Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16


spring days, planning and
supplying juvenile Wardrobc-
- - FOR all summer long. When
this arduous task is out Of the way,
Srown-up Easter fashions Will have
consideration; but most mothers like
10 get the small girl or small boy out
fit satisfactorily and completely off
the mind early in the ScaSon--bcforc
serious dressmaking problems come
UP. And it is easy 10 select childrcns
clothes now for almost everything
will be bought ready made aud all the
new fashions for children are out by
the middle of March.
The first requirement Is Of course
10 have a plenty Of oVcryt hing: plenty
OF tub frocks for a spiC-span appear
ance morning, afternoon and evening:
plenty of little undcrGarmcnts 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 i'm
pressivo character; boots galore and
stockings and socks to correspond;
and last but far from least jolly
rompers and play froc<s with a stur-
diness to resist wear and tear and
many washings.
shepherd Checks Have Favor in Small
Goats.
Checks of all sizes, in black and
white. brown and white and blue and
white, have the favor in children's
coats, both for the small girl and her
small brother. Black and white
checks have special favor for they arc
zion ii. ,p1Nr
with little hats that supply tho child
ish note of color. And always the
black and white checked coat is made
youthful and gay by the addition of
white trimmings and buttons, or col
lar and facings of taffeta silk-Dutch
blue or old rose with tho black and
white check seem 10 be best liked.
Occasionally an exclusive little gar
ment Will show some other shade in
its trimming; for example Il block
checked coat in black and white has
collar and cuffs of corn-colorcd satin,
with buttons Of ivory tinted bone A
lining of the pale corn-colorcd satin
adds Il rich note. a dainty coat of
brown and white check has collar and
cuffs of olive green taffeta, Il ripple
cape to the waist showing a lining
Of the same olive green. In the pic
lurc showing two small maids to-
eethor is q modish little coat OF black
and white shepherd check Which by
It's Gu; suggests quantity n jacket and
skirt combination, the broad belt of
white kid threading in and out
through slashos in the Jacket portion.
Collar and cuffs are of spotlcSs white
pique--detachablo Of course, for
laundering. This wee girl, obviously
dressed for an afternoon call, wears
n captivating hat of pink faille with
pleatcd frills OF pink chiffon and a
trimming of small pink roses ana
leaves. Her strap slippers are black
and the short socks white with black
and pink stripping.
The dainty little hostess has pick cd
up a pink lowered parasol for stroll
through the garden with her visitor.
She wears simple but beautiful AFT
ornoon dress bearing the hall mark
of Paris in it's fino hand necdleWork.
or sheer, soft French batiste, this
frock is pntucked in groups from
shoulder to hip, n ribbon threaded
through slashes under the tucks, de-
fning the very low Waistine which
Paris favors for little girls of this
age. The frock is edged with an UNI
gathered nounco of point d'esprt and
frills of white footing. The sleeves
arc finished In tho same way AMI n
frill OF the footing outlines a round