The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-06
HOW TO DRESS a GIRL
Iot So Easy . Task ~ Common eayin4
Would Indicate.

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| 1t is common SAYING that it is an
| easy matter to dress little girl. but
very difficult to clothe boy. This
| saying must have originated some years
| ago, for in these days there is no diff
Guilty whatever in buying everything
needful for boy at any of the ready
made clothing establishments. and ut
| far more reasona ole prices, and infinite
" more satisfactory in every parsicu-
lar, than the same clothing made az
home could possibly be-
To dress a girl as she should Be
dressed requires a great deal of thought
and time. unless one is fortunate
enough to be able to walk into one of
the French establishments and give
carte blanche order for everything. In
these DAYS there are few who can do
this. and il is serious question TO all
mothers how to attain the best result
with the least expenditure of money.
To begin with. shoes and stockings,
which are extremely en- evidence with
little girls. must be carefully chosen
Until girl Is eleven or twelve she
should not wear heels on her shoes:
they seriously injure the shape
of the foot and are otherwise in
jurious 10 her physical health.
Spring-heels. as those heels are
called which are only raised
enough to have the foot placed in the
proper position when walking. should
always be worn. For school wear
pebble-goat or straight-goat shoes are
the best. Calf skin, even in the light
est quality. is not desira bic. as il is
very apt to produce corns. and chill
dren's feet are exceedingly tender
For dancing school or for dress wear
patent-leather tips with cloth tops,
or patent-leather tirs with kid tops.
are the proper thing. Slippers and
low shoes should be avoided, as they
are apt to induce bad habits in walk
ing and standing. All children will
stand on the sides of their feet If pos
sible, and in slippers and low shoes tho
habit grows apace. No child can geS
along without two pairs of shoes.
which must be kept in good order;
no buttons off and no dust and uu-
brushed look. 1t is not at all ncces-
sary nor desirable to have more than
two pairs of shoes, as children ont.
grow them very rapidly. Black stock.
ings are universally worn by children
rs well as grown people, nnless with
brown shoes, when brown stockings
are the correct thing. A good cotton
stocking is by no means cheap, and in
children's sizes is much more expensive
than in ladies' sizes. II is a very good
plan to have a pair or two OF silk-fnish
stockings for dress Wooden stockings
are not very much worn. because when
there is any tendency TO perspiration
they induce it, and ofttimes in this
way make the feet colder than q Gotten
stocking, which does not prod uce those
results.
Wooden underwear in our climate 10
necessary for the health OF any child.
but there Is no need of buying very
heavy weight; half wool and half cot
ton is all that is required.
A girls underclOthing should be as
dainty as possible. ana she should be
taught that neztness and fine mate
rails are particularly desirable. En-
broidery is very reasonable at present,
and little ruflies of embroidery on pet
ticoats and drawers make an exceed
ipgly nice finish. There Is a great
question as to whether money can not
be saved by buying undergarnents al
ready made, for they are now SO well
made and sold at such low prices that
the argument that they do not wear so
long as those made at home avails
nothing. for the girls outgrow their
clothes much faster than they wear
out. OF course more elegant ones can
be made at home for the same money.
but ones time must be counted into tho
outlay to be absolu tely just--Harper's
Bazaar.