Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

to certain extent. her taste and her
knowledge Of correctness must be as care
fully trained as her morals and manners.
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School toys may be as informal and
picturesque as the girl pleases if the
school is a boarding school out of town
where campus coats and sweaters may be
worn out Of doors and MILDLY frocks or
similar costumes are the rule during
study hours. But in the city it is dif-
ferert. Delightful sweater and worst
ed tam-o'shanter hat may be in their
proper environment, they are n bit too
picturesque for the walk to school through
city avenues-and when a thing is too
picturesque 1t IS invariably bourgeois.
This Is lesson that the young girl must
learn, much though she may rebel against
| conventional restrictions.
! OF all the new tailored models for girls
| wear. the belted suits seem the most
youthful and appropriate. Owe" a simply
| cut skirt, short enough to show the but
! toned walking boot, Is an equally simple
coat which falls to the hips and is drawn
in slightly at the waist under n smart
belt Of leather or matching material. !
some Of these suits are in Norfolk sug- |
gestions with maunish collars and lapeIs |
and patch pockets at breast and hip: oth-
ers suggest the Russian blouse in their /
straight pOcketless lines and turned over /
collars such as are worn by very little
boys. A suit OF this sort vas brought |
out with other models at a 9th avenue
shop the other day. Iris particular shop !,
makes a speciality Of Quitting young
girls and all the suits shown to the
mother and young daughter present that
morning We're practical and good style as
well as smart and correct according to
the seasons fashion mandate.
SS
prc S,Iiy of
serge and had a straight skirt Tapped at
one side of the front and with three
knife pleats set in at either side. The
ilip-length coat buttoned high to the |
throat in front with brown velvet but |
tons and the narrow turned over collar
was Of brown velvet also. Turned back
| cuffs finished the sleeves and there was
! a stitched belt of the serge passing under
! straps a the side seams of the coat. The
| simplicity of this suit was obvious and
! the smartness lay In the clever modlsh
| cut the touches of velvet and the eX-
| quisite pressing and the tailored finish.
! The girl for whom 1t was purchased pass
| ed on with her mother to look for
brown push hat to match 1t and tub
silk blouse for wear under the belted
, coat.
Another suit, brought out at the same
occasion, was Of blue diagonal, with
straight skirt tapped at the front. The
coat. straight and pocketless, buttoned
In double breasted style with three big
pearl buttons set near the left shoulder.
! Turnedover collar, cuffs and belt were
Of gray suede, the belt having a pearl
buckle. The coat and skirt suit pictured
/ will appeal to the picturesque tastes OF
the young girl, and is at the same time
, conventional enough for street wear in
town. 1t is made OF dark gray-and -Whlte
striped homespun, and has boyish coat,
with flap pockets and a wide belt. The
soft felt hat is also picturesque. but the
! smart buttoned boots with duh kid tops
give the costume the correct note.
| Chiffon and lace b.ouses are not for
| the schoolgirl, who should wear simple
shirts OF tub silk or madras with her tai
lored suit, and for special occasions have
a daintier blouse Of tucked net or tai
fe;a or perhaps OF all-over embroidery.
| Insertions of embroidery combined with
! pin tucking make a charming blouse for
| young girl, and though the embroidery
| may be as handsome as one desires and
| the handkerchief linen or batiste which
forms the body Of the blouse AS fine as
spun cobwebs, the style should be very
simple indeed. The we'll dressed young
girl wears very little lace on her frocks
her blouse or her lingerie. Fine enbrOid-
cry is preferred. and the daintier pat
terms in insertions and houncingS rather
than the SNOWY designs are the favor
ties. All blouses this season have sleeves
to the wrist, but the girl need not wear a
high collar unless she pleases, for the
picturesque low neckwear of the moment
is. the divine privilege of extreme youth;
and il may be added that only extreme
youth looks well in some OF the exagger-
ated collars, frills and jabots that ambi
itious manufacturers are turning out by
the dozens
! The Campfire movement has taken as
| strong a hold on youthful girlhOod as
the Boy Scout movement on American
boyhood Campfire dresses have almost
driven the long adored MILDLY frocks and
! Peter Thompson dresses into Punishment
and the knitted worsted cap, SO beloved
last winter, is nowhere at all now beside
the delightful Campfire nat with its fIexi-
bic brim and it's embroidered emblem on
the melon crown
| Two Campfire dresses are pictured. and
| II will be seen that the general style is
| much alike, and that both dresses are
| extremely practical well pleasing to
| the Youthful eye. The costume includes a
loose blouse set on a yoke and having
when occasion demands. On the sleeve Is
embroidered the Campfire symbol. Ac-
| compariying this businesslike blouse is q
> short skirt that may be rlain Or pleated.
but which must in any event be provided
= with one or two roon1y pockets With Sc
: cure buttoned flaps. These skirt pockets
: are the best part of the Campfire cos
= tune, many girls will assure you. The
l. practical frock Is accompanied by equally
n practical boots, built for trampiug out OF
y doors, with low, broad heels and sturdy
I soles Splendid school and tramping boo S
t for young girls come now in new tan
e leather that can be wiped clean, no mat
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