August U7 , JSOO. OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BJ3J3.
Stylish Cloths for
Small Americans
NEW YOIUC. Aug. 25. This Is the chil
dren's hour In fashions. Already the pur
veyors of fine raiment to their small Ameri
can hlchncsscs , the boys and girls , are ar
ranging openings , with a view to attracting
* * the worried maternal boea and ple.ialnK the
progeny of the same. For pity 'tis , 'tis true ,
that the potential American belle begins to
go shopping with her mother so soon as Eho
gets out of her perambulator , and more and
more everv year do our juveniles express
and enforce their exaggerated preferences in
dress. The consequence of this U that our
X youngsters are apt to bo grievously over
loaded iwlth the cream of the looms ami
walk from their kindergarten days up in the
showiest silk attire.
This year iho advance demonstrations in
children's clothes prove two thing * ? that.
never were they so sumptuous and so picturesque -
, turesquo before. Mothers and their bread
and butter daughters used to bo entirely
satisfied with what the American moflisto
and milliner designed and made up for
school , church , dancing class and afternoon
party wear , but nowadays any small wonjau
who hones to grow up a sartorial success
s gets her styles all warm from 1'ails.
Of course It Js expressively unoblldlsh to
adopt the tunic and the princess modes for
'the ' wardrobe of a 12-year-old , but that Is
Just what Is being done this year , and some
of the suro-ito-ibo popular molels for the
k > winter are studies In ornnto elegance.
Shlmmprlng silk , skinned Irish piplln In
lovely dyes of quartz brown , damson led
* r and admiral Muo , wool bengallnc In stand
ard tones , fantasia cashmeres In autumnal
weights and smooth drap do Paris arc ? omo
of the favorite cloths. Amonu the < rlm-
, mlngs are bands and borders , baud em
broidered In Persian designs , chenille treated
silk nets , bullion threaded braid and bilk
braids worked In many patterns.
Long , close-flttlng sleeves , high tight
collars and skirts laid 'without ' a wrinkle
. . over the hips are all as much the fashion
tor girls of 10 as for women of 20 , while
the effort Is to so brace the waist by means
of a heavily boned basque lining that the
folded silk girdle will lie with graceful
precision.
For the miss of 13 and her sister school
mates the ovorsklrt Is demode to a degree.
V4 The very gracleuso cloth or silk petticoats ,
flaring at the knee , arc trimmed with
judicious applications of braid that usually
take a course down from the left hip and
then near the hem turn to Tight and left
as though this answered as a heading to a
shaped flounce.
Ono of the very popular now models for
v a girl In her teens Is a princess redlngote
that Is caught In at the waist line , drops
. its Irregularly edged skirts nearly to the
shoo tops and , In front or slightly to the
loft , fastens from bust to knees by small
bright buttons through fancifully shaped
buttonhole , flaps. Another smartly pretty
mode Is the plnaforo princess that has Ito
long skirt edges shaped in points and 'but '
tons the whole way up the back , or when
it is a dress for occasions and Is made of
a handsome poplin It laces up the rear.
POP IliiPil W Mir lit Scl 1.
A goodly number of pretty suits in dark
* winter flannel embossed over in tiny em
broidered scarlet and blue or dark -red and
brown silk dots , will be sure to como well
to the fore as hard wear school gowns.
They are made up with undecorated flan
nel used In stitches on straps and 'bands ' ,
i , and then the waist Is adorned with wide
rovers overlaid with heavy twine colored
gulpuro that Is as non-expensive as It is
thoroughly durable. Ribbon seems pui
rather to one sldo for girdles and neck
bows and a twilled silk kerchief , patterned
over in rich Oriental designs , is more often
than not V molted about a dress waist.
j Chic and exceedingly pretty are the vnrl-
' ous manifestations of the school girl's evening -
ing dress and malmaison pink cither flashes
from the silk undcrsllp through the whole
costume or is used In shoulder straps and
girdles. A high-necked , long-sleovcd evenIng -
Ing dress for a miss of 14 years , designed
by a famous modiste , Is well worth quoting ,
for almost any ono can copy it. The under-
. slip and body were of malnmlson jdnk ,
clouded llchtly over with a veil of coarse
cream Russian net , on which malmaison pink
i and cream bebo velvet ribbon were run in a
wldo meshed lattice pattern. Between the
pink foundation skirt and the berlbbonod
veil ono veiling of white cotton Brussels net
- * was hung to glvo the proper light dia
phanous result. The waist was cut with a
round baby decollete , the not fulled over
the ibodlce , and tucks and ribbon stripes
adorned the sleeves. On ono shoulder and
in the wearer's hair a tuft of artificial mnl-
maUon carnations wore arrange 1.
