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Show I 1 L. I 4ffAr tN f ' ' '" by "Hester ;. .'";'y, ! i tis800fMk& Wirvf n-ro-n 'II -- if J 1S yvvmLmou I TBHWffiEf GinohamPlav $f 'jPwfe A. Quaint PiqueBoiYnst I BHhP Frock wlHToctet3 Wlll WW4 oTOearnews I E lEa andupedetrapi4r:" pYe Knotted BeKvod I H If andBloomer'stoKalch If OneLaip Pockets Even On Her Dancing School Frock Overalls for Garden Hours - Embroidery Again Much Used In Childish Dresses What Paris Says About Little Coats and Bonnets. IP anybody ought to have fresh and I lovely attire In springtime the m little springtime maid, ought to 9 tho wee lassie v. ho Is herself the porsonificalion of freshness and lovc- llncss and Is more charming In sprlng-l sprlng-l time promise than even tho daffodils I dotting tho grass or the roso buds not I yet ready to open on the Juno bushes f And fortunately, most weo lassies have r tholr fair allottincnt of springlike at-tlro. at-tlro. It Is such a Joy to deck them out 'fCcladsomcly to meet the May sunshine h ' that most mothers will make sacrifices on their ovn part, If necessary, In order or-der .o buy smart little hats and bonnets bon-nets and crispy tub frocks In tlmo for tho Anniversary Day parade at any rate, or for Children's Sunday when the churches are as bright and bonny with childish faces and raiment as they are with flowers on Easter morn-' morn-' lng. A good many women miss a great deal of pleasure In missing tho displays of spring raiment In the corners of the shops devoted to Ju-venllo Ju-venllo apparel. It pays even if ono : has no llttlo child to provide foi" Just to take a stroll through tho children's departments. It will bo an un-natural woman whoso heart docs not thrill : to the Inspiration of tho wee coats and bonnets, tho fascinating, frilly frocks, the fetching boots and slippers, tho adorable little "short-socks," the tiny parasols and what not Quite enough ; It la to make tho childless woman ' long to set out forthwith and adopt a wee somebody to rig out In these fascinating togs. I French Coats Uhac The Military Note. , There Is nothing a child dotes on vilIko shiny metal buttons. Plonty of (i them on a now spring coat will bring joy unspeakable to any childish heart Irrespective of sex. Many of tho Paris coats for llttlo girls are strongly military mili-tary in suggestion and one observes that all theso French coats for spring aro extremely simple In line and that thero Is a tendency toward dispensing with the belt Ono of Lanvln's famous fam-ous little coats is pictured. Of course, every French mother who can afford to, goes to Lanvln when new attire Is wanted for the small daughtor. Lanvln Lan-vln specializes in children's raiment In, llttlo girl's raiment, ono should add and her attractive rooms are filled with big, beautltul dolls which pose as models to exploit now and original frocks, coats and bonnets for weo girls 'Tho Lanvln coat pictured Is made of soldier bluo cloth with wldo whlto braid, narrow black braid and polished pol-ished brass buttons that do brightly shine. Tho coat has an interesting cut with plain coat sleeves sot Into squaro armholes. Thoso sleeves aro trimmed with tho braid thoro are no cuffs; and at the neck the coat Is gathered gath-ered Into a straight collar. Additional fullness la given by the circular shape of the coat Itself and by tho equaro cut of tho armhole. Tho hat has a dashing military suggestion too; a white straw hat It Is, with bluo braid stitched In long loops over crown and brim and a big whlto tassel dangling from a cord on top of the crown Pockets Are Everywhere. Tho silk coat pictured is French also, as you may guess from Its daintiness. dainti-ness. Its color Is roso pink and it Is, of courso, a very best coat for wear oer no less than party frocks. Collar and cuffs aro of whlto organdlo with narrow Val frills whipped on by hand. In this little coat tho fullness is attached at-tached to a yoko by rows of cording and pockets, set at cither aldo of the full section, aro corded and gathered to match. Pockets aro everywhere In childish costumo. No llttlo frock or coat seems complete without them, or at least ono of thorn. Even tho dancing danc-ing school dress has its pocket and whore could a pocket moro sensibly bo placed? If you wcro evor a llttlo girl and went to dancing school and experienced ex-perienced agonies of embarrassment over what to do with your pocket handkerchief (which was forever dropping and being picked up by somo little boy who evidently hated to do It), you appreciate the advan-tago advan-tago of tho dancing school dress plus a pocket Worsted Fringe And Chenille Embroidery Em-broidery On Net. It was a French frock, of course who but a Paris couturier would think of ombelllshing Miss Five-year-old's