The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

lzSA HE WEEK between Christmas E and New Years is high society A week for the youngest set W0 Grown-up folks, and semi-grown- ups may believe that this period, full of elaborate social plans,f belongs to them also, but the children know that 1t is their special week out of. all the year. There may be parties and operas and dinners and other doings fore grown-ups, during this charmed
 stretch of adayss. but they are. the schil-
 drens days first of all and nobody can gainsay it. The very popular little girl may have as many as g. dozen party invitations for holiday week and
 mot being able to attend all the af-
 | fairs of course, will pick and choose according to her taste It is an ill., treated little girl indeed who has not at least three parties on her holiday week schedule, to say nothing of a matinee box party and luncheon, and one or two restaurant teas. The very modern small girl adores restaurant tea Such good fun it is, to be sure, to sit up in dignified state at restau-
 rant table and sip ones afternoon tea with ladylike restraint of manner with an attentive walter lowering near, soft music stealing through the air and
 that pleasurable sensation that one is
 the observed-of-all-ob observers warming ones heart! A party of small girls under the charge of the generous mamma of one-of-them, having after noon tea and iced cakes in a fashion able restaurant is pretty sight; and the airs and graces and wholesome,
 innocent enjoyment of the little maids
 is likely to delight scores of observers at nearby tables. Very smart afternoon clothes are worn upon these occasions. needless to say-little velvet frocks. and frocks of plaid silk; and beautiful coats of
 fur or of soft cloth with furry collars, matched by Paris inspired headgear.
 | A maid who waits in the dressing room gets the excited members of the tea party into coats and bonnets after the |repast and Sees to it that no muffs tippets or tiny kid gloves are left be- hind when the party troops gout to a waiting limousine.s
 Velvet Popular For Little Frocks. The small girl simply must have a
 velvet afternoon dress this year.. even
 l if velvet is at the appalling price of
 four dollars or thereabout, the yard! Fortunately a very small amount of
 velvet will make one of these little frocks. Usually the sleeves are of some contrasting fabric Georgette, chiffon-cloth or crepe de chine-and
 the velvet frock is shaped like a slip
 over. with a soft sash to hold it in against the childish figure atthe waist
 line. Frocks for small girls are so short also, that less velvet than one might fancy is required for a modish afternoon tea costume. A little girl
 having tea at the Biltmore the other
 day wore a velvet dress in rich bur
 gundy shade. It was sleeveless and
 \ was cut out in a deep oval at the U front to show a long sleeve guimpe
 of Georgette in the same shade. The fringed sash was of burgundy velvet
 Another little girl wore velvet frock
 K in rich, dark green with double TO w.
 of green and gold buttons down the
 front and guimpe of cream chiffon
 The velvet frock pictured is a smart Elittle model from a New York shop. (which specializes in children's wear. \ The velvet Is a deep blue color and
 E the short waist Is bound at neck, arm
 holes and waistline with black silk K braid. The double-breasted panel at
 1.-the front fastens~ with black crochet
 1. buttons and is embroidered in blue+
 gray silk in a simple design. This blue-gray note is repeated in the neck,
 |ftie' of narrow ribbon. and blue-gray
 motifs are, embroidered on the deep.
 N