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T short frocko-a frock so short. if
she follows the latest mode and
‘has her clothes made to ilt her as
she is and not as life is expected to
be next summer, that one might be
excused for thinking it was just a
blouse or smock. The waist. where
thereis one, is long. leaving only a
iinger's length or slightly more to
represent what might be called the
skirt. Often there is no waistline at
nil. the frock hanging from the neck
or from a short yoke.
Sleeves are as abbreviated as
skirts, often being entirely kicking.
Among the new French frocks for
little children there is frequently an
extending of the shoulder portion
that droops down. giving what sem-
blance to a. sleeve the frock pos-
sesses. Sometimes this shoulder
portion is extended to make a little
fitted sleeve which hugs the shoul-
ders in a manner to accentuate the
charm of the little girl's arm.
For the American little girl there
are frequently bloomers, usually
matching the frock, and showing as
unabashedly as our grandmothers
showed their pantalettes. Bloomers
are not so obvious in the picture of
French little girls. For party'fi'ocks
dainty lingerie is more to the liking
of the French mothers, and for play
wear straight. very diminutive.
rather close-lilting short trousers.
The bioomer that is shirred into a
knee band, and that shows beneath
the (rock, seems to appeal more to
the American taste.
Nothing is more appropriate or in
better taste for little children's
frocks than battste or fine linen
embellished with fine embroidery.
From St. Gall now come charming
frocks embroidered by machine, but
so skillfully manipulated that the
work can hardly be told from the
more expensive and often less sub-
stantial hand work.
This embroidery is not always in
white, bright colors often being used,
and sometimes white embroidery
against colorcd linen or batiste.
Americans seemingly have long
realized and French women are be-
ginning to observe that the {rocks
that are readily "lavable" are much
to be preferred to those that must
be jealously guarded by all rrisnner
of pin-force. bibs and cachetoutes.
It is really as much trouble to keep
these devices freshly laundered as to
have the frocks washed. Like the
case of the upholstered furniture
that had to be kept covered with
slips to protect it from sun and dust
and daily weer. Most of us have
decided that it is wiser to have the
chair upholstered in something serv-
iceable and durable enough for every
day and then dispense with the
hideous slip cover. .
There are times when the washing
of children’s clothes really becomes
a problem. If you travel or attempt
to live in hotels you know how true
this is. It is then that pongee ss-
sumes the role of a friend in need.
It yields to the effect of soap and
Below, white color and cufls em-
broidered in red. ‘
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can be ironed by an amateur and
wears admirably. Little suits_ or
smacks for boys and frocks for girls
are made of pongee smocked at.tho
yoke in the manner that he's been
in favor for,.ssversi years. Newer
still is the trick of finishing the
pongee frock or suit with a band of '
colored stitchery about the hem.
with etiinhory at the neck and end
of the short sleeves.
Elaborate and very dainty clothes
for the- little baby always cost a
good deal more than the amount set
down. on the iprice marks or scored
Above, ploid gingham dress with
initials embroidered in white cm.
Above, spring jacket in ten braid-
ed with red. blue and green plaid
coat with. scarf collar, and scarlet
,coai embroidered in bright colors.
Below, little new rompers m:
Vim-etch little girl’s frock, of perigee
trimmed with blue.
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up Against you on your account.~ In
these days when' nurse maids are
rare birds. and when many folk eon-
template two cars before they think
of« having two servants. many a
‘woman cen manage very nicely to
take care of her own babies—provid-
ed. of comes. that they are dressed
with almost institutional simplicity.
Add lace rumes, heading run with
ribbon and ribbon bows, crepe do
chine wraps and capes trimmed with
ruching,. embroidered booties, silk.
lined caps and satin-faced cushions,
and the task becomes discouraging.
Still there are some women who
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.reaii‘y prefer all these baby extrava-
gsnoes to seeing a babe of their own
dressed with simplicity that amounts
to piainness. it is somethins Ile
to the satisfaction that they set from
the , feeling of line silk" lingerie
against their skin, the comfort of
georgettemnd t(illli'fon negligoes and
caressing pol y—this satisfaction
that is to be gained-from the mm
thought that their babies are dressed
with \consuplmate daintineu. If
your mother‘loveMiekes that channel
of self-expression. then you willgo
to much pains to get all these little
baby frou frous._
Above, pink silk solemn. chemise
and drawers and a little girl's step-
in, and pink cidcrdown slippers with
rabbit heads of white Mordown
forming the toes. .
Groom straw irimmdeith'b’om‘
velvet.
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N most of the hand-made lunch
I frocks for babies and little chil-
dren the front fullness is confined
at neck or yokelzby means of very
- one plsits instesds of gathers. - -
Quite frequently there is . no .fuli-
noes either at front or back. this'be-
ing- taken care of by inverted pl‘aits
arranged under each arm at the
seam. ‘ _.
The pink that is used for babiss is
no longer the lightened! pink that
.it used tobe—the pink that-we u-'
soclate with pink baby ribbon—but
a pink containing atouen at yellow
that makes it rather more becoming
to most babies. . .
For the more elaboratewr‘sps' and
caps sillt net over I. silh‘flrundation
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On the baby, a dress trimmed with
bonds 9/ insertion and embroidered
sleeves caught up with ribbon bows. ,
On the little girl, a smock-dud bloom-
ers of pink gingham embroidered in"
blue birds. Blue ribbon ties the
white collar.
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FACTS. or
FASHION
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suit is finished simply without
adornment. while afternoon
frocks show occasionally trimming,
uneven panels and irregular hang-
ings. The evening frock .aiways
THE hem of the street frock or7
' shows some trimmingor irregularity
about the bonnet the skirt.
A charming violet chiffon evening
frock shows artificial violets scat-
tered over the skirt with flat bunches
applied all around the hem.
Some of the straight-line tubular
frocks show one or three narrow
flounces of piaiting at the bottom of
the skirt.
A straight, unbeited, black satin
evening gown shows a rumed flounce
starting below the knees that hangs
in polntsat either side.
Many frocks havegodet dares at
the sides that make the sides some-
what longer than either back or
front. '
White collar and cufls laccd at side
with blue ribbons. '
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Above, red ondwhite polka. dot
hot, flock and bloomers bound with
red. and yellow tafleio party [male
with slippers and fan to Match.
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INE white pique is ‘used for
F’charmlng little girls‘ frocks
. made with tailored. simplicity.‘
often having little washable hats to
match. - '
The scalloped hemline is seen‘in
some of the light fluffy frocks. 'A
Slotted swiss frock shoWs ‘tinyl frilis
of orgendic at the edge of the scat-
lops. ' . '
Homstltchlng bands are semetimes
seen on charming frocks ot‘linen,
either in white or the clear pastel
shades- ‘ =4
beige. navy blue or‘ white.
‘ ‘Wool' embroidery is still-used on
some of the new gingham frocks.
White linen or 'organdio collars and
cuffs often form the only trimming
on gingham frocks.
For the coat or “capo for the sub-
dapper the smartest selection is
‘ Plaids
and checked materials are also used.
For frocks powder «blue. rose, a
light soft green and yellow are all
considered mart. ~
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