The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

skirt and under the sleeve edges while
1t also makes the sash.
Bright spring days always mean a
desire for and the need Of fresh new COS
tunes and the younger folk are certain
to feel the influence. This season a great
many attractive models and a great
variety Of beautiful fabrics are in style,
For the slightly older girls suits of shan.
tung and pongee are much liked as well
as the more serviceable ones Of whipcord
and serge. Taffeta is somewhat worn,
also, but should be in the lighter colors
and in the two-toned variety to be really
youthful in effect. 1t is prettiest, also,
when treated with some little fancy
touches. and big collars and cuffs Of lace
and embroidered muslin are being much
used In combination with coat suits.
Short jauntys coats are the preferred
ones and skirts that are narrow without
exaggeration prevail. The two-piece skirt
is an unquestioned favorite but it is
varied in many ways. Touches of hand
work are exceedingly well liked and a
great many otherwise simple suits are
shown with the revers and cuffs en-
broidered with wool thread to give a really
distinctive and satisfactory result. But
tons make an important feature, too,
and are unusually handsome this season.
For taffeta suits crystal is liked and Is
really very beautiful. For wool suit,
something simpler must be chosen, but
there is a very interesting variety to be
found Only a few are used upon single
costume, but they are apt to be chosen
with great care and discretion.
For the younger girls, Norfolk effects
are always desirable and a great many
dresses will be made in that way. The
style is well adapted both to spring and
summer materials for Norfolk dresses are
pretty made of light weight serge, OF
shepherds check and of similar wool ma
terials and also OF linen, pique, cotton
poplin and the new pique cords which are
exceedingly smart, exceedingly handsome
and exceedingly durable. Embroidery is
greatly liked and scalloped edges are
much in vogue. Most attractive little
dresses for the school girls from ten to
fourteen years of age are made Of pique
in stripes with collar and cuffs Of white,
scalloped and buttonholed on the edges.
II liked a little embroidery can be added
in addition to the scallops, but Just the
edge is all that is really needed. En-
broidery, let it be said, is being exten-
sively used just now and in some new and
rather interesting ways. Tiny little boys
who wear Russian suits are especially
smart in white or colored costumes that
are finished with scalloped edges, and
perhaps some little design within the
edges, and embroidered designs on COL
lars, sleeves and revers and similar
touches Of needlework are to be found
wherever well dressed children are seen.
For the serviceable coats. that are
always needed for the younger children.
serge is the favorite material, but some
exceedingly handsome little wraps are
made of black taffeta and Of black satin,
lined with color, the same color being
used for collar and cuffs. Rose color is
especially well liked for this purpose and
gives a very pretty childish touch to the
otherwise rather mature material.
Ouaintness may fairly be said to be an
important characteristic of spring styles
and it is especially apparent in some OF
the new hats for tiny children. They are
really delightful made in simple mush-