Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

swiss with dots of blue or green
red or yellow. Dots arranged
4 in regular all-over pattern or
in perpendicular order giving
the effect Of stripes. White organdie,
pastel-toned organdie and organdie
wolfe, light blue wolfe, yellow voile, pink
Voile or white voile worn over pink
underslips, pastel-toned crepe de chine,
or striped silk shifting, white linen or
colored linen-heavy or very fine,
plain toned dimity, or flower printed
dimity, batiste plain or figured, printed
percale, gingham, shantung, pique.
Never were there more materials to
choose from in selecting the little girls
Midsummer wardrobe, and never
in our opinion-have fashions for
little girls and their brothers shown
such an effective combination of smart
ness, becomingneSs and comfort
Every letter from Paris at this time
of the year brings hints of what the
French designers are planning for the
Autumn wardrobes of the Smartly
. dressed boys and girls who will be seen
six weeks from now walking and play
ing in the Bois de Boulogne, or along
the Champs ElySee. But with two
months of Summer still before us and
more than month before the reopen
ing of schools, such information has
little immediate appeal to the Ameri-
can mother. and still less to the little
boy or girl to whom vacation time still
stretches ahead for miles and miles.
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TT Is, however, significant that the
. French designers are planning no
radical changes in the styles for the
younger members of the family. Skirts
will remain very short in spite of the
continued length of women's dresses,
and waistlines will continue to be placed
according to the age of the little girl
whose dress is under consideration.
For the very little girl the skirt hangs
straight from the shoulder. or from
very short yoke. For the girl of Z
or 8. the slightly lower than normal
while for the girl who Is nearing her
teens. belts are placed as they are for
women, at the line of the greatest
slenderness, we'll above the hips.
August Is children's month at lake
side and seashore. It is the time of
year when little bodies should become
smooth and brown and as nicely
rounded as the bodies of young savageS.
To make this possible, clothes for Au-
gust are as abbreviated and light in
weight as possible. Even If you cannot
arrange to have your children pass the
month by the waterside, you can per-
NIT them to wear beach clothes at
home. The ocean or lake may be no
more than a hose playing In your back
yard, and the beach may be only a
2 by 4 sand box. In any event, beach
clothes are in fashion during August
and so long as the sun shines sun suits
will be the order of the day.
A S practical play costume for the
child between 3 and or 9 we sug-
gest a two-piece lightweight jersey
costume. consisting Of shorts held on by
suspenders. or a low-backed top. and a
cardigan jacket of the same material.
Or, if you like, 1t may consist of the
shorts with a short-sleeved pull-on top
that buttons over one shoulder. Sun
suits of Bingham or percale are easy
TO make at home and are more accept
: able on very warm days, but the jersey
suit has the advantage that 1t needs
no ironing.
For immediate wear or for late Sum-
mer and early Autumn we indorse
clothes and accessories of the nautical
sort. Navy blue and white with touch
of red is good.
The short straight jacket Of navy
blue serge or flannel Is a smart and
useful addition to the wardrobe of boy
or girl of any age. 1t may be worn
over white linen suit or dress and is
never smarter than when combined
with white pique. Very practical for the
girl of or 9 is a skirt of pleated navy
blue flannel or serge, with suspender
top. to be worn over short-sleeved shirt
or MILDLY blouse of white linen or cot
ton. The touch of red may be added
by way Of tie or lacing for the front
of the blouse or shirt.
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RROTHER and sister suits are almost
- rs usual in this country as they
are abroad and the European custom
of dressing all the children OF the fam
ily in the same type Of costume is gain
ing recruits among American mothers
1t is. however. plan that may be more
easily carried out in Spring and Au-
tun1n than in Midsummer. because, with
the coming of very warm days sisters
afternoon and dress-up dresses are