The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25

Rrstsy Dresses for Mlesss n Their Tsens
sna Scheel Girls.
There Is greater variety in the wool
goods used for the dresses of misses
in their teens than for the small
or dresses; for these the rage Is
from cashmere and camers-hair to
! the rougher serges, homespun, bison
cloths. bourettes, and Cheviots, with
tricots and the smooth-faced Amazon
cloths worn by ladies. velvetecn and
corduroy are liked for youthful toilettes,
and there are elaborate combinations Of
silk with velvet or plush for gay occa-
siOns, but tasteful mothers prefer simple
white muslin and wool dresses of light,
delicate colors for school girls to wear
at dinners, family parties, or in box
at the opera. Brown is favOrite t<l0r
this season, rivaled only by the vari0N
shades of red. from the bright poppy
red to duh wine-color. Self colors arc
preferred for misses, but there are many
checks and stripes used. also large
blocks and plsids Of fancy colors for
skirts to wear with plain colored waists.
Basques with q vest, Or else Tapped
to the LEFT side at the top, and sloping
thence to the waist line, are liked for
misses. The soft gathered vest remains
in favor for slender girls, and is crossed
by belt at the waist line. Jacket
fronts, curved or slOped away. are on
basques that are in longer position shape
behind. The Eton jacket with vest and
sash is jaunty design for young girls.
Plain basques with very high standing
collar and military trimmings of braid
crossing the front are for we'l-grOwD
figures. The plcatcd and belted Norfolk
jackets are made with kilt skirts. and
also with draped skirts; this pleatcd
Jacket and the wool Jersey waists are
excellent garments in school girls
outfit. "a they may be worn with various
skirts. Yoke waists fastened behind
with plcats from yoke to belt are among
the prettiest for girls, and arc seen ON
their dark dresses for every day rs well
as on the lighter dresses for evening.
Snort apron over-skirts are pretticst
for young girls; the apron may be drawn
across i'm many wrinkles, and its edges
merely stitched or turned under, or by
way of trimming revers may DO turn
ed up on the left side in milkmaid fash-
ion; the back is formed of wide breadth
pleated across the top and down one
side, then sewed to the belt to drop in
a point. The sash backs are also liked
made of two wide loops and two ends
of the dress goods doubled, and fringcA
across the straight ends. Sashes of rib
bon Of great width are worn with mus
lin or wool evening dresses.
Girls fourteen years old wear their
skirts long enough to come within two
inches of their shoes; those sixteen
years old have them reach to their
ankles. A good foundation skirt Of
alpaca is in most dresses, and the over.
skirt and lower skirt are drapcd upon
this. There is a pad hustle and short
steel spring across the back breadth in
many dresses, but these must be very
small, or they will be obtrusive and un-
graceful. Extremely narrow and very
wide kilt pleats arc used for girls
skirts; others have wide double box
pleats all around, with one passing up
to the belt on the left side over the
apron. Full gathered back brcadths
with braided panels on the xides and
box pleated fronts are stylish skirts.
Large buttons sometimes take the
place of braid ON the panels. A wide
bsnd of plush or Of velvet, or many
rows of Hercules hrSid, are placed
around the pleated skirts of wool dresses.
White camel's-h yelling. surah, or
null dresses for evening are made with
Gretchen g,,impe of embroidery or Of
lace and full round tucked skirt, and
are worn with white watercd or satin
ribbon sash, or else one of bright R0.
man striped ribbon. A high pointed
waist laced behind may be used for su.
rah dresses with the wide sash bow and
ends starting under the point behind.
A dog-collar of velvet is tied in high
bow around the neck inside the lace
frill, or there may be rows of beads
forming tight necklace. White plush,
or white Astrakhan or swan s-down, is
sometimes worn around the high collar
and on the elbow sleeves of white wool
dresses. --Harper's Bazar.