk, messaline or ra-
jah.
The different varieties of Valen-
ciennes lace are far and away the most
suitable and babysh for these frocks
but there have been some pretty mod
els shown this season trimmed with
the finest OF Cluny, and, at least for
novelty. this suggestion is not to bel
ignored. 1t washes perfectly and wears
forever
The light colored plaids and checks
are usually trimmed simply with bands
of the plain color which predominates.
these bands often being outlined by el
1t is also a pretty. fancy to braid
these plain Colored bands in some bold,
effective design with the soutache, or
else to stud these bands at intervals
with disks made of the closely coiled
braid.
But it would be a mistake not to
mention the more practical frocks Of
linen, percale, galatea and the different
grades of bingham, which this season
are as delightful to the eye as they are
abundant in number There is a special
tendency just now to bring into prom
inence the ginghams. Most of the
froclzs of this style are designed to
wear with a white guimpe which also
increases the light appearance. While
such dresses are dark enough to meet
the requirements of practically, they
are by no means somber in effect. for
these new madras ginghams have a
brightness and luster about them
which is eminently childish. Some of
the loveliest of the pastel colorings are
also to be had in this material plaid