THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1921.
Summer Clothes for the Kiddies
LINEN MIDDY DRESS THAT IS SHARTLY
TAILORED AND
TRIMMED
SMART FROCK
OF YELLOW
LINEN WITH TOUCHES
OF WHITE
CUNNING WAIST-AND-
BREECHES SUIT OF LINEN M
ROSE AND WHITE
rompers.
The modern child has achieved childhood. A gray orandie frock green linen and the
The frock marmess in dress with no loss of for a girl of six years is embroi-gathered in at the knee, are of prettiness. Little frocks and suits dered with rose coloured wool, the same material. are engaging in style and dainty and another frock is of gray dot-has wool embroidery on the yoke, Picot cuff and pockets and the yoke. and childish as the mother heart ted swiss, the dots white. could wish them to be, but they trimming in white edges many extending downward to overlap a are also quite ay smart and cor-little ruffles, there is a demure box pleated panel, gives a good col- rect in their way as are grown-white lace collar and from the line. The other frock is of yellow
colier trails a neckbow of the nar-linen with white linen up costumes.
When materials are beautifully rowest width black velvet ribbon, lar and cutis embroidered with! fine, of course, the small costumes the ends falling clear to the bam yellow wool. Pockets on this are expensive. But considering of the skirt. A little frock of brown frock too, you observe, and white the bigh cost of really good mat-j dotted swiss has white picot edg- buttons on.pocket and yoke. erial now, it is really astonishing.ing on the scalloped flounces of what smart little frocks of excel-the skirt and a round, turned lent fabric can be bought in the down collar of white organdie em shops. Of course, very little mat-broidered with brown worsted. trial is needed for a child's cos-The sash is a crisp affair of brown tume, that is one explanation of jorgandie. the wonderful values.
Dimity has always been an
For a girl of seven, is a middy dress of white linen, with grace- ful pleats held down by blue liner belt, and collar and cuffs of the blue linen with narrow white braid trimming. The chevron | and band on the sleeves are truly frock very smart.
In the afternoon the little girl ideal fabric for children's dresses nautical and make the tailored wears sheer, filmy fabrics that set and many little frocks of dimity
A cross- No little boy of these modern off her dainty feminine charm-are shown this season. organdie, dotted swiss, dimits, bar effect red and white dimity is days suffers the indignity of fine voile and handkerchief linea very fresh and crisp with narrow petticoats. Even two-year old are the materials for these ravish ruffles and a sash of red taffeta laddies wear trousers; but the ing little frocks. Lines are very ribbon. A white dimity has little ting trouser suits are dainty and simple but a good deal of trimming ruffles with picot edging, a con-pretty enough to please the is used. The set-in sleave is most cing square neck and short. puffed other who hates to lose her often seen and the waistline is sleeves. All these little frocks are baby and see him grow into a big, made as low as possible. Slim- very smart; they have an individ-rough chap in regular mannisb ness is the effect desired, even in uality and character quite differ- dress. Pictured is a typical suit early years and chunkiness is as ent from the sameness of little for the baby boy. The loose, carefully avoided at six years, as girls' dresses & dozen years ago short breeches are of pink linea willte crossbarred linen it is at sixteen, six and twenty when models were all precisely and the cunning waist of pink
collar and The little girl ander alike and caly sashes in different and and sixty.
with piat. ten wears her skirt several inches colours gave an individual pota. with white short of her knee: the little un- Linen is the smartest possible banded darclothes are still shorter and material for women's frocks this breeches button to the waist the knee is bare, since all chil-summer and, of course, planty of and the lines of the costume are dren wear the cool, comfortable it is used for children, also. Linen straight yet full, like a little short socks in summe: time. The is really ideal for children in dress, for all the boyish branches.
and girl of twelve has her skirts just summer. There is a freshness The boy of six or even wears over the turn of the knee. After about it when just from the laun-closer-fitting breeches
also of linen in some suitable that it is a matter of choice for dry that suits the lovely fresh-belted coat and this costume is women are wearing any lengthness of childhood. skirt, from just below the knee to Very small girls are wearing the shade, with turned down white
sport-skirt-and-waist collar and silk cravat.
the ankle.
grown-up
coffs The
FPOCK OF PNF DOTTED SWJS
Play- pinafore
and
knickers
of pale
green linen
with wool.
embroidery
THE BEET AGE.
This bassinet is for the small baby, only, The sturdy fellow
A group of mothers were dis- (or young lady) going on two cussing the age at which young- years old must have somethingsters are the most interesting, and more substantial. By the time the general opinion was that from baby is a year old he should have night to ten is by far the nicest Just Es it is, without any a real crib in a size that will ac- age. The kiddies are just begin- lace or ribbon fripperies, baby's commodate hic for several years. ning to take a really intelligent in- wheeled bed is a most luxurious The new crib models have sides terest in everything around themo, ofair; of white wicker with that let down so that the crib may and are as keen as mustard about adjustable frame for hood. be drawn up beside the mother's everything new that crops up.