Until her sixteenth rear the f.ishlonable
* Klrl wears her hair flowing upon her shoul
ders. It is the ono dls'lncllvi-ly girlish
touch In her toilet and the proper colffuru
shows the sldo hair caught back to a point
Just below the crown and fastened with an
ornamentated i > ln. The ends of the side
ph/ces are curled In largo corkscrews , no
H "Baiter 1iow Btralcbt the rest of the ( Ifpro
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An I n in n AVrmiM.
Braided golf capes and beaver or box"
cloth coats are the wraps that now engage
* motherly attention. The Idea of a real high ,
land plaid has been utterly lost In the pas-
i slon for pale tints , and many of them , with
which the manufacturers satisfy the popular
„ demand. A girl's school capo falls nearly to
her dress hem , is made of cloth that has
a mink brown foundation and on this runs
cross bars In bands of palo blue , pink and
yellow. It slopes away a , trifle In front , has
a collar so high it serves as a small second
capo when turned back , and broad and
narrow dark braid , In a. Bourbon pattern ,
runs down the back , tip the fronts and stif
fens the border. Girls small and largo have
their attention turned to brown , red and
green coats showing cuffs , collars and long
front rctcrs cf light-toned plaid. But the
smartest walking coat for the season la a
perfect box shape , the scams strapped and
ithen stitched , the buttons broad-onamclcd
disks.
For young women whose parents enjoy
long purses , the richest satin-faced French
melton will be used , and under the chin
. \\111 flare- out a pair of large , pointed rcvers
faced with cream moire , over \\hlcb , In white
silk braid , an Intricate pattern curls and
twirls.
SlyK-N for Mttle Mi-n.
Boys under twelve * are still subject to
feminine Influences In their wardrobes , and
never will little lads present a more plc-
turesquo appearance than In the coming
season. The knlckcrbockercd class will wear
to school the roughest of blue and brown
scrgo suits stitched lu red or the edges of
their wldo collars bound with bright rib
bon. Hats made of serge , the wide brims
stiffened with stlchtngs are among the good
novelties , and coats of brown box cloth are
as replete with adequate pockets as those
of real grown-up men.
For dancing school and evening wear the
'prettiest of costumes , In fawn or bottle-
green cloth , have found favor with the
mothers. They are called Sir Uoger do Cov-
orly suits , and their long-tailed coats are
lined with crimson silk , garnished with big
flat silver buttons , and the closc-fltting
knickerbockers have small silver buckles
at the outside of the knee. When a lace-
collared and cuffed shirt and buckled patent
leather shoes are added to this , the tableau
Is most pleasing.
Silk hats adorned with feathers and the
shape of the silk headgear a decided poke ,
tied under the chin by waving , sweeping
broad strings , is what the milliners have
prepared for the lasses. These , of course ,
will bo the hats for occasions , while for
school the rather flat crowned , wldo
brimmed felts are to have their brim edges
bound with ribbon and the decoration done
with soft twilled silk handkerchiefs through
which broad plumed quills will be thrust.
Such quills as are sure of popularity are
three or four Inches wide across the feath-
ei'ed part , and have largo crimson , peacock
blue , or metallic green velvet eyes pasted
on them and then so gilded and tinted
around these disks as to suggest the orbs
of August before the peacock fell heir to
them. MARY DEAN.
Her Pets are Reptiles
Mrs. Walson , a gentlewoman who lives
'modestly at 0 Evanston avenue , Chicago , has
real live snakes as pets.
