New-York tribune., 1921-04-17
For Little Folks

NHE care which the more emf
nent designers are giving to
children's clothes this year is
mute evidence of how important little
folks fashions are becoming. In
, years gone by scant attention was
paid to clothes for the little miss,
whereas now they are receiving quite
as much consideration as clothes for
the more mature. Suits, dresses and
hats, as created by the great French
couturiers, are exact reproductions
Of the models worn by the little
French girls mother.
One Of our American shops fea-
turing children's clothes has import
ed number of voile frocks made
along the lines Of the new voile
dresses for women, the principal fea-
lures being hand drawn work and
hemstitching in contrasting colors.
One model, Of French voile, in
white, is trimmed with bands of
bright green voile, inserted by means
Of a file tire stitch. These bands
encircle the frock from neck to hem,
there being six rows in all. The
dress is in chemise form, and slips
on over the head. The straight
across neck is finished with hand
tucked collar, as ere the cuffs. There
is string girdle Of the green voile
which may be worn if desired.
White Wolfe in a
Striking Color Contrast
ANOTHER instance In which
striking color contrast is OBJ
tanned appears in similar model
Of white voile, having inserts Of
bright yed voile on either side of the
skirt. The red is used in the form
Of banding inserted by means of
hemstitching. The narrow collar
and the cuffs are of the red ma
terial. Instead Of being perfectly
plain, as are many of these French
frocks, the front Of the dress is
gathered, the shirrings being held in
by the neckband.
Linen is favorite material for
the new summer frocks for little
girls. Dresses Of linen also are
made along much the same lines as
those of the grown-up. One, of
leather colored linen, in chen,ise
form, is trimmed with an embroidery
stitch in dark green wool, intermin-
gled with black. The embroidery ap-
pears in the form of motifs on the
front and on the back just above the
hem, and also on the collar and cuffs.
! In silks there are crepe de chimes
and for the more practical dress
natural colored pongee. The pongee
dresses usually carry some sort of a
worsted embroidery in tan and
brown. A typical model has trim
ming consisting Of little tabs on the
neck and sleeves, through which
braided wool In the two colors Just
mentioned Is drawn.
Charming Little Frocks
For the Play Hour
A PARTY dress Of pink crepe de
chine, also made in the popular
chemise form, has tunic overskirt
composed Of picot-edged folds The
tunic hangs below the hem Of the
skirt on either side.
For the play hour there are
charming little frocks either with or
without matching boomers. A bloom
er dress of checked gingham which is
easily made at horne consists of the
top portion, which is no more than
chemise dress, slit up the sides for
several inches and trimmed around
the bottom of the skirt and on the
bottoms of the sleeves with a tiny
ruffle made from the material cut on
the bias. From beneath the dress
several inches of the boomers show.
Pink and white or blue and white
checked ginghams are equally pleas
ing for this model.
Every little girl loves to make bub-
bles, and, of course, on these occa-
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