The Washington herald., 1917-11-09
For the
Very Young
by LUCILLE CAMERON.

AFTER all, dressing up the kiddies Is
more fun than anything else. It's
rather reminiscent of the days when
you used to devote most of your en-
ergies to the care OF your dolls, with
the additional charm of the dolls
being thrilnngly interested in their
costuming. OF course, this only ap-
plies to little girls. Small boys are
obstreperous creatures who protest
bitterly whenever they are to be
dressed up" But their dread of
will get them nice sporty, swaggery
looking things.
A demure little 7-year-old. whom
we will call Anne Barbara, rejoices
in the possession of an adorable frock
OF horizon blue velveteen smocked
with white and band of white
coney outlining the round neck. 1t
fastens on the shoulder with big pearl
buttons. The small damsers hat of
horizon blue velvet has a lily Of
coney fur planted against its puffy
crown.
When I saw John. Junior. playing
in Lafayette Park the other day, he
was wearing a very much belted
and pocketed suit of dark brown
serge and a matching hat of brown
velour. His collar of white pique and
tan tie were just right.
Vivian forgets to be bored in the
arithmetic class, for when "subtrac-
ton" grows tiresome she looks down
proudly at her linen blouse and
plated blue serge skirt. The skirt
is on a regular underskirt body which
prevents its slipping on the straight
childish form. The snappy little
blouse has a black bow tie, a row
of pearl buttons down the front and
rather wide patent leather belt
which is run through Sits in the
blouse.
When Vivian skips out OF school
she wears a cape coat of navy blue
velour buttoned with large, practical
bone buttons and with two fascinat-
ing slit pockets just like mothers.
Her mushroom hat of navy felt is
banded with gay striped ribbon.
Anne Barbara loves to go to SUM-
day School We hope it's not entirely
because she can then don her coat
of burgundy velvet with its trimming
of squirrel fur and white embroidery.
Also that enchanting tam of match
ing a fur and velvet. White hosiery
and white buckskin button shoes are
invariable companions of the coat.
Five-year-old Teddy was going to
a party the other evening and he
submitted quite gracefully to being
logged up in a shirt of tucked white
pongee with the collar and cuffs en-
broidered with dots OF blue floss.
Trousers and belt of blue pongee
were quite acceptable to the young
man.
When Madeleine went along with
Teddy. she wore a cunning cape-wrap
of old blue velours with beaver trim
ming. At the party she behaved In
most sophisticated way. But how
could she help it with her dress of
plated pink chiffon banded in beaver
fur, and hung from a yoke of taffeta
embroidered in pastel flowers?
Black-eyed little Elizabeth was also
a-partying in a distinctive frock of
plated cream organdie. The collar
and yoke were hand embroidered
while a narrow sash of sulphur-yellow
plCOI save slh 4SAipiAS ShNNS"
When gold-locked Beth came in.
each little girl exclaimed, How
sweet your dress is" 1t was all blue
chiffon except for the wool apples
that were embroidered in natural reds
and yellows.
Baby Bert looked too sweet for
words in his blue linen rompers with
the white collar and cuffs buttoned-
holed in blue worsted. Two fat wor-
sted turkeys formed the pockets.
When Donald went for a stroll in
the park with his dog, he wore one
Of the new soldier overcoats and
campaign hat which pleased him
down to the ground. But he drew
the line on a swagSer stick.
Corinne is a few years away from
being even a "subdeb." She still
wants her clothes to be very sophisti-
Gated. But she compromised on a
dear little frock of hand embroidered.
oyster-white linen, with a sash OF
black velvet.