she feathers. ’ Bush‘s woman may regard”arti- finial flowers as quite unsuitable for the little -girl'e hat, preferring lust the simplest sort of ribbon trim- ming. also may regard'no fur save a little gray squirrel or beaver dis- creetly used as appropriate for chil- dren. lhe. may" taboo lace sevs ' plain Irish or a little valeneiennes. But shs‘wlll have trouble living up to her beliefs. Almost-without ex- ception little airletake to Mary even ,from balsa-hood, and who knows but that the mother .who deprives her little daughters of tho Dleasuro of indulging this desire. ‘ may be creating an undesirable complex in the child’s mind? Let Them Have Final-y So let's follow the lead of the French mammals. who regard it a part. of even a. little girl's education , to possess and wear dainty things on special occasions. To be sure it is inconsiderate to dress a child in llnery for play hours. but for the afternoon visit. the child's party or the promenade with mammn this finer-y can be worn to excellent advantage. ' The ensemble idea is carried out in children's clothes as Well as in those of adults. and while there are all sorts of attractive accessories for the very little girl, these acces~ I iii M i ‘ . '1‘ wouldltske a loartan mother I indeed nowadays to keep from buying dnery for her little girls. To be euro there are some women who believe thoroughly in the En- sliah theory that a little girl should be well past the nursery ago before is permitted to wear line 'serrative ‘ you permit your little daughter to have nothing but rib- bon for trimming her hat. putting a strong ban on artificial flowers or feathers. There are some mothers who permit certain sorts of artificial flowers who still object to feathers. About Jewelry ' The old ban against jewelry for little girls seems to have been lifted. Once careful mothers would permit their very little daughters no orna- ments save those of gold—~and thou were used in moderation. A single chain of small gold beads or a gold braceletwas permitted. There are still conservatives who feel that Jewelry is inappropriate for the girl of nursery age. but there are many more who have no such prejudices, The youngest of Nep- tune's daughters chooses green for her bathing on. semble.’ There is no ban on the one-piece bathing suit Vor her so she selects this model in green and white Jersey with a design of green dueks against a white back- ground. A close little white rubber esp, that keeps her beh- bed head dry. is trimmed with a green duck made of rubber. and to carry her bathing apparel to and from the bathhouse she has a black patent leather bog made' in the guise of a charming peddlin duck. which lifts up one'green left wing by way of opening the bag. '1 judging from the large demand there has been for necklaces and' bracelets for little girls. Often a simple little talisman-a. colored elephant or a duclcmis worn on o. silk cord arcund the neck. sories' should be selected with due regard to each other and to the frock with which they are to be worn. . V Short Gloves the Rule Gloves for little girls are usually of the very short sort and these are worn oven with very short sleeves. White kid gloves with fancy scal- loped edges ' are appropriate for rather formal occasions. Some mothers choose. white silk gloves. while others, following 'tbe‘ example of the thrifty French mothers, in- variably buy so-calied fabric flows for their little girls. These may be or white. gray or beige for street or travel and of white or corn for mere formal wear. ., ' Almost all the hats offered for little girls this season are of cloche or poke shape. The exaggeratedly high crowns and the packed shapes never were considered suitable for youngsters and they have rather gone by- the boards now even for grown-ups; liven are an ultra con- The very .young follower of Glenna Cellett chooses a short- oleeved frock of white orepo do chine. made with long bedide end short pleated skirt. Over this ,ahs'woaro o slip-en turtle- nook sweater of clean bright pink. if she falls to keep her eye en‘the ball you cannot fail, tokoep your eye on the little player when she more this vivid sweater. . ~ , Their Handkerchiefs The child of two is not too small to be provided with special little handkerchléfs of his own. In some ’ families where there are several children the custom simply is to ’ have a supply of. plain white hand- herChiefa for all the nursery folk. ' It seems too much trouble to have special handkerchiefs for each until they have grown old enough to look out fortheir own. But if you let the little girl or boy begin having his own little "hsnkies" When he first shows an interest in such trlfies, then he or she will not have to he taught an interest in small personal possessions later on. Of course there should be pocket! in the little frocks or suits. so that the child will have somewhere to keep his own little handkerchief. There are all sorts always of solving your handkerchief problem. You may so buy them at the price of, two for live cents at a ten-cent 'store. These are really not bad and m In olrole at left—Made.espeelaily for the small liiver of finsry are these aeeeeeorlea—a green elephant on