These beautifully Iridescent reptiles so.
called by their Indulgent mistress repose
peacefully In a hugo glass Jar In the best
room , reports the Chicago Chronicle. From
time to time they are taken out for a cud
dling , when the fair snake lover softly
strokes their spotted skin or entwines them
about her delicate hands. Like the small
boy In Eugene Field's poem , she eaye
boastlngly :
I ain't nfeard of snakes or toads
Or bugs or worms or mice.
And things what girls are skeered of
I think are awful n'.ce.
This sounds like a dlmo museum story , hut
It Is strictly true. It Is evident , after an
interesting snake talk with Mrs. Walton ,
that she genuinely admires these crawling
creatures of earth which are the despised
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of men. This queer love for snakes , which
makes them her household companion ? , dates
back to her childhood , when her well-to-do
father humored her with all sorts of pets.
As a child she had no fear of snakes , always
ndimlrlng what she enthusiastically terms
their "wonderful spots and graceful motion. "
As she grow older she attended In connec
! tion with the famous Jardln dcs Plantcs In
Paris scientific fecturcs on reptiles , where
such talks wore illustrated with all sorts of
snakes. With others devoted to nature
named RaRtUH , n blowing adder a garden
Miako ami a box snake. The longest minko
was forty-six Inches and as lilt ; around as
his mistress' list. Some have died , othoiB
have oacapetl to terrorize the ni'lKliborhood ,
but Airs Walson still finds enjoyment with
her few remaining pets. To the earnest
entreaties of a woman representative of the
Chronicle , however , she would not exhibit
them ,
"Not long ago , " she repeated decisively , "I
showed my snakes to two \\omoii Ono of
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THE BRIDE'S TROUSSEAU.
study i she learned to handle and admire
them.
Some years ago Mrs. Walson came to Chicago
cage and now supports herself by teaching
languages In private families. She says
llttlo of her pets Indeed she keeps them
In seclusion as much as possible for some
of ' her much-afraid fair friends have actually
cut her acquaintance on account of her
snakes , and her pupils throw up their hands
In horror at Iho bare suggestion of matters
reptilian. Nevertheless this snake owno1-
gets a bit of scientific sympathy on the side ,
as she stands In with the Academy of
Sciences and swaps snakes with them ever
so often for study.
At ono happy time Mrs. Walson had twen-
ty-ono snakes. This convoluted collection
Included flvo rattlesnakes these were han
dled , cnly with a stick a coluber constructor
FOR SUMMER QOWN.
thorn fainted away and the other one went
Into hysterics. I said then I would never
show my pets again at least to a woman. "
But Mrs. Walson talked Interestingly of
her curious companions. "Tho snake Is 1
beautiful to me , " she said , with an unmis "
takable enthusiasm. "Tho coloring of the
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skin and the artistic arrangement of the
spots simply cannot bo surpassed In nature. .
Then the motion of the snake Is the most
graceful In the world.
"Besides the snake is Intelligent , " she
continued. "Some of my pets have known
mo and responded Instantly to my touch.
Like everything else In the world they nro
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creatures of moods , and have to bo handled
accordingly. They never bite or If they (
do It Is merely like the touch of a needle. "
And Mrs. Walson ended by saying with
that queer little shrug of her shoulders
SILK AND WOOL OHBI'ON.
that the reptile family was the most mis
understood family In the world.
Living Fashion Models
The principal plato In The lloo's series of
Illustrated living fashion models Is a fair
sample of some of the sumptuous Raiments
made for n recently collected trousseau. It
Is a lounging robe designed for wear In the
Madeira islands. The stuff Is coral pink
silk batiste made up with Ivory tinted val-
onclenncs lace. The priestly sluou's falling
to the floor are composed entirely of alto'r-
nato strips of batiste mid lace , edged with ti
wldo , full lace frill. The ecclesiastical cut
of the garment Is enhanced by stoles of
Ivory-whlto water rlblion falling from ollhor
shoulder , while the front Is hold together
by occasional bows of narrow ribbon to
match. The grace , elegance and unique
character of thin coauottlsh robe Is singu
larly pleasing ,
The chemise has been ro-lncarnated In the
favor of women and French taste exhaust ?
Itself endeavoring to work nut novel adap
tatlons of the old-fashioned garment. The
model hero reproduced Is of roeo-tlnted
Chlncso silk and Is to bo worn In place of a
nightdress. Two rovers fall away at back
and front from the V-shaped neck and deep
pctal-'llko sleeves add beautv to the arms.
