The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
NEW CLOTHES FOR CHILDREN
SHOW. RADICAL CHANGES
No Longer IsWhite the Favorite Color.
While Buttons and Buttonholes
Are Rare Indeed

| ated shirt in length ana stopping just
enough above the knees for the bloom
ers to be frankly visible below. These
bloomer suits are worn by little girls
from to 10 years old. They are made
Of woollen fabrics in any preferred
colors, and II one likes them, are of
course entirely satisfactory.
Some lovely little trocfs for the
small child are made OF 'crete de chine.
falling In straight. full lines from the
shoulder and suggesting the little
Mother Hubbards of former days.
| These little smocks are to be worn
over any sort of. skirt underneath or
with the little Knockers II one prefers
them.
winter Coats Lovely This Yea8.
| Just at this happiest season of the
year, which seems so distinctly the
children's, some lively little winter
coats are being shown. These are fer
the most part in the pretty pale ooloss
SO much a part OF babyhood, and
after all. three years is really that I
recall a lovely pink velvet beauty with
narrow band OF beaver outlining
| the small collar and cuffs. W!thAt
was small poke bonnet trimmed, witty
a band of pale pink feathers across the
! crown and tying under the chin with
wide pink satin ribbons. a.
Paris esteems the small white hat
made OF heavy rep silk highly and
has sent over some little beauties
richly trimmed with real filet and
crochet lace. Now one Is apt to think
this combination heavy or old fora
small child. but, in fact, nothing could
be more beautiful than some of these
little head pieces D., n,
One. for instance. Is a small mus1-
room shaped hat with the CROWN
softly draped and a fiat piece of heavy
crochet lace going around the brjp1.
dotted ut intervals with tiny pink rose
buds. Another. more bonnet than hat,
has two little white feathers standing
up at once side and resting againstra
crown Of the rep silk. :.
Lovely coats are brought out, also
made up in this heavy silk. or course
the charm Of these small garments
lies in their Immaculate freshness and
1aintiness: Usually a warm interim
ing. or separate coat, very soft and
warm and covered with china silk,
is to be slipped underneath these ppet-
~ outer wrans. 10
Dressing children warmly enough
and at the same time having them ~
ways look well dressed Is not as easy
as 1t seems. though there are many
devices which will help. One of these
is the little equestrians which button
around the waist and have long, tight
fitting legs, which slip over the shoe
and are held in place by buckle and
strap, like CATERS. These are made OF
a knitted fabric, very soft and warff,
and can be bought in almost every
color.
Some newer leggings Just being DIS
played are like miniature golf stock
ings older people wear. These little
things are woven in all the good
heather" and tweed" mixtures, arc
footless, except for a narrow strip
just over and under the instep by
means of which they are kept In. These
are ideal for extra cold days as they
slip over shoe, stocking and all. and
4 are nothing like SO bunglesome and
heavy as the eQuestrians. 70
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Fur Coat Always Popular. ,,
The fur coat always will be popa-
lar in cold climates Nothing ever
seems TO quite take It's place for real
warmth. The white rabbit skin coats
are lovely. as indeed are those of gray
squirrel. with which small, close Mt
ting round caps of the same fur are
worn The heavy. warm coats OF chin
chilla cloth. gray or blue. are also sat
isfactory. It IS possible to add fur COL
lars and cuffs. sets of which can be
bought. They give comfort and smart
ness also.
The MILDLY blouse has become almost
| The American uniform--it is worn by
little girls from five years up and
seems to be the accepted school gar
ment OF all ages. For winter Il is
satisfactory, worn with the pleated
skirt of serge and with the blouse made
OF serge or flannel for warmth. Tho
hlouses TO be Numbered are not so de-
sirable nowadays for winter wear, as
their best effect and service lie in their
freshness and they cannot be very
fresh when worn under n heavy coat
However. the MILDLY blouse, whether
of wool or q wash material Is the ac-
ccptcd mode for little girls, and
mothers hail II and buy 1t with delight
Some efforts have been made to in
troluce the smock with belt, but tho
effort has not been successful A new
silk sweater follows the MILDLY lines
and 5 made of horizon blue with a hem
of white 4 cord OF blue with tasselS
OF white oc-;ns the top OF this hem
and wide. deep collar e. white buttons
Mt one side and has a deep point in the
| back
Older girls are favorlng plaid skirts
TO wear with shirtwaiSts and dark
sweaters the belt, like the material
OF the skirt going around the waist and
outside the sweater. This sort of APP
parel is extremely well suited for
school wear. Wide, full capes are
worn, too, and are very warm and
good looking and somewhat shorter
than the cape OF the summer.
A new blouse OF wool Jersey. with
bright colored embroidery forming a
small vcstce and trimming the suffs is
an agreeable change from the ublqui-
tous sweater. A narrow sash OF the
wool Jersey is tied twice around the
waist and ends with a bow in the
front.