The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
Belted Effects the Favorite in Goats and Frocks
Fdnciful Sds1es for Lingerie Dresses Play
Toys OF Sturdy Linen Crash, Galatea and
Khaki Maybe Boots for Little Feet.

afternoon the child should be bathed,
brushed and daintiIy dressed for the
evening meal.
An attractive play frock for a small
boy is of dull blue linen, made in the
Russian style and buttoning from
shoulder to hem down one side so
that the little frock may be easily
ironed. Pipings of white pique, white
pearl buttons and white anchor en-
broidered on the front give much style
to this simple little frock which has
Knockers of blue linen to match. The
small girl wears her play frock in the
same length as the knickers-that is.
just to the knee; but the boys frock
is short enough to show two or three
inches of knicker below it's hem. Very
satisfactory play frocks made of
checked Bingham, are shown in chill
dren's Quitting shops at little over
a dollar, inclusive of knickers.
These frocks are simple and straight
in cut and button straight down the
center front. the buttons being set on
a trimming band of plain colored
Bingham matching the checked pat
tern. There are also cuffs, collar and
belt of the plain fabric and the knick-
ers are of the checked Bingham. These
frocks do not differ greatly from the
Russian models SO long in vogue, ex-
cept that the fastening is at the CEN
ter front, and this, in season when
women's gowns fasten in front rather
than at the side, gives a suggestion of
smartness to the little play costumes.
Bathing Toys For Small People.
The child who is going to spend the
summer by the sea should have, in
addition to beach play frocks, a bath
ing suit of good warm fabric. The
little one may never get far enough
into the waves to be actually sub
merged, 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 derive an i'm
mense amount of fun from wearing
real bathing 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 bath suits. It is wise mother
who selects a bright red suit for the
little mischief who loves to run away.
for the child in a red bathing suit may
be easily discerned among a crowd of
more soberly dressed bathers on the
wide beach. When the little girls
figure begins to take on feminine con-
tours she should have skirted bath
ing suit, though it may be very short
affair, like the one pictured, with
jolly, comfortable 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 that the child's bathing
suit has a bit of wool in it 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.
Outing Dresses And Coats Breezy
And Smart.
The belted coats, so fashionable for !
all ages this summer, are especially I
becoming to youthful figures. These
coats are supplanting the sweater in |
favor and are made of linen, of serge, !
of flannel and of heavier wool mix ]