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Show Smart Cottons Are Cleverly Styled for the Lollipop Age By CHERIE NICHOLAS 1 - U Mil ' i - I t v V V Us S? ' "$"4 u :- ' - ? ? Y:" VAOU can count on little daughter's jU s - ' 1 going into ecstasies when she t i V sees the pretty-pretty dresses fash- 7 iv v J ion has in store for her this spring 1 Ss f , 4 If anyone thinks that the lollipop t (Ji JP age is not fashion conscious, well, f T- they just do not know child psy- k-", VOU can count on little daughter's going into ecstasies when she sees the pretty-pretty dresses fashion fash-ion has in store for her this spring. If anyone thinks that the lollipop age is not fashion conscious, well, they just do not know child psy chology. Youngsters are keenly sensitive sen-sitive as to whether they are dressed as up-to-the-moment and attractively attractive-ly as their little companions. That designers of children's fashions fash-ions have gone all-out in favor of smart cottons that are cleverly styled is plainly to be seen throughout the new spring collections. Mothers who are about to plan their spring sewing sew-ing program usually have "children first" in their minds. This year they will find plenty of inspiration in the new cotton fabrics, for they are the prettiest ever! It is well worth while making a pre-survey of what's new and fashion-approved in the new spring 1943 cotton fabric displays. Ginghams have been popular for school wear ever since grandmother's grandmoth-er's day, but the new ones in win-dowpane win-dowpane plaids and checks, cut in basque-waisted dresses and dirndls, enable today's juvenile school girls to outswank all that has gone before. be-fore. Here's something new for sewing sew-ing mothers to make a memo of. It's that allover eyelet embroidery is being used in insets, bandings, plastrons, plas-trons, yokes, frills, midriff inset girdles, gir-dles, pockets and puff sleeves to add accent to bright plaid ginghams. One of the discoveries to be made in touring the wash goods sections is glazed chintz printed in perfectly charming florals. It is ideal for the new pinafore dresses with which to wear a fresh blouse each day. You can get it quilted, too. Little daughter daugh-ter will love a cunning jacket made of quilted glazed chintz. Then there are the new prints with amusing animal motifs, fruits, or flowers. Pridefully will any little girl go to school who wears a dirndl ' twosome topped with a ruffle-trimmed, ruffle-trimmed, vivid print blouse with some of the idenical print appliqued on the slash pockets of the lull skirt. The cunning dresses pictured above are proof positive that cottons are being smartly styled for little girls very smartly styled! Note the most attractive little frock to the left. A clever way to use stripes when mother makes up the gay candy-striped percale she just couldn't resist buying during her tour through washable fabric displays! After the stripes have been used horizontally for the waist, they are made to go vertically for the skirt. And again the stripes cut capers as they form bias bands arranged in tiers, and if you look closely you will see that rick rack braid gives a finish to each of these bias details, with rick rack on the waist for good measure. The little girl centered in the group wears a checked broadcloth suit with a bolero. Rest assured that little bolero will be the envy of her admiring admir-ing companions. Evdently this wee tot has stolen a march on mother and big sister, for they, too, are planning to go stepping in bolero costumes. cos-tumes. Boleros have gone "tops" for spring. Please observe that it is a bordered print that makes this stylish juvenile suit dress, for enthusiasm en-thusiasm for bordered prints runs high this year. Here the border stripe is used in the skirt and for applique on the jacket. Pretty enough for a party and sturdy enough for play is the striped cotton broadcloth dress with allover shirred bodice worn by the lovable child to the right in the picture. pic-ture. Sprightly little puff sleeves and a smart club collar give definite style accent. This cunning frock of washable wash-able weave is all prettied up with applique bows and streamers done in contrast color. Released by Western Newspaper Union. |