New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
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By CORINNE LOWE.

the shop windows and had rolled up
l. very elcefully mounds OF velvet suits
trimmed WIKI fur, serge school dresses, heavy
shoes and substantial looking hats Outside
Of these windows however, the Snow Queen
had not been able 10 enforce her edcts. The hot
ss7terber SUI cane running out from between
the high buildings. came pouring down from
The heavy awnings and. as it rushed against
he thick glass OF the shop windows, threat
sn,d to dissolve these velvet suits trimmed
With fur. those serge school dresses and sub
.;sntisl looking hats
Nevertheless. there came to be QUILTED for
he winter months those loyal subjects OF the
Snow Oueen-six-year- Malinda, ten-year-
old Prue and fourteen-year- old Dorothea They
rere all fresh from mountain and seashore,
and il must be admitted they entered the shops
rsther reluctantly Once in, however, they
forgot how warm it was outside. For these
we're the surprises the Snow Queen had pre-
pared
First the coats Now, you know small girls
clothes are always more or less echoes OF those
worn by the grown-ups. Consequently, when
this fall the great big fashion gong sounded
velvet with heaps OF fur all the little tinkly
bells took up the theme Therefore, you. little
Miss Muffet, be you any place from two to
twenty. may have your velvet or your corduroy
coat set eff snugly with errnine, or beaver, or
itch, or gray squirrel.
word right here about this fashion OF
dressing children in velvets and silks and furs.
There seems TO be an impression among some
people that we-bred children never wear any
thing in winter save white linen or pique frocks.
The new things for children" repeated one
superior iashion-proof mother the other day
on being questioned as to novelties in this
direction; why, Of course, never bother about
those. ! always dress Polly in white wash
dresses Of the same cut"
VELVET is THE THING.
This lifted eyebrow movement undoubtedly
has its source in the American habit Of think
ING any routine followed by the wealthy classes
good form" As matter Of fact all who
have followed the trend of children's fashions
during the past ten years have seen that we
s;s gradually emerging from this eclipse OF
starch. More and more we are trying out rich
hbries for our children-both girls and boys.
IN present-day fashions for the youngsters you
vii find, indeed, certain pictorial quality
There in the corner at the chldren's party is
solden-haired boy Of six dressed in suit OF
peaeock-blue velvet, and coming in the door IS
wee maiden whose quaint bonnet anc adoIa-
Gle green and yellow figured silk are direct
violations from Kate Greenaway.
In this effort 70 make children's clothes less
inform and more individual we are prooaoiy
nHasneed by England and France, neither OF
winch has ever had the reverence for tub ma
Has which has so swayed our own con-
@neTs. The former country has in fact, done
~''h TO prove 70 US just how effective ana
0esuutul IS the contrast between velvet ana
me Clustering locks Of childhood and just how
a1s lovely Romney or Sir Joshua Reynolds
"''ng Child can be made to look.
10 90 back however, TO the velvet coats
zach are named as best wear for girls OF all
'ses These come in all colors-dark messy
s'eh' sapphire blue and. best OF all, the cark
"'esn brown. This last named is by all ODDS
VIC most popular for both ten-year-old Prue
~ her sixteen year old sister. An adorable
~. d This same dark brown carried out III
Houroy has both collars and cuffs OF beaver,
instead Of just everyday, commonplace
'''hs there are big woolly knobs OF fur.
MATERIALS YOU CAN PET.
"s nave. in fact, so many ways by which
~ Jury animal may burrow its way into
Miss Mufet's coat For example,
syear-olds coat which we found in one OF
OPS was maze OF brosdclotb in the most
'ee-eresmy shade Of pink. 1t had
49,, uiains collar and there at the belt JUST
,," 0srsltg at each ether across the iasten-
~ we're two cunning little white heads. a
'seoEd In the fur repertory is krimmer'