DRESSES FOR MISSES SMART AND SIMPLE EFFECTS FOR THIS SEASON. Exaggerations Which Mark Women's Dresses Are Not Favored for Lit tle Girls' Frocks—Soft-Finished / Wool Favorite Material. Happily for the comfort of child hood. the exaggerations which mark woman's dress are not favored for lit tle girl's frocks. With the extremes of fashion, tho imported things and domestic ones designed for wealth and opulence of taste, there are many close imitations of grown-up follies — pkimpy little skirts, pretty enough to look at with their tight bottom bands, and coats hobbled in at the bottom and trimmed with the big revers whose outer points drop to the waist. For the sensible dress worn by girls between six and ten years a soft fin ished wool, plain or patterned. Is ad mired above everything. For the smarter of the little frocks, broadcloth and basket serge are liked, velvet trim ming the first perhaps and silk bands or a very handsome stitching the last. The dress-up gown may be of voile, marquisette, prunella, crape or challie, a kimono coat in lansdowne or broad cloth coating in soft brown, blue or red going with any of these. In point of style the body of the use ful frock is cut long, the belt falling below the normal line and the little blouse fitted at the shoulders with Gib son plaits. The short skirt that is at tached to this may be gored or side or box plaited. Guimpes are shallow er than formerly when there Is a round neck cut, but as some of the little bodices fold surplice fashion In the front the guimpe may then show a V of considerable length. White undersleeves go only with tho dressier frocks, the little gown of fine wool, or silk, or crepe or veiling that Is fussed up somehow and Intended only for best wear. The little school dress, the useful going-out frock and the Sunday school one meant for aver age purses have wrist length sleeves, cozily fastening about the wrist some times with close cufTs. Colors for these small fry are often rery rich, magnificent shades of a cop pery red, a dazzling blue and lovely tones of golden brown being favored. Where a material Is patterned—plaids, checks or stripes—lt Is possible to vary the look by making the frock on High Necked and Long-Sleeved Frock for School Wear. the straight nml the trimming mi the bins A whole drcas may 1M- made up fn thl* way, the aharp contract he tweon the (itmight and bias of the va rloua auctions creating a very smart effect. It IN a good Idea for the moth er who cannot iffu:d e*tra trimming, for as n rule good a treated in thlM manner do not reijulre other garni ture Heru U the echool frock par excel* The Apprentice Mark. "An you know, the weailn* *»f the Kpprrmlai knot, or 'figure of eight,' IH llmttod tn thoHA men who enllMted while the apprentice boy' syntein, wlih Ita ciHKtKN, ««« ti rt-gulatloii Curtilnly the apprentice of ti-n yewr* ago enrnul hln Itttl«* emblem with hU Mperlenrin on i„ „ rr j the old wlndjumineri <>f the Monongahblg an yn M think that ih" ttppr. Htlre m smart of tu.|i» r la worthy of the n«\iro of eight* after lie ban wou hl« "cigarette mark?" PRETTY WALKING COSTUME Becoming Style That la Made Up Ad mirably From Any Firm Cloth or Serge. Any firm cloth or serge would make up Rdmlrably In this becoming style, which has the skirt arranged with a tunic or over-skirt that is trimmed at the edge by a band of braided cloth; the under skirt Is then closely plaited. The coat is made with a plaited basque to match skirt; folds are ar ranged at the sides, and the trimmings are of braided cloth. Hat of black velvet trimmed with a large white glace bow. Materials required: Six yards 48 inches wide, one yard cloth, about three dozen yards braid, four yards silk for lining coat. ience, for except the least bit of plain color a plaid goods made In this way need have no other trimming. The high neck and long sleeves also do away with the eternal worry of a clean guiinpe and, besides, Insure ade quate protection against the cold. The plaited skirt with its box-plaited front is a facsimilo of the other, for this model is widely used. Both of the little frocks are one-piece models and fasten at the back. lilue is an excellent plain color for this useful frock, and with this a bright or dull shade or red might bo used for the trimming, or a striped material might be made on the straight and trimmed with a bias— this used as here for the collar, belt, cuffs and piping. With the finer frocks, too, hand some materials with velvet trimming, the guiinpe is now more often of lace veiled with colored chiffon than la pure white. Sewing Machine Hint. It is often difficult to sew any thin fabric, such as any of the inodlsh veiling materials, or silk or muslin, on the machine without puckering It. This can be avoided by placing a sheet of tissue paper under the ma terial and hi Itching through the ma terial and the paper. When finished, the paper can easily be torn away, and you will find that your work Is quite flat and smooth. To Clean Embroidery. Dip a camel's hair brush In spirits of wine and brush all over the em broidery until ft Is quite clean. The brush should be frequently rinsed in some spare spirits. In another glass, to remove the dirt. Tin- embroidery need not be taken off the garment or piece. To Serve at Teas. A new delicacy to serve at teas In stead of lb«' Inevitable sandwich Is a round cracker spread with cottage cheese, as if it wire butter, and with a maraschino cherry placid In the middle. It Is easy u> make, and deli cious. "Surely after