The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-08
THE WOMAN And THE HOME
An EQUIPMENT FOR THE GIRL WIG
GOES AWAY TO SCHOOL.
The Season Has Arrived for Prcpar-
ing Pickles and Serving Oysters
Significance of Beads.

'The daughter OF the family is the most
important member at this season, says
writer In the New Idea. for not only do the
hopes Of the proud parents center In her
future attachments in the Geld Of knowl-
edge. but the mothers thoughtful care also
extends to her wardrobe and provides for
the various needs
We will suppose that expense is to be
considered first of ALL as it is for the ma
jcrity of girls. and consider the subject
from that standpoint The first articles to
go into the trunk are undergarments. 1t is
impossible to have too many of them, so
get ali you can, but select judiciously.
First, several suits of flannel for cold
weather. and some thin ones for warmer
days. then the usual undergarments too
familiar to be mentioned. There is no
danger Of forgetting or neglecting these;
it is only the apparently superf1uous ar
ticles, the things that only experience
teaches one the value OF, that will be in
danger Of being left out.
Her garments should consist Of two dis
tinct classes the useful and the orna-
mental. The latter are by far the least,
both in number and Importance; so let
us consider them first and get through
with them.
She will need a couple Of evening gowns,
ono real bali gown and a dressy street cos
tune. The evening and ball costumes may
all be of muslin nowadays, made as elabo-
rately as you can, but capable of washing.
A very good plan is to have two colored
slips of silk or silkOlene, with both high and
lOw-necked waists. These can be worn un
der all the gowns and make complete
change, and be all that is needed for fra
ternity dances, spreads and entertainments:
"a Most useIul duultI0h' IL you can aIor1
1t, is a black net with two waists, high
and a low one. This is always a good in
veStment, though a large one.
The church gown is best of cloth. Plain
color is most dressy-a long skirt and either
an eton or three-quarter coat over a silk
waist preferably of the same color, and as
black picture hat and large fluffy muff
and boa are stylish and most economical,
as they can be worn with other things,
while hat to match cannot.
OF course pretty silk waists, dainty gowns
of foulard or cashmere, are both pretty
and very useful, but they are not indis-
penSable. With the dreSSy gowns she must
have nice petticoats and shoes and slippers
a dainty veil, gloves and the proper neck
trimmings. silk petticoat is the most
economical, as it does not need washing.
a few gowns with the correct small be-
longings are infinitely preferable to an
assortment lacking in any small detail. for
the fellow-Student can always spare the
time from study to note the lack of care
that these discrepancies show.
The usual part of the wardrobe is the
largest and most important Upon it large
ly depend her comfort of mind and body
No girl can do good work if she is dis
tracted by her clothes. She must look we'll
or feel the criticism of her classmates, and
have her nerves wrought up and her mind
distracted. 1t is the mothers part to pro-
vide against this, to have the students
garments, however simple and inexpensive,
well chosen and we'll made, so that she
shall never be conscious of them except
through their comfort and dainty appro-
Have plenty of stockings and good, broad,
thick shoes; one or two short double faced
cloth skirts with pockets; shirt waists.
mel is worn, and a half dozen of wash
goods, plenty of stocks, collars and ties.
Black serge boomers are the most useful,
but thin silk, lined with flannel, is the most
luxurious. Most girls who have gone
through their freshmap year do not wear
petticoats at all, except for dress.
n gymnasium suit in the college colors
bathing suit Of the same for the swimming
tank, a good, warm blanket wrapper and
felt slippers, pretty kimono, a warm
o'Shanter to match are all useful and al
most essential.
A golf cape must be included and a rag
Ian, if possible. Do not buy thick one, un-
| less you can have two, for you can always
wear sweater or cardigan jacket under IT,
and heavy long coat is very tiresome-one
| cannot easily walk in it.
pretty tea gown to wear in the room is
| very useful, but not necessary.
White worsted gloves are the best and
! most stylish. The other articles of ordi-
nary dress will naturally suggest them
! selves.
| My experience as a freshman has taught
| me some things outside of clothing that
| go q great way toward comfort and popu-
| larity with your fellow-students. Pillows
| you cannot have too many.
| Here are some important extras:
| A chatting dish and alcohol stove, a small
| kettle with its own lamp, couple Of sauce
| pans and bottle Of alcohol.
| and a n f1rdO
| pan. If you are very luxurious a small
nursery refrigerator and tin cake box,
spoons knives, forks and couple of kitch-
| en- towels
Tins of crackers. sardines. condensed
| milk. tea, coffee, extract Of beef and
| chocolate, with sugar, salt and vanilla,
will always give you a tasty little meal
| and do much toward keeping your health
! and preventing exhaustion If you study
| late A box OF some good malt extract
! is indispensable and will be much more
| beneficial that wine of any kind.
! OF course, you can add TO these anything
| you like. L have only mentioned what
| found to be indispensable. You cannot do
without the bite late at night if you study
! at all hard.
| about their rooms and opportunity TO show
| your taste and ingenuity without much out
| lay. Do not aim merely at prettiness. Let
| the room bespeak, at glance, the meter
| of the occupant. If you are athletic, have
| basket balls, fOils, racketS a draped tennis
net; have face mask and gloves oars. masts
|
| sticks. anything in that line. If you are
| studious, book shelves, reading lamps and
| writing tables. If musical. the room may
| then be made very pretty, too.
| There are many articles common to any
| room.
large flag or some small and.
| above ALL posters Be sure to take hammer,
! tacks and plenty of thumb tacks and gray
| poster paper for mounting the figures and
| posters in great heap.
! The Indispensable things are a good light
/ with a Welshbach mantel for gas. or a
! good student oil lamp; a table, large
enough to write with ease your work for
the next day and a good comfortable chair.
| These things you cannot do without.
| My own trunk stands half packed TO take
! its second journey to the realms of Alma
| Mater and. I think over my freshman
| year and the many superiuous things 1
| took. the many Indispensable ones | left
| out J hope my hints will help some one else
/ who is packing either for the first or last
! time the college girls trunk.-New Idea
! Womans Magazine.
A Chapter Pickles.
Good Housekeeping.