Evening star., 1928-10-07
BY MARY MARSHALL.
Little Nancy Etticote
In a white petticoat,
With a red nose.
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.

With red nose
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows
"HAT old favorite of nursery
rhyme came flashing through
my mind the other day as /
A went about the shops and chill
dren's outf1tters to get the facts
concerning the Autumn styles for the
little felix's. Certainly there was nothing
to suggest red nose with all the fur
collared little coats, cozy sweaters and
real wind-breaking leather jackets to
keep Jack Frost at a distance on cooler
days tn come. And just as certainly
there was nothing to suggest white pet
ticoat, because almost all the frocks /
saw had their own little bloomers or
panties to go with them, and the sheer
frocks were to be worn with dainty, full
length slips.
The last lines, however, do apply in
way to the skirts of the frock l saw,
because the longer the frocks and the
larger the girls for whom they were
designed, the shorter the skirts seemed
to become For the very little girls the
frocks usually hung straight from the
shoulders or from little yoke section.
For middle sized girls the belts we're
usually placed fairly near the middle
IF the frock, with nearly normal waist
1apper age the waists invariably seemed
lenger, with skirts of very short propor-
9ioHs.
Sleeves in the new little-girl frocks
are almost invariably long and the COL
lars fairly close about the neck. often
both wrists and necks being finished
with trim white collars and cuffs. These
cuffs are quite narrow, and so are the
little rundown Eton-shaped collars.
Though simplicity is the keynote Of
the best type of clothes for little girls,
some sort of trimming is usually found
upon the dresses. Children like trim
ming Of some sort, and when it is not
too ornate and does not detract from
the usefulness of the frock there is no
good reason for avoiding 1t. Many of
the SmarteSt of the Autumn frockS for
women are of the untrimmed sort, de-
pending for their distinction on the ma
nipulation of fabric, arrangement of
panels, pleats. drapery etc. But it re-
quires sort Of sophistication that few
children possess to appreciate this sort
Of thing, and SO we wisely choose frocks
for them that are quite frankly trimmed
in some way or other.
Wool embroidery has been revived,
both for cotton and woolsn frocks.
Shocking of simple or intricate sort,
Cften done in contrasting color: pip
ings and cordings of contrasting (often
bright) color, tucks, stitched pleats and
stitched appliques of contrasting mate
fials-are all used to advantage in the
frpcks for the younger fry.
Two sorts of material are often used
together A solid-color, lightweight
flannel skirt, arranged in pleats, may
be combined with an overblouse of
printed jersey. and is worn effectively
with q beret to match the skirt Some
times a plain-cclored Jersey blouse or
sweater is worn with a diminutive skirt
of pleated plaid. Plain-colored skirts
may be worn with candy-striped, light
weight jersey sweaters. Sometimes vel
veteen in fairly dark tone will be used
for the upper portion Of the frock, with
pleated skirt OF lightweight flannel or
Jersey in q brighter light tone. This
is effectively done with bright and
lighter blue, with brown and tan or
with two tones of green.
For the very little girls party frock
fine handkerchief linen, batiste, or
candle or crepe de chine is a good Sc
lection. Chiffon velvet is sometimes
used, at least in part, for party frocks
for the older girls. Crepe satin is
sometimes chosen for these bigger little
girls,
Don't forget the pockets
In every frock for play, school or
party occasions there should be a
pocket at least ample enough to hold
the handkerchief Sometimes ready