The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-20
COAT FOR
LITTLE GIRLS.


Tn new blanket coatinGs make fine
winter wraps for children, and a num-
Der OF small coats in these are pat
termed after grown up garm ents. The
favorite model for girls from s up
ward is a loose unlined sacque with
square sleeves and a shawl collar. AS
the cOatings are double faced, the in
ner color appears in the collar and
cuffs. One handsome cloak Of this sort
seen recently was in a rich golden
brown, with facing and trimmings in
the most sparkling red. A blue coat,
double faced with a. gray and blue
check, showed a wool fringe about the
deep collar. This chic wrap Rad been
made Of travelling shawl, which scheme
is quite feasible and satisfactory.
The tendency with all heavy wraps
for small folk is to choose a material
thick enough to be without lining
although the textures must be light
in weight and very pliable; so there is
no clumsiness about even the most
practical coats. which are in mixed
woods and beaver cloth, stitched plain
ly or with q bit of velvet or braid
about the collar and cuffs. Some very
pretty little coats for children be-
tween six and ten are in box plaits
and belted, the front closing right up
to the throat and there finished with
little military collar. For everyday
use. blue and brown and g brown and
red mixture are good choices. When
the double faced coats are in a smart
style they are used for best wear,
and may be in very dashing colors
but since the materials are so durable
many mothers make the same coat
do for all purposes.
Full-dress coats for the smaller girls
are often fine, velveeeen, velvet. OF
toman silk and the richest cloths being
used, and II is the thing to cover the
shoulders of these elegant wraps with
splendid lace collars. The shop coat
for dressy uses is often cheaper than
the home made thing. and there are
little kinks in trimming that the
mother cannot often master. Then the
| textures may be more novel than those
sold by the yard, for II Is a mercantile
| trick 70 keep the best things for the
makers.
A sensible ready-made coat of cloth
| with some little fixing or other can
| be had for SS-6-year- old size. One
! Of velveteen may be sixteen or twenty.
With the mixed or checked or plaid
! wool school coat the we'll dressed child
! wears a simple hat. The bell shapes
are favored for ages from TO 10,
! these of felt. velours or beaver and
modestly trimmed with a satin ribbon.
| The same little shapes in velvet or
/ lRce, Win trails ABOUT the crown OF
; tiny satin flowers, are used for dress
~. although the quite small child is
] ,ften seen in one of the Corday shades,
whose puff crowns and lace frills
make pretty Trainings for pretty faces
For the bigger girl there are many
! side turned felts, these larger in the
brim and trimmed with ribbon or silk
| scarfs for school and with velvet and
plume. perhaps for fine wear, But
| then, there is no exact limitation as
to the style Of the hat. 1t must suit
the child and be in keeping with the
rest of the costume.
| For school wear, however. there IL
| one prime favorite. a little round hat
| with round. highish crown, brim
stitched and the decking a fancy
feather, little scarf or a crown braid
These are in velvet, velours and
beaver and are for girls who have
PASSED the baby ages. The buying OF
such a hat may take away a deal OF
the mothers worry and they are dura-
BILE. becoming and quite cheap. from
$3.50 up.
Home made hats for school wear
are also often turned out with a biz
of the dress goods and some other ma
terial One seen recently had a puffed
crown of blue cloth and a brim OF
shirred black silk. A shirred rosette
made of the two colors trimmed the
side Of the hat.