The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
THE SMALL GIRLS FASHIONS.

The mother who has failed to buy a
new winter coat for her small girl will
find plenty of models to select from now
The shops are making a speciality of
children's coats in their holiday sales.
and these are greatly reduced in price.
Coatings, too, Of all sorts have grown
prodigiously cheaper since the first of
the season, such woven textures as imi-
tate animal skins going in remnants es-
pecially now.
furry stuffs. which have a deliciously
warm look. and are not too heavy for
small folk. The white cloths that re-
semble caracul so closely it is sometimes
difficult to tell the deception at first
glance are made up in cozy loose sacks
in various models for girls from two to
ten. Sometimes one Of these coats will
have a shawl collar Of satin. or collars
and cuffs of the material will have a
bias satin edge: but bands of the gen.
uine long haired fur look more appro-
pirate than these trimmings. and they
give the garment the arctic look needed
for midwinter
If these imitation fur materials are
not used for the best coat, 1t Is Of plain
cloth, corduroy. or velvet. The mottled
l"eeUSs HedNleT ana checked ana
striped cheviots are reserved for the
practical garment. and though the model
used may be the same as that employed
for smarter ones a bit of velvet on the
collar and cuffs Is the only trimming
seen. The preference. in fact, is for
great plainness with the practical coat
SO plain stitching and bone buttons go
most commonly with the useful every
day textures.
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portant point. and there is some quaint
and charming millinery for the smaller
girls, for maids are always dressed more
gayly under six than over that age The
peach basket still holds place in favor
for tots who can wear these somewhat
eccentric hats, and there are bowl
shapes. ruffled bonnets, and felt brim
hats that drop becomingiy over the ears.
A band made Of ribbon loops put around
the crown. is one easy home trimming
for Felt hat on the sundown order. and
there are some Tyrolean shapes Of black
and colored plush that need only a tiny
bunch OF fancy feathers at the side to
be complete. These last are very useful
for practical service, and they may be
smarted up prodigiously with a band and
quills of white satin.
A smart feature for footgear is to
match the boot uppers to the color of
the coat. and where girl Is six or eight
her boot tops are often immensely high
Smart gloves, too. are for warmth, so it
is great cruelty to buy ordinary kid
ones for some tiny tot who goes forth
without a mum. Very finely dressed lit
tie girls wear dogskin or deerskin gloves,
In white, brown. or gray, using huge
muff further to warm the hands. but
while knitted mittens, with long honey
comb wrists, are more sensible and
equally smart, these sometimes going
with the finest little coats.
Concerning the home making Of any of
these coats. II the material is not suf-
ficiently warm 1t must be lined all
through. but substantial goods would
only require a lining at the shoulders
and in the sleeves. The heavy satins en-
ployed for coat Innings make the best
dcublings, as the cotton or wool lining
the mpther sometimes puts in at home
makes it difficult to put the garment on