Babyhood . white camels-hair goods,French Thibets, basket-cloths, cashmeres, andvigognes. An illustration of one of these dainty costumesis here given. The full shirrings, killings, plaits,and drapings render the gown very warm andcomfortable forordinary wear,and in severeweather a looseEnglish coatworn above it,when out ofdoors, wouldgive all the ex-tra protectionnecessary. Thisstylish costumepartakes of bothdress and coateffect. A grace-ful pannier effectis given to thefront by the ar-rangement of the shirred portions, and thesides are disposed over the hips to simulatepocket-flaps, which gi
Babyhood . white camels-hair goods,French Thibets, basket-cloths, cashmeres, andvigognes. An illustration of one of these dainty costumesis here given. The full shirrings, killings, plaits,and drapings render the gown very warm andcomfortable forordinary wear,and in severeweather a looseEnglish coatworn above it,when out ofdoors, wouldgive all the ex-tra protectionnecessary. Thisstylish costumepartakes of bothdress and coateffect. A grace-ful pannier effectis given to thefront by the ar-rangement of the shirred portions, and thesides are disposed over the hips to simulatepocket-flaps, which give the garment a very nattylook. Angora lace of a delicate design, and loopsand ends of white satin ribbon, are added to theother elaborate self-trimmings upon the costume. Many of the costumes have the jacket-form ofa blouse, either meeting at the neck or with acollar ending in revers at the edge of the latter style is more seen over a full shirredthan a plain plastron. Many utility dresses of. BABYHOOD. 27 fancy melton are made up like a little coat, withbraid garniture and a sash tied in front ; othersare slashed in turrets around the edge and pipedwith braid or velvet. Jersey waists of bayadere stripes button in theback, and are made loose enough to fall over thekilt skirt of plain material. All of the woollencoat-dresses are finished with collar, revers,cuffs, and wide belt of velvet. Galloon or silkdrops trim the jackets worn with kilt or box-plaited skirts ; and brier-stitching in coarse,slack-twisted silks is used with pretty effectupon the plaits of loose blouse waists, collar,and cuffs. Woollen laces seem especially suit-able for children, being not more than half asexpensive as Irish point, and yet durable anddressy. The fashion of dresses embroidered withcrewels and floss has extended to childrens cos-tumes, and ladies who are fond of fancy workdecorate the little gowns with small floral de-vices. A plaited blouse dress just finished for alittle four-yea
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