Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-07
HOW TO DRESS A GIRL.


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IL is a common saying that Il is an
easy matter IL dress a little girl. but
very difficult to c,Othe n hoy. Thi.
saying must have originated some years
ago, fur ia these days there i no Hill
Guilty whatever in buying everything
needful for a boy at any Of the ready
made clothing establishments. and at
far more reasonable prices. and infinite
ly NOR satisfactory in every particu-
lar, than the same clothing made At
home could possibly be
To dress a girl A. she should he
dressed rcquire>a grca; dealof Thought
aud time. unless one Is fortunate
enough % b. able 20 walk into one ct
the French establishments anil give a
carte blanche order for everything. In
these days there sre few who cnn Do
this. and il &, q serious Question to all
mother how t. attain the hest result
with the least expenditure of money
To begin with. shoes and stockings,
which are extremely en- evidence with
little girls must he care fully chosen
Until a girl Is eleven or twelve she
should not wear heels on her shoes.
they seriously iujure the shape
Of the foo. and are otherwise in
furious To her physical health
Spring heels. a. those heels are
called which are only raised
enough to have the foot placed in the
proper position when walking. should
always he worn. For school wear
pebhlc-goas or >traight-gOat shoes are
the best Calf skin, even in the light
est quality. l. not desirable. a, il Is
very apt TO produce corns. and chill
drens feet are exceedingly tender.
For dancing school or for dress wear
patent-leather tips with cloth tops.
NJ Patent-leather tips with kid topS.
are the proper thing Slippers and
low snDes should he avoided. a. they
arr apt 10 induce bad habits in walk
ing and standing All children will
stand On the sides Of their feet il pos
sihle. and IN slippers anI low shoes the
habit grows ap2ce- NJ child can get
along without two pairs Of shoes
which must BE- kept in cool order.
Ep buttons of AMI No dust and IN
hrushc,i look II Is not At ali nece<-
sary nor desirable To have more than
two pairs q shoes, A. children out
grow them very rapidly Tilack stock
iuEs are universally worn By children
A. well a. TOWN peunle. unless with
brown shoes. whrn brown stockings
are the correct thing \ good cylttou
stocking Is by no means cheap. ami in
children ~i-s~ j. much more expensive
than Ia la4ie@ >zc~ II {. = very good
plan to have a pairo Or tvo Of sfiz-fnfSh
stockings for dress Woolen stockings
are not vcrv much worn. berause when
there IS any tentsencv TO 7srspfrztinu
they induce H. ani Outlines in this
way make the feet colder than n cotton
stocking, which does not produce shose
results
WOODEN underwear Il cur climate i
necessary for the health Of r child,
but there II No need of buying very
heavy weight; half WOOL n half cut
ton - all that = required
4 girls uuierg,othinx should Be ~
dainty ~ possible. ami she should -
taught that zeatnes> AMI 6ns mate
ras are particularly d~esIrable. I'm
brout-ry II Ecry reasonable az present
amt little n files af c~mhrotI-rv On pet
tics,ats and drawers mlxe an exee~F-
inElv nice finish There : a great
question as 20 wheth~r money can mt
h~ saved By huyilg un,irr-ermentS a.
ready mate. for they are now - well
mat anil >old At such low prices that
the argument that they DO not wear -
long a. those made AZ home availS
nothing for the girls ousxrsa their
clothes mucl faster than they wea-
out ~ course more elegant ones can
b. made at home for the same man~v
but ones tlme must be counted into the
outlay 10 b. absolutely iuSt-Harpers
Eagar