Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21

and inexpensive. Some soft white
WOODEN fabric with ribbon and lace
furnishings is the most desirable. al
though pretty light silks are much
used. All such frocks should be made
high in the neck and with either ell
bow or long sleeves. If the sleeves
, are short a pair OF gloves should meet
them Low cut dresses are in very
bad taste for schoolgirls. A pretty fan
goes with this costume, Of course, as
well as evening shoes or slippers.
For study hours and Saturday morn
ings, which are usually spent in the
students room, there should be a tea
gown or some sort of negligee gown
While the material may be of the SIM
plest it should be bright and pretty. A
thin wrapper and a bath robe of fan
nelette, with dressing sack, are al
ways useful. The wrapper is worn on
very warm mornings, when the eX-
IRENE of negligee is desired, and the
bath robe is serviceable in going to and
from the dormitory bathroom, especi-
ally after the late bath, when there is
danger of cold from drafts.
Six night robes of white muslin or
lawn or cambria are absolutely neces-
sary. Many young women experienced
in the uncertainties Of boarding school
temperature take warm one OF fan
nelette. With the bath robe and the
night robes should go a pair of bath
slippers, which may be made by the
fair students own hands.
Six changes of underwear are a min
imum in both cotton and wooden. 1t is
wise to send both with the student, al
ho bn
Mothers who have tried know how diff
ficult it is to do shopping for an absent
member of the family. At least two
pairs of equestrian tights are service
able in place of wooden underskirts, or
two heavy flannel skirts should be add
ed to the outfit. AS to hosiery, four
pairs of ordinary and two of best stock
ing are required for either summer or
winter
OF underskirts two black sateen for
everyday wear and a silk one for best
wear is a fair supply White skirts are
out of the question to girls with mod
crate incomes. Black mohair, with ruff
fles Of silk or with mohair rufile, her
ringbone stitched, may be substituted
for the silk.
Shoes, gloves and handkerchiefs are
said to indicate the lady, There should
be one pair of thick leather or channels
gloves for every day, pair to match
the best dress and en- evening pair. AS
college girls are fond Of all sorts of win
ter outdoor sports pair of nice wooden
mittens neyeG come amiss.
Not less than q dozen and a half
handkerchiefs are convenient On each
as on every piece of linen. should be
marked the owners name. A failure to
remember this will result ip fines lev
led by the matron, and the possible
loss of the clothing as in a school
where several hundreds of girls are
served it will be difficult to identify in
dividual pieces
A very stout pair of English walking
shoes should be bought for street wear
A lighter pair of morocco or straight
goat will answer for school. while for
best usually kid is preferred. A pair of
plain slippers for house wear and
pair of evening slippers, with perhaps
pair of tan shoes for woodland ram
bles, will be ample Every school in
sists that each young woman come well
provided with overshOes. and If she is
a lover of tennis she will take with her
tennis shoes.
In addition to the tennis dress, if she
is a bicycler she Will want her bicy
cling outfit. 1t is not likely any school
at this day will object to wheeling, but
it is just as well'to write a note to the
authorities before transporting the
wheel to school. Every first class
school has its tennis court, croquet
grounds and gymnasium, while for
some near the seashore bathing Is a
part of the weeks routine, swimming
being taught by the gymnasium in
structor. This win necessitate the pur-
chase Of bathing suit.
Right here it is well to mention the
macintosh and umbrella, which no
thoughtful mother would forget
Now, the room to which the girl stu
dent win be assigned will be compare
lively bare Of ornament There will be
a table, few chairs and perhaps two
single beds All students are expected
to bring their own bed linen This
should consist OF from four to six
sheets, one pair Of blankets. four TO
slips, quilts being supplied by the
school.
Another accessory which It is wise 10
send With eaca young woman Is a SUI
dent lamp, green shade serving to
greatly protect the eyes. A bright table
cover for the table, paper knife, ink
stand and other TRIES for the table
should not be forgotten. The dressing
case should have scarf and pin
cushion, and from home the girl may
take any Of the pretty things that
adorn her dressing case there These
in most students rooms are re-
enforced by photographs of the home
people. OF hand towels, which the
students are expeered to supply. there
should be a dozen-four turkish, the
others the Ordinary sort
4 pair Of seFiuG curtains for the win
dcws adds greatly to TIE appearance Of
the room An alcohol lamp for the
curtin q tpngs is a necessity. as board
ing school gas Is slHays turned of dur
ing the day. Likewise each studsat
brings Dozen and half table nap
kins. With her own napkin ring TO
add to her comfort she should have
rocking chair This may be EXPRESSED
from homo or purchased In the col
iege town Ind left at school from year
to year until graduation. as most girls