The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10


grownup members Of society
V the costumes for young girls not
yet out are nevertheless abso-
luteIy governed by the vogue of the
moment There is always greater
simplicity in the young girls frocks,
and no elaboration and costliness of
trimming is ever TO be seen, but the
lines are always practically the same.
In general the same textures are en-
ployed and the same styles of dress for
different times of day and different oc-
cssions are worn by all ages Of woman.
Some years. Of course it is more diff
cult than others to adapt the fashions
of the moment to suitable schoolgirl
frocks while at other times one sees
very nearly the same models worn by
girls OF il years and over as are seen
on their debutante sisters.
The chief features in which a school
girls outfit will be an imitation Of a
debutsnte's trousseau will be in her
street suits and house gowns. Natur-
ally. evening or party dresses will be
on a quite different scale, and such a
garment as the reception dress is un-
known until once a girl is an acknowl-
edged member Of the social set in which
she is TO move.
The school costumes this winter are
exceedingly smart because so simple
and so essentially practical. One coat
and skirt costume of serge, cheviot,
homespun or some such rough finished
material worn with a dark waist OF
net. soft silk or washable flannel, and
then one pretty but severely simple
gown Of light weight cloth or cash
mere. over which is worn in the street
a long cloak or ulster of some rough
warm goods or of pony skin, and the
girl is wei fitted out for the morning
hours.
For very young girls suspender and
strap dresses are still worn, but in
stead Of the eternal separate waist or
jumper of thin linen or lawn the bodice
is Of coarse net or chiffon cloth, or
even thin silk. as foulard, which,
relieved with a bit of white at the
throat, is quite as becoming as the all
white waist and will keep clean and
fresh far better when worn each day
and all day. Indeed, separate white
bodices are nearer their doom Just now
than ever before since first introduced,
Tor they are certainly not smart for
afternoon and do not begin to look as
well with a dark colored street suit
as 90 the waists which harmonize in
color with the rest of the costume.
ONG cloaks reaching to the very
edge OF the dress itself are to be
exceedingly smart this winter for
both schoolgirls and grown up peo-
pie" but 1t is for the misses. the girls
Of from Is to IS years of age,- that
these ulsters viii prove so serviceable.
Fitted in to the figure with a return to
the long, natural waist lines, trimmed
with pretty collar, revers and cuffs of
velvet, silk or fur, they are exceedingly
smart and even bid fair to replace the
long, loose fur wraps that have en-
joyed such tremendous vogue during
the last four or five winters.
Practically all street costumes this
year. save those intended for more
elaborate style of wear than a young
girl is supposed to go in for, are Of
rough texture. Fortunately the new
cloths are of such excellent quality
that while so coarse of finish and ap-
parently so heavy they are by no means
too warm or OF too great weight for
comfort. In our climate it is wiser for
the street garments TO be thoroughly
warm. while for the house the waists
and dresses should be kept as light and
cool as possible. The long cloaks are
all of rough finished material, some Of
the new serges being especially in de-