The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10

daughter about to be introduced to So
ciety jolxingly remarked to d yount
member Of the club:
II thank my lucky stars that my
other two youngsters are boys Daugh.
tiers are too expensive luxury
Authorities say that for the firsi
three years a boy or girl costs aboui
the same. For the next fifteen years
however. the gap between the genera
expenses of the two widens year By
year tin at the age OF, say, is, it rep.
resents a sum four Of five times as
large in favor of the girl. Occasionally
the difference Is greater, as for In
stance when a young woman's mar
riage follows close on her formal in
PRODUCTION to society
| The mother of three daughters. dis
cussing the ever interesting topic OF
child growth, said that from the age
of Is months up to seven years q girl
outgrows at least four outfits OF
clothes and that during this time the
character of her clothing changes very
little, the finer and daintier materials
only being used. About $500 a year
or total of $4,000 for the four outfits
was a moderate figure, she thought,
and If handsome furs are included
once or twice, the total given would
have to be increased good deal.
| Nowadays there are few daughters of
the wealthy who do not from the time
| they are able to walk own at least
one fur set, sets of coat, mum and fur
trimmed cap, made OF exquisitelv fine
ernine, of mink, seal, squirrel and
other kinds of fur being displayed in
wonderful varieties by all the OUTFIT
ters. To pay 1856 for a 5-year- ODDS
winter coat and muff is an every day
occurrence in one of these shops, and
to buy a best and second best fur
coat is quite usual
Footing the clothes bill is not the
only item to be considered in the ex-
pense account Of girl of Z. the moth
er Of three girls made plain.
The Trouble Begins.
From the time a little girl Is 4
years old she faces the entertaining
problem" she declared, "and prob
ably no change in the political or
educational status of woman win ever
lift from feminine shoulders the task
Of looking after the pleasure sched-
ule of the community.
When one has small boy in the
nursery he is invited to little girls
parties. AS he grows he is still asked
to the entertainments given by the
mothers OF little girls, and the same
thing goes on till the day he is mar
ried. His mother needs to take very
little thought about giving parties for
him.
With a little girl in the nursery II
is Just the other way. Birthday and
holiday parties, parties to return sim
liar favors, luncheon and matinee par
ties to limited number of her small
friends are expected of a girl from the
age of 4 or earlier. Ny oldest daugh-
ter's first party marked her third
birthday, on which occasion she en-
tertained twenty-five youngster of
from TO years, each of whom car
rled nome souvenir, Up to the age
OF her entertaining and toy bill was
as much as her clothes account There
are cases where the several parties
given by girls under to their friends
In one year have cost several thousand
dollars because of the elaborate rro-
grammes provided and 80 nature rad
quantity of the favors stcwered on
guests. These amounted in one case 7
know of to at least $40 a head As
there were fifty children at that partv
naturally the occasion cost the naren+s
a considerable sum.
This expense goes on during the
next seven years in a somewhat in
creased proportion. and during these
years school bills are added to the
total, for whether educated at homa or
In school first-class teachers must
be paid for.
Il Grows Serious.
From to IA years a girl uses nm
five outfits of clothes unless she grows
abnormally fast, when she might mead
more. but the substitution of Some
dresses of stouter fabric for those az
cobweb quality cuts down the cost so
that $4,000 would about cover the cost
of the Ave.
During the next two years expenses
may increase. Gradually from the
age of IA to is girl has more and
more social demands on her time and
clothes unless she is sent to a board |
ing school. and very few wealthy New
York girls are. Nearing Is, she goes
to small and early dances, her out
door and indoor diversions REQUIRE
more and more varieties of clothing |
She visits more away from home and |
more elaborate parties are expected |
of her, all OF which means an increas- |
ed wardrobe. During this period / and
that two complete outfits are needed |
1t total cost of about $4,000 and I
place the bill for entertainments given |
1t $4,000
Concerning the cost of girls |
slothes for the 16 to is year period
here is wide difference OF opinion
{ depends largely on the girl. An ont
1tters assistant who comes In per
;onal touch with many daughters OF
he wealthy has known cases where
young girls OF that age were so popu-
ar, went to so many entertainments
lad so many invitations to visit girl 1
-rienos IN their homes, We're so much
n evidence at all outdoor sporting
events. danced and matineeed SO as
'iduously that their clothes bin was
especially in their seven
zenith year. when, although not OUT
themselves, they had the privilege OF /
assisting at the coming out parties of /
,lder girls.
The more conservative mother of
.hree daughters appealed to on this
point hesitated, then said:
NY oldest daughter, now married.
lost us during the two years preceding
her coming out not much more than
The had from the age of IA to lie. or