The evening world. Newspaper, February 11, 1922, Page 15

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oi ces TEC ica py a —— ASA jeg ~ a el " — +4 $e, eel j My 22 at rl 7 \ THE EVENING WORLD'S FASHION REVIEW SECTION, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1922. . s 4% Kiddie Clothes Are Gay as Flowers DESIGNS BY MILDRED LODEWICK. By Mildred Lodewick Co; t, 1922, (New York Evening World) pyrign by Press Publishing Co. HE pasture land where children browse is wide and rich. The flowers they trample are no gayer than their tiny frocks. The entirely white frock has passed out like a cloud, and with it the settled state of mind which it allowed to mothers. It is no easy task to collect a youngster’s wardrobe these days when the brains of the best artists in the field of costumery must be com- peted with. There has come about in a few years’ time a definite style sense for kiddie clothes which makes new features and styles from season to season as necessary as they are in grown-ups’ attire. ; One main feature which has been retained from a year ago is the ex- treme brevity of frocks, which are almost always supplemented with matching knickers. Petticoats are quite passe, And even the knickers are so brief that almost half the young form goes bare. No attempt has been made to revive stockings, either, and the delightful freedom of the kiddie in these modern clothes is something which should be retained. It is not extreme to say that every, color of the rainbow is employed for kiddie clothes, and practically all their varying hues. Pale green, instance, orange, pale violet and such colors which are seemingly anything for but youthful, are made up in dainty fabrics for some of the most pic- turesque and smart little frocks. In linen or chambray they are usually completed with small collar and cuffs of white, while organdy, dimity or Swiss are fabrics delicate enough in texture to require no refreshing touch of white. ‘ Colored English prints are pleas- ingly employed also, especially in the vivid yellow and red colorings. Bind- ings of white, or bands of it, and col- lar and cuffs contrast effectively. Sometimes the tiny flower designs in these prints hold considerable white with stems of black. There are dozens of designs in these prints which resemble the old-fashioned ealico of the Southern States. Many a mother who would like to wear these gay and sprightly materials wiil have a feeling of satisfaction when she can build them into smart frocks for her little girls. And the ages of them may range anywhere-from the nursery up. One doesn't even have to wait till school days. Gingham is another smart fabric still in the ring, but this year the barred checks are more new than the checkerboard ones. Smocking done in a color to match the check is a modish trimming that may be placed each side of the front, suggesting a yoke, Collars and cuffs of plain colored gingham or linen lend con- siderable cachet to such frocks. Amid all the colors it is not un- common simple black smocks for tiny tots, worn over colored knick- ers and completed with colored collar and cuffs. I was attracted to one the other day on a kiddie who is always well dressed but not over dressed, It was of taffeta worn over nile green taffeta knickers, with same color col- lar and ecntts to see I have designed here a pretty frock combining gingham in some gay color with a plain white or plain colored fabric. The gingham is cut on the bias to give an unusual effect, and forms the upper half of the frock, also being repeated as patch pockets ap- plied on the plain surface. Knickers NEWEST FRENCH BOUDOIR CAP PEL ANo HERBERT i Inspired by the Boulogne fishwife’s cap and elaborately trimmed with costly hand-made lace, this French boudoir cap iy the very latest. of the gingham complete « smart out- fit, while a finishing touch is gained through a tiny bow with very long streamers that reach nearly to the skirt edge. The cute little may be made of hat T have plaited shown taffeta in dull blue or rose; or for summer wear plaited net would be pretty. <A soft ribbon is draped about the crown and tied in a simple bow at tne front, A simple method of elaborating plain trocks of any color is to cut flowers out of contrasting colored linen and buttonhole stitch them on in black or white, or a third color, { saw an adorable little frock of pongee silk the other day which was hand painted in a stencilled pattern about the hem. The frock was in the natural tan color, while the painting included blue, green and rose. A green ribbon bound the neck and sleeves This Is Bargain Time. F you need a | will be wise Space must be cleared for the con- tinually winter garment you in selecting it now. stocks of now even the winter coats, dresses and suits ure be- ing cut down in price, and remarkable values are obtainable. Most of these garments have the modish lines that will prevail next winter and the skirts increasing spring apparel, so choicest have hems that can be lowered to meet fashion'’s dictum, so there is little danger of not getting your money's worth of wear out of them. The best part of it is that in these high class garments only one or two of a kind are in stock, so your pur- chase will not be *‘common,"’ A hosiery buyer tn a prominent shop states that the light woollen hos- iery which many women have adopt- ed for winter wear, because they ob- ject to the heavy woolen feet, will be the fashionable stocking to wear with the tweed and homespun suits this spring. They come in decidedly pretty mixtures and certainly make a more harmonious toilette than silk stock- ings do. Some women have been cut- ting off the woollen feet and basting the heavy leg portion over silk stock- ings, thus really wearing two pairs of stockings. ‘‘Manufacturers have been considering this objection to the heavy woollen stocking,’ comments this same buyer,'’ and by next fall there will probubly be a stocking on the market made of heavy wool with the feet of a lighter fabric.’” Fans an Evening Necessity old-fasiioned beauty ate HAT ii tribute, the fan, has crept quite certainly into the scheme of modern dressing. At first we laughed at it as a quaintness which would pass away, bul we did realize how much we needed it—nol merely as a flirtatious method of evening decoration, but us 4 decorative ad- junct to our dress¢ You see, most of the evening gowns are so plain and so confined to one mass of color that they need a direct contrast to show them off. Trimunines are taboo, Jewelry must be re- Strained. And so the fun comes along to fill a specific place, and women prove their liking of the fad by car- rying fans wherever they go in the evenings, At the opera, at dances, at dinners, in the theatres—everywhere—there are fans, and such Seautiful ones But always they are distinct parts of the gowns that go with them. There will be a brilliant yellow dress—all yellow—no relief anywhere in sight except a gorgeous bie, blick feather fan swaying about to set off the brightness of that yellow frock. A violet gown beaded with violet worn by an exceedingly smart looking woman who carried a fan of lace tinted the faintest of pink with little pink feather tips waving all about the edge. A futurist painted reds and greens and yellows Was car- wied along with an all black draped satin gown, And tlhe effect was per- fectly stunning Lace fans ure just u beads was fan in brilliant popular and beautiful as they can be—especially, the black lace and jet tans mounted on shiny black stick These are lovely with the pale and bright draped velvet frocks. Then a fan gives one something to do with one’s hands, and the relief is welcomed by many girls who have sat through many vw party wondering how they could ever keep their fingers quiet. You can be much more grace- ful with a fan than without it and, even though you are much too mod. flirtations over the still you can ern to indulge in top of a beautiful fan, rest in the assurance that the picture you make with a fan in your hand is much more stunning than the same picture would be without the fan, That is balm enough for the soul of any well dressed gill.

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