The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-04
FADS AND
FANCIES OF
FASHION

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Of course. there viii be- chi
6ren's parties galore. Christmas i
hardly Christmas without the it'll
folk and there is no real festivit.
where they are not. Dame Fashion
who bears all needs in mind Is. there
fore. extremely busy planning ant
considering what is prettiest and best
not alone for Christina. Day itself bu
for all the dances and frolics that thu
holiday season will mean.
For children as for their elders
fashionable materials are all soft anc
thin. Crepe de chine, chiffon, net
silk and cotton voiles and marquisette!
are favorites, with fine batistes, hand,
kerchief lawns and lingerie fabrics Of
the sort never forgotten. Howeve.
much we may indulge in silk, what.
ever novelties may appear, such
dainty materials are always eminently
suited to the children's needs and are
always worn. Many mothers. in fact.
prefer them to all others for the really
tiny folk and find that fine needle work
and tiny little lace Of DAINTY quality
render such fabrics sufficiently beau
tiful and attractive for any need.
The most fashionable frocks are the
simplest 1t is only the cheaper grades
and limitations that are overturned.
While lace is used, it is applied in
moderation and even embroidery is
to be noted in limited quantitie.
The really smart child's frock appear,
to be simple. however fine and really
costly the material may be.
For the dances. plain white net |,
having great vogue and it certainly is
charming. 1t can be worn either over
white or over colored slips. and it is
just as pretty put to both uses. Not
infrequently. one frock will be sup
Piled with two or more slips with
sashes to match. so making a COM
plete change Of effect with less expen-
diture than an entire new dress would
mean. Since. net. marquisette and all
the thin materials are treated, in
these days, much like the heavier
fabrics. it often happens that the
same model will be used in one cas-.
for net and in another for drape.
Iucls are much liked. plaits are
pretty in net as well as in heavier
fabrics and embroidery i, really
beautiful on the dainty. light founda-
ton The low waist line, or French
effect. is perhaps more used than any
ether and it is exceedingly charming.
Very lovely little frocks of white net
are made in this way with straight
skirt laid in fat plaits while the bIous.
portions are softly full and held in
place by broad sashes. They are
tucked in groups from the shoulder,
with dainty little vines embroidered
between Almost uniformly, the neck
line is round a few inches below the
collar line and the sleeves are short.
Since the little folk are apt to echo
the tendency found in the costume
Of their mammas, kimono sleeves are
favorites and almost all the DRESSER
irccks are made Herewith
, The dance is the thing for the chill
dren as well as for their elders and the
Christmas frocks are really very
fascinating. fairylike creations. There
are pretty simple shadow nets that are
USED too. and they are pretty and
Tor girls Of twelve and over, shadow
lace fcuncings in simple designs are
liked. A dainty little dress just com.
pleted for girl of twelve is made OF
the shadow lace founcing with a sim
pie, straight gathered skirt and long
wasted BLOUSE that is cut with kinono
sleeves and 50 clevcrly llanile1 thai
the edges Of the founcing meet at tn.
front and again at the back. Their.
4 a little guimpe portion OF plain net
and the wise mother who gave the
order included both a pink and a blue
Zip made of the China silk that is
pretty in color, light and simple in
effect Sashes and girdIes really are
important, for they play a con-
spicuous part. and the most wonder
full and beautiful ribbons are used for
them.
Crepe de chine, while it is a dainty.
lovely fabric, is also a very practical
one, for it washes as perfectly a,
linen. it can be embroidered success.
fully and it is charming whether it
is left plain or trimmed with insets Of
lace. This season there seems to be
an unwritten law which calls for Irish
crochet with crepe de chine, VOLS.
marquisette and net. the familiar and
always lovely Valenciennes with .Awns
and batistes only.
When . girl passes the mature az.
Of tan. the tunic is allowed and som.
Of the tunic effects are charming
beyond words A fascinating little
rock that is being made in readiness
Or q Christmas Day dance consists
Of little undas.kirt Of plain white
marquisette and a straight tunie and
! blouse Of the same material with an
border. On the blouse.
l.e material Is cleveriy handed tn form.