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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1904)
taJatr War for Peatl. lEW TO UK, April IS. Juvenile garments, which ara dally pow Inic more perfect in manufacture, have now reached a rharm of style which almost makon the motherless breast envy its neighbor's off spring. It Is like playing dull all over again to buy tha big Unga te huts nnd dainty hand-made frocks, whose rkirts for thci smallest maids often end doll-fashion above the knees. And If much fine gold la nxked for this loveliness the darling fairy thereby evolved deems- to the doling mother at least sufficient reword for tha extravagance. Tha Kupsian blouse nulla Worn by baby boys are cquaily captivating, 1 aanjr beliui made of linen in pale tints. Wuan matorlala, which axe sheer and lend thenuielvea to ull the Intricaciea of delicate bund work, are for girls preferred for summer to un washable textures. The ainull frocks evolved from these have therefore a charming simplicity, to which ribbon saxbea and huir bows give an added childishness. For all ages which have not arrived at the ahirtwulst period the long-walatcd bod Ice and attuchtxl nk!rt is the model most seen. Hut tho bodice Ih of two Borts, one blgh-neckud und long-sleeved and the other cut for a gamp and undrrsleeves. Lingerie huts go chiirmlngly with this dainty finery, which In muny instances shows Imitation Valenciennes lace of Indescribable flneiiei-a and beauty. Indeed many sorts of lace are used upon the finer French lawns, but the wash dreHs of stouter texture U still faith ful to the durable and ever decorative Hamburg embroideries. The quaint, old-time leaning of many of the grown-up styles are alxo awn In the sinull Murments dlHlayei for Immediate Wear. Silk and cloth coals de.-lgned for spring and cool-day summer use as display with much effectiveness the long 1S30 shoulder line. Many lapv collar effects and numerou cuts In flow. tig ttlccves so wfth these, im well as the old trimmlitgu of vel vet tibbon in graduating width. The Flench headpiece for such a wrap Is often of bilk In the ame shade, in a shirred hut or bonnet form. If it Is a bonnet- which siH-cles of head covering U much admired for the finull. l girls-there may be a while tulle und (lower face trim ming; and the little lady thus attired will go by with a flno exhibition of white uu del sleeves and brown or white kid uppers to her patent leather boots. For dress-up occasions and for girls from I to 13 the French iiuportora show radiant 1. v. r ssi s. ar ra v . n a m m w . rw r m m m m v. m m ft i 7 mrs m -jw bbmt sv a a. wiJt k v ' w a 11 m y s w & n w toilettes In tinted voile, made over ailk und coquettish with lace and ribbon. The skirts of some of these are In double, ungored form. One deeply hemmed and perfectly plain jupe hangs like a shorter skirt above the other. Moth, however, are put on the same belt, to which the cut out short slocved bodice la likewise attached. DAINTT WASH TOGGERY w 't this little frock Is taken. with only the slightest modification, di rectly from the magazine of the past. Funny old ladles' books showing it de pict also au accompaniment of visible pan talets and tho hair parted plainly and put in a net. Dressy styles, which are suited to other children than the old-fashloued types which accord so prettily with these quaint modes, are a mass of furbelows. Skirts of silk and veiling for maids aa young as 6 are gored and frilled, with bouffant and elaborate aleevea marking tho lilgh, long-waisted, fitted bodices. Stunning hats for such gowns, and for those In many varieties of net, mousseflne and Swiss, are of fancy straw with flower and ribbon trimming. The posies used are generally of the smallest description, and a pretty fad is to dispone them in a wreath at the top of the crown. Under the wide brim, which may have a curtain flounce of lace at the edge, there may be ear knots of the flowers and ribbon strings. A yellow straw hat so decked showed pink "maid roses," white blond lace and pink tuffuta ribbon. A rultled little parasol of the taffeta and blond went with this costly erection, which was French you may be Bure, for, since there Is little demand for them here, the children's parasols of domestic make are tho most inexpensive of trifles. In solider wash stuffs than those which call for pretty stitcheries are seen some stylish school and country gowns. Linen, piuuc and duck In both while and color are used for these, with white braids, strap ping nr.d embroideries for trimming. R.ich