Show Little Girls' Girls Dresses Are Made in na a Jiffy They're re a Dressmaking Delight By AMY PORTER Its It's fun to make clothes for little girls A scrap of material a spot of sewing and there you are No fitting figure-fitting problems to worry about no fear that the color wont won't flatter flatter flatter flat flat- ter the face A childs child's tummy may protrude a abit abit abit bit but her face when its it's clean is practically perfect A childs child's dress certainly is a wise choice for forthe forthe forthe the novice seamstress and successes in this small scale dressmaking field often lead on to to ambitious projects projects even even to making tip matched mother-and-daughter mother outfits One satisfying feature of sewing for the child is low cost A sewing expert has worked out a complete spring wardrobe for a year old with coat hat five dresses and a playsuit for 10 The coat coat coat-a a double-breasted double reefer was reefer was made of navy and white checked wool All materials for both coat and hat hat fabric fabric pattern buttons thread and ribbon for the hat hat cost cost The set would be just as sweet and cost about the same in pastel wool All of the dresses were made of fabrics costing costing costing cost cost- ing less than 30 cents a yard The pinafore frock might be made in percale pique or in old- old time ime calico Li Little tle of batiste or dimity make good change-about change costumes of them Princess frocks are favorites favorites becoming becoming even evento evento evento to a chubby child Striped pique gingham chambray and percale tailor beautifully to this silhouette Allow an extra inch or two in the hem of all frocks so that they may be lengthened as re required required required re- re and be sure to use thread of the boil- boil fast kind so that when the hemline is changed there wont won't be a mark across the skirt Party dresses can be made from the same pattern used for play dresses using plain or printed pastel dimities and adding touches of white organdy or val lace for trim For closings closings clos cbs ings you may want matching enameled zippers Seersucker is first choice for and rompers romper since it doesn't require ironing H r t I i I 1 11 I I c 1 4 r j q f fi x i I Princess lines red white and blue pique The makings for this little dress Including pattern and thread come to less than The pattern would work for party dress sheers Pinafores for play Make them in tough washables sew them with thread The new gadgets on sewing machines make it easy to produce ruffles T I i 4 v i A iJ jY j- j Y It i l 1 lr v f l ff 1 mM jl e I Ij j f J l I. j r I I 4 i 4 4 4 i rM 1 y l 1 I 4 s. s 4 V 4 W 4 4 p 4 I 4 7 6 Got a new coat got a new hat The little girl who can rattle off the rhyme that begins begin this way knows about clothes obviously Shed She'd be pleased with a double-breasted double reefer like this one in navy and white check Fabric pattern buttons and thread would cost about |