The daily sentinel., 1908-07-23

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design much favored at present.
Attractive little frocks for girls
are made from nainsook, batiste or
Swiss muslin, trimmed with edgings
sewed together in the middle and ap-
Piled as band trimming. These
bands may pass over the shoulders
as bretelles and be connected by the
trimming at yoke depths, both in
front and back.
The present-day fashions of the
grown-up people have a perceptible
Influence cn the frocks of the chill
dren, and this is true not only in
The cat of the little garments but in
their trimmings and in the materials
employed. Thus in the frocks of
this season a growing tendency to
longer lines and princess effects is
noticed-an echo from the fashion
able world, which, though remote. is
quite a thing to be reckoned with
i'll selecting the outfit for the little
summer girl of this year. Almost
all of the expensive lingerie frocks of
SWISS, batiste and fine nainsook are
along modified princess lines, and
even where the Ettle frock is made
in two pieces, as is often the case,
the insertings and frills are so clev-
erly matched on both portions of the
dress that look of continuity is the
result.
While plain materials are always
first choice fer really dainty chill
iren's frocks, there are now shown
some delightful little dresses of en-
broidered Swiss in swall design which
are more unusual and also more
childish than the well known dot
with which Swiss muslin always
seems to be closely associated. There
is also decided interest among some
of the manufacturers of children's
frocks to' utilize the fine crossbar
handkerchief linen in heir construc-
ton. The fact that the fancy white
fabrics are lovelier than usual this
season perhaps accounts IN great
measure for the importance they
have assumed in connection with
children'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 wocl pants. The idea is a
charming one, but impracticable, un-
less money is of no consequence, for
white, to be attractive, must be inn
maculate white, and demands tremen-
dous supply of suits, constant chang
ing and an indefatigable 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 ma
terials, the best effects being obtain
ed 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 en-
broidered. or of rows of insertion
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-eights.
This dress can be attract,vely made
in lightweight linen, fine bingham,
Persian lawn or dimity, batiste, cot
ton voile. China silk. messaline or
rajah.
The different varieties of Valen-
ciennes lace are far and away the
most suitable and babyish for these
frocks, but there have been some
pretty models shown this season
trimmed with the finest of Cluny,
and, at least for novelty, this sug-
gsst.on is not to be ignored. 1t wash
es perfectly and wears forever.
The light colored plaids and checks
are usually trimmed simply with
bands of the plain color which pre-
dominates, these bands often being
outlined by single row of narrow
white soutache. 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 mistake not to
mention the more practical frocks of
linen. percale, galatea and the differ
ent grades of gingham, 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 prominence the ging-
hams. Most of the frocks 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 practicallty, 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 color
/ ings are also to be had in this ma
terial, plaided with cross checkings
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