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Show 1 y French -Frocks for Children tBf ' y''' " ' By HELEN falco DRESSES EASY TO : ' .MAKE AND LAUNDER be founded an J entirely governed by some conception that was Rained In earliest childhood. What wonderful bits of organism are the little brain of children; how Inconceivably subtle and aclvc and marvelously keen, even to a degree' Terhaps In considering frocks for children one should say a few words on materials, thr-lr utility, texturw and relative durability. The most durable are those that do not require frequent tubbing, and thesVof necessity must be of dark color and soft or else illp- In public schools where, all classes mingle. min-gle. In nine cases out of ten the child of parents In lowly circumstances Is dad In finery fit only for the ward- sonal character would have a chance to come Into their own more quickly and a higher, more worthy standard be raised In the minds of young children. tine, French flannel, soft taffeta silk, which must be selected with great discretion, dis-cretion, French challles and tennis flannel. As to colors, there arc Innumerable shades of gray, blue, red and tan that are not too dark to look out of placo on a child and yet deep enough In tone to neutralize the light soil of rubbing of the hands and books upon tho dress. Of such utility Is tho little embroidered embroi-dered dress In the first illustration; the small bit of hand work gl ves quite I a distinctive touch and Is of such simple sim-ple design as to be easily achieved by the most Inexperienced needle woman The dress Is cut almost like a baby dress, the fullness being taken up by ten half-Inch tucks or box plaits and sewed to the Phallow yoke. The bottom bot-tom Is finished with an embroidered ruffle 'of the goods and five tucks or rows of braid as personal taste may dictate. It Is designed to wear with a white muslin gulmpe, as all dreses not Intended for tubbing should be. a Bilk soutache of the same shade as the material. It would also be a most appropriate model for a wash dress If one has tho good fortune to have laundry work dono at home, where one Is sure that no chemicals or other fading fad-ing agents are employed. Light blue chambray embroidered In white floss is almost sure to withstand even the rough treatment of a public laundry, while pink and white or yellow and white launder almost as well, while pique or linen are very attractive and fresh, and one's favorite color may be employed In the embroidery. ! Chambray's and French ginghams are the safest to use in colored goods, while piques, luck", canvas and linen In various weights and weaves are always al-ways durable, and appropriate for children's chil-dren's dresses. ' A smart touch Is given to tho frock In tho second Illustration by tho use of a slashed yoke through which Is passed a wide soft ribbon ending In a pretty chou. This could be developed in cither wash material or brllllantlne, and the For the older child the little ecml-Russian ecml-Russian dress Is a good model, which recommends Itself to tho mother of tho growing child on account of the ease with which It can lie let out across the chest and shoulders and at tho hem. As no sleeves are sewed In, It obviates the great difficulty of constant lengthening length-ening of them; the majority of girls wear out their sleeves at the elbow in an astonishingly short time so that on does not even have the resource of Jetting Jet-ting down. The sleeves worn with thU, If white Is not used, are of the goods and are hooked into the arm holes by means of a set of snap fasteners, three over the shoulder and three under the arm. In this way with two p.iliof sleeves to each dress, they last a Ionrr as the drew anil can bo easily cleaned without washing the entire frock. More ornate but unusually becoming Is the little strapped frock. This was developed In oft cadet blue pongi-o with straps and buttons of the silk and braided In a silk coutache of the came shade A darker shade of blue velvet ribbon was ual to finish the neck, bre-telle bre-telle edge of loose sleeve and above tho hem of the skirt. Exceptionally good In style and cut is the Utile coat being adaptable for little lit-tle wee children as well as the older sisters and brothers. For every day a dark color thould be chosen, such as dark blue, Atlantic blue, deep red, or mouse grey, and braided In black soutache sou-tache braid relieved about the neck by a quarter Inch flat silk braid and two largo buttons on the front. The little under sleeve has a simulated fastening of six tiny black buttons. The belt l fastened with a smoked pearl buckle. The gaiters should be of the same material. A good quality of bmadc'th Interlined with lamb's wool Is perhaps more satisfactory than any other material. ma-terial. It always looks dressy enough for any occasion, and Is at the same time most suitable for everyday wear. It does not wear rough as zlbillne and many other cloaking do; It does not soil easily, and, last and most Important Impor-tant of nil. It Is so light In weight as t3 bf almtit no Incumbrance to the Httlo body. Either silk or flannel lining may be used, flannel being better If the chill spends most of Its time out of doors. Tho little white batiste frock Is created cre-ated from tucking and matched embroideries em-broideries combined with blue ribbon and valenclenncs Insertion. While these hand-made-eyelet embroidered patterns are very high In price they are exceedingly exceed-ingly rich In appearance. If one is deft with the embroidery needle they can t- easily made at home, as the pattern Is very simple, requiring only more or less time and a little patience that U well repaid by the finished result. Such a frock as