East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-25
~ EAL thought and care are dis
II played in the dressing of the
French child. Whether boy or

~ played in the dressing of the
French child. Whether boy or
girl. there Is no sameness about the
mode OF It's attire.
Simplicity IL the keynote of these
children's faBhionsS ais II is Of all
French dressing. But this simplicity
never reaches the point of deadly mo-
notony. There are as many different
modes OF unpretentiousness as there
are different sorts of children. When
one looks into the matter and exam
ines the sources from which these
clothes issue one finds the answer.
There are specialists in the business
OF making children's outfts. These
people do nothing else but cater 10 the
needs Of children, and 20 that worthy
cause they devote their lives with the
sreatest care.
You enter the shop OF a specialist
in the matter of children's clothes and
lind decorations which carry out the
hing she is doing II IN a place Of
bright coiors and dainty hxings. On
the walls are prihts showing the
clothing OF children for many genera
tons past They are family colored
and dellcately sketched. There are
mirrors set at low angles where the
small oues can catch their own refec-
There are soft pillows set Upon the
floor, woven from bright colors OF
beads In designs of brilliant posies.
Gay plaids are the coming thing for
grown up coats, but they have taken
a running start by being used for
summer coats for the children. The
cloths are all fuzzy and warm and
cory looking. but the weight OF the ma
terials is lighter than a feather. The
colors are the brightest and happiest
one could meet In n days journey.
They are yellow and green combined.
with big cuffs and an ali-enveloping
collar OF plain green. Or they are
plaids of black and a grassy green, or
those combined of brown and citron
or Of blue and bright cerise. All
these coats are made ON straight lines.
with never a curve nor a cut-out seam
The sleeves are set in on straight lines
and the coats themselves are cut In
the same manner, SO that while there
are buttons and buttonhoies. the
clothes have the effeot of being care
lessly wrapped about the figure.
The coat shown IN the illustration is
an example of what is now In baby
nnanteaus- Once the young lady de-
cided TO let her arms droop, there
comes folding appearance 90 the
coat which is altogether charming
The sleeves droop into, the main por-
ton OF the coat, and the whole thing
folds into the straight lines OF the lit
tie figure The material used here 10
the softest of vicuna cloth. golden
brown aud silky as TO surface, The
buttons are shiny round, and black.
while the lining of crushable silk Is
two or three tones lighter than the
brown Of the coat Paris child new
or wears a coat unless the dresc> har-
monizes with the wrap. In this partic-
ular instance the dress IL made of the
same color ana quality OF silk as ID the
lining OF the coat,
A little girl was seen walking on the
Bois atrayed in a broadoioth coat OF
raspberry. with only mite OF a chin
chilla collar to give 1t trimming. She
had a hat poked In shape. which was
made OF soft velvet IN color more
nearly resembling crushed strawber-
ries---or a trife more red than the de-
cIded pink OF the coat