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Show AT STYLES FOR LITTLE GIRLS; TWO HANDSOME PARISIAN SUITS MAIN 8TREET may be short, monotonous mo-notonous and tiresome to grownups, grown-ups, whose eyes are blind to Its attractions, at-tractions, but to little miss, five or six. It Is a long avenue of delight. She finds on It c'.l the worth while things of life, Including new bats and bonnets, bon-nets, and now windows are full of them. But the fairest thing Main Street ever harbor is little miss herself, her-self, decked out in the finery made for her and demurely parading It. There are numberless hats and bonnets bon-nets designed for little Miss MInette have for years held their own as the equal of any others, and for certain types of suits many women consider them quite unrivaled. But our designers are open-minded and always looking about for new Ideas and Inspirations. Paris claims their attention each season, especially In the matter of costume or formal suits. Anyone familiar with the genius of the French will be apt to discover that the two handsome suits shown here have a strong French accent. They are In fact Parisian, having been re- jjyz v V'i jf ' , M I Group of Hat for Little Cirle. of the curls or little Miss Bobette of the shorn locks. A! great many of them are made of velvet, but there rare some of suede velours, silk and other fabrics. Besides these there are Just as many felt and velours hats, pleiu and rich, and very simply trimmed with ribbons.- Little girls this season have their own styles In hats; not copies or adaptations of the shapes grown-ups ; wear, but hats designed Just for them. " Five examples are shown In the picture pic-ture and one may Judge from them how varied the shapes are. There Is a small round hat at the top, of silk, with crown in four sections. It has cently made and sketched in that car ltal of fashion. They show the preferences prefer-ences of the mode in Paris as to all the details that contribute to their elegance and style and these preferences prefer-ences are shared by Americans. Both suits proclulra the assured good style of the straight and slim silhouette, the skirt length somewhat shortened to ten inches from the floor, the two leading elements In decorative featuresbuttons fea-turesbuttons and embroidery popular front openings and collars, which are high when the coat Is closed. ' Points of Interest In the suit at tne left begtn with the length of the coat which shows that, for costume suits, ' ' I Hava Strong French Accost. a shirred band of silk Sbout the crown and frill of it about the face with a rosette and hanging ends of ribbon at each side. At the right is s winsome bonnet of velvet with velvet In a lighter light-er color shirred on the brim and crown where : .ng stitches of heavy silk hold It. A bow and hanging loops of narrow ribbon finish the trim. After this comes a pretty poke bon-net bon-net with velvet gathered over the crown and brim-facing of shirred silk. It has a sash of safln ribbon and a little ostrich plume at one side. The relvet bonnet at the right employs ribbon and chenille for trimming. Below Be-low It there is a different sort of shape with up-rolling brim and sec-ttonal sec-ttonal crown. It has a crushed collar ... of wide ribbon and a long silk tassel J dangling from the crown. There Is a good assortment of colors to choose fwin, Americas dtwlgners of tailored suits the vogue of the long coat Is assured AIbo thAt of the moderately short skirt is confirmed. These suits are usually made as a coat and drest combination, and this fall's offering! have brought coat, skirt and tunic suits, but cont-and-dress suits sre more popular. Bows of buttons are a feature of all tailored garments. Besides Be-sides the usual smooth-faced woolen cloths, velveteen, In supple weaves, has been introduced among mediums for the costume suit, especially when touches of fur appear In the trimming, trim-ming, as In fur banding on collar and cuffs. The favored colors ore brown, bottle green nnd black. Touches of color appear In embroideries. The suit at the right differs in Its coat length, sleeves and less elaborate embroidery, em-broidery, from Its companion, but Is equally good style. JULIA BOTTOMLET. (. 1U4. WHtin Newspaper Pale.) |
