The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05

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 - A for all summer long. When this arduous task is out of the way. grown-up Easter fashions will hsve consideration; but most mothers like to get the small girl or small boy eut- fit satisfactorily and completely off the mind early in the season-beNore serious dressmaking problems cc:ne up. And 1t is easy to select children's clothes now for almost everything will be bought ready-made and all the new fashions for children are out by the middle of March.
 Tho first requirement is of course to have a plenty of everything; plecty of tub frocks for a spic-span appesr- ance morning, afternoon and evening; plenty of little undergarments for frequent changes; several hats For play, school and best; at least two coats, one of rough-and-ready type and the other a dress-up affair of :n- pressive character; boots galore and stockings and socks to correspond; and last but far from least jolly rompers and play frocks with a stur- diness to resist wear and tear and many washings.
 Shepherd Checks Have Favor in SzaaIl
 Coats.
 Checks of all sizes, in black snd white. brown and white and blue and white, have the favor in childrcn'g coats, both for the small girl and he2 small brother. Black and white checks have special favor for they arg particularly crisp and smart aiona with little hats that supply tho child. ish note of color. And always tha black and white checked coat Is made youthful and gay by the addition os white trimmings and buttons, or col lar and facings of taffeta silk-DutcE. blue or old rose with the black and white check seem to be best liked. Occasionally an exclusive little gar ment will show some other shade ia: it's trimming; for example a block checked coat in black and white has collar and cuffs of corn-colored satin, with buttons of ivory tinted bone. 4 lining of the pale corn-colored satia adds a rich note. A dainty coat ot brown and white check has collar and cuffs of olive green taffeta, a ripple cape to the waist showing a lining of the same olive green. In the pie ture showing two small maids to- gether is modish little coat of black and white shepherd check which by it's cut suggests quaintly a jacket and skirt combination, the broad belt of white kid threading in and out through slashes in the jacket portion. Collar and cuffs are of spotless white piQue.detachablc, of course, for laundering. This wee girl, obviously dressed for an afternoon call, wears q captivating hat of pink faille with pleated frills of pink chiffon and @ trimming of small pink roses and leaves. Her strap slippers are black and the short socks white with black and pink stripping.
 The dainty little hostess has picked LID e pink lowered parasol for stroll through the garden with her visitor. She wears Q simple but beautiful aft ernoon dress bearing the hall mark of Paris in it's fine hand needlework. Of sheer, soft French patiste. this frock is pintucked in groups from shoulder to hip, ribbon threaded through slashes under the tucks. de- flninr the very low waistline which Paris favors for little girls of this nue. The frock is edged with an un- rathered fiounce of point d'esprit and on this flounce are several tiny double frflln of white footing. The sleeves are finished in the same way and frfu ef the footing outlines round