Fashions For Girls

[Special Corrospondence.] New York, Jan. 7.- Little girls need so very little embellishment that it is hardly necessary to say much for their new hats aiid clothes, j'et it is sach a pleasure that one must be excnsed for being delighted in chatting about them. The first ttaing you see of a littlo girl is lier hat, whicli onght, and illy does, form a f ruine for tho swect face beneath it. and wMle the hats of this season are not so large as they have been two or throo seasons past, they are as dainty as human hands can maleo thein. There are few ostrich tips used as trimming, and the garniture consista usually of velvot or crape - sometimos both - with qnill feathers etuck in the bows, the whole effect being rather flat than otherwise. With the three modela hore presented any inother can trim her littkj ;hter's hat in a few moments. White, cream, pale blue and olive green felts aro all seen, and a few dark reds and browns. But the lighter shades and colore ara preferred, and nothing is so dressy as a pure white feit or beaver feit hat. The inanner of trimming them can be understood at a glance. The soft materials, like surah or crape, should have an interlining of crinoline to make the bows stand ont stiffly, and even velvet requires tho same treatment if it is to look exactly as it should. Pigeon wings and tufts, heron feathers and curled coele plomes me all used. Tho hatri can be faced or not as desired, or Ixrand or left 'quite plain. Somo have the edge buttonholed with gold cord. which is very pretty, but rather too dressy for any lrat t.hc "best" hat. Little girls under twelve wear the huir I i . but after that age it is confined íq ; ! ose plait at the back. in tiic matter of dxesses, Hl tío iris do nol now have .. manyas used tobeconsidered necessary, but those they havo are very nicely made and of good antl usually dark material, so that one wül now do the service of five formerly. V ri u's and hëather mixtures ara the most satisfying goods for children's rough and tuinble liío. and these goods clean easily and can even be washed without .poiling. The dark colored camols' hair plaids aro also valuable for children. The pretty little home gown in this illustration is of diagonal serge, which is also good valuó for cbildren's wear, tnd it can be washed and ironed an indefinito number of times. This has a naiTow binding of astrakhan diagonally down the front, headed by a neat and pretty braiding. Tho oversleeves give it a very dressy effect, while it is really very simple and easy to make. It burtons in the back. The rlo.-.k in the illustration is made of wood brov.ii beaver cloth, with tho yoke of l.incoln green velvet. The bands dowii the front are chaniois skin braided in black; the cuffs are of the same. The shapo of this cloak is exactly a Mother Hubhard, with the exception of tho loo.ie caps to tho sleeves. These are cut plain and square on three sides, with a rounding top which is gathered in only at the top, and can be lined or simply hemmed according to the thickness of the material. Beaver cloth requires no lining except the sleeves, which should alwaysbe lined with satin orsilk, as they are very diffieult to get on aud off othei-v Little bits of girls wear long cloaks of cashmere. vclvet or velutina, genorally in light colors or white, though gray. drab, green and lk;ht brown are also meen very often. No motlier now considars her tender little one stifficiently protected against the cokl without flaniiel leggings that are raado in the form of tight arawers ad fasten at tho wiist. Girls vt;ir egifiüs also, but not in sayne foria. Boys Eave the pretty yeliow leatl: i ilar by the Fauntloroy. and the active littit1 !-■ .:a havo perfect fri .■ or wet. . of all sizes for everyday vear are pi to the moat rato coat. They ki liodies warm and leave the log i'reo, which is a CTeat considerad on. I