Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1918 — Of Broadcloth and Squirrel [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Of Broadcloth and Squirrel

Baby Bunting’s daddy may have gone a hunting as usual this year, for rabbit skins to wrap the baby up in. but the chances are that Baby Bunting’s mother will send him out again after All mothers appear to have set their hearts on squirrel fur for little folks’ wear, especially as a trimming for cloth coats. Not th£i br’er rabbit has been allowed to go his way undisturbed, but his pelt is called by other names than his own and masquerades in colors and markings unknown to the rabbit species. It Is called by the name of the fur it imitates, with a qualifying adjective prefixed—and makes satisfactory eoats and coat trimmings .for children and young girls—as well as a great variety of fur sets for them. A pretty coat of tan broadcloth, for a girl of ten or so. is shown In the picture. It Is made with a wide panel at the front and back set to side bodies that are tucked in three wide tucks above the hem. It has acollar and cuffs of the broadcloth banded with

squirrel and Is long enough, like all children’s coats, to cover the dress entirely. This Is a dressy little coat, not of the sturdy sorts that are used for everyday wear. But it is a model which may be copied in darker and heavier cloths and has lines that help out the slim figures of fast growing little girls who have arrived at the angular stage which we call the awkward age.

Besides broadcloth there are the neW pile fabrics somewhat heavier than panne velvet but resembling it, which are used for small girls* coats. They are to be worn when the little miss is much dressed up and are chosen oftener for tiny girls than for those who have left babyhood far behind them on their little journey In the world. For older broadcloth and other coatings are better.