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 scalloped while the kimonos of heavier material have the edges bound with wash ribbon. The cashmere kimonos are lined with silk for winter and have the edges bound with satin ribbon. For instance, a very luxurious crepe de chine kimono was interlined with flannel and then had a thin wash lining. The edges were bound with two-inch satin ribbon. A lovely pale blue silk kimono had small blue ribbon bows scattered over it resembling daintily the tuftings of a mattress. The unlined cashmere kimonos are embroidered in rose and blue with a cat stitch along the edge back of the embroidered scallop.

The little coats are trimmed with ribbon and some of the silk ones with fagoting and embroidery in silk and for the winter with a tiny edge of softest fur around the wee neck and wrists. The little caps are sometimes fur trimmed, or lace frilled with ribbon rosettes, the prettiest when the rose and blue are mingled.

Dainty little stitches add so much to these charming little garments. There is an opportunity to display exquisite taste in the combining of delicate colors, of using two or more different stitches together or selecting