materials being esiieclully suited to glrlo from 12 up, the models in them have quite a grown-up ulr, a pleated skirt and bolero Jacket being a favorite one. The gamp body or the one with attached yoke muMt lie w,rn by younger maidens; and for the really little girl whose bare knee are shown as freely as thnne of her smaller brother there ara Rupsian blouse suits whose long bodies curtail the skirt to the merest frill. Pointed, square and round yokes, out lined In many ways and sometimes cut In a Dutch square at the throat, adorn these frocks, whose aleevea are In the form of FOR LADS AND LASSIES. short puffs or In long blshov sTiape, The short skirts are trimmed at the bottom to stand out, and a number are shirred to the belt, or may be put in with tucks. But though the waist line for both boys and girls Is on the majority of skirts lower than ever, the leaning toward old effects la once more introducing the round belt line. Some delightful little dresses in white, coarse mesh linen, embroidered In color, are almost short waisted by com parison with other styles. A very wide band of the embroidery ornaments the full skirt of these, and the yoke and small bishop sleeves are trimmed with the same. The air of this little get-up Is delightfully countrified, which essence distinguishes to a mnrked degree the summer wardrobe for out-of-town wear. More little wash sun bonnets and frilled aprons are being fash ioned and bought ready made than have been seen this long while. Then the san dals Introduced some seasons ago will be much In vogue, and worn as In Europe over the bare feet by ages up to 10t In truth, when It comes down to practical gnrments for children. It Is evi dent the world Is getting a sensible streak, for everything Is done to promote the health and comfort of the young. Up to two years is the limit for boys to stay in frocks, and long before that period they are put In a romping garment cut on the lines of night drawers. In these the young muscles have joyous freedom, and as long-haired laddies are not the fashion, the baby sir's locks are kept cut to a comfortable shortness. Girls have likewise arrived at this agree sble point of emancipation. Only maids wh J are reaching the missy stage are al lowed hair longer than the nape of the neck. At this point the fashionable crop is, bo to sprak, docked in a square cut bush. The front for the smallest girls Is parted at one side and there Ued with a ribbon bow. This ornament on the 12-year-old and agea above that, stands la smart butterfly at the top of the head. White hair ribbons are more used for every age than colored ones, creating with, white frocks a look virginally Bweot, but bluck taffeta and velvet bows are equally popular and, of course, present mora prao- tical possibilities for everyday use. In the field of underwear, there seems) to be nothing absolutely new, except that some of the pongee blouse suits for very little girls are made, like those of the boy, with drawers of the same. These are ad mirable hot weather garments, as no petti coats are worn with such styles, and for older girls loosely woven vests and drawers In coarse meshed cotton present the same cool qualities. Dressier drawers are, of course, of the usual material, but they are shorter thaa ever, baby panties being virtually without any legs at all. For the support of thee a stout drawers waist of coutille Is shown by the children's outfitters, who also supply boned corset bodies in various comfortable cuta for more advanced ages. Finally, to get at the gist of the matter. It is plain that the younger children are to be more fixy than their elders by a few years. Misses' gowns, hats and coats are much simpler than those for smaller girls, and the moment a boy gets to the youth stage his get-up is almost a replica of his papa's. For the various ages up to this there are the long and short trouser sailor suits; the smartest of these showing sleeve and shield embroideries In color; and suits com posed of knee length knickers and belted Norfolk coats. Into these the sailor boy plunges at about 10 and his left-off get-up Is adopted In time by the Russian blouse boy. The last named style Is the most youthful masculine get-up seen, for before the age for such suits the young hopeful Is Jn skirts, pure and simple. A pretty Russian suit for a boy of S Is Of white butcher's linen with a heavy wash lace edging the deep sailor collar. The headpiece for such suits Is also "style marln" In black or white patent leather or in red, blue or white straw. MART DEAN. rr