Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

not differ greatly from the Russian mod
| els SO long in vogue. except that the fas-
| ten ng s at the center front. and this, in
| season when women's gowns fasten In
| front rather than at the side. YES a sug-
gest on of smartness to the little play
| costumes.
The child who Is going TO spend the
summer by the sea should have in addi-
ton to beach play frocks q bathing suit
OF good warm fabric. The little one may
never get far enough into the waves to
be actually submerged. and he may never
get wet at all higher up than the ankles.
as he races back and forth from sand to
| wavelets; but he will der We an immense
amount OF fun from wearing a real bath
ing suit that makes him immune from
cautions mot to get Wet; and his small
body, exposed to the air and sun, will
grow brown and strong.
Knitted bathing suits in one piece or
two pieces. with jersey and trunks, are
worn by both boys and girls OF a tender
age. and very cunning are the chubby
tots in their abbreviated knitted bathing
suits. 1t is a wise mother who selects
bright red suit for the little mischief
who loves to run away, for the child In
red bathing suit may be easily discerned
bathers on the wide beach. When the
little girls figure begins to take on femi-
nine contours she should have a skirted
bathing suit though it may be a very
short affair. like the one pictured, with
Jolly. comforta BILE boomers beneath.
This little suit is made of red flannel,
with trimming bands of white pique. The
boy wears a knitted suit of blue worsted
with white border trimming. Always see
hof rhi1dfs bathing shit has a hif of
wool In 1t to prevent the possibility OF
chill when the suit Is worn for several
hours on the beach. After ten years the
little girl should wear the skirt of her
bathing suit to her knees and should don
stockings.
The belted coats. SO Fashionable for all
ages this summer. are especially becom-
ing to youthful figures These coats are
supp anting the sweater in favor and
are made of linen, of serge, of flannel and
of heavier wool mixtures in bold paids
and checks. They are in norfolk style.
with box p'eats or simulated box pleats
at back and front and belt at the waist
line On children they hang quite straight
and loose and the belt is not drawn i'm
at all. but is simply passed through the
straps that hold 1t in position be ow the
natural waist line. Coats Of this type,
made of natural or stone-gray linen. have
stitched directly on the coat in smart eff
feet.
Flannel outing dresses are ideal for
girls Of from twelve to fifteen for noun
tain and boating wear. These dresses
have sailor blouses with wide collars.
open at the front. cuffed elbow sleeves
and a patch pocket at one side. The
skirts are simple and short enough for
active exercise. and a patent leather belt
makes the waist line very trim. Attrac-
tive outing dresses of white linen have
long shoulders, with sleeves to the elbow
set in roomy armholes. and the armhole
is piped with blue linen. matching blue
linen collar and cuffs. The waist is fin
ished with a peplum and a wide leather
belt and buttons down the center front.
the collar being a small square affair
finished in front close to the neck by
fct silk bow. The skirt has inverted
pleats at either side, strap of blue lin
en- being stitched half way down over the
pleats.
The girl of fourteen or fifteen wears
her skirts just to the top Of her high
buttoned boot. Sometimes the skirts are
dropped abruptly from the little-girl
length of just to the knee to the shoe
top length, and one Inarvels how the lit
tie maid of last summer has grown up.
all of a sudden. into a dignified young
miss taking cognizance OF beaux. French
mothers keep their little children In very
abbreviated skirts, the bare, dimpled
knees being quite evident beneath short
petticoats.
Short socks are now worn by quite big
girls, and where a few seasons ago 4
was impossible to obtain these socks in
anything but small sizes. they may now
be had up to eight and a half and even
nine. At eleven years-and ten Is bet
ter age-the socks should be discarded
stockings should be donned and the skirts
should come down just over the knee
The small boy, Of course. gives up socks
when he lays aside sailor suits and as
sumes more masculine apparel. In all
probability, long before his mamma is
ready to hide his chubby knees under
stockings that have to be darned, he will
make his objection to "babyish" socks
| evident and final.
Buttoned boots are considered smarter
, than low shoes for the childs street wear
this season and the prettiest of these
boots are Of white buckskin. which has
entirely supplanted canvas as a smart
boot material. Patent leather boots with
buttoned tops of tw lied cloth may ac-
company travelling or street costumes
and there are very natty maybe boots
with patent leather vamps and white kid