The Washington times., 1906-06-30
STYLES FOR THE THIN GIRL:
HINTS FOR PRETTY FROCKS
Evening Gown With Double Princess Skirt-Panels
Front, Back and Sides Effective.

One Of the most popular toilets among
young girls is the separate skirt and
coat costume, possibly because no other
is quite so comfortable. or so adaptable
Becoming to all but the very plump
short figures, these separate garments
can be brought inNfor wear upon almost
every occasion, whether for street or
home. day or evening.
An ideal morning frock for girls from
sixteen, Is a crisp white linen. pique, or
duck. worn with neat tailor made
blouse of lighter weight material. finish
ed by a tie IN a becoming color and belt
to match. Is the day cool, or is any
kind of outdoor sport being contemp-
lated, then the skirt Will be changed for
one in light weight tweed and the smart
ness of the toilet Will In no way be
diminished.
Peter Pan Waists Pretty.
The Peter Pan separate waists are ex-
cellent for the wear of the athletic girl.
and SO are the sailor blouses. either al
lowing freedom alike. and an admirable
skirt model going well with these
blouses is developed from light weight
checked tweed made in seven cores,
with two quite deep side pleats down
each seam and the cores cut with a tab
extension just above knee length, which
buttons in these pleats, the fare COM
nencing below the tabs. The skirt Will
become all figures. is particularly grace
fuI. while the fuIlness about the feet
allows plenty OF freedom without sug-
sesting the slightest clumsjness. as
sometimes happens when a houncs is
added to give the same effect.
For the very thin girl there is a most
becoming model suitable for linen or
mohair that has a very wide panel in
the front. showing inverted box pleat
down the center, and little distance
away a. side pleat faces inward. They
are stitched 20 fiounce depth, and the
center back of the skirt shows the same
arrangement as IN front The sides are
circular and end at the stitching of
pleats. where they are met by a pleated
fiounce which completes the skirt A
strapping of the goods entirely outlines
these circular sides, taking In the head
of the flounce. This model in cream mo-
hair or fine serge viii provide a charm
ing afternoon toilet worn with a dainty
lingerie blouse and a pretty belt.
Evening Froek for Thin Girl.
An evening froek for the same figure
mas princess SklrI IN QOuDie eueCt,
embroidered founcmg being employed
The upper edge of one strip is gather
ed TO fit the figure, and a second strip
is gathered 20 fern a deep flounce
which is added 10 he coe above. under
meath its border. The guimpe of finest
lawn is elaborately hand tucked, but
lace collar and band cuffs is the only
contrasting decoration. Pretty ribbons,
forming suspenders, tie the frock to the
shoulders, and the whole affair is so eff
tecuVe that once seen will surely be
wished for. Neither will such a frock
be expensive. as great reductions are
espe cially short lengths. and. of course
printed organdy VIII be quite as pretty
as the embroidery, trimming each skirt
with little lace edged frflls and choos-
ing a plain ribbon in keeping with the
printing Of the cloth 70 rthe suspen-
ders.
Smar Linen Model.
Then really smart model, but re-
quiring a little more skill on the part
Of the dressIaaker. perhaps. is a sepa-
rate skirt of heavy white linen. made
with panel down front and back,
folded down the center to form an in
verted box pleat, while the sides are
given triple skirt effect by cutting the
widths quite short and completing the
length by means of two cIrcuIsr
nounces, one below the other, the siA.~s
OF each one overtopping the panels back
anu Hont- All are trimmed on lower