New-York tribune., 1913-11-23

,,.,,e dresses worn by the girls OF
foprteen years OF age at the dane
sN o,osses are not any more elaborate
.nsr those worn ten years ago. but there
certain distinction, which might al
:, no described by the French word
~" I'm the frocks. 1t has taken all
.,,,a for the designers Of children's
,l.ses 70 realize that the mothers were
.oning for simple frocks, dainty, well
ord well made. but always simple.
-, scanned 10 feel that the mother was
s..,rous Of getting her moneys worth
:. q YER. and In order to give 1t to her
nv were compelled to add meaningless
.,nhons. laces that detracted rather than
.aaad n the charm Of the frock, and odd
,,,,o fxings that gave to the finished
s,asses a fussy, tawdry appearance. Per-
Ssns they argued that these trimmings
IA The awkward, often ungainly' move
.,ert- of TIE growing girl, but their argu-
an, would have lost weight Immediately
"a thew compared cne Of the much be-
..ned dresses with the simple Russian
I, simono frock which brings out so
,a,rr,ngly the long, slender litheness OF
youth
NEW SCHOOL OF DESIGNERS.
fortunately there have always been
others who did realize the importance
~ dressing the small girl in a becoming
manner and the little individual touches
rbch they gave 10 their children's frocks
we're appreciated by the other mothers
sven though they didn't know how to go
about procuring them. The demand, how
ever. has created the supply, for design
srs have sprung up all over the country
who are making a speciality Of designing
ehidren's dresses that are different, and
these designers, the successful ones at
least, keep always in mini The cardinal
phnciple of simplicity. Even the design
prs OF children's dresses in Paris are be-
ginning to heed this fundamental prin-
eipe. A few years ago II was almost inn
possible to buy a little girls dancing
school orcss in Paris that was not mass
Of lace and ribbons and fripperies. very
much more elaborately trimmed gown than
those offered for sale to the mothers.
Costly lacss. the finest of hand embroid-
eIy, and rich materials were used in the
making Of these impossible frocks for
children which were out-grown long be-
fore the little owners had had time to
wear them out. Mothers. who had gone
tc Paris with tales Of exquisite hand en-
broidery at ridiculo1sly low prices, We're
in despair; the gowns displaying fine en-
broidery were so heavily encrusted with
lace and enhanced with ribbons that they
were out Of the question for the practical
little American girl. But to-day one can
pick up in Paris charming little embroid-
cred frocks at very reasonable prices.
PICTURESQUE ENGLISH FROCKS.
In England, and particularly in London.
the element of the picturesque enters
largely into the making of the children's
costumes This is especially true Of the
best" costumes Look at the photograph
Of bridal party of the nobility where
children play important roles, and you
will see the little pages in the quaint Kate
Greenaway suits of velvet or white satin,
and the little flower girls in equally
quaint gowns copied from the same IA
nous picture book. Certain American
mothers, who have Affiliations across the
seas, have endeavored several times 10 in
trOduce these styles here, ano frocks 6f
this type are often seen at the dancing
classes They are charming little crea-
tons but the very fact that the skirts are
long, quite to the ankles, makes the
American girl feel hampered in her move