And it is with a feeling of certainty that he invites a friend to accompany him home at any time, knowing that he will not be mortified by finding his wife not presentable. The dress should be cut in the latest fashion, but as that changes with every moon, it is impossible to give directions on this point. Young girls do not look well in plush or velvet. Dresses of these goods are too heavy and luxurious for their fresh young faces, which should be set off with graceful, clinging fabrics. Many girls select materials that are too old for them.
Older charms can wear garments of heavy texture.
We have spoken of the useless display which school-girls make, and which is prejudicial to that freedom of thought and action which is the chief charm of girlhood. Simple fabrics, of small figures, prettily trimmed, and fitting the lithe young forms neatly, but never tightly, are best for the young. Here the taste for elegant dressing can be gratified to the utmost, as it is expected. Those who dance much, however, should wear something of light materials. There is no limit to colors.