Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-08-20
SIMPLE CLOTHES
FOR YOUNG GIRL
Something Mother Should Re-
member When Selecting the
School rousseau.
ALL MUST BE SERvIcEABLE-
Most Institutions Have Strict Rules
Concerning Finery-eest to Choose
Materials That viii Withstand
Hard Wear-5louse May
Suit Taste.

Suit Taste.
TNHE time is at hand when the
small daughter must be made
ready for school If she is to
stay at home this may only mean
the making Of frock or two, but if
boarding school is in order there must
be more or less of trousseau. For
the former definite frock is frequent
iy needed. many schools insisting up
on sort of uniform fer wear during
the school hours. Mothers should find
this out &c avoid the possibility of
making up dresses that cannot be
worn.
Though there may be no required
style of frock, every mother should
consider carefully the style and mate
riai for the school dress. Remember
for the next nine or ten months the
clothes that will make the most de-
mite impression are those worn FIVE
days Of the week TO school. Half worn
party dresses or overdressing are no
lo1gr countenanced by fashionable
EIoti ers, and should be much less so
by mothers who must do the sewing
for their children, writes Jane Barton
in the Chicago Tribune.
In getting ready for school, especial
ly for the school frock, | cannot over
emphasize the doctrine of simple .ty.
If nothing else induces you to make
simple clothes for your schoolgirl. try
to remember they are much smarter
and far better taste. Another mem
DRY iog-nothing that is not eminently
serviceable viii pass muster for school
wear.
There are two distinct styles CT
dressing for the schoolgirl who has
reached her teens" First there is
the tailored suit worn with separate
blouses. This has many advantages,
as variety of waists can be worn
with one suit. and the girl looks well
on the street, Then, too, The mother
who l. not equal to doing all her
daughters sewing can buy a well cut,
serviceable suit and make the blouses
at home
Choose Material for Hard Wear.
If you are sufficiently expert to
tackle the suit by yourself, choose a
material that will stand hard wear.
Nothing is better than an English
tweed, rainproof serge or cheviot.
or an ell wool diagonal Do not go in
for novelties or extreme styles In the
school suit, especially of you can af-
ford but one. A dark blue. a rich
brown, or adult red is always in good
style. The checks and striped ma.
terials in dark colors are also good,
but one tires of them sooner Always
have the goods sponged Ii costs lit
tie to have this done in the stores and
the luster of tho material is not lost
and much valuable time is saved to
the home dressmaker.
Get a good pattern. being sure to
choose one that is girlish in its lines.
The Norfolk jacket is always in good
style for school suit; so is the
straight box coat with loose lines, pos
sibly belted trifie at the back Miss
es' patterns are usually ordered by
the aga number unless your daughter
be out of the normal measurements,
in which case always mention it.
A simple, stylish suit for the school.
girl has four gore skirt with a dou-
BILE box plat at the back and opens
down the left side with an overlapping
tuck an inch and half wide This is
faced back to the depth of fifteen
inches and is stitched on both edges.
The placket is cut about ten inches
deep and fastened with hooks and eyes
on the under side The lower edge Of
the tuck is cut in a diagonal line and
beneath it two side plaits fall to the
bottom of the skirt. Six buttons, bone
or silk covered, are set an inch and 4
half apart from the bottom of the tuck
up. The bottom of the skirt reaches
to the ankles or shorter, according to
the age of your daughter. and is fin
ished with four-inch hem, or may be
faced if material is scarce.
Cutting the Coat.
The coat, which reaches about two
inches below the hip line. is cut on
long straight tines, something on the
old REFER style. The back is entirely
plain, with strap six inches long and
an inch and three-quarters wide at the
waist line. The ends are pointed and
finished with a button in each point.
The fronts are cut as If for a plain
double breasted coat fastening on a line
with the side tuck on the skirt and
stitched to the same depth. The edge
Of the coat is cut straight for thirteen
fourteen tnches-the length OF the
coat varies somewhat to make 1t be-
coming then is cut in a shape dag
onal to center front at the point Of
the collar, joining slightly above the
bust line or higher If your daughter
has weak chest and the low cut
necks are unsafe
Fasten the diagonal edge with hooks
and eyes or a fly for buttons and but
tonholes Button the straight stitched
lower edge with six buttons to carry
on the line of those used on the skirt
Work buttonholes on the right edge