East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-05

bu, in these days small girls understand
what smart means when applied 70
clothes and they expect that term to de-
scribe their own garments.
Our small niece from round the next
corner is particular about her school
frocks because. as she rightly says,
they're the ones she's oftenest seen in,
Moreover, she says that she can study
better when she knows that her clothes
are right"
should not wonder il there's some-
thing in that latter reason. Having ae-
cidentally discovered that the small niece
fancies striped materials, we have made
her two early winter froeks for school
Of darkly striped ehallis-
In the hrst-ciass grade that tsfSfe
wears wonderfully and each time that n
is washed looks as good as new.
The froeks which We have just finished
are readily Numbered because the skirt
consists Of deep, rather seant rufffcA
widely bemmed, to give them weight
The lower ruffe starts half way be-
tween the hips and the knees where the.
skirt also ends. and the upper one starts
two inches below the waistline. Its up
per edge IS covered by blouse, which
puffs trihe where il is drawn down
over the hips, but fits the figure trinity
across the chest. where it 10 plainly
attacked under self-piping to ayolcs
starting at either side Of the throat and
running slantwise to the armpits.
At the top of the shoulders il runs m
to three-quarter straight sleeves turned
back to form cuffs ending at the elbows
At the back. the neck of the blouse isi
rounded In front Il points a trife into
the panel of eross-striped material which,
running the length of the blouse and
finished at either side with clusters of
black bone buttons in groups Of ehree.
makes the sole trimmings of the froeks.
At one side these buttons. fitted into
sits fasten- the blouse. The very prac-
tical feature of this costume is that the
small niece can get into il without as
sistance and that means a great deal to
the mother who has several children 20
despatch 70 school 1--WE mornings of the
week
We made the I0-year-old's school coat
OF smooth-hnished. thick cloth in dregs
of wine shade because, for a month or
so, she will also wear il with her church
frock and hat
The garment, just covering the knees.
has back and front forms fitted smoothly
across the shoulders and over the hips
but from there acquires the meress
spring, just enough to give leewSy 20
the legs. There are no darts. The sidS
seams take up any extra fullness.
Four wine-eeiored velvet buttons
quite large of sire and set far apart.
fasten the single-hreasted fronts, which
are trimmed BY two exceedingly deep
scallops coming from over the shoulders
and belonging TO a circular cut cape
which at the back falls in point TO thes
hips and at the sides barely covers the
elbows of the coats full length slss~cA
We bought ready-made the wfas-SDl-i
ored silk beaver hat whAph goes with
tkis eoaE
Our reassa FUF setting dregs ofwfns
doth wrap was because the i0-year- old's
Sunday froek is a.made-over silk Of that
shade The original slirt--ons OF hFr
several wide cores
These we divided into half theas
length, and. after joining them ON tha
straight fashioned them into kilt To
this We attached wide shoulder straps and
a girdle OF the silk. making a suspendcr.
frook to go over 4 white blouse os
China silk. ersRe de chine or enlbrold-
rred batists.
For dancing school. little girls should
have at least one sheer white frock, and.
as the small niece is 10 have only one
hsw costume of that sort between now
and Christmas we're making il of finest
Freneh bstste.
A shaFply-pointed yoke. running al
most to the waist line at front and back
IS finely hand embroidered and inset
sith Valeneishnss lace medallions.
But that is the sole ornamentation Of
he froek, which has cut-in-one sleeves.
iulled into pun. ending midway Of the
shoulders and elbows. and a plainly
lemmed skirt
The batists Is 80 sheer and 50 soft
hat where ITS front and back forms are
gathered into deep point. their bulk {.
rot cumbsFsome
OF course, a sash would spoil the lines
II ths ifock. and so IL gets itz color re-
Jet from a rose slip in China silk
We made Il quite full below the knsrs,
because 50 soft a siik isn't pretty r sean
iiy oui. and 10 prevent h from falling m
We SCI a rufhe Of plated net under i,s
lem.
The dancing school wrap Is simply
ull length circular cape iu white polo
10TH made with fronts which eloss
hove hip long waisicoat in white
o'ded SIX Swung from ths back 90
he eape's collar o, practical Red Fd-