The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29
FITTING OUT A GIRL
FOR BOARDING SCHOOL

boarding school 1t naturally makes
some difference as to whether the
school Is in the country or a large city,
says q writer In the New York Herald.
For winter in the country Ii is the
warm listers and sweaters and the
rough walking suits which must be
given first consideration. while In
city school the every day dress is gen
orally somewhat more elaborate and
the coat and skirt costumes smarter in
cut and texture than are required 9TH
erwise.
Most city boarding schools now have
O day school run in connection where
the boarders and day pupils meet and
have lessons I'm common. The city
child is naturally somewhat more
smartly gowned than girl who grows
up in the country and the school dress
is trife more elaborate, therefore
when intended for city wear. Sim
plicity. however, Is the keynote for
every sort OF frock for young girl,
and ii is a mistake to deviate from this
rule even for an evening dress.
Dresses throughout, rather than sep
arate waists and skirts. are most in
vogue for all ages-shirt waists there
must be of course to be worn when the
cloth bodice is too heavy, but every
skirt must have made with II bodice
to correspond. A loose fitting jumper
ike waist Wilt uetaCHdUIe COticT anu
cuffs is extremely smart In lightcst
weight serge. Dark blue with touch
OF Persian trimming about the yoke
and top of the cuffs, with perhaps a
belt formed OF the same trimming.
makes an excellent school dress. The
waist and skirt are always separate, so
that when desired thin silk or a
French flannel or even a white linen
waist can be worn beneath the jacket.
There should be only fine lawn or
thin silk lining in serge waist, and II
is seldom necessary to use bones-the
blouse is intended to be loose and 1t
will be more comfortable for everyday
| wear If made without boned and fit
| ted lining. Sleeves and bodice are cut
all in one piece, but The material should
not be too loose Mt the sides under the
arms. for In so plain a model too much
fullness Is apt to be clumsy.
The skirt must hang as straight as
possible without being too tight. The
secret OF success with the new skirts
is while keeping the lines absolutely
perpendicular to also keep the skirt
| from being too narrow at the ankles.
A good model for a rough serge suit
| had double panel or plat point and
back. the sides of the skirt being made
OF straight pieces of material. While
there were no cores to give flare there
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plenty of width in walking. The new
! skirt may be finished at the belt In any
one of three ways--ths high belt, with
! the material hung from n piece Of stiff
| ribbon; the skirt finished at the waist
| line, worn with separate stitched
| belt or else the material hung from a
narrow grOs grain band will stitched
belt OF the material attached at the
| top fastening over about two inches In
| the back. A high Empire belt IL no
longer used for cloth skirts. and when
| the stiff betting Is used 1t Is not more
| than two inches wide and the skirt i3
generally fitted fairly we'll to the figure.
| Separate belts OF a different material
are seldom worn.
Even a young girl must me careful to
have her soft eatin underskirt well fit-
| ted and OF jus, the right length for her
dress, otherwise the best cut skirt will
| never hang well. petticoat should
always be attached to n yoke at the
| top to avoid wrinkles under the dress.
II is hard to say which style OF jacket
| 10 most In vogue for the schoolgirl, that
| which is belted IN at the waist line or
| the model which, hangs very nearly
| straight from the shoulders. While the
| long coats have lost favor altogether,
| still the very short jackets are to be
| avoided A Jacket reaching just to the
| hips is not an advisable investment for
a schoolgirl. She will outgrow 1t too
| quickly. for one thing. and for another,
| a short coat is never so good in winter
| as one which Is long enough to give
some little warmth below the waist.
The medium length three-quarter coats
are smartest Of all at present. While
a custume for school wear should be
absolutely simple. II should at the same
time be finished becomingly. The snail
| sailor collars in silk or velvet on the
newest coats are extremely pretty and
! especially becoming TO a young girls
slender figure. With this collar there
| may be silk cuffs to correspond. and a
| large silk bow on the plain felt hat
| completes a most effective little cos
tune. To change from the cloth waist
| q bodice OF the same shade OF silk. re-
| lieved by embroidered linen collar and
cuffs. will be most useful.
| Silk waists are certainly being worn
more than formerly by young girls, and
| even in the schoolroom simple blouses
| Of foulard and India silk are more IN
evidence than the warmer flannel
| waists. The average house Is kept SO
warm that II has been found most
| practicable for even young girls to have
| their blouses and undergo rments Of
about equal texture all the year
| round. the outer garments being heav-
/ ceptionally cold days the average waist
Is sure to be sufficiently warm.
Two simple gowns to wear In the
evening. with. perhaps, one more elab-
/ crate for special wear. are really all
| sufficient. Wolfe foulard. cashmere or
cachemire dc sole. crepe de Chine
| chiffon cloth and wolfe ninon make W
| charmingly for a simple draped gown
| with Just a small lace yoke and cuff az
| trimming. A shaded blue that is light
| enough for evening wear. vet not 80
delicate as TO soil easii,'. or else one oi
the bright shades of pink. or even red
| will be good for the dress that is Ii
be worn every evening. while there
| should ALWAYS be CEc white or cream
| colored frock. For the last year Of
| school there may lc one gown cut out
slightly at the thrCaat. not really low
| neck. yet possible Ia wear to a dinner
or dance in holiday time.
| The Dutch neck CT ,olia rlcss woke is
| correct in all evening dress for
| young girls. but IL seldom seen III
| smart dresses intended for street wear
The fat shoulder lime with fal! under
| arm sleeve generally IL transparent
| texture is seen in the gowns for young
| girls, as well as In the fashions for cid
er people. The belt is round and IL
| normal position.
A pretty flannel or crcpon wrapper
| must be provided in the school outfit
J and then the simple yet well fitted
/ underwear must be selected. IL Is i'm
| portant for girl tn realize that the ef-
feet of her entire gown depends To nc