Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1918 — Small Plaids in Children’s Frocks [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Small Plaids in Children’s Frocks

Among the many-plaids which have been presented this season only a few are in small patterns. All of them have been cleverly used by designers of children’s frocks ' and naturally large plaids predominate In the frocks as in materials. But few of the models excel the pretty dress shown in the picture above, in which small plaid in green, blue and a little dash of red. with crossbar of white, is made up with emplacements of plain blue. The photograph tells the story of the design so cleverly that a description seems unnecessary, but in the small’details of finishing, which mean so much to the model, there are a few original touches not emphasized in the picture. The collar of the plain material Is banded- with a darker border in green and has a border of needlework in which embroidery silk in the colors of the plaid proves effective in simple stitches. The design is inconspicuous, but new. The same thing is true of the belt, which reminds one of a quaint Swiss bodice, with its emplacement of plain material at the front Tiny buttons placed on the sirdle at each side of the front and a silk cord laced across the emplace-

ment and tied in a bow below it make the prettiest sprt of finish. The pockets, as in nearly all plaid dresses, are cut on the bias of the goods and are very practical as well as decorative. * This model might be made up in other than plaid materials by using silk where the plain fabric is used in it, with a plain or “Striped or checked goods.