Show i n I < 1 I t I 1 o 1 I > y I 11 I i r IM i old t 1 4 iOJ > 0 r AJ t o r M 1 y r t I FOR SMALL FRY SUMMER FASHIONS APPROVED OF BY LITTLE MAIDS AAD PIASTERS ClotHcs for the TubThe Best Fabrics Fab-rics and Styles Arc Those That Can Stand the Wear and Tear of the Laundry Sim Bonnets Arc to the Fore for Every Day Use While Pokes Are Worn on Sunday NEW YORK April 19New wash clothes for childrenrather apparel so called are both prettier and more sensible sen-sible than ever this jear There is little of the wash tub air about the war in which some of the dressiest I r df the little costumes are trimmed but though of the most flowerlike delicacy the new colors are enduring I FOR VERY YOUNG PEOPLE i There are solid piques in sky blue and i apple blossom pink that make smart ana Lseful summer suits for maids from 4 to 10 I White Hamburg embroideries in edging edg-ing and insertion trim the reefer coats of these appropriately outlining big turn back revers and elaborate cape collars col-lars and edging or simulating cuffs for the sleeves The plain skirts have usually strapped seams and for the oldest ages are cut to hang in front with a suggestion of the grown up box plait Pink pique is also used for small gentlemen gen-tlemen in the baby stages and takes the shape of cape cloaks and mannsh little suits consisting of a reefer coat and I Kilted skirt I Blue being a girls color the sky blue pique is not used for boys In whIte I pique duck linenhomespun and brown linenwhich may be said to be a universal uni-versal material this season there are any number of neat and inexpensive coat and skirt suits that can be bought readymade ready-made for the boys and girls Russian crash a stout grayish linen which has much of the look of kitchen crash is in high favor for rough summer use for both sexes sexesCRASH SUITS A plain skirt and reefer coat Is the model for girls in this material which appears asvell in natty little bloomers and blouso for bicycle use For young gentlemen up to 10 there are matelot suits in the Russian crash that with their long bell trousers and very low neck blouses have quite a professional pro-fessional sailor air Great sailor collars appear on these I the proper caper is to have the shield front perfectly plain though the shields cf other matelot suits show anchors and braids of contrasting colors Course hemp watch chains drawn taut across the breast from two patch pockets on the tilouse are a genuine salt finish to these serviceable suits FROCKS OF BATISTE But chief among the sensible textures used for girls of almost all ages are the linen bastistes and grass linens in every shade of sage and brown These copy in smaller patterns all the designs of the day the open guipure insertions crinkled ribbon stripes and embroidered dots and figures TrImmings for these little frocks are likewise grown up to a degree White > and unbleached guipure laces edge re vers collars and brotelles or all sorts and with knots of taffeta or velvet ribbon rib-bon many a tiny linen gown will show a flowerhued lining of rich silk Indeed color is to be this summer a feature of clothes for even the smallest a 1 Ih 1 1 Z I I 1 ra 1 BLUE SERGE A3D GREIDY IEVEX girls though many delightful little toilets are still many pure white PARISIAN MODELS The French models in particular evidence evi-dence a leaning toward color and there are Indian dimity and batiste costumes showing Dresden effects that are extremely extreme-ly charming With sheer white textiles mulls Swisses plain batiste and Indian lawns there are often linings of colored silk with waist and shoulder knots of ribbon rib-bon to match A summer cloak of white I dotted Swiss lined with pink rose or r 4f i Jfb1d < S l t f > t J v I tfi I 01 I oa 2 f7 l < 1 I z1 b tJ IY S > j 4 I C11 v J + x r J j J7P A blue silk Is a novelty for girls from 3 I to 5 5There are also Swisses with pink and blue dots that with dainty decorations of lace and rosettes of baby ribbon appear ap-pear in gowns and cloaks shirred sunhats sun-hats and poke bonnets g acrr i i r I The dressiest costumes for girls under 6 are made very short reaching barely Ito I-to the knell In the Paris models the I majority of these are higher necked and long sleeved with a dashing little bunching I bunch-ing of the shaped skirt breadths at the back to give the look of a bustle being worn SENSIBLE STYLES I More practical designs however are shown composed of the full gathered I skirtsimply hemmed or with a fourinch I k + s c PINK PIQUE SUIT hem and three tucksand low necked short sleeve body long in favor Elaborate gamps of mull and lace with long bishop sleeves are supplied for these Then with this expanse of white the little colored gown will be further relieved re-lieved by a bib or bertha fall of the same Made In this way there are some delightful de-lightful little costumes in dimities organdies or-gandies and French muslins to be found ready made in the shops Yellow Valen ciennes lace and plain and point desprit footing are the edgings most used on the gamps and bodice decorations FOR COUNTRY USE For every day summer use there are the usual delicately figured and striped linen lawns cambrics and percales that come weal or woe appear every year For country use many mothers are having frocks made for the small fry of the new madras ginghams which in delicate deli-cate blue green and pink stripes are in J weaves of extreme fineness A washable material for sailor collars land l-and revers of cheviot serge and flannel suits Is a thick linen canvas that comes in white and color l A dull red a china blue and art greens i are the tones in this white wash embroideries i i em-broideries often edging the big collars effectively A combination of blue serge and grass I green linen is a French novelty that embraces a misses privilege The misses toilet pictured shows a combination of this sort and It will be found in smart and useful models for all ages between 12 and 17 The plain skirt and belted blouse are i of the serge the wrinkled sleeves gamp and bretelles of the linen Sunbonnets for small girls are more than ever plentiful this season as aro also dainty frilled and lace trimmed aprons ap-rons in all degrees of dressiness A split sunbonnet Is made of striped I and checked ginghams and is delightfully delight-fully quaint over round serious little faces The poke revival is shown in others In plain chambrays and these as well as aas the sun hats in the same materials art shirred over cords and have often rosettes ro-settes of lace and bows of ribbon Poke bonnets for dressy use run much to rough straw crows and frilled gauze fronts with plain trimmings of old maid roses and white ostrich feathers Last but not least leather belts will be worn by both boys and girls Then since French children are wearing socks black or white socks are to be the things I I for maids up to 16 as well as for their baby brothers NINA FITCH 6 t 1f r I y r p l 01 11 ° I 1l IG 1 M III t V II 19 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