Evening star., 1919-12-21


tect them against the cold.
This little coat Of ruby velvet 10
given an empire waistline by a belt
OF kid. The neck is finished with an
eton collar Of it. A crush hat OF ruby
velvet dotted with white wool tops
the costume.
There Is another child who goes
out walking wearing a cape Of French
blue duvetyn with a collar Of seal
skin. 1t does not reach to the knees,
but it manages to arrange itself inn
four circular sections, each piped with
brown silk to carry out the color
scheme of the seal at the neck.
There is a high, futed cap of the
French blue duvetyn which has a
tight headband and huge pompon
of SEAL 1t is quite the fashion. you
see. to make the hat of the material
OF the coat, then constantly wear tho,
two pieces as a street costume. Act
ing on this theory a mother does not
have to worry as to the choice Of
hat; it is determined by the coat.
Sealskin and ermine continue to be
the choice of peltry for juvenile
clothes. Not much mongoli is used
and gone into the higher strata of
adult society. What is commonly !.
called white cat fur Is gladly adopted
by children. 1t is used for collars.
cuffs and belts on coats Of velveteen
or broadcloth. 1t trims all manner
of hats and caps.
The fashion for black fur, which
was INDUCED in about year or two
ago. has disappeared. AS against
white cloth, corduroy or velveteen,
it was very attractive. Many mothers
considered it too eccentric for child
to wear, SO it was discarded in favor
OF white fur and deep brown seal.
The violent fashion for ostrich
feathers. which took possession of the
world the first year of the war, spread
slowly to children's clothes. They
are considered admirable today as an
p adjunct to any party finery, and even
for hats that are worn in sAs after
noon.
There was always something quite
attractive in short ostrich feathers
over children's faces. The Prince OF
Wales tips in white or pastel shades.
which have fitted in and out of the
fashions for centuries, have come
into high prominence, naturally, since
the visit Of that simple, healthy young
English boy from Great Britain who
produced in the American mind and
actions much that was queer and for
e1gn TO our race, as well as much that
was enthusiastic and cordial The
prince undoubtedly preferred the. lat
ter to the former. He came to view
at first hand the greatest republic in
the world. and it must have puzzled.
II not saddened. him to find dowagers
curtseying to him before their own
front doors, and women kneeling 70
him as he passed.
Ihe token Of his princehOod the
three ostrich feathers, was quickly
exploited at once as part Of the mid
winter fashions, just as the wrapped
gold turban Of the Queen OF Belgium
was Immediately far flung across the
continent
IL Is on children that all ostrich
feathers look well. and the young-
sters who wore in the afternoon a
geranium red duvetyn hat trimmed
win ostrich fringe in the same shade.
looked very well indeed. The hat was
the directoire poke, which appeared
eminently childish. Such q hat was
mc e possible by the fact that she
w her hair long and curled.
One truly measures by inches. not
yards. when it comes to the new
dance frocks. boy and a girl ap-
pear at Christmas dance in abbre-
waited costumes that are the last ex.
preston of what is fashionable.
The little girl will wear froclS
from France that looks more like a
sack than gown. 1t is in water
green taffeta and chiffon, with battle-
mehted edges at the two hens and
tiny roses around the high waistIine.
The directoire slippers are OF white
satin laced over pale green socks.
The little boys costume is made I'M
or two tiny garments: one a six-inch
blouse of white lawn and ace~to
which is attached a pair of black vel
vet trousers. The suspenders that
go over the shoulders are held with
white pearl buttons. and there are
two buttons that fasten each side of
the trousers above the knee.
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