The Portland daily press., 1874-02-02
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE

o;rs ae .,,s most Pronounced fashion with schnol-
then, ;s ~ SuI one that is most universal with
.ueih, Is the large neck In the orass Per~na-
e,o,'' ehtreaiy and argume, c,;Is to ;nd,oo
S'ris 10 wear their dresse, bigb Ill 81. ,..aD .s
,e 'au'es snouio' But they are chi ava il, H..
neck AM p htei in fir n, Wv" W,
,1'a.r'al p y a. mas 70 be turned in buttons and al
"sed tde .h In'ost hS IS le BARE and the neck ex-
head-coyerng, but with false hair wn;o, =
worn IN prOfu,ion. Crimps in, the front ars
plaits on the top and at the back. and. il ths
purse is long enough to provide IL. a stray
curl down the shoulders. So much hair j,s
lenses in part with the necessity of a hat or
bonnet, and The trifes that answer for eiI er
are perched far back on the head anil left ,us-
pended there. after The manner of Mahomet's
coffin. This weight on the apex OF the he. d
gives the face an anxious ard weary express
sicn. viii, b, becoming habitual. disLerses a I
signs of b auty and youthfuluess.
Women are the handsomesl who are the
most simply and becomin -Iy arrayed. and
girls ale m st attractive who are The most girl
ish. Nothing detracts frUm vo Ian's bt au-
" more shan a street dress which is too low
ABOUT the neck; it makes any one look older
anu Is avoided by those who understand the
mysteries OF the toilette. Not even fine frills
~. az can atone Tor the lack of covering near
"hSh .EuOOl SlflS mare DDPn
their Jackets to show their exposrd necks
tney are assured that nothing is more uncome.
ly "r less likely t. win them favor Tn
scnool 10 this city, where many Young lauies
are pupils, II was noticed on one occasion re-
Gently that out one of them had ON +, bigl.
close necEed dress. Her taste was made the
subJec: OF conversa ion, and the reply was
/ --Aoi. -hA hAa-a ai-6e.,-aa- NAL, ...l a.. !,
expose ltss Whar pity a temporary disfiy-
urement could no, be visited upon eve. v ~
posed neck seen in the streets. Every form
OF catarrh is suffered by young rls, and
many times the seeds of Consumption are laid
by this habit?
Another school fashion, now, is ,nrt plas-
ter on the face Tiny liltle patches are nlacpd
on the forhead, the cheek, or chin. 10 coI,trast
well with the complexion. Yet it is scarceIy
probable that one of those who use It knows
where the custom originated. or by what
class 1t is most affected.
Bracelets are another schoolgirl hobby. and
the manufacturers of cheap jewelry must
have them in view when they turn out the
thousands OF rubber. tortoise shell, woCd, and
galvanized gold bands, which are sold here
aud elsewhere. Open sleeves and bracelets
are as essential as low, round necks and lock-
cts and no sacrifice is deemed too great to
possess pair OF these baubles So all the
schoolgirl world wear bracelets.
The fashion of wearing wells is another
schoolgirl whim or rather .he distinctive way
in which they are worn is. Whoever sees a
young girl with a veil over more than half her
face. These eye-blinds are usually put on for
beauty, and not for use, fOr what use can a
veil be to any one but 20 blind them? OEce
they were comfortable to be tied about the
head and neck in cold weather or On dusty
days. but the shapes of the bonnets have rem
dered veil almos: an impossibility. and the
general adoption of the nubia leaves nothing
to he desired in cold weather. But he school
girl of the period must have kid gloves and
three-inch veil and her yard OF garuitnre for
her neck, whether it rains or shines, and the
hounces on her dress must be as numerous as
her mothers, or she won't wear it. And
there must be as elaborate toilette for the
daily scO0ol as for the church or reception out
tit, and as much observance of style as the
time and Means will admit.
1t is the extravaganza ofa style that bur-
lesques it, and many time when young girls
thinA they are 10 the height OF fashion. they
are merely sasires OF tn. fashions they are
wearing. But what Is the use to pio est or
even to pretend to notice such de,ecss in Dire Q
as school girls Illustrate? 9Th, re IS no reme-
dy," say mothers, ''for this state of Things"
All the girls are alike in their styles OF dress,
and no single home can influence the many
who attend the schools. ''Girls will be glrls,''
says another ian originul remark when applied
TO the other sex, and there's the erd Of il.
No, there isn't the end of it. No one can tell
the result of such pernicous fashions and Gus
toms as school girls now follow.