The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-13
THE FASHIONS
THE SCHOOL DRESSES TO THE
 FORE.

Emery.
 The school outfit engages attention this month. The weather promises to be rather cool, and there will soon be
 be a return to wollen gowns. The general mode for children, especially for children over ten years, does not differ materially from that of grown women. There is considerable lati- tude allowed in the matter of colors, little girls being permitted to wear more bright colors than their elders. For example, the brilliant plaids, which are hardly suitable for ordinary wear for adults, are charming for little girls. This season they are very fashionable, and numbers of bright red. blue, and green tartans are being
 made up for the first days of school. They make up prettily as guimpe dresses, which are very much the
 thing, having almost superseded the once popular bretelle suit. Bretelles will be worn, no doubt, but they have
 been a bit overworked, and will be al-
 lowed to rest for while, The guimpe dress for girls, as well as for women, has so many good fea- lures that it should be encouraged.
 For one thing. it it neat. A set of washable guimpes should be made to
 wear with each gown. With care six
 guimpes will be enough to ensure per feet cleanliness. For cold weather the guimpes are made of India silk,
 linen, and lawn, tucked closely, and
 not striped with lace, for it Is not de- | sirable that they should be transpar- ent A charming dress of red and I black plaid was made with a full plait-
 ed skirt on a very small hip yoke. The
 waist had two deep plaits running
 from the shoulders on either side for fulness. The neck was cut in a large
 square with little V-shaped piece cut
 out of the lower edge. Three flat brass
 buttons trimmed the two sides of the
 opening, and three very small buttons outlined each side of the V. There
 was tucked white lawn guimpe and
 collar and a red leather belt.
 A green and blue plaid dress for 8
 girl of ten had a wide circular skirt, a fashion which will be popular for sub stantial materials. The dresis had a full gathered waist with flat collar l outlining the round deeollete. Below
 the collar was a fulled but not ruffled | bertha trimmed with two rows of blue
 velvet ribbon. The skirt was trim
 med also with velvet ribbon, and the belt was ob velvet. A white guimpe completed. a very pretty gown.
 Older girls, prefer shirt waist suits
 or gowns on that order, with white turnover collars and cuffs. The
 quiter plaids are allowable for girls up to fifteen. Of course they will be
 worn by girls and women of all ages, but it is maintained that bright plaids, except for country wear, are more or less out of taste. They are the easi-
 est gowns in the world to tire of and 1 they show wear very soon as a rule. Much more serviceable are neat | checked stitings of which the shops
 have an ample supply They come in I'two-toned effects in green and blue,
 blue and brown, red and black. and green and red, and are exceedingly smart in appearance. Other materials are the ever useful mohairs especially
 the figured varieties, serge, which has,
 q new lease of life, cashmere and
 broadcloth, which is not highly re- commended for everyday wear, be-
 cause it matches dust. So easily. The
 clearet reds in half a dozen tones,
 navy, sapphire, and peacock blue,
 green, olive and brown are the best colors for girls. No one should think
 of dressing yong girl in any shade
 of purple or in the heavy shades of the
 magenta colors. As rule, gray should
 be avoided also.
 A group of pretty dresses designed
 for girl of fifteen, who goes to board ing school included shirt waist dress
 of dark blue and green-checked suit ing. The skirt had a shaped hip yoke
 which extended In plain front panel
 to the hem. Under the joke the ma
 terial was laid in small plaits, three in group all around The waist had
 yoke empiecement with three straps which extended to the belt The waist was laid in little plaits between the straps. The belt and collar were plain bands, stitched.
 Another gown was of claret red henrietta of a fine texture. It had a full-plaited skirt with a plain front panel The waist was plaited and showed a blouse effect. It was double breasted and fastened with round brass buttons. It was cut out heart shaped in the neck and was finished
 with a heavy linen guimpe and a fancy collar trimmed with padded em- broidery. Deep cuffs of the embroider- ed linen were attached to the full. sleeves. Crossing the gainpe was a
 smart little tie of black satin. This was attached to the guinpe low down
 with a little gold buckle.
 | The third gown was white flannel made with side-plaited skirt and a
 plain blouse waist. The neck of this
 gown was cut square with rounded
 corners and had a guimpe and collar of pale blue cloth trimmed with white | silk braid. The braid outlined the
 collar top and bottom, and was put on | in a slight lattice effect with little
 brass buttons. The decollete was also 1 outlined with the white braid, which | likewise trimmed the belt
 1 Plain taffeta is rather old for a
 young girl, but the light colored striped and lowered taffetas are love-
 ly for evening dresses. They are not
 ont in as good taste as organdies and
 muslins, which can be made dressier 1 by coiored or white taffeta slips worn
 underneath. Somehow one does not