Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-22
SCHOOLGIRL DRESS
SHOULD NOT THINK TOO MUCH
ABOUT THIS vExATIoUs
MATTER.
dost Schoolgirls Too Young and Too
Pretty 10 Require Much Ornament
in Their Dress-Don't Worry About
Your Figure II Your Dress Il Com
fortable-Hsalth Is the Great Beau
tifer.
by MARGARET =. sANGsTER.

Jessie has reached the age whef
she fuses and hdgets abOu: hel
dress. looks at herself In the glass
worries because her cloak or her hal
or her jacket or something else. Il
last years style. and altogether be-
HAYES like a vain and silly GIRL ex.
claimed Jessies aunt Marion. who had
no patience with such frivolous con-
duct
II Jessie had been the fourth
daughter in a large family" said Iary
Elizabeth, looking up with a smile,
'she would nave learned 10 be thank
ful for small favors. Until I had
passed my thirteenth birthday I never
once went out OF the house with a
costume every bit Of which had been
made for me. | usually wore Susan's
last years frocks and Mildred's last
years hats. retrimmed and freshened
up. and when had a jacket II had
been worn before me by Ethel Moth
er always bought good things that
would last and they lasted until sew
eral children wore them out. was
cured OF business before 20 much as
a wee leaf OF Il cropped up In my
character. Generally speaking had
new shoes and that was a comfort"
Jessie had listened 20 both speak
ers with an air OF serious attention.
Il love pretty things" said she.
and | hate ugly ones. Why shall sis
ter Louise. who Is a young lady. wear
a corset that gives her a good figure
while I who have no figure al all am
( Obliged 10 wear a corded waist and
button my skirts 70 it,"
by this time ! was 80 stirred up
that ! was compelled to intrude my
views on the girls.
What on earth can you be thinking
OF. Jessie? school girls first duty
10 herself Is 10 wear healthful dress
and although corsets are excellent
and suitable In their place for grown
up young women. they are not parts
OF hygienic dress for you. hope
that you spend a good many hours
every day out Of doors. and that your
director OF physical culture superin-
tends your calisthenics and your ex-
ercises In the gymnasium. The gym Is
as much an educational place for you
as the Latin class or the recitation
room where you study and present
any other abstruse subject in the
school. For daily use a school girl
needs well-made loosely fitting blouses
and skirts. and the weight of her
clothing should hang not from the
hips but from the shoulder.
Deep breathing Is your great ne
cessity: your lungs should be filled
daily and often with the purest air
and your chest have abundant room
to expand. As for shoes. you must
have common sense lasts broad
enough In the sole and low enough In
the heel to enable you to walk with
ease and grace A school girl must
not wear a tight shoe nor a high heel
You are too young and too pretty 70
require much ornament In your dress.
and there Is no sense in your fusslng
over shirt-waisis and simple stocks.
hair ribbons and belts.
once your wardrobe Is supplied
With what Is comfortable and you
have equipped yourself with a golf /
cape. a rain-ooat and a sailor hat, you /
are ready for every occasion"
For receptions and commence
ments and Sunday evenings at home?" /
queried Jessie. her dimples playing /
hide and seek as she srchly glanced /
al me
Il beg your pardon" answered. /
"a girl does need one or two dainty I
frocks for evening wear and they /
should preferably be white. The
simpler they are the more suitable
they are sure to be A great many
tucks. pufis. rufies and lace Inser-
lions are misplaced In a girls dress
while she Is yet In her teens. There
may be. OF course. some unobtruslve
but not very much Is
needed for she herself sets on her
gown. like 10 think. too. that a girl
who is growing up takes a little time
now and then 20 bestow attention on
the laundress who has 20 wash aud
iron the dainty muslins that are 50
elaborate and 50 beautifully finished
with lace edges and delicate en-
broiderles
"A girl who has once or twice done
her own laundry work washed and
.roned a white muslin gown. or a duck
skirt. will know by experience that
il Is far from easy work. and she will
be somewhat more careful about fire.
luently sending Il 10 the tub. thar
her friend who has had no such per-
'onal knowledge Of the labor In.
golycd"
No young girl has the slightest oc-
aston 10 worry about her figure n
,nly she has dress that fits her
II she stands MP straight
throwing back her shoulders and hold
ng mp her head The figure viii take
are OF itself Health l. the great
and sensible dress is for
Toung people It's best ally. ID
Fortunately for young girls. there Is
10 question about the length OF their
ikirts. tor everyday wear frocks
hat reach the ankle. are comfortable
md insure ease in walking. and Inn I
nunity from contact with mud and
Mt For functions such as Jessie re-
'orraH - IN her naive ouoeffon nbouf !