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Show 'I DRESSING THE TOTS iV BRIGHT COLORS BEST FOR SMALL Ijjfji,; St CHILDREN. Husslan Blouses Becoming to Boys j nd Girls Alike Striped and Tiny J Checks and Plaid Ginghams Are (Viucn In Favor. ,, Somo parents dress tliolr chlldienin ' white nil tho year round and at nil times of the day, but snvo for very small tots this scheme Is not a practical practi-cal ono. In tho nursery or klndergnr-ten klndergnr-ten n Child should not bo hampered In playing for fear of soiling or mussing tho dnlnty linen frock, and a bright colored blue, pink or brown linen dress Is really best during tho morn-Two morn-Two Nursery Frocks. j Ing. Tho Itusslan blouses aro still worn by small girls and boyB alike, nnd this stylo of dress In a becoming" , color, rolloved only by bands of whlto linen or embroidery and a smart llttlo leathor belt, Is still a favorito modol. Gitimpo and suspender dresses aro, however, Just ns much in voguo, and as soon ns tho girl graduates from tho Husslan blouso or suspender a strap dress Is appropriate- for any ago, and ' Is nvnn fnnhlonnbrn for tho grown-up, and of courso this Is a most sonslblo ,. . tyle of costume for a llttlo girl, as by jH putting on a fresh gulmpo each day when tho sleeves become mussed or soiled tho gown can bo kept looking , clenn nnd fresh for longer than la ;J othorwlso posslblu. Striped nnd tiny checks nnd plaid glnghnms In bright shndes of bluo and pink make attrnctlvo dresses for tho morning, nnd then all tho plain colored col-ored nnd striped linens nro always attrnctlvo at-trnctlvo when mndo very simple, tho whlto gulmpo giving a youthful and becoming finish. For n party frock or for dancing school, tho most exciting of nil partlos to tho average youngster, whlto Is always al-ways (he most attractive, but tho whlto dress may bo relieved by a bright colored sash nnd shoulder bows, and a colored lnwn or silk slip worn occasionally under tho whlto frock will give an offect or variety and mako tho llttlo trousseau seem more plentifully stocked. Flowered organdies organ-dies nnd soft French moussellncs nro extremely pretty for dancing frocks and made up with ruffles and flouncos edged with laco and whlto lace yoko nnd sleeves tho llttlo flowered gowna nro qulto fascinating. Pink Is tho favorito shado In nil flowered drosses, ns there nro few ' figured designs In which bluo can 1)6 Introduced, and nil the other shados of yellow, mauvo, green, etc., are not sufllclently youthful. A faint shado of yellow or a delicate npplo green It sometimes seen for tiny girls, but Is noticeable generally only in tho rib bon trimmings, not In tho material Itself. It-self. With their cxqulslto skins nnd bright, soft coloring; thero aro fow children to whom both pink nnd blu nro not equally becoming, so that when a flowered gown Is selected pink will surely bo porfect, whorens If the gown Is whlto nnd a bright colored rib. bon is desired, pink and bluo nro both suro to mako tho llttlo one look charm-ing. charm-ing. Wide sashes are being worn oven more, nnd nmong tho now sashes thero aro to bo found many oxtremoly pretty designs, Wldo doublofacod satin ribbons edged with a silk frlngo of tho same shado Is effective in whlto, as well ns In tho more noticeable colors. Floworcd and Dresden ribbons rib-bons nro also used, nnd when bordered with n dcop Bilk fringe Introducing ono of tho most prominent similes in tho design, nro most attrnctlvo. Ilroad. mnny-colored Homnn sashes are charming with tho dnlnty lingerie frockB, especially when tho hair rib bon and shoulder bows nro of tho samo ribbon In a narrower width. |