Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-04
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Dresses for Young Girls.

Dresses for Young Girls.
1t is not an easy matter to select dresses
for young girls of fourteen or fifteen
years, rs they are too tall for she slender
designs used for smaller girls, while
those appropriate for their older sisters
are too elaborate for them. At present
the furnishing houses provide simple
girlish costumes made with BASQUE.
long round overskirt, and lower skirt
that reaches to the ankles. There are
also many dresses for misses made with
trimmed skirts that simulate two skirts,
but although this requires less material,
it is not so economical as the separate
skirts, because it does not allow so
many changes to vary the wardrobe, nor
will such dresses wash well.
The trimmed skirts or simple dresses
have the back laid in loose kilt plaits
from the belt down, while the front and
sides have a long apron sewed in with
the belt, and fastened down the side
seams; narrow plated founce is below
this on the gored breadths of the lower
skirt. The reverse of this style is seen
in pretty wool dresses, and also in the
white muslin dresses sold as confirma-
tion dresses, but used for summer even
ings afterward These have the front
and side breadths laid in box plaits from
the belt down to the ankle, where they
are lett slightly loose, are tucked in a
cluster, and edged with Valenciennes or
Breton lace.
The overskirt most liked for wooden
and wash dresses has deep apron front,
simply hemmed, and long draPed
back. When of double width wooden
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overskirt. The front breadth is held in
wrinkled folds horizontally by tape
placed down the middle; only the un-
der part of the fold is tackled to this tape,
so that the fastening does not show.
The sides of the front breadth are sloped
toward the belt, and the cluster of shir-
ring in the side seams adjusts the drapery
on the hips; the back breadth is then
caught up in the middle in single
cluster of plaits. The edge is hemmed
or else stitched by machine.
Basques and polonaises that button be-
hind can scarcely be found at the fur
nishing houses, as these have been re-
placed by vest garments that must fasten
in front, or else by those that lap in
double breasted fashion. A plated silk
or satin vest, and fan of the same for
the back of the basque, give very pretty
finish to wool, foulard and grenadine
basques. Gingham dresses are made with
a cool neglige corsage that hangs loose
ike sacque in front. while the back
has yoke with plaits extending to the
end, and held in place by an ulster belt
that begins in the side seams and but
tons in the middle of the back.
Ecru wool dresses, usually French
bunting, trimmed with blue OF brown
polkadotted satin are very popular with
young girls. There are also many gen.
darme blue bunting dresses, and those
of creamy white are liked for afternoon
wear. The Panama tweeds in small
checks, trimmed with shirred satin,
make neat dresses for morning, travel
ing, etc.
The polonaise most used by young
girls is of the marquise shape, which is
cut quite long, and the great length
draped in soft plaits around the hips
and a lengthwise puff in the back: To
be graceful this must be looped but
twice, once in each under-arm seam,
and must curve open in front. Such
dresses are made of the pretty pompa-
dour foulards with ecru or pale blue
grounds strewn with daisies, rose-budss
and garden pinks, or else of small-figured
grenadines.
Blue or ecru flannel dresses for girls
20 wear in the mountains or at the sea-
shore are made with single skirt plain
in front and kilt-plaited behind, and
trimmed around the skirt with three
rows of Hercules braid; white braid is
used on blue fannels and dark brown on
ecru. The jacket is in Pinafore style,
with loose fronts and plenty of brass
buttons or else there is sailor blouse
of the flannel made with a deep sailor
collar, and worn with short apron over
skirt and sash. These are sold for $40
for girls of fourteen. Pretty gingham
dresses may be bought ready made for SIS.
The prettiest white nansook dresses
have panier basques with elbow sleeves,
trimmed with pufls of the nansook sepa-
rated by Breton insertion. Four of these
pufis and insertions pass down the front
of the basque, and are heightened to go
around the hips and meet in the middle
ofthe back under bow of white watered
ribbon. This is one of the newest de-
signs.
Small fichus of the dress material are
added to nice suits for girls wraps,
while for general wear are English
jackets of corduroy, or the navy-blue
Pinafore Jackets with gilt braid and
brass buttons. Their round hats have
straight stiff brims, or else they are Eng
lish turbans with rolled brims. A gay
scarf put on carelessly to show nearly
its whole width, with the ends turned up
like spread fan, is the trimming, with
perhaps two short ostrich tips curling
forward on the crown, or else a birds
head or two or three wings stuck in the
left side.
Blue and blue-black ladies' cloth re-
mains the favorite fabric for riding
habits, and the English style of cutting
is preferred. This gives narrow short
skirt that sits plainly on the figure, con-
cealing it, but adding nothing to the size.
The right side is shaped differently from
the left, being enlarged to give necessary
room when the leg is over the pommel
| of the saddle. The trousers, of the cloth,
are of very simple shape, and are en-
! tirely concealed. The basque is shorter
than il has lately been worn, extending
lust below the waist-line in front and on
the sides, and forming a jockey tail with
square corners behind. A small linen
collar with white muslin cravat is the
flvorite lingerie. The sleeves are tight
with the merestr rim ofa linen cuff. But
tons and mock button holes trim the
front and the tail Of the basque. The
gloves, of dog skin or else undressed kid
are long wristed, being fastened by foui
or six buttons these are preferred tC
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