The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-04
NOTES OF THe MODES.

Dress.
It is one of the greatest mistakes of
people of moderate means to make
their little girls up into young ladies
and girlhood are too desirable to fritz
ter away in . medley of clothes, fusst-
ness, ceremony and worry about per-
sonal appearance. The time spent on
such things is much better used 1T given
to study, the Improvement of the mind
and the care of the body with exercise
and amusement to keep them.in healthy
There Is q time in the life OF every
girl and boy when they seenasto be all
arms and legs, hands and feet, and are
as sprawling and ungraceful rs one
could imagine. At this time much may
be done by judicious dressing to mod
to bring them through this period Of
embarrassment az, early as possible.
Girls of fifteen when of medium height
and figure have the dresses just above
the instep. When they are very tall
and mature-loolxing they are worn
longer; but when they are small and
rather childish, the dresses need not be
so long. This is, however, often a
matter of taste with those who have
charge of their Hvardrobes.
very stylish hat for a girl is of
chip. The brim is rather wider than
that of the average sailor and is rolled
up at the back and slightly pinched in
at the sides. The trimming is of loops
of wide ribbon with a few daises, some
black-eyed susans of plain soft bird
wings.
A comfortable and appropriate dress
for a child is a striped gingham with
narrow ruff1es at the hem, full sleeves
with narrow cuffs, full waist with
turned over collar and a short Zouave
IA - fod fri m or
with gimp edged with little drops
A pretty English dress for girl Of
fourteen is of cashmere in the color
most becoming. 1t is made with
straight skirt and round waist with
leg-o'-mutton sleeves. A yoke and
of soft bengaline, surah or ottoman
silk.
The new colors in duck and pique
make very desira BILE dresses for girls of
all ages. The come in tan, blue and
white and various mixtures. White is
among the favoritcs, but is usually re-
served for more dressy wear.
The people who are able to buy the
best goods. those of them at least who
are considered as entitled to the de-
signation of leaders of society, dress
their girls in the plainest fashion.
There is nothing more becoming to a
growing girl, who may be somewhat
in her movements, than the soft blouse
and jacket.
Girls of twelve and thirteen years
wear chally, bingham and similar cot
ton goods, and for travelling or mount
ain wear, flannel, serge or medium
weight camels'-hair.
Skirts of medium-weight wool mate
rial with shirred waists of chcviot OF
b1ouses of sur:.h or any of the pretty
cambrics are much liked.
Tiny girls may be picturesque and
huffy-loolsing. but it is much better for
growing girls to be dressed in the sim
plest fashion.
Girls wear hair-ribbons matching the
leading color in the dress. 1t is also
we'll to have the ribbon on the hat to
match.
Growing girls, quite as much as their
grown-up sisters, need have special at
tcntion paid to harmony in color.
Quill-feathers, wings and small birds
are among the most popular hat and
bonnet trimmings.
Browns of all shades and blue and
green in the darker hues are preferred
for street wear for girls--N. Y.
Ledger.