Arizona republican., 1899-05-19
TO GIRL GRADUATES
Advice as to Proper Dress and De-
 meanor for Graduation Day.

The day is fast approaching when the girl graduate of ;99 will say fare-
 we'll to her school days. robed ill fair est white, before hosts of adnliring relatives and friends.
 It is needless tc, say that she yearns
 to make a good appearance on this important occasion. Her graduation
 day. some one has said, is second only to her wedding day, and she looks lor-
 ward to it with high expectations,
 The girl graduate is always charm
 ing, like some young white flower she has yiouth and a dainty gown tu assist her, but sometimes sne is far from graceful.
 It is aut to be her first public ap- peaIance and this reason alone causes her to feel and act awkwardly. Then, tn make bad matter worse. the grad uates are invariably made to sit on the platform, facing an audience which they feel sure is observing and criti- cising every movement.
 There may be several reasons for nervousness besides the natural treipi datIon which accompanies the gradl1a- tion day ceremonies.
 If the young aspirant realizes too late that her dress falls short of the standard set by custom the time to which she looked forward with such happiness will be filled with misery.
 If in the whirl of excitement attend ing the closing examinations she has allowed herself to become unfamiliar with her part in the exercises it is probable and fitting that she will make fiasco of the whole affair
 If she has not rehearsed sufficiently the bows and gestures which she is to make, unless she is gifted with uIl- usual self possession they will be made awkwardly.
 To be correct in the matter of dress she will wear white, of any light ma terial she chooses, and made as simply CT elaborately as her fancy dictates One of the latest models for gradua- tion is of point d7esprit over white or gandie, trimmed with yards and yards of white baby ribbon, with sash and collar Of white double-faced satin rib- bon.
 The yoke is made of alternate strips Of lace insertion and the baby ribbon, and shoulder ruff1es and foot ruff1es are also run with the baby ribbon. It is an altogether charming and girlish gown, and will serve as an excellent model upon which to plan one nuae simple or elaborate Many consider that a simple gown is more becoming but frequently the graduate herself Is or a different opinion. She is at lib- erty tfc choose any, from the plain tucked CT smocked organdie to the elaborate ruffied point d'esprit They are both in good taste.
 The girl with the plairest dress need not feel that she will be the subject of unpleasant comment. If she is the subject of any oiSCmment at all regard ing her clothes it will be favorable, for the simply arrayed graduate is always noted by the audience with satisfac- tion.
 Each graduate should make it a point to be familiar with her own little part in the programme, so that she may have no vain regrtS when it is all over and need not feel that she mlorti- fled the pride of teachers and parents by clumsy rendering. By all means must she know "by heart her essay, but she may carry the manuscript in case memcry fails.
 When she greets the audience be- fore beginning her essay, let it indeed te a greeting, and not a slovenly nod or @ frantic stage effort at bow. Let her recolleot that her friends are be- fore her, she has something to say to them which she hopes to make as in- teresting as possible and her sa1uta- ticn should show all this. It is more than nod, yet less than a courtesy. 4 gentle bend of the body, hands held loosely at sides, and the lips parted in l smile. The attitude should be delbb- crate and comprehensive, sighting none, and with no visible trace of the nervous haste undoubtedly experi- snced.
 In rendering her essay the graduate must remember that the more freedom t motion she displays within certain limitations the more interesting it will De for the audience. She may expound most eearnledly but she will not hold he audience if she sticks closely to the | words of her text and moves neither 0 the right nor the left.
 The fortunate valedictcrian should l prepare her valedictory so that it may | 1e rendered without notes or manu- script. It is always a class address, | Ind she must not make the mistake of | it for the benefit of the all- | Hence alOIie. She should turn partly, | 70 that Win a sweep of either hand | he audience and the class may profit | y the discourse. There is nothing | ftrained in the valedictory, it is the | most natural thing in the world, and | LII 1t requires is to be naturally ren- lered.-New York Journal
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