The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-21
SMART MODES FOR SMALL FOLK
n Juvenile Silhouette Also Slim aud Straight-TaRcta Coats for Wee
Gtrs-Piquc . Rival of Linen for Summer Frocks.

The mother who is too busy to
spend a deal of time in the fashion.
ing of little garments at home a dc
a great deal better in the shops now
than would have been possible a few
years ago. Ready-to-wear rain,eni
for children has reached a degree OF
excellence which II seems impossible
to surpass. Yet with each new season
prettier and pretticr frocks. smarter
the seeker after good values. OF
course the handmade things are al.
ways expensive. but for them one goes
to the exclusive shops where high
price is to be expected and where a
substantial sum must be paid out over
an dabove the value OF a garment for
the name on the box in which it is
sent home. Very %aristocratic little folk
come to be fitted out with tho hand
made Partisan frocks and ravishing
honncts furnished at such emporiums,
but the average mother can outfit her
small daughtcrs-and her little sons,
too-very satisfactorily in any depart
ment store having special buyers fol-
children's wear.
1t takes q mother clever in brain
and skilled in needlccraft to produce
little garments as attractive as those
offered at really moderate prices in the
o'ioPS' " ".iie uieH-pIiSeu ocsiS
arc employed to plan out these juve-
nile models, manufacturers can of
course buy their material much more
cheaply than it may be obtained at
retail. and a little frock that would
require hours of planting. a morning
spent in shopping for buttons. cord
and other details of trimming. and
two days of patient work in the sew
ing room. may often be bought for
4ur <J,,y, 90 CA:n-l 800 >N.--l.- =
sinEhams. effectively trimmed with
pipinss of plain color: smart piquc
frocks with rows of stitching. new
striped linens with touches Of plain
colored linen effectively applied, dain-
tN dimities with lace and ~pin-tucking
and simple. fine white frocks trimmed
with good embroidery. are all ready
for h mother who may not pay a
high price but who is fastidious about
style. daintiness and the simplicity
which means distinction in a child's
garment.
Piquc Is Fashionable.
This year piquc is immensely fash
ionable III women's realm as we'll as
in the children's departments. and
frocks and coats OF piqle vie with
linen in popularity. There are new
striped piques as we'll as the pure
white sort and the smartest weave
mas q worry vice Welt-almoSt ike a
Bedford cord. PiQue shrinks badly
and the material should always be
shrunk and pressed before a child's
frock is cut from il. Even then the
skirt and sleeves will shorten consid-
before the season has passed.
and allowance should be made for
this if the frock is fashioned at home.
Ready-made garments for children.
of good quality. have generous
hens. n seams are allowed at the
right places. with width enough for
the inevitable letting put"
Details Of -Four Erocke.
Four charming frocks of pique re-
exhibited were, white and were
intended for little girls of from 6 to II
The first frock was a straight.
model with set-in sleeves
and Irish crochet cuffs and collar.
Down the center front and back went
a panel of the Irish crochet. four
wide. and yer this panel three
OF. the pique buttoncd with big
pearl buttons. The effect was very
and smart.
The second frock opened in front
with a row Of round pearl buttons and
ordinary buttonholes. but the button
side was turned back rover
fashion. and with the opening was a
chemisettc of tucked lawn which
from neck to waistlinc. The
frock was finished with a Filct lace
collar and had a broad blue suede
belt around the low waistline.