The sun., 1909-02-14

Occasionally . touch Of sheer lingerie
material softsns the severity OF hneo
or piquA modal. although ~ . rule
this very severity 10 the keynote OF the
frook's smaftness. Ono very charming
little model In white French piquS. OF
which q skstch 10 presented, has 9 row
Of pearl buttons set on q narrow oano
Of the piquS down each side OF trans
vsfssly tuoksd ffopt. and back OF these
bands n . soft collar Of finest lawn Dor
dsrsd by hny tuoks and valsnoiennes lace
Thie sesns model In delicate color With the
collar In white might turn out very well.
Sotne delightful little frooks In lawn
have smoking In contrasting color Tor
their sole trimming. and onsof tbs daint-
lest thinKs OF tiis kind that We have seen
wss Of One White lawn smocked In red and
blue, with little quaint oross stitoh en-
hroidsfy In che same red and blue adorn-
ing neck band, cuffs and belt.
And that reminds ~ that among the
Rumanian. Bulgarian and other odd en-
broidsries In rather bright oolors there
are many efYsots which may be success
fully adapted to child use. One OF the
most attractive garments In the outht
prepared by q spsoialAt In ohildren's
Clothes for q wee girl going South with
her mother was Russian frock OF string
color linen, In the soft handwoven quality,
with dull fnish, embroidered around the
neck, down each side Of back and front
and on the cuffs In Bulgaria. stitchery
OF reds and blues.
The embroidery down front and back
was on rather wids applied bands and q
little black sash was sllpped under these
bands and knotted at the middle back.
The note Of black seemed inconsruous
for sevsn-year-old, and yet the general
eject was delightful and for some reason
distinctly childish.
Epsulet shoulder arrangements appear
very frequently among the new models
for little folk, and there 10 considerable
variety In their handling. Sometimes
yoke and shoulder ara cut La ono. the
shoulder part running down upon the
sleeve In strap fashion. a. illustrated In
one Of the outs. Again the shoulder band
10 applied separately. and some OF the most
successful models have the shoulder laid
under the front aud back and the latter
buttoning up on IL,
An example OF this last arrangement
was q particularly delectable little frocb
In plaid bingham. a broken plaid Of dull
Delft blue and white. The body of tho
frock vas simple-a plated blouse and
skirt with belt. On the shoulders was
broad band 81 white. on which we're lines
OF Delft blue feather stitching set quite
closely together and running crosswise.
Front and back OF the trook buttoned up
on this shoulder piece with pearl buttons,
a button being posed In the centre OF each
pointed plaitA Little wristbands we're OF
the feather stitched white, but the belt
was Of the Einghan,.
The new ginghams are sure TO appeal
TO makers Of children's clothes, for they
are unprecedentedly attractive In color
and design. and many Of them childish
in efeot-soft broken plaids and checks
in two tones or three tones.
The lovely swiss and batiste emDrold-
cries in color or white which figure among
the new embroidery stock are sometimes
very effective on childish frocks. though
never 90 practical as the all white for
laundering: and some OF the designers
have made the experiment OF Introducing
such trimming upon sheer little frocks
of white lawn but on the whole one can
hardly call the results successful
Avery dainty model pictured here was
much praised by the maker who exhibited
il, but was in our judgment too fussy
for little girl and lacking in the modish-
ness belonging TO the simpler models.
A. will be seen from the sketch OF this
model, the skirt had an inset tucked
panel at the side. and the embroidery
edging which trimmed the bottom OF the
skirt ran up each side OF this panel to the
waistlins.
Chic coats OF pque and OF linen are be-
ing made up for the small girls summer
use, and where more warmth Is required
there are equally fetching coats OF broad
cloth or serge, often In dark tones. button
ing with big pearl buttons and relieved
by collars OF white, hand embroidered.
A very light weight white corduroy too
10 utilized for the summer coats Of children
under7.
When ono. passes up into schoolgirl
realm one finds . multitude Of jumper
models In linen. in pique. in Light weight
voollen stufYs, and most OF these models