Evening star., 1922-09-01
WEEF0LK MAKE HIT
IN FASHION SHOW"
Pleasing Entertainment on
Unique Plan Given at
BrookIand Playground.

About $50 children, mostly girls
with a few fond mammas, were pres
ent at a very important event on the
Brookland playground yesterday AFT
ernoon. At least the event was evil
IDENTIFY important in the eyes Of the
majority present. 1t was cleverly
arranged little fashion show. unique
in that the models were not dolls, but
cunning little brothers and sisters
ranging from about two to five years
in age. All the little pink, blue, white
and yellow dresses and rompers which
these tiny models wore were embroid-
cred and sewed by their admiring old
er sisters. or friends and the stamped
garments and embroidery materials
cost each small seamstress only 80
cents.
Plan Of Awarding Prizes.
The prizes were awarded accord
ing to the taste displayed in the
choice Of embroidery colors and the
age Of the seamstress also was taken
into consideration. Two prizes were
given for the best rompers, two for
the best dresses. and two for the best
Industrial work. II the prizes had
been presented according to the charm
Of the diminutfve models. the mat
ter would have been vastly compli-
Gated, for there was an unusually
evenly distributed amount of cute
ness and real beauty among the tiny
contestants.
Little Frederick Schmidt. who won
the first prize. wore blue rompers
made by Helen Keefer. He was reg
ular kewpie doll. two years old. Cliff
ford Saltzman. who won the second
prize. wore tan rompers, made by his
proud older sister Ruth, was so sleepy
that he was showering tears all over
his sisters carefully embroidered handi-
work before the photographer finally
got the picture taken. Little Martha
Hickman. in her blue dress, with a
blue and a red goose facing each
other across her waist line, won the
first prize for dresses. Her dress was
made by Harriet Dye, little neigh
little brother or sister of her own,
adopted Martha for her model Little
Martha, too, was SO under the sand
mans influence that she could hardly
kept her heavy eyes open and only
she and her friend Harriet, who is
only nine years old-the youngest
to win a prize for her work-had won
first prize. Ruth McCullen. also in a
little blue gown, and Annette Petty
won the second prize for dresses.
Interesting to the Boys.
The boys present showed particu-
lar interest in the Industrial work
which was displayed on some small
tables in the center of the play
ground. There was a whole row OF
baby bibs which were rabbit designs
and were outlined in pinks. blues,
black and purple-really quite a fu-
turistic array. There were also some
scrapbooks which were very earnest,
ly inspected by most Of the small
boys present. and some little colored
paper novelties and crocheted flowers.
Speculation on the prize-winning
merits of the bibs ran high among
the small boys. One announced: IL
like this one best-Frances Turner
made it." He was promptly hooted at
by his comrades. The prizes were
finally awarded to Lillian Strober and
Rosa Schwab.
The judges were Mrs. W. W. Coch-
ran of 1850 Newton street and Mrs.
Gailan Boyer of 1899 Newton street.
Miss Nell Hiscox, director Of the
playground, was in charge of the pro-
gram and awarded the prizes-boxes
Of handmade handkerchiefs (drst
prizes) and boxes of candy (second
prizes).