San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-16
The Daily Eight.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1913
Dress for School Girls.

The style most fancied in fal
suits for girls over II is admirably
adapted for school wear, being al
once stylish, simple and with gooC
staying qualities. 1t is the ubi'
quitous Elton suit, with a silk
waist in bright plaid or solid colOrs
substituted for the shirt-waist OF
summer. The report that, in meek
obedience to fashion, we were to
find ourselves tired of the Elton
this fall, would seem to be contra
dicted by the fact that they
are being made up now more
extensively in small sizes than
they were in the spring, when the
run of them commenced. Stylish
for girl of II or so is one of these
suits in a warm chocolate brown.
flecked with red and white, with a
vest of bright plaid, in which pale
blue and deep crimson are the pre-
vailing tones. These waists seem
to be made sleeveless in most cases,
and the jacket sleeves are tight to
the elbow, with a dropping puff
from shoulder to elbOw-nOt the
bOuffant mOnStroSities which few
months ago gave the fin de steele
girl the air of being about to take
wings with herself and fly away.
Dark green tricot makes a natty
costume for girl of Is or II. The
skirt is plain, of course; the jacket
has pointed fronts and revers more
than usually flaring. a light,
simple pattern in black passemen-
terie gives an elegant finish to
the edges of the jacket, revers and
wide collar, nearly covers the deep
cuffs and follows both edges of the
deep peasant girdle. Dark green,
yellow white and red, as represent
in the tartan silk blouse, make the
required touch of collar in what is
one of the most stylish costumes
the girlish heart could desire.
For younger girl ecru and
white combine into an effective
gown. The material is ecru hop
sacking, with plain full skirt, short
as it is now the whim for 10-year-
Odds to wear them. The Elton
jacket, curving with sharp points
and with the usual wide reverse,
is edged with three rows of narrow
white sOutache braid, and the
blouse underneath is of dainty
white cambria, with a ruffle of
embroidery round the neck and
continuing down the front. An
unusual touch is inthe "suspender"
effect-Or, it might be better to
say, bretelles-in the hopsacking,
medium width strips carried over
the shoulders and cut all in one
piece, with the plain narrow belt,
the whole affair edged with three
rows of white sOutache.
A variety amid the endless
jacket suits is gown Of heavy
twilled stuff, navy blue with mar
row stripes of white. The skirt is
perfectly plain, the basque made
full and ending at the waist, with
out belt. About One-third of the
distance up from the waist the
fullness is stitched down into mar
row plaits, each of them braided in
loops with white soutache braid. |
The sleeves are cut full, but made
into tight cuffs by plating apd
braiding in the same way below
the elbow. The loOped soutache
also ornaments the edge of the
prim little turn down collar.
For an almost young lady a
black tricOt combines we'll with a
rich red and black plaid silk. The
revers of the inevitable Elton Jack
ct are lined with tartan, and cuffs
of it also brighten the sleeves. The
full vest and soft crush belt are al
so of the silk. This is an excellent
way of making over an old black
gown at comparatively little ex-
pense.