OVERALLS AND PINAFORES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 226, 24 September 1927, Page 24

OVERALLS AND PINAFORES.

Some mothers find pinafores a, very delicate problem. The small children hate them because they are eo babyish. If mother ties them on when any school mates are there, it is nothing short qf a shameful insult. But pinafores have to be, like measles. And they really, can -be such delightful garments.

There is first of all the strictly hoeinesslike variety, with the huge and capacious pockets to hold the peculiar but precious collection of odds and ends

that the three-year-old amasses. Toi must on no account forget thew pockets. A pocketlees pinafore does nd justify its existence, Holland, pipe* with bright scarlet or orange, make! delightful pinafores that wear for years and are handed down from one to an' other as the family grows up. Yot could choose the nursery rhyme prints or tobralco, which is not nearly as porra lar to-day as it should lie. You can however, buy it in white, with littli blue and pink sprigs all over. Applique work is so easy to do thai you would Dβ quite justified in spending a little time trimming the children , ! aprons with it. If the overall is green make the pocket red, and the shape ol a flower pot, and above it stitch con ventional little flowers to the pinafore The overall shape, incidentally, is quit* the most satisfactory if the children happen to be engaged in any earth works in the hack garden. It is a good plan to make the garment so that it completely covers the frock underneath The aprons worn by fashionable smali French folk are delightful, because they make absolutely no pretence at usefulness. They are mere wisps of chiffon or silk, trimmed with lace, tucks or embroidery, and quite often match the frock. Indeed, they are often even daintier than the dress they adorn.