NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Dee. 24,1915. 
JUDY OPGRADY’S PAGE 
Fashion and Household Suggestions 
FOR THE 
COLON EL’S 
Le Avion 
Replemshing the Kiddies’ Wardrobes. 
EARLY four months of school 
and Johnny’s and Mary’s stock 
ef clothing is beginning to show the 
wear and tear of their strenuous, 
busy, little lives!) During the busy 
holiday season the mother must patise 
to replenish these depleted wardrobes 
and a few suggestions of simple, 
artistic garments may not come amiss. 
Children’s clothes are delightful just 
now, charming replicas of the clothes 
their great grandmother wore. —Beat- 
tiful materials, velour, broadcloth, 
velvet and taffeta, are being used and 
the little frocks and suits are quite 
as sophisticated in their simple way 
as Mother’s or Big Sister’s. ~ Sub- 
dued colors are quite in vogue for the 
little ones, although one does see gay 
topcoats for little boys that are the 
last word in smartness and attractive- 
ness. 
One such coat was of a vivid green 
and reached to just above the knees, 
buttoning its whole length with large, 
white buttons. It was cut in the 
practical raglan style, which will de- 
light the small boy almost every time, 
and it had striking cuffs and collar of 
large black and white checks. 
Another raglan for a still smaller 
boy or girl was made of white ve- 
lours, gathered quite full about the 
neck, White fur edged the bottom 
of the coat and formed the collar and 
the cuffs. It was a charming little 
garment, but hardly one to be recom- 
mended for utility. 
Another interesting out-of-doors 
garment that will prove a boon to the 
mother as well as to the child, is tie 
playtime suit of brushed wool. This 
suit includes sweater, leggings, cap 
and mittens to match and comes in a 
variety of colors, such as castor, Co- 
penhagen blue, Oxford gray or white, 
and is designed for the under-six 
child. 
It is a very sensible little suit 
for cold or snowy weather and is not 
expensive. 
For the children who are over six, 
the cap and muffler sets of wool are 
almost a necessity for winter wear, 
as they fill the bill so adequately for 
skating, coasting or for school wear 
in the country. They are warm and 
may be purchased from $1.00 a set 
upward, A little newer and, perhaps, 
more attractive to the child eye are 
the gaily striped sets of artificial silk 
that are priced a little higher than are 
those of the wool, 
A pretty, quaint frock for a little 
girl was made of black velvet, gather- 
ed at the neck and at the high waist- 
line over a golden cord. The wide 
armholes were embroidered in goid 
and colors and the long, full sleeves 
were of chiffon. It was as chic a 
little dress as any little girl could ask. 
Another model in velvet for the 
girl of eight or ten years was a very 
smart affair in navy blue with the 
bottom, sleeves and neck edged with 
white fur. From the belt in front to 
the belt in. back, that! is, over the 
shoulders, were bands of trimming 
embroidered in red, white and gold. 
Patch pockets of the same embroid- 
ery, edged with fur, lent an air of 
distinction hard to duplicate. <A 
broad-brimmed, feathered hat worn 
with the dress was very fetching. 
Quite a contrast to these worldly, © 
little frocks was a singularly simple 
coat of gray broadcloth. This had a 
short, tight waist to which was gath- 
ered a full skirt. Broad, white cuffs 
and collar were of book muslin, 
edged with black seal. The coat was 
reminiscent of an early period in our 
history and the Pilgrim hat of black 
beaver with its silver buckle for the 
front was designed to lend further 
charm and realism to the illusion. 
Worn with buckled, square-toed 
shoes it was a most demure costume. 
A fashionable taffeta dress in Vic- 
torian plain and white was the ideal 
frock for the suitable type of small 
girl. The skirt seemed to be com- 
posed mostly of ruffles, the edges of 
‘hich were scalloped and bound with 
black velvet; the same was true df 
the very short sleeves. The waist was 
plain and tight and was edged with a 
taffeta ruffle. It was full, almost to 
hoopiness, and was quite original. 
The little girl who wore the frock 
wore a band of narrow black velvet 
around her head, coming low across 
her forehead in the fashion her hig 
sisters have been favoring the last 
year. : Rae ie 
Next week Judy O’Grady’s fash- 
ion column will describe a few of the 
new fashions that will be popular at 
the Southern resorts this season: 
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WHISPERINGS : 
of THE BREEZES 
$090000000000000000000000000 
I was quite surprised to learn from 
my friend George at the Manchester 
Town hall that the tord Co. had sus- 
pended business until the return of 
Mr. Ford from the war zone as Mr. 
Ford had taken all the wheels and 
cranks with him, 
1881 Christmas Gifts 1915 
T is easy to select your Christmas presents when you buy at this 
store. 
Our stock is large and up-to-date, our goods are well made 
and relialle, and our prices are low. 
If you are looking for the best values in Jewelry, Watches, Sil- 
verware, you should make THompson’s your headquarters. 
F. S. Thompson, seweier 
164 Main Street, Gloucester 
Fly on, fly on, oh Dove of Peace! 
Fly over Germany and Greece, 
‘Till every warrior sheathes his sword ; 
Then flap your wings for Henry Foril. 
X-X-X 
J. S. Reed and Harry Broadhurst 
were some scared Monday night of 
Jast week, the night of the big storm. 
They were attending a Pythian meet- 
ing in Essex, and having missed all 
connections for home on account cf 
late cars, decided to walk it about 
ene a, m. It was dark and muddy 
through the woods, and the wind 
howled around the big trees and 
crouching rocks, and, taken all in all, 
the journey was not a most attractive 
one under the circumstances. The 
climax was reached as they neared 
\ 
Manchester, when far up through the 
trees on the side of a hill they saw 4 
bright searchlight, then lanterns, and 
then gruesome looking forms moving 
about. They were relieved a little 
later when the crowd from the wood 
told them it was a searching party 
out after the lost Joseph Francis. . 
