The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

material
While chndren's fashions do not change
from those their elders
in general ideas they follow the lead Of the
" grownups - and this fashion of girls wearing
knickerbocl1ers instead OF several skirts helps
70 carry out the idea OF straightness and limp
Good patterns for knickerbockers are
easily obtainebe and dificulty should be
perienced in making them II the directions on
the patterns are followed Before cutting out
these, or, in fact, any other garment, neces-
sary carefully verify all the different n
ures II serge other wooden material Is used Y
It should be sponged before being cut; II
wash materials used it will be wise to thor
oughly shrink them.
One other point which some mothers often
overlook IN dressing little ones is
choice Of becoming colors. When there
many colors. shades, designs and patterns
choose from this inexcusable
Little girls dresses almost without ex-
ception one piece. Play dresses are
made with large armholes and rather loose
sleeves. some OF them even baggy. This
idea OF comfort iseappled girls a little older;
slips made in the different wash materials. too
are largely worn These made of gingham,
linen, chambray and similar materials. These
little slips are worn over lawn or batiste
style viii be by girls Of eight years and over
and the piece idea is carried in their
comparatively few being with belts.
The plated suits, showing the skirt with plait
going towards the back and IN that way forming {
rather wide box plait In the middle front, ant
the blouse waist the sailor order will doubtless al
be IN style a certain extent; piec
style win be the popular for the coming
Until last little girls skirts were mad
ridcuously short many OF them being finished decid
edly above the knee. This long slender girl Dor
dered on the ridiculous, and there nothing gooC
looking about It. Now they made TO come to a full
knee length and, where It is becoming
little longer.
els illustrated this page-some showing belteo
models and some those in one piece One OF Frencl
embroidered lawn is about simple in design pos
sible and wonderfully pretty plain slip pattern vii
be sufficient guide IN cutting the dresses
shoEn-this among the number
II light and soft material as this lawn Il
chosen the fullness allowed yoke both bac
and front is double the measure plain The matera
is cut long enough TO just barely under arms
and that only by seams width. The shoulder seam
should be rolled and whipped by hand narrowes
French beading. course cutting the swiss of eacl
side Of the beading rolling edges of the awi
directly to the beading Then put the hens in on tn
back Of the yoke part making them threequarters of al
inch wide Roll the and lower edges of the yok
and whip this same narrow beading to the upper o
neck edge taking care to arrange the fullness tha
the shoulder come where they should and keen
ing the middle Of the front well the hens in tn
back where they belong
The easiest way TO do this is pin the middle 0
the yoke IN front TO the middle beading length
measured finished the distance that tn
shoulders from the middle Of the front-rnea sur
this distance on the beading each side OF middl
bead
Ing the edges Of the hems being sure that enoug
length has been allowed that the hens lap FULLY
Then whip the lawn to the beading, holding the law
next to you The lower edge OF yoke rolled an
whipped In the manner. to broad swiss eyele
insertion. AS these embroderies shrink little
they should be put through waters and
smoothly before cutting the lengths on for IT is
the greatest Importance that they are sucenty loos.
For the finish around the neck. buy a quarter inc
wide thread or valenciennes lace edge and whip I
both and lower edges OF the beading The beaut
this Will be destroyed II this is put on too full
It simply needs to be held easily between the finger.
OF course holding II you while sewing on an
the fullness will take Of itself
Childrens short dresses always finished aroun
before the top is touched and in every in
the material should be perfectly straight Sc,
the breadths together. then lay two. or q two and