SMART CHILDREN’S FROCKS AND WRAPS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 30, 25 July 1891, Page 205

SMART CHILDREN’S FROCKS AND WRAPS.

For a child of about ten, a soft brown cloth, with a pointed yoke of velvet attached to which was an accordion-pleated shoulder cape and long fronts reaching almost to the foot of the cloak, was very stylish. With this, a soft brown velvet picture hat with bent-about brim and soft full crown, was to be worn. For a tiny mite of four there was a rough cheviot cloth, in fawn and grey broken checks, doublebreasted to the waist, and fastening with big horn buttons, and below the waist ending in a kilted skirt, the top of which is covered by a silk cord giidle knotted in front into loops and ends. A slightly gathered movable cape, with high collar, is made for this cloak, to be worn in veiy severe weather. A jaunty little Tam o’ Shanter cap of scarlet velvet, edged with a band of the soft plaid, and with a plume, completes this costume. For an older girl of about twelve, there was a semi-fitting plain cloth coat of myrtle-green, with double-breasted fronts, and double capes, slightly fulled on a round yoke of velvet, and pinked out at the edges, a deep turn-down collar of brown fur and deep gauntlet cuffs of the same, made a very cosy little garment. The hat to be worn with this was a dark-green toreador felt, with brown and fawn pompons. A great objection to the wearing of the short smart frocks which are sc distinctive a feature of childhood was always, in the minds of fidgety people, the evil consequences of so much exposure of the little legs to the biting winds and keen frosts of our winter, and this objection is now entirely removed by the introduction of the neat little gaiters of fur-trimmed cloth and ornamental leather so much in fashion for children. For tiny children of two or three to six nothing looks prettier than white cloth gaiters trimmed with swansdown, the cloak, hat, and gloves being also cd white cloth trimmed with swansdown, but for older girls the gaiters should be darker in colour, or match, if possible, the colour of the cloak and hat.