this Is well worth laying away In lavender anil tissue a kcepsako for the child. What child Is there that does not derive keen delight de-light from Its babyhood wardrobe and fondly cherish any treasures of lis childhood hours as it grows up and away from Its home Influences? FIVE million American women support themselves and others. There are nearlj three million widow 9. In the padt twenty yoars there have ben a million divorces di-vorces In America. Several million American women are actively interested inter-ested In tho suffrage. It Is tho time of action and unrest In the female sex. Thus arises a swarm of speculations. Indulge In them If you will, but do not forget that there are about sixteen million mil-lion American wives who are carrying on the wonderful work of home-making and character building. We do not underestimate un-derestimate tho efforts of cnllghteneJ women who aspire to the emancipation of sex and who Individually and collectively col-lectively arc readjusting tho condition of modern life, but we pay our bfft tributes to the faithful, patient, . ci-fectlvo ci-fectlvo wifehood that knows no W3gc, but reaps the harvest of love which clusters around the family. Little Tots Should Not Be Overdressed Clothes Must Be Severely Plain for School Garments Both i Useful and Attractive Attrac-tive for Rough Wear and Parties TIIFi sultry summer days now drawing to a cIofo and the sad Telancholy of autumnal airs and misty haze of tho Indian summer Fettling down about us. enfolding en-folding and swathing us. as It were. In a slleiu and peaceful calm, remind us only loo well that our play time la over, soon we must Journey to our city fortresses to take up the winter's battle of school, household cares, receptions, re-ceptions, balls and opera to the gay end. If Fate so wills that wc may endure en-dure that long, the eternal round of winter life. Perhaps the first matter of Importance Impor-tance Is in deciding what to do with the children; whether they shall be sent to kindergarten or school, or be taught at homo by a governess. The next question Is wearing apparel, ap-parel, for every mother delights In the appearance of her boys und girls and takes a keen delight In the little toggery tog-gery that Is so similar and simple yet hard to design or purchase with any cya to Individuality. Toga for the tiny tots being more difficult than any other to make appropriately ap-propriately .they must have few frills and be very simple of line, of materials mate-rials and designs that will nut only launder well, but last through a season ) of. etrcnuoifs and constant tubbing. Of no small Importance Is tho little ptnafor which many mothers despise as an ngly, plebeian thing which her dainty darling shall never be obliged to don. Theso same despised pinafores may be made not only very dainty and cunning, but they prolong tho life of a frock many months by keeping the dress fresh and clean for several days and preventing many tears. Our next Issue will contain a number of very smart though practical models of apron3 for small glrls. The drawings on this page depict some most attractive little French frocks that are easy of construction and are very readily cleansed. The little coat Is an exceedingly good model owing to Its severity, while for exhibition days, holiday performances, the little tucked batiste frock is most dainty. As for hats, bonnets and other headgear, head-gear, there are always attractive models to be obtained if one looks about a bit. These should, 'of course, be most severely plain for school wear, for there Is no child that docs not Immediately set up a standard of clothes In choosing Its playmates. Many children become quite vain merely by being overdressed and sent among other children who comment on their clothing, and lrn mediately a standard of comparison Is established which is most detrimental to any child. A wise mother will begin early to Instill In-still In her children the Importance and desirability , of u clear, active brain and the relative unimportance of dress. Instructors arc constantly struggling strug-gling with this proposition, especially Mi I El LP )". ,1'HIU UnmiiM ii Pi. IIIUM m-L n. HI. I J )JI1J Jl J , 1 11 IW-'L IMmu Wl.n.j tallty of their little girl over her more materially blessed playmates and Instill In-still in the parents a false Idea of the Importance of good clothes. What a blessing It would be if all children attending any school, whether public or private, should be required robe of a rich child. This destroys tho effect of the oft-time superior men-by men-by lav.' to wear a simple uniform, aa In boys' schools. Then brains and pcr- Most of the wear and tear of chll- ribbon should match the bows on the dren's clothes comes by rubbing the hair. elbows upon desks and soil at the For a prac-tfeal dress for constant wrists and collars. Nothing freshens wear this Is an excellent model, as fre-up fre-up a dark frock as much as a touch of jucnt chango may be effected by mere-white, mere-white, which adds the necessary dalnti- W changing the color of tho ribbon, ness to a colored dress. Another excellent feature Is that it re-Thls re-Thls particular dress could be prettily quires very little cloth and no white developed In smokc-grcy French challle !LUJTP; JJ ,"d ,Ke of lv"ea ' , , , , , may be finished with either a narrow and embroidered In deep claret silk stitched band or tmbroldtred scallop floss, and If braided, It should be with of self-toned floss. i Elder people do not realize the lasting last-ing Impressions gained in early childhood. child-hood. Indeed, a child e whole life may pery texture to repel dirt and not look mussy after a few wearing Such qualities are to be found In brllllan- |