NO AIRS AND GRAGES. The girls are not too obviously feminine nor the boys too masc0- line, and they are the very best of friends. Later the girls are too
dangerous strain comes on the bed at night and the child may be little legs and feet for the awing attended to without necessity of is suspended well above the floor rising and reaching over a high by a strong spring. It can be crib ralling. hung in the porch or from the bar Bath bour too is such a luxuri- A dotted swiss frock for a little effect (which much delights their maid of five is pictured. This beartas). The little skirt is of
BABY'S HEALTHY CRIES.
that goes across a door to support ous time, If the small person only apt to cultivate small airs and Young mothers need not be
portieres, indoors, model bangs from the shoulder pleated linen, with a straight belt
realized it. Never again in all his graces, and the boys to adopt When baby gets tired of this life, probably, will he be so lapped touch of "swagger." Have found It Ülke that? and has no sash, a style that is of the material and the waist is of
active exercise he may have his in luxury, so surrounded with you
SHRUNKEN WOOLLENS. very cunning on five-year-olds or linen, hand tucked and with the paralysed with fear when baby
fenced-in play-place with a rug creature comforts and ministering
Take a large pail of boiling younger The swiss is rose pinkjchildish eton colls: and elbow Fells. It is the youngstar's did not make his wants known
spread on the floor or out on the care, Who of us indeed has a with white dots and white edging sleeves. And, of course, & saucy method of conversation, and if he
grass. The fence is tall enough bath thermometer carefully fo-water, add 1 teaspoonful parafin trims the skirt, sleeve and neck. little eravat bow at the neck.
to prevent ven a two-year-old serted in the water by anxious love or olive oil, I tablespoon liquid White crochet buttons and loops little costume of the sort has a by howls he would often be
from climbing out of the coral, every morning before the pre-ammonia, and 1'small packet soap are set down the front opening pleated skirt of brown and white neglected.
In addition to crying from jost
yat there is room enough inside oious one is allowed to perform powder. Whisk to a lather, make and a bow of Nattier blue ribbon crossbarred linen and a waist of
for an sotive baby to have all the ablutions? Who, but baby? And water just ordinary temperature adds definition to this front open-white linen with brown wool but-cause, one skilled specialist in All tonholing on collar and turned infantile diseases tells us, the
fun he wants, crawling about. ing which is a new notion.
who is so critically particular for washing woollens Place gar the When sleepy time comes there about the soap and faloum you mente in bath and leave ten Then swill without the tucks in this frock are run by back cuffs, and a neckbow of normally healthy child should
He can't get out and hand. Isn't the hat cunning, too? brown ribbon. With this play cry for about two hours each day
is made of the rose dotted swiss costume is worn a brown straw for no other reason than that it strong spring that suspende his is the delightful wheeled bassinet and I use, or whether our towels minutes.
This crying chair keeps any strain from whichosabe moved about wherev-be the doest, softest damask? rubbing. Rines in plenty of clean
dry. with lace at the edge sod a band roll brim sailor and brown and noeda exercise. and bow of Nattier blue ribbon. white socks with brown leather fortunately, is not continuous, his little legs- yet he imagines er it is coolest and shadient, or Baby ought to enjoy his morning warm water: hang in breeze to A pink silk parasol makes a love-sandals. A pest play frock for a but is spread over the twenty he is doing the jumping and wherever mother is to be busy bath and usually he does!
Make a salt solution, using as walking himself.
tured and even without any dain- One of the supreme comforts of ly background for the frock and girl of seven has a long waist, low four hours in short intervals.
ty trappings you observe, this is the modern baby is the romper much salt as the water ill the little maid wears white socks belt and short skirt made of two The mother or nurse soon learns
MAKING BABY HAPPY.
most luxurious little bed-made the jelly, delightful romper which dissolve. Place the articles to be turned down at the top in the scalloped founces. The material to distinguish these healthy
of white wicker with standard permits the small person to creep treated on a covered board or smart way, and patent leather is blue linen, the scalloped skirt cries and pays little attention to strap slippers.
flounces piped with the same them.
BOILING SHBUNK CLOTHES Isn't the spring-swing pictured and wheels of white enameled and tumble and roll to heart's deal table, left side up. Damp Little folks are not as apt to material and the belt of black
Put the sbrunk flannels into a the happiest ides ever thought of wood and the wheels rubber-rim-content with no exasperating the article well with the salt wear pink and blue as they were: patent leather. A little blue and
Baby's rag. Now stretch carefully to There are smarter colours for black embroidery ornaments the copper and cover with cold water for baby? Of course, he imagines med. The framework for the hood lace-trimmed petticosts forever solution using a soft brush or
Yellow is plain, round neckline and the to which shredded soap has been he is doing the jumping all by is adjustable and may be pushed getting in the way. extreme youth now.
added (in same proportion as for bimself, for every time his soft back to lie quite flat when desir- romper this summer is of cool, the required size. Now fron with one of these shades, turquoise is edge of the elbow sleeve.
oroning linen play boiling white clothes). Bring to hule inefficient, feet, touch the ed. The hood will be of organdie fresh linen festherstitched prettily a very hot izon till perfectly dry another, jade green still another. Two And children, this summer, are costumes are pictured, one of the boil and let boil five minutes floor, op he goes, And the more or dotted swiss over silk and around neck and sleeve-edge. taking oare, of course, to avoid wearing a lot of gray and brown them showing the very short skirt or longer if necessary. Then he wriggles and springs, the more broad satin ribbon may be drawn And he is put into this happy gar buring. With very large ariana
months old.
rections, colours that never used to be very sensible idea for a play wash and rinse in tepki water and he seems to be doing the jumping through the open space in the ment by the time he is sight it is advisable to treat the considered lively enough for costume. This frock is of paleldry in the open air if possible. all by himself. Yet not one bit of bassinet.
nearby. Such a bassinet is pic-
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A SALT CURE.