New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
DRESS OF LITTLE GIRLS
Their Happiness and 4ttracttrenesS
Depend on Clothes.

A well dressed little girl is Joy to behold BY
this is not meant an elaborately or extensively
dressed child but who. no matter how simply
clad. is always trim and neat all her clothes Sc
cureiy placed and fitting smoothly, from the dress
to the innermost garment Simplicity in r. childs
dress Is the first consideration. Next to this Is a
proper placing Of every button and buttonhole'
belt other means Of adjustment.
Little children are so helpless about their coches
that when these are not properly arranged they
miserable and unhappy When one or another
garment becomes displaced the child is be"lldered;
and after few minutes trying to set things
Alright she gives up the task and the garment
hangs awry A child who is pinned up here and
there with safety or other pins presents slovenly
appearance and certainly cannot feel comfortable.
If mother wants to engender a certain amount
OF pride IN her child she must see that all repairs
are made before garment is put on There must
be no seams ripped lace hanging, and ali out-
tons and buttonholes must be intact II from car
Hest childhood little girl finds all her clothes
neatly cared for. with each buttonhole having
well secured button in corresponding position, the
spirit Of neatness will become so instied that II
will be part OF her life Later, when the time
comes to care for her clothes. she vii! have
been trained to regular order and 1eatness Inat
she will not be able 10 endure anything else.
A little incident will tend to show how much I'M
poriancs child may attach to things Of this kind
At O. family gathering the different members were
discussing their ideas of philanthropy and telling
what they would do If they had sufficient money,
when ths little daughter OF the house said i
know what would do If l ever had enough
MONEY! or course all the elders anxious to
hear the youthful idea Well said she II l
had whole lot of money I'd buy house ana aH
the poor iittls children see in the streets WIN
their stockings down. their petticoats hanging
or their coats without buttons, I'd bring them into
this house. Then I would have woman there
who would all the buttons on their clothes and
sasten their garers that their stockings wouldn't
hang down any And when she had theT
clothes fixed them all right, they could go out
again and play And parents still assert that
children don't understand
WEAR WOOL NEXT THE BODY.
To be properly clothed little girl should wear
next the skin. garments Of wool, combination OF
cotton and wool silk and wool The little shirts
should be high necked in winter, with long sleeves
while those for summer wear should be low-necked
and sleeveless especially when the low necked,
short sleeved dresses are worn. Some people advo-
cate the lorg sleeved. high necked shirt for both
winter and summer. but this is not necessary.
The flannel drawers in winter should be OF the
same quality as the shirts. They should At loose
without bagging. and should reach to the ankles.
If parents insist upon these drawers being worn
IN summer, they should be the very lsh'est weight
and knee length However. II the child wears the
knitted stonech-band, which many 90 until AFTER
the eighth year, the wool drawers will not he
found necessary IN this event only the muslin
or cambria drawers ornamented with lace or other
trimming will be These drawers should be
'front.' 10 allow for STOPPING forward They are
,pened at the sides and here finished with q con-
tnuous facing so to prevent tearing at the
bottom Of the opening. The front and back belts
are rather broad and each has three buttonholes.
one at each end and in the centre The
drawers button to the lower row Of buttons ON the
waist.
HAVE THE WAIST COMFORTABLE
The waists sold for little girls are OF cambria
fun in front. with comfortable armholes The
neck and armholes are finished with lace and
beading with ribbon that may bs drawn so as TO
make the neck higher II desired little bow
ornaments the centre front, although the tie rib
hon is bowed at the back This waist has broad
band at the waist line. with double row OF but
tons all around The band is OF double material
70 give extra strength. while little folds above and
below not only add further support. bat serve for
a finish There is n short extension below the
belt 20 keep the waist from drawing up
These waists are in variety OF styles, the one
illustrated being the most popular but no matter OF
what shape they should conform TO the hguTe, nt-
ting loosely although not so large as to hang or
slip out of place. For very warm weather there
s a skeleton waist, which consists mainly OF straps
over the shoulders and broad belt for the buttons
hut care should be taken to secure shoulder bands
nroad enough SO that they do curl slip down
on the arms Some mothers like the corded waists
for winter wear, as they are SO much heavier but
in reality they add more weight than warmth and
are especially Objectionable for the smaller girls
The garters are arranged at each side OF the
waist Slip the garter pin through the eyelets in !
the 5road tape which hangs from the waist band
under each arm Put the stockings and adjust
the carriers 10 the correct length. moving the ad-
iuster I'D OF down until satisfied Stockings should
ba nroperIv fitted to the child's feet They wear
out so quickly that there Is no use In getting them
large with the idea that the child VIII grow into
them while at the same time they should not be
too short this the feet. ana is otten te
cause of ingrowing toe nails