The Washington herald., 1914-04-14

IureSSes with armhOles sufficiently large
To fit a year-Old-baby and neck bands il
like proportion. for these dresses may
be shortened. With the addition of cuT.
and a turn-dOwn round collar. thess
I'd: esses are not only fit for severa
months wear. but have quite a boyist
air. Make the cuffs very long and turr
them up: the little arms will all too soor
outgrow them.
| In making the new short dresses il is
wis always to purchase good material
These dresses will probably be all white
Cotton poplin is splendid wearing ma
terIal besides having the added virtue OF
laundering beautifully. White linen OF
an even thread. that is a linen whose
threads are of even thickness and the
| very fine white pique These are all
practical for the first boyish dresses.
Long Been n Favorite.
The box Plated dress has long been a
favorite and is closely rivaIed by the
Russian blouse. These can be varied to
suit the individual child and the palms.
taking mother.
As the child grows older. knickerbockers
or trousers can be worn. When making
sLits of all white with touch of color,
ii is wise TO make an extra pair or two
OF trousers.
As he becomes older these knicker-
bcckers can be made straight trousers
and proud will be he of them. The regu-
lation sailor suit 50 long the standby
CT the growing boy is hard to replace
One very clever mother had a suit
made for her small son by a well-known
tailor for boys. She says she never
regretted the initial price. for it served
her as a model for his suits for many
days. And this is how she managed
When the suit arrived from the tailor
she carefully-very carefully-cut PAPER
patterns for each section and marked
each line of stitching. each arrow head
and the exact place of each buttonhole
Then she made five other suits like il
Of various other color combinations She
also enlarged the pattern from year TO
year.
Old suits of this variety can be made
TO last for another seasons wear for
the morning at least. Cut off the cum
and the stitched tucks above and hem
the sleeves, adding new cuffs at the ell
bow il You desire. but he will like them
best rolled up" Then insert rubber
webbing in the hem OF the straight IT.
tie sailor shirt. which has gradually be-
come shorter and shorter and you will
have a very good-looking blouse. The
knockerbockers, too. can be transform
ed into straight little trousers for these
too. have become shorter. Remove the
rubber and take them in until they fit
loosely. 1t is best to ft.them from the
inside seam.
When making a number of suits do
all the cutting-out at once, the hast
ing. fitting and the stitching. saving the
hand work for sunny days on the porch.
For the wee one the first hat is n
stltched linen one with scalloped edge
Then comes the regular sailor variety
made of linen. These are easily made
and ft much better when made at home
for the band that should ct snugly Is
fashioned OF the linen with a piece of
buckram or cardboard slipped in the
band to give the required stiffness. As
he grows older the problem of hats
wakes worse and worse. There seems to
be nothing between the cap with the
visor and the round hat until he wears
the regular mannish affairs.
Coats for the wee one are best made
Of white corduroy, which laundcrs so
A white brilliantine or 4
heavy white voile would be attractive
and practical. Then. too, these can D..
worn even in cold weather with the warm
lining coat which, at this stage of his
manhood. is a separate garment As he |
grows older the sweater outfits for colder !
weather are admirable. They not only |
are becoming and warm, but have the !
added advantage of being washable.
Next comes the serge coat stage with |
the trouble of keeping the buttons on and |
spots off-a trying time for mother IN |
deed. A wise method of sewing buttons |
On to keep goods from tearing out Is to |
sew a smaller button on the underside to |
the one on the right side.
At this stage we are we'll ready to hand |
him over to the tailor.