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hang down the back or be brought up
over the dimpled face, and it should
reach quite to the bottom of the dress.
One beautiful little girl was made
the happy possessor of one of these
and in addition had a large hat of
plated taffeta of the same shade and
color. Her hair fell in long dark ring
let's over the hood to the cape from un-
der the big picturesque mob cap. The
whole was quaint and very pretty, and
the girl, the cloak and the hat were
much admired. The cloaks are not so
very expensive, as they are unlined
and are worn in very cold weather
with a knitted vest.
These jersey vests are among the
most valuable of the small belongings
of a woman's outfit, as they make it
possible to be warm and comfortable
while wearing an unlined coat.
For the young schoolgirl there are
many pretty fancies in the way of neat
and girlish frocks, but the dainty old
apron is gone from our gaze. Girls no
longer have these pretty little adjuncts
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preserve their dresses. A few mothers
put clean white aprons on their small
girls, but after a child is eight or nine
she disdains aprons.
The dresses for schoolgirls are made
of wooden goods of various kinds
serge, cheyiot, flannel, albatross,
Scotch plaids and some few of the
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of the season, and there seems really
to be no difference in the material
worn by mothers and children. The
belts and collars are generally Of velvet
or silk to match. Yokes may be of
light silk covered with heavy lace, or
for ordinary wear the tucked blouse
waist is the favorite, with no trimming
beyond the decorative effect of the
tucking. A really pretty school frock
for a girl in her early teens was of
tan colored albatross, both skirt and
blouse laid in box folds and stitched
down. The plaits u out at the knees,
which allows the proper fullness to the
skirt. The bishop sleeves have two
box plaits down to the elbows. A neat
black or brown leather belt and a
white linen collar, with a dark red or a
brown or even a black bow tie, make
the costume girlish and taking"
A more dressy frock is made of light
blue liberty silk, the skirt being cut
absolutely straight, SO that the shirring
at the hips and bottom brings it to a
perfect adjustment to the slim figure.
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so that it takes the form of a yoke.
The upper parts of the sleeves are also
shirred, as is the forearm. A couple
Of rows of black lace insertion are
placed around the foot of the skirt, and
there is a sash of black satin ribbon.
For the house oxford ties are pref
tier than high boots, but high laced or
buttoned boots are necessary for the
street.
Short sack coats, long rain PROCEED
coats and thick frieze coats for very
cold days are all seen. Box coats of
melton, with pretty facing, are very
natty for the young. Small fur pieces
for the neck are shown for young girls,
but physicians advise that they should
not be worm, as the wearing of fur
around the neck tends to weaken the
throat.
A few words may be added regarding
the undergarments for growing girls.
Corsets are out of the question, blu
there are waists which support the
skirts without unduly COMPRISING the
young form, and the union wooden I'M
dergarments are worn nearly every
where. Then come the drawers and
skirts. The former may be short and
fancy, as the warm fiannels are under
meath. There is a short knitted wool
skirt fitting closely to the body and a
colored silkoline or Saline skirt for ey-
cry day. For mice" nothing is SO suit
able as white with plentiful ruf1es of
lace or fine embroidery.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.