ifTf toil m i :if ft I
;toi3 x) A:,'H-'. -i ..-J uto to-a .:: -In K;-v..,to
4 ; jj tJ "V:'"!Vto Jt ; I -jy) roin A tan doth with tobacco trim.
I witn trimming of the fashionable hbhmmmmmmhmmmhmwI LwMiw , , . - .
I fU Navy blue cheviot with astrakhan col- mmmammmmtmmmmmBsssmBmmmi "
I I A brandcuff8- Navy blue with touch of red cloth and t
, I Jl1! black ailk. ." v 1 7" " ,-.wr. jv
i . A plaid dresa with red velvet ribbon f Hsldj ' " ' ' f sV Vv'A ' El f - ft V ' A'AyK ' ;
. , . ,;and brass button. , ;' U; f . , - ,0 ; Al .J l t . I
" f .1- j""'' " v - J '1 chinchilla cloth' with velvet cofar. L-- In Riiseian blouse-ityle. with leather p-
I . , i J A . J.f - m ! . ' t f - I ever, tnat most of the htue dresses
i V U I'.'rrt 1 ':,.' j V I iV '.J- .I 0 destined for school wear are made
f , A;?'.. ' i , . f t ' ' A f 5 ' I f i A - h-necked and longleeved. t
''-'M'Ar-:M: r u ;" r:.-'':1' :'7 7A1 , r; : :i v children bat on w
! -klr - :: ! -v "(J-' 1 w r - - - U' " 1 1 - ' noraal lines thi8 Theyare
. l-J 1. - ' , t - , J ' . llWJ Ioe or semi-fitting and dlstinct-
r In Norfolk style. Top coat of rafced. ESSl i t - ' -w, It? I
WHEN we look over the ad-
Ivanced styles in children's
.clothes, we are improved
with the fact that the proptr kc.r
xaote of simplicity has been sounded.
- That the first requisite of chil
. dren's clothes is simplicity both in
cut and make is no more true this
season than . ever before, but tlx?
fact has often been ignored by the
cripinstors . ,of these diminutire
models, and the result haa been the
cTerdreed child, than which noth
ing is truly more ridiculous and, at
the same time, pathetic
The handling of the inbject this
Kitflo, Lowrrrr, has been truly
r:terftl. Tbe prerailing; etyle for
rrewn-cr ahrars'more or less i
: afnees the clothe for the small
fry. The present . all-rreTsilifij'
fashion idea is one difficult of
adaptation to miniature models, but
designers hare shown great discrim
ination in extracting the points
which will best lend themselves to
juvenile styles.
The short waist of the emjjire is
seen in some models this for he
younger children, for dressy frocks
and best coats. The circular skirt
is borrowed and princess and semi
prince effects are in evidence
the panel front figuring noticeably.
Hevers are used upon some of the
coats, and buttons, both large and
small, are responsible for much of
the trimming. "
Children's clothe bsre not es
caped the vogue of black satin, and
a touch of it, in tie or piping, ia
discovered upon almost every little
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frock of worsted. " .
So, you 'see, some of the autumn
fashions' characterizing notes have
been exploited in the childre,t'e
clothes, but has there not beentnnch
discrimination shown in choosing
The frock of plaid, among the il
lustration ia cut with the -"a-vored
paneL Green, red, black and
white are most attractively com
bined in the 'design, which ia handled
most skilfully the plaid being
thrown on the bias. - Red velvet rib-
bon and tiny brass buttons lend a
hand at trimming, and the omni
present touch of black appears ia
tbe fancy ailk braid which pipe the
edges.
The sbepherd'l check, which peri--
odicslly claims favor, is in the as
cendency at the moment a natural
reaction after a surfeit of stripes.
It appeara in black and while as the
merest touch upon a little frock of
blue panama. Narrow red soutache
is employed for outlining and a tio
of black satin completes an attract
ive little school frock.
A darling little model in navy
blue serge has. epaulettes of red
cloth with edges scalloped in black.
Black soutache ia used for trim-
King, and tiny bras buttons; a tie
of black satin passes through cro
cheted rings and knots. in sailor
fashion. This little frock is unlined
sod is supplemented by a guimpe A. '
white lawn?' It is noticeable, bow-
KORNINe, SEPTEMBER 20,
ively good looking. There is a lack
of fussy trimmings, which is a re-
lief, and a certain style is assured
by some simple ornament applied in
just the most effective way It may,
be one large covered button, hand-
some braid frog, fold of harmonix-
ing or contrasting material or shade,
a facing of fur in every instance,
the right thing in the right place,
But all this about girls !
The mother of boys will this sea-
son complain,- without reason, of
the difficulty in dressing her off-
spring jealously asserting thst all
the attractive clothes are made for
small girls.
The autumn snita for little bora
are especially interesting. All tbe tinues to acquire inches, and so a figure." A silk tie may add r con
good tailoring thX goes to perfect less babyish model must be pro- treating note, and, possibly, the em
father'a clothe IndmaWa'a-taUor dnced.. . broidery upon the shield. Many of
made" is required to fsshion these i In the distance there loom up tbe the shields, howerer are f white
miniature garment, tnd there ia Norfolk jacket worn with bloomers pique embroidered ia white.
1905
little in the way of materials suit-
able for girls' school frocks that
may not be appropriated for boys'
Russian blouse and bloomers.
There are fine twilled, serges, soft
cheviots, the shepherd's check in
familiar colorings; there are wool-
erii striped injblack and white, and
"gray grounds over-barred by narsow
lines of black an inch apart. AH
these neutral colors have trimmings
0f 3ute or black or red, or perhaps
in limited quantity allthree." '
Fo the wee boy of 2 years the
proper garb is a smock or Russian
blouse with . bloomers to match.
Both garments must be so abbrevi-
tted, in order to fit the mere baby,
that'only glimpse of the bloomers
beneath the smock is visible.' This
style of suit grows in ajze as does
the small man until he reaches tbe
age of 5 or 6. Tbe suit then has at-
dined its growth, but the boy con
or knee trousers, with the accom-
panying Eton collar and Windsor
tie or the turned-down foliar and
four-in-hand. But this style is too
old for the child of tender years; in
fact, it is the conventional suit for
boys until
assume
mans
dress.
There -is no style which may be
so successfully worn during the in-
termodiate state as the sailor suit.
This may be ot the "regulation"
type (which weses and wanes in
popularity, but never goes entirely
out of style) or one of its many vari
ations. The populsr model of the
moment has the blouse made double
breasted and completed with tlx
buttons.
No color is introduced upon the
sailor bloute unless it be of the a
"regulation" .cut, where , conven
tional eagles and anchors and stars
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