The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-04
FOR THE GIRL GRADUATE.
The Popular Frock of 1sO4-Low Cut and Trimmed

1He Topuldr frock or 1Su4-LoW cut and Trimmed.
 This. spring girls are having their graduation frocks made so that they sWill be useful toilets for dressy occa- .5ions all summer They are of white Invariably, long or short, as the class glnay deside, and usually of thin, wash Able stuff; though dich fabrics, chiffon, iilk illusion, pompadour gauge and zsauze crepe are fashionable and appro- %riate.
 &l But lovely as those delicate silk ere tions are, the girl who has danced on N veranda, walked of a damp evening En the beach, who has gone rowing in # leaky boat and driven over dusty Rbads in her best clothes, knows that &hey are a broken reed when summer |pmfort is concerned. A dress that |8hnnot go into the tub and come out Rainjured is a poor summer investment . 4br the girl of moderate means. So the ajority of this springs pretty plat brm gowns" are of null, dotted lawn, %gandie, batiste, India lawn, India ssore, wash mousseline, grenadine or |Ne new gauge dinities.
 Hand they are trimmed so that they Ell wash without being taken apart. 1b satin ribbon ruches nor rows of htin piping, nor velvet girdles, nor #iffon foot pleats nor colonial lace 2lls. The garniture must be the same A the material or of washable faces, @ $bon girdle and garlands and rosettes At can be pinned in pace, and need q minutes time to remove of a snday morning.
 For the younger girls commencement 8cks are made short. with a baby Hist and half low, round St. Cecilia sk that is becoming to the round Mite dimpled throat of the girl in her ns4
 shA slnder girl has the full 1880 skirt, st escaping in front and tilting up 8r so little at the back, as, all the gF short skirts do while the more konn graduate has her skirt tucked or lated from waist to knee with abso- sly no fullness about the hips and en made with a train which gives |ght and sIenderness.
 fany of these gowns especially the sia muslin, batiste and null, are em- fdered in the French convent style, ch gives an added richness without hny way lessening their practicality. Is a bit of a fad for girl to em- der her own graduating frock, and an especially pretty notion to em- der it in the class flowers, though in coIors.
 the really smart schools no color lll is worn in the frock, except the E co1ors in sash or rosette and, of ise. the class flowers. As rule, the
 meet and decide just how they display the class colors and just
 large the bouquet will be, and ther it is to be worn or carried. te must be a certain conformity in !class appearance as body, and cannot be secured without a gen. similarity in dress.
 e sthinnest stuffs are sometimes led star fashion all the way round, lt on the belt, with a multitude of apping side pleats. These pleated s are, however more difficult to do and so gauging and shirring and plain gathers are more popular. real 1850 skirts carry three or four nch ffde tucks about eight inches E: others have lace insertion or em- cred bands.
 ne of the baby waists are just 8 blouse dropping little over the front and back, with a second puff
 the shoulders and half-low neck, g part way over the first puff, and leeves are double puff to match
 blouses have a deep pleating of or of the same material falling
 St. Cecilia neck halfway to waist
 bleats form the sleeves.
 newest waist finish is wide, soft Y sash, tied about the waist as
 sh as possible with long ends that
 notted up in many loops and
 And the old-fashioned sash,
 two loops and plain ends, the ''in-
 sash" as it is called, will also be
 que again. Fitted bodices of lace
 and same material, tucked or
 d, will be preferred by rather
 or very short girls.
 of course the shoes and stock
 re white-high heeled kid slippers
 lk or openwork gauge stockings
 Png white suede gloves.
 pretty fashion to have the