Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-17
Show New Fabrics
for Little Girls
Fashions for Mother Found
Repeated in Frocks for
Young Daughters.


Many of the Juvenile fashions take
their trend from the adult mode. FIRE.
quently enough to excite comment. OBJ
serves fashion writer In the Kansas
City Star. marked vogue for mother
Is found repeated in the diminutive
ways in simplified version. but still
with traceable likeness that reveals
its origin. The straightline for which
every woman has warm liking. be-
cause she knows II has no equal for
maintaining the illusion of the girls
more often than not. These give grace
to awkward young bodies and freedom
in movement for the strenuous activi-
ties which are the order OF the day
at this age. The two-piece dress,
which has been given an extended IA
yor, now develops into one-piece
dress with two-piece effect. Box
plaits, kick plaits, large plaits and
small plaits are used impartIally,
sometimes all around; in many In
stances the back is plain. The light
weight four-ounce woolens lend them
selves particularly well to the plated
skirt. and since the color range Is
wide, youth may be clad appropriate
ly, serviceably and becomIngly. No
longer need the plain school dress be
a hideous dark brown or navy bine
serge affair Of uncomfortable weight.
The new crepes. which the style-wise
Parisienne adopted because of their
slendering effect. have swept on their
wave Of popularity through adult fash
ions into the junior mode, where their
appeal although of different charac-
ter. Is evidenced equally. This fabric
is easy to plat and. better vet. stays
in plait. II wrinkles scarcely at all
and never acquires the dreaded
SHINE" once the hated mark of the
school dress.
Because these new crepe weave
woolens are priced rather high--as
the novelties of the season always
are-they are not for the Juvenile
wardrobe. which must be kept to the
lowest possible figure. Here jersey Is
the happiest choice. 1t has many
good qualities of its own to recon-
mend It, and is very reasonably priced.
Although Ii cannot be plated success
fully. 1t is particularly suitable for
the peasant type of dress which Is
being given new life In the spring
mode, both for mother and daughter.
For the smaller girl who does not
wear wooden dresses, there are all the
standard wash fabrics now supple
mented by the fabrics of the season.
The new cottons are characterized by
quaint designs reminiscent OF the
caiicoes Of grandmother's day. An
other reminder OF old favorItes Is seen
in the favor given the old-fashioned
rose-sprig dimlty. Even the silk
crepes reflect the importance OF the
time-honored motifs in small floral de-
signs. The revival Of old patterns also
Is attended with the return Of an old
favorlte, chalis. which is seen In
many lovely little dresses.
The details Of finish go far In trim
ming the little girls dress. Scallops
are an effective treatment. Plaitings
and ruehings are made the most OF in
the best fr0cks." Although good
taste In dressing children still stresses
a youthful simplicity. there is ten
dency away from severe effects and
the little girl now Is allowed the perky
sash. Gay embroidery In vivid wool
80 L. oh II
istic of the peasant dress. whether OF
wool or cotton. and is seen frequently
on sheer dress Of wolfe or crepe. The
compose theme also Is seen In the
junior wardrobe on frock Of monotone
embroidered In conventionalized mo-
tifs in several shades OF matching
or contrasting color.