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Show I Comfort for the Tots. I NEAT AND APPROPRIATE COOL WEATHER CLOTHES. Wool Always the Best Material for Undergarments Bloomera Good for Both Boys and Girls Sensible Sen-sible Sweaters. With tho summer nt an end and tho schools again open, tho enreful mother is laying In n supply of warm clothes for tho llttlo folks, says a writer In tho New York World. To begin with, put away tho ahort socks and sandals. Long hoso aro now tho best and djk healthiest. Many draughts skip over tho school dfktty room floors and frf'tilti wlth 800,18 and flTfjlf Atii sandals tho chll- mSlflwfrn drcn ar0 111e'y t0 mtt IfU'wiiV ia Bovoro colds. UiL&U This, ot aU things fljE at tho beginning VkOi of tllQ 800001 Iffyl t(A term, is to bo do- YyVJ Tho summer JM under clothing LJYl should bo ro-tvSrW ro-tvSrW placed by warm, knit gnrmonta that hug down to tho llttlo bodies and absorb perspiration. When playing, n child is apt to become overheated, n cotton garment becomes cold and damp with tho porsptratlon, tho woolen' wool-en' ono maintains itn warmth and absorbs ab-sorbs the ddmpnesB. .Ono who tins mado a Btudy of tho ciothes that children should wear, advises ad-vises next a pair of sorgo bloomers it the day bo chilly or a pair ot lightweight light-weight canton flannel ones If It bo warm. These are for both girls and boys, and not merely nro they regarded as excellent from a point of saving In household labor, but they aro much better for both boys and girls thun tho llttlo light under drawcro that used to bo worn. Theso bloomers, fastened fas-tened at tho kneo with a rubber, keop tho uppor part of tho legs warm and comfortable and, kick ns much as they pleaso, tho children's logs will still bo warm. Over theso, for tho girls, is worn a llttlo kilted skirt thnt buttons to a waist.- Howovor, A tho moro approv- tOflHL ed method of. raftSJLj dresslnc the child IAljt Is In tho Russian jMunrW Bmock with loath- .iRWWllHV or bolt. This flthMw Blips on over tho Bftw'i.iQ bloomers, all In nTlfl'ftl!' ono piece, nnd tho liWljWV:rJ-aJ child Is novor vBs-PmX troubled with tho jfffflnBilA unbuttoning ot flllliHjH skirt nnd waist. VliMJAX Thoro aro very i sensible sweaters 11 mads for children iLs, nowadays. And, ysj If mothor has tho tlmo sho can mako ono herself, or If there Is a grandmamma grand-mamma In tho home, surely such work would delight hor lingers. Sweaters for tho chill days aro best in tho colors of dark bluo and red; children then do not feel that they must bo so careful that all tho Joy ot play is tnkon away. By tho way, this is a rather impor-tnnt impor-tnnt point in tho clothing ot children In wool. Bo absolutely certain that tho children nro not permitted to wear woolen clothes that havo become dusty. Every sweater should bo washed at least onco ovory two weeks. and Bhnkcn thoroughly and hung out ot doors at night. This is Important Inasmuch as tho wool comcH closo to tho face; the child at play cannot help but got tho garment dusty, and tho tender llttlo lungs aro filled with a great deal, ot dust that would not bo there It the 1 sweater woro kept clean. For tho boys of tho family, serge blouses, bloomers, or If thoy aro too old for bloomers, f woo Ion knee pants and a sweater complete ihe first fall, out- fl fit. It is Just as Important to keep fl tho boy's woolen' H clothes frco from dust as it la the llttlo girl's. In all probability he will need more attention because his play ia a btt more stronuous . and thoro is a deal of dust kicked up when boys play "Injun" and give Wild West shows. Those clothes are sensible, and they can be made pretty. Pretty clothes do not need a lot of frills and ruffles, but neat trimmings can be put on, and what Is prettier than a little girl in neat school dres and a white plnaforo? She looks spick, span, tidy and well cared for, i much better than she with tho ruffles 'that will got dirty 1 and look bedraggled. Tho two rules to bo observed aro health nnd hyglcno in tho dressing ot tho llttlo ones, and following tho 1 schedules hero given ono must come pretty near thoso rules. Fault of Amateur Dressmakers. Nino out of ten amateur dressmak-ers dressmak-ers will try to put a small alcove-top Into a largo arm's oye, or vlco vorsa, without tho IcaBt Idea of the relation ot slzo botwoon tho two. Anothor evil Ilea in "taking in" promiscuously, "It Is too big under tho arms," or, "It Is too long in tho shouldor scams; I shall havo to talto It in a llttlo." Now it will only mako matters worse by constantly pinching in and cutting off any portion of tho material in one place; It must bo taken in by gontlor methods. Slopo It away gradually down tho scam or work tho matorlal out In two or thrco places novor take tho material out abruptly In ono spot. In Children's Clothes. Inxriaklng tho sleeves in children's drosscB, mako them qulto full and long enough to turn a hem' and gather at tho wrlBt. Then when tho sleeves aro too Bhort, rip out tho horn and gnthor Into a cuff. Havo a fow tucks In the bottom ot dresses. They improve tho looks of a garment nnd when It needs lengthening It Is easlor to rip out a tuck or two than lot down a horn. |