a green cord; handkerohisfs embroidered with designs of Mother Goose o creators. and a little be] made of pink silk with painted rose budssnd not edge. [A 1/, e '0 i" ‘ (Fri? ‘7 J”! N, I J ‘91 are just as white after othey come up from the laundry as handker- chiefs of any price. and that of course is the main consideration. It a you like you can buy some nice soft cotton material suitable for little handkerohlofs. out it Measures of the right sis‘e and-then either hem- them by machine or roll them and whip them yourself for“ Milken!) a . [if 3 83 confusion. ‘ cents a piece or more—handker- Mother Goose, brownies or 0th favorites of the nursery. " work. vln some families where there are several children each child has handkerchiefs of a diderent‘ color so that there ~is no trouble from Then there are really lovely handii kerehiefs to be had'for twentyodvs chiefs showing little scenes from For party wear the Juvenli flapper chooses mauve voile be: cause of its subtle allure. The veil. is embellished with eyelet embroidery. made without sleeves and decorated ‘wlth a pink rose on the shoulder. from whloh. float two streamers of mauve ribbon. The nook. sleeves and hem are scalloped with valen- ciennes laee d ed mauve ‘ to match the. vole. Then she ity bag consisting of a large sl k painted green handle. chooses pink accessories—o .v'e - x A rose and a pink silk fan, with a- g 1 '4 A Color 01’ Two, URPLE seems to be gainingI P favor among the fuhieuables~ rich. dark purple of the sort that we used to call “royal." One very good establishment has been showing an has recently been making much of this shade. and the feeling is among some observers that turquoise blue will soon become one of the very smart and popular colors. There is an old superstition that it is bad luck to be married in any- thing groen. To do so has been considered by the superstitious as almost as bad luck as to be married on Friday or the thirteenth.of the month or in April. But women are showing themselves to be above such small. prejudices and there have been several wedding gowns lately that showed a glint of green. Some of the formal white wedding towns show a shading of green or an embellishment of grasp. ”a. Purple is apparently looked upon . with favor as a color for bathing suits to be worn this summer. A evening cape of the bright purple in velvet with sltll‘rlngg on the shoulder. Another mm dress- maksr displayed recently' a‘ lovely frock or black crepe with a wide band of vivid purple on the skirt and trimming of sold braid dis-' creetly placed. a ’ ' Louise noulanger‘of Paris has an evening wrap of purple sill: wit lining of yellow velvet. v- ‘ . m , Turquoise blue is a shadethst has been. favored by tuition on several occasions in the past. But we have not. bad it withus for menu years. , Perhaps that is why one of the fore- most of French millinerswlteboux— really vibrant purple looks pttrkct- lve when worn in or en 'the water under the bright sunlle‘ht. One at- tractivo costume is made of a rich violet satin and another of silk crepe with large. purple, printed figures on a light background. '1' wear with the'gurple beech 'eos- tume accessories are chosen to match“ Put-plateau“ slippers are worn with ' stockings to .matclt. Matching stockings are considered a little smarter than. nub-oelered stockings for the bathing costume this season. ‘ _ . ‘ for swe'eters to wear this. suns- mer soft shades of green seem to be looked upon with favor; Gray ; and beige are well llkodandso is powder blue. but there ‘is less ten- dency than usual toward sweaters of vivid colors. ., l i ‘ ‘Hind'oo .word meaning Every little girl looks hervbsst in a white frock. This model is of white batiste with skirt deco- rated with five tucks. through which is run pink ribbon tied in neat little bows at the right side. The tiny sleeves are edged with he'ms finished in the same way. To make the picture complete there is a pink taffeta parssol and bag. a hat of white straw with lace brim and pink ribbons.‘ tiny pink beads around the neck and woe white kid gloves with Dainty accessories make charm- ing gifts for the little girl who likes .flnery. A ribbon bandeeu with a bow at thaw-opt and en- elastle going under the hair may be made at home or bought ready made. A set consisting of cans. vanit case and gloves are red and wiilts with cat's heads on the bag and cone. A set oon- alsting of sash; collar and cuffs lends, distinction to a simple little heme-made frock. For use in rain or sunshine there Is a stubby] little umbrella of pink and blue striped 'silk with pink and blue striped handle. scalloped tops. from tho cocoons of wild silk worms who feed upon scrub-oak. The word is said to be derived from the two words. sounded "pun chi," meaning home loom. which are stamped on such silk. together with the name of the firm by which ills silk is woven. THE RIGHT BACKGROUND rooms and the furnishings they SOME women look upon their contain as backgrounds. The ‘rasnlo racrg AFFETA; they say is coming T head on for a. big revival. And this Just goes to show that real excellence is very pet'sistant. For taffeta is one of the-oldest of silk weaves, but it has been worn all down through the ages and reap- pears in fashion every time that the style of women's clothes permits it. Tamera silk is sometimes dyed with ,,weighted dyes in order to Bh'o the .silk mater weight. 