The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-22

pitfalls. shopping Tor tho houro has /
Ia oppressive moments. too Shop |
ping Tor husbands as a philanthropy /
Is. as everyone knows. failure. |
shopping Tor the children n ar
fersnt the darlingsl Whatever you
get. they'li like IL. And. however
tiny John or little Mile may look
In the new clothes to MIA. Andor
son. who lives across the alley. 20
me, their mother, or 10 you. their
mother they're simply beautiful.
Can you take a yard and a half
Of percale. "a bolt OF bias binding.
u hank OF ID. a. c. and make a
pantie dress OF II for some little
Pataieg Can you take a piece OF
polo cloth "a long as II ia wide. a
few yards OF military braid. a yard
or two Of MORE ribbon for ties and
oe-capo a little queen OF tenn You're
lucky You must rec the spring
white fabrics Tor substantial suits
and frocks for children. They seem
AZ a glance expensive. the white
cotton sultlng with fine twilled
surface like that Of French serge.
n ii,l5 a yard. But there u no
wear out TO this A fine white
"ahirting" In a basket weave Is
priced at 500. Excellent poplin
with a finely corded surface Ia rs
cents. Indian Head or similar
muHlins arc TO De had everywhere
for less. Any one OF these ma
teriaia make a tailored garment
succcssful la proportion TO ith sim
pliclty. and depending for looks en-
,lrcly on the ~ and ait OF H.
Hand embroidered soailops. machine
pieoting or binding with bias tape Is
Just the thing for the finish OF the
edges OF such firm stuff.
Then there are the ligh, weight
whites for fluffy froeks. Gross.
barred dimity and dotted Swiss are
shown everywhere again. Cotton II
Of plain weave or displayed with
drawn threads. giving lacy effee,
all thru H. Whfie flaxonH and
white organizes are fashionable for
fiocks for girls. Chiidrcn's frocks
follow the same seasonal fads that
their mothers do. Now the favored
trimming Is row upon row OF yalsn'
ciennea lace or drifts OF sheer ruff.
flies with pleot odgeh. The intro
duction OF color In tho stitching Of
tho edge II charming. Little boys
are not barred from fuzzy effects
altogether. either Jumper trousers
in linen or poplin 20 beautifully
with beruffled blouse Of sheer
white.
Tho shops are full OF good look
ing plain.colored fabrics for play
clothes, but Wise buying is not 50
simple. Who wants TO work on ma,
terlais that fade and streak after
they are washed a limo or twol
Pure linen OF beautiful shades. war
ranted fast. IN splendid value nj
fi.25 = yard. for 4, washes and
irons well. You can buy q firm
cotton cloth IN all plain coiors a,
IS esnta that carries n factory
guarantee on tho dye. A good
value. too. Devonshire az 10 cent,
Is fairly reliable. Most all the
rotnpcr cloths and colored muslins
havo theIr dependable colors. too. /.
/ you know how 10 choose them. The
fad for unblcnehed muslin for gar
ments has abaicd. And what a
pliyi BY tho way. ono OF our shop,
I'm which fine childrcn's garment,
are made, uses as the only trim
ming on the Devonshlro frock. whit,
collar and cuffs neatly bound with
bias stripes OF the same material
Shocking oppliqucd patches ant
simple decorative hand stitching 1,
shown. too. on model garment,
about town.
/ Ginghnms have a distinctly pre-
dominant design This year. a fine
hair.ilne plaid OF white against Q
colorcd background holds almost q
monopoly among Bingham ready
| mades' You can find Il every
where by tho yard. It's terrible e
pay dollar for good Bingham,
suppose. But II is worse TO pas
30 cents for the kind that fades
And there you are French ging
hams in tiny checks arc shown foi
children's frocks. Domestic glng
hams. in largo black patterns, ar'
excellent styles for larger girls
For big and little. organdio is com
bincd with Bingham as II was las
year. Soft tissues in Bingham pat
terms are sold at all the shops
They're beautiful.
! colorcd Swiss with woven do
In white Ia the thinEl And M
wonderl The vivid background o
flame. green. blue or rose. with ~
tiny fleck is just tho vehicle 10
valencienncs lace frills. Sew 1t oil
around and around tho neck. tn
sleeves. the undulatIng hem-almos
any Vlttfs CNiNh 10 HNtfA az VII "
years or at 30. Colored cottor
crepes are still good style for com
mon clothes. Gny yarn embroid
cries and bindings that contrast &C
company them.
Seattle shops remember that II I
almost always cool enough for WOO
fabrics to be worn here. and tina
for girl from to 10 Their
are two suprcmcly successful all
time costumes. One is stralgh,
sleeveless jumper dress OF fine al
wool stuff bound Mt the edges II
silk braid and accompanied with al
underblouse of light washable ma
terial. The other consists OF n darl
pleated skirt made to button on
what would you do. II you wer
, in my placer
y