The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Party Frocks flor Little Girls
By JANE BARTON.


 half inch facing; also the ends of the sleeves that just turn the elbows.
 To this yoke gather the two piece skirt that hangs straight from the blouse to just turn the knees. Turn down the top at least an inch and gather in two rows quarter of an inch apart Turn up the bottom of the yoke on the right side the same depth and sew the skirt on top of 1t with two rows of stitching so the raw seams are covered. This gives two inches for lengthening the dress the following season Cut the piacket in the middle of the back gore to continue the yoke opening; or. three piece skirt pattern can be used.
 Baste and fit dress. then turn up hem at bottom of skirt three and half inches deep and run by hand. The frock Is now ready for the trimming Cover the hem at bottom of skirt with three plaited ruffies of white wash net, each an inch and a quarter deep fin- ished The rufiles overlap quarter of an inch. The two lower ones turned in quarter inch and gathered close to edge and sewed through this gathering to the skirt. The top ruffie may have quarter inch head ing or 1t can be gathered with the raw edge and the line of stitching covered with bias fold of the net three-eighths of an inch deep.
 Trim ends of sleeve, which finished straight to hang loose, with two net ruffies the same depth, the top one finished with the bias fold of net Make little fichu of plain net two and ne-half inches wide at It's widest part and long enough to bring round the shoulders. cross in front and bring round to middle of back. where it crosses again. eav- ing short ends to fall over the girdle This is made of folds of three inch satin ribbon, brought round the dress under the arm pits to cover joining of skirt and waist. The one edge of the fichu Is straight and the curved edge is trimmed with the plaited net rufIle. put on either in a French seam or with tiny heading Adjust the ribbon sirdle first and tack into place. or. if you tie the sash slip 1t under the crossed fronts of the lchu
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 To give very dressy touch the net bands at head of ruffles on sleeves and skirt can be covered with No. I white satin ribbon with tiny ribbon rosebuds in pink at inch and a half intervals. This should be tackled light ". SO 1t can be removed to launder The straight edge of the nchu is then outlined with the same width ribbon put on to show asa piping. The nchu itself can have tiny pink roses embroidered on 1t at intervals in mer cerised cotton. Where blue is preferred nae foreet-me-nots for the ribbon fiowers and embroidery clusters
 FoHa an older girl or tsll thin younger one ehother model with this same combination of net and batiste or Paris muslin has the nor mal waist line with kimono blouse and elbow nowihg sleeves and round neck edged wltn narrow shocking headed by quarter men net fr1ll. About an inch below the arm pHs eet thres Inch plaited rune of net orousnt in . straight line round the body s- .som s'tnsr sids of the thres-quarter inch .,ssms. ~ IT s sne outtonhols strip, Trim the s'ecves with rufle the eano deoth The.. s.ua.. su.a.s nay .oe put on with an eighth inch ns.olns or under . bias not strip embroidersd at Inch and quarter intspvais with coin Al. n wnite or ocloftd msrcesissd cotton.
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 Cover the welst Inc Wi1h ribbon sie1Io cruehed into fouF or live 1noheo ana endina h {. eenteP tropt with sfifR bow, two loope 1n eaee nds en1 esSolls1 ecn&o, sest-