The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-13
Simplicity Should
!. Come First Of All
ekildrkn't Thihes Ought to Be All of One Color in
Plain Soft Materials, and Very Easily
Laundered
Laundered

ttSAk iittia best" dresses OF winter,
httinn had their share OF wear
Aha tear AT dancing school.
s ShriitmeA and birthday parties,
az pkeBltm Again confronts lthe ever
Eftthfpl moshtr OF what and how 20
sIfkkk 4 new dress. Ideas In chill.
Eftd1 siothts are All 30 similar from
XtN ftkaon 70 another that one loses
Ell3ffst IN making them Few dresa-
Afkefs cater 20 ehIldren't work, 70
I Ihtfk are no original ideas launchfa
: Rfltis shfne other 10 sufiiciently IN
! ifttaitd 10 sdSVote her time ane
{ ihqVtt 81 70 the Question wniSh Is mos'
I III thlse drawings I nave sought te
, klklit 81 tu6kb or gathers either. from
9EY6kt 6t : normal waist band ana
{. AZ, The same time 70 keep the hnes
hfhbiS. ana ms style Appropriately
!. t,aih efIeuth for A ehild .Nothins is
Mek1 pAufttlc than an overdressea
hise ln tstHihd; 9; ne soar Of AZ ,,i. si%oi @ii
iibhkifk ohild. belontins, 1 suppose, 70
7 tatttti 6sSd 70 wtaith could 20
Roth khtir ehiidrsh in such q vulgar
Tkn M 1 at,,. pal. stona child
Aglted Ia sh Old gold velvet Of .
tuiekAIonN Pie, ~ Tlcn ana hsaNJ -
H - more suitable fer portisrss Than
tdeftne apparel. Il was trimmed In
dt&gy phsasmenterie and worn win a
kftkt white beaver hat piled high
With ostrich piumes. As last
scream she wore her rings over her
tlbv4b--not one ring. but Ave! Can
yct ifnaafue more awful Bight than
thiA delicate fragile little thing loaded
dbHh In this barbaric manner!
kiThs one great feature TO be OBJ
ftttSd In the designing OF a childs
drtts n simplicity. especially In the
eat md trimming. IL should be kept
/ fpf the most part all IN one color Il
!. iiot conflntd 20 one tone. especially ~
Il be elhborately Embroidered. The
!, il fhs .sInaplicity 'of gown, II should
Dfsftrtblf be OF a plain soft material
VI AZ BEST with a very small incon-
tD3thouS hgdre. Linen Is always most
nepfupriate. and can he as elaborate
- one wishes TO make it. with tucks
Of tfhbroidery. or both, but always
ia white Of delicate blue. pink or yell
low Some people like red on small
child, but 10 my mind, II is a most
thlfhr thing 70 DO, putting a deli
ckttlsi coiofed lovely child IN so crude
afid loud, a settling The subtiety OF
the ehild's. elaiioes and delicecy OF
MIR skin "A quite submerged In the
Intensity OF red. M
..Sext 70 linen Is soft sheer French
bAtiDte. which comes In lovely flesh
eolur, ~ well as white and cream;
1otfte qualities pongee are very APP
Eiobfiate and give excellent wear as
thty WASH well and do not tear easily
oftRtAft shiny or fade. China silk is
fkfy lovely, but most perishable, as
~ never looks well after being
blbkhI(d, and the great thing in chill
dtt1's clothes is TO have them OF ma
tti1hib that can be readily freshened,
~ n tire child isy given no thought OF
httpild ith clothes clean. Nothing Is
More painful than q self-conscious
child, afraid TO move for fear OF soil
1fi1 ~ dfetA. and still more afraid OF
trH toiit ttpsngts, haying probably 70
~b4 ckftftilf fof your dress
Nif one Wishes \ soft silk, perhaps a
tEOTquikette win be the most appro-
bktAtt ~ any, ETId win wear az we'll
etnt q pbfinte which, after all. In the
fkteiy cream shades or dead white Is
Miith brtftier than soft silk n
etthsthe frookA we have depicted a very
Mttliint model tor a white ponRee In
Nrdfe No. g. Ii is made with three
H<bls box plated back and front. the
1n9eiF plaat being drawn in little
Hpnff than the outer ones. They are
bhhntd at the waist line. being re-
M2B4o to form, the Killed skirt. Beneath
tan blhitb. passed through slashes, IL
& k6ft 4ebh OF palest blue furah SILK
Abk6n = The tops or the plkitH are
IhlihtH~ ~ buttonholed scollops Ia
6sfu hiik hosa which IL also used fol