1 , Tin is used to produce this “body.“ The best class .of. tatteta is the sort that has no adulteratlon of this sort. Faillo is classed, by the textile exports asra sort of taffeta silk. with 9. line rib: It is alwelfs in favor for upholstery use. pubis atgprssont in favor with the dressmakers as well. We ‘often speak of chlnts “and crotonns almost indiscriminately. "Cretonno is heaVier than chlnts. Correctly speaking chlnts'is a. cot- ton cloth printed in various colors— s‘ etimes glands-rend - the ‘term all old not be applied. as it somo~‘ times is. to; heavy printed linens. The ' word -ls'“ derived from m. colorful. Pepys, in his famous diary written over two centuries and a h f ago. reissues that he bousht but its "a chtnt. that is a painted Indian calico." J C-I’otigee ls scheme applied.to s oth i e .i or them in the biotin" ,'.. t 5 empty room signifies very little to them. What they want is the right environment for themselves, so that whether entertaining tussle or merely passing the time with their families they can appear at their best. Undoubtedly this tendency is on the increase. Interior decorators sometimes think that the first. thing to con- . ' " older in deciding on the style of “doing".a. room is ‘to see the woman . or women who are to preside over it. Likewise they want to know how these women dross. It makes a lot of difference. . If you want your furnishings to set on you and your clothes to the best advantage you cannot do better than to study the interiors of some of the most successful of the big dressmakers. With them the guess 'tion or the becoming background. has been made a serious study. . The most usual color scheme is undoubtedly one of. gray predom- inating. Gray “carpets and gray woodwork are frequently found in the fitting rooms and salons of the prominent dressmak‘ors and millin- ors. One prominent dressmaker has used black With gray—enlivened by a few touches of bright color. Cream and gold is .the color scheme of another. Plum color enters into the color scheme of several and so does pale'primrose. I ‘ i r Of one thing. the dreamekars are sure and that» that the background makes a lot of “difference in the effect that clothes will rating. 8 _ ! l lzh ,i I ‘ ‘s—si , powder puff she will carry in the little handbag tentateh. u , . ' The diminutive flower girl at the summer woddln looks charming ”in yellow. T a hat she wears is a yellow bangkek poke with ribbon and flower trimming. and there is a shoulder flower to match the trimming on the hat. Her‘jewelry consists of a choker of pink and yellow beads and a yellow'enamel wrist watch on pink and yellow ribbon. .Flat-heolsd, yellow suede slip- pars and yellow silk oeeloe with faney tops oempiete the list of aoeoaserlee.‘ , ‘ ' ’ m SPITE or svsnermo-i said about the vogue for bright colors this season and the fact that black, and all dark dull ’colors' had been pushed lnto.‘obseurit.y. one might have, expected that the blaelt frock would be practically unknown. However, here and there one nation very good looking 'blsck frock. There are even black evening frocks. Ono‘ of the smart new Ranch. dressnmkers has made dinner frocks of black embroidered in gold beads. ‘ and a‘ very attractive actress I‘O-r cently were a black crepe do chins dance frock; mess very simply. en- llclllshed with silver beads. ~31acls taffeta is coming to the fore for evening and afternoon frocks and is most arresting when made with cream-color lace. Among the smart French collections black crepe has more than once been combined with rhinestones in rinteresting effect. One of the most admired trookd in Aenes's recent oolieo was of black crepe satin t with crystal beads and worn with a black , lace capo. FROM everything out has been I intuition . M‘ ii , ‘ "': i ‘ ~ ll If your littleselasghtsp is win- some and demure'ehe will look shaming In this little raiila he bonnet trimmed with brl t- oolored artlilolal leisure." or poeket handkmhlef and they The globe trottor of ‘ tender years follow the. latest French fashion and cheeses navy blue for her trotteur suit. This oonr slate of a straight..yery‘ short pleated skirt and a severely tail- end jacket whleh asaworn with a white lawn blouse with tiny frills at the front. French blue kasha fashions. her top cost which is trimmed, wl his narrow handle! fut-Lat the am and to warn with a ‘ lightweight felt, hat in the same shade. ‘with Legit flowers in various pastel shadee._ For every-day wear on“, board Alshlp‘er when travails ‘b" tea-in, or motor the simple Iltvle ‘nl ted freak ln'bslge is ,s eodfoholss. ‘ ‘ This model is embredered with an amusln design in» bright _ colored bull ins bieeke. ‘ . “3,: . ,' “~‘.,ril“. ‘ on‘a crowded‘frdek. in an ordhtl‘rll. [handful modal initial the irlgpt ', Variety of silks muddldtlhinalmcst sort of shop a frock might be most sort of surroundings. would glva in ‘ slitting; untempttng' which. when wornhby almost thrillingeil'eet. _‘ .
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