The upper portion Is decorated with narrow
white silk embroidery and lace and a many-
looped bow of ribbon tics the fronts to
gether.
Silk and wool cropon wan a fabric that
won too warm a place In the heart of the
well-dressed woman to bo lightly discarded.
Although manufacturcra have offered one
novelty after another , hoping to displace the
soft , clinging stuff , their ottorts have boon
unavailing. This autumn crepon will figure
prominently In all carefully BMcctcd ward
robes. The picture , gives an admirable Idiu
of the way slmplo house gowns will bo made
for the season Just opening. Tills is an ink
blue polka dotted silk and wool cropon ,
made with a slight train , and a long , grace
ful over-dress , trimmed with flat bands of
the goods , piped with soft silk of the anio
shade. The bodlco has a tucked silk yol.o
turning down from a high collar and small
chemisette of white silk. The glrdlo , sleeve
caps , cuffs and cuff points are all interesting
Indications of fashionable details , and as a
whole the costume gives the slender , com
pact appearance so desired at present.
The other fashion model shows , a. slmplo
pretty llttlo costume of point esprit trimmed
with baby grenadine ribbon and rococo laco.
The decorations of the sleeves and extremely
graceful treatment of yoke and bertha rec
ommend the model to general attention.
Bathes in.Her Sleep
A handeomo young woman from Pitts-
burg , who In stopping at a hotel on Vir
ginia avenue , Atlantic City , had an rxpcrl-
ienco early the other morning that she Is
not anxious to repeat. While In a som
nambulistic slate , 'barefooted ' and clad only
In her nlghtrobe , she wandered down to
the beach and would probably have walked
Into the ocean had she not boon stopped by
Special Policeman Marmauuko Albertson.
There were very few witnesses of the feat ,
and who Is so thankful for Its happy torml-
nation that she has promised Albertson a
substantial reward. The young woman's
name da Miss Belle English. Officer Al-
bertson describes her as being rather tall ,
decidedly pretty , with dark hair and lustrous -
trous dark eyes.
The affair occurred Just buforo 3 o'clock
In the morning. Mlko Campl , who keeps a
fruit stand at the
merry-go-round , was
standing outside of his place of business
when ho was startled by the appearance of
what ho at first thought was a specter glld-
Ing swiftly over the strand toward the
ocean. Ho called Policeman Albertson ,
who started In pursuit of the whlto-robed
figure. When Albertson came close to the
flguro ho spoke , but received no reply. Ho
then reached out his hand , determined to
know the worst , but instead ot clasplns
empty air , as ho feared ho might , ho found
his captlvo to bo living , moving flesh and
blood. ( f ] | < \ \
A few vigorous shakes awakened the
young woman , who gave a sharp cry of
HiirprlBo when aho found herself in the
grasp of a strange man. Then she realized
what had happened and bccamo almost hys
terical In her mortification. She was reas
sured , however , when she found that her
captor was an ofilcor.
Albortson called a carriage and placed the
trembling girl in It , taking the precaution
to throw a blanket around her to protect her
from the chilly night air. At her request
ho accompanied her to the hotel at which
she wan stopping. The guests hod all re
tired , and with a quick "good night" to the
policeman the young woman disappeared ,
entering the house through an open win
dow. The appearance of the house Indi
cated that the girl had escaped through this
same window after everybody In the house
had retired for the night.
Another Spite Fence
In a pretty Wisconsin town not far from
Milwaukee there Is a "splto fenro" which
tolls UH own story to all the world. It Is a
high and tight board affair and cuts off u
view across a number nf beautiful lawns.
The man who lives on ono sldo of It evi
dently feared that the fence would bring
down on his head the condemnation of hla
neighbors. Not wishing to bo unjustly
blamed , ho has therefore painted on his
Hldo of the fonco. In letters that can bo road
a block away , these words : "Ho built this
fonco. I didn't do It. " The man on the
rthor eldo also had no Idea of letting u
false Impression get out. Accordingly ho
has painted on the other sldo of the high
barrier : "I had to do It. "