party frock with chcnlllo and wool fringe? But It was undoubtedly tho smartest llttlo frock at a birthday party In Manhattan tho othor afternoon. after-noon. Tho very short skirt of white net had an embroidered garland of shaded pink roses, done with chenille threads, and over tho short-sleeved bobe waist of gathered net, was tho quaintest little flchu, also of not, bordered bord-ered all around with pink worsted frlngo and having long tab-ends that tied at the back, falling far down on tho skirt "Whlto short-socks and pink kid slippers accompanied this delectable delect-able party frock of Paris porsuasion. Lovely Party "Frock oC Pals Ect?ix Het for the Tiny Br idesraaict Tho flower-trimmed not frock pictured Is almost too "fussy" so would say tho average mother in all probability for childish wear, wero It not that it Is a brldcamaldVfrock destined to reappear later as a party frock. Tho material 13 very pale ecru not and tho tiny roses aro In pinkish mauve shado Tho hair-ribbon matches tho roses and tho pink wicker basket lo fillod with pink and lavender swoot peas. Cream silk stockings and palo pink slippers accompany tho frock. Tho llttlo frills edging skirt, sleeve and bodlco aro vory charming and slnco they wero cut from tho odgo of tho not first of all thoy had only to bo turnod up onco in hemming. Under tho not frock Is a slip of whlto 'China silk, which adds to tho dollcacy of tho ecru tint In tho net Hand And Macliino Embroidered. Frocks. Tho embroidered batiste frock Is good enough for a party for such an excluslvo little frock as this would bo t$BSw''W fflt8Si 'Dressy Little Cbox HE-' JSm "& m KwtHPocket3 H Thin While WfflisSt M : TubsiitvriUBHP' SMm m Smocking ir nljfi if, gg &.aSrt At 'yOfli Pale Pi-nK fp5 iX" H correct at oven an affair of importance import-ance and it Is also appropriate for any warm summer afternoon becauso of Us simplicity of style. It is made of finest French batlsto with an embroidered em-broidered design done by hand on tho front and tho groups of lnflnltessimal plntucks that Paris adores on tho shoulders. The vory doop hem Is a smart detail. The palo blue ribbon sash Is arrangod to display tho om-broldory om-broldory to bost advantage. With this truly French frock of childhood goes a distracting bonnet of giay-bluo silk, with soutacho embroidery on the brim and llttlo gold laco roses with pearl bead centers. Machlno ombroldorlcs aro being taken up again by fashion and most mothers aro rejoicing for thoso embroideries em-broideries aro ideal for childish wear, especially during tho season when little lit-tle frocks must be In the laundry half tho time. Tho now flounclngs and allovers are so flno and beautiful that some of them are hard to tell from hand work. Tho embroidery makers seem to use finer and liner materials for their pattorns and tho results are vory distinguished. In tho hand-decorated frocks for child) en. smocking Is much used quite as much as it was last soason one observes and a now decoration Is runnlng-stltch (or darning darn-ing stitch) embroidery, done in closely sot rows with colored sewing silk This embroidery Is very effective on white H tub silk frocks cut In simplo tailored H stylo, tho embroidery bordering collar, H cuffs and pockets. Tho white tub silk H frock pictured Is suggestively cool and H delightful for a hot summer's day. H Nothing could bo simpler than tlio M gathered silk, smocked to a yoke, tho M straight sleeve smocked below the M elbow, tho cool, turned down collar M and tho deep hem which fashion In- H slsts upon. This model Is of whlto JM tub silk with pink smocking. Palo H yellow silk smocked in white, or palo jH green silk smocked In self-color would H be equally attractive. M Ghighnm For Play Hours. jH Checked and plaid ginghams aro H very fashionable this year for grown H women as well as for children; b.ut on H childhood -tho bright plaid gingham H is at its best Tho frock pictured has H a quaint and attractlvo style, partly 'H duo to the frills used on bolt and H pockets. Skirt and attached shoulder- H straps aro of bluo and tan checked H gingham and the white lawn guimpo H (which you note buttons down tho B front!) has collar and cuffs to match. .H Tho llttlo maid wears a very smart M sport hat of bluo straw with bluo and H tan fancy ribbon; and her buttoned H boots aro' very correct also Tho best jH dressed llttlo folks wear buttoned foot- B wear on all dress-up occasions which BEj demand a hat though strap-slippers aro perfectly permissible, and very H charming, for Indoor wear. Ono Is M certain that the llttlo girl in tho jM Lanvln coat of bluo cloth Is wearing ;H a party frock under her outdoor wrap, H slnco sho Is wearing also party foot- ,H wear In tho way of pink kid strap- IHH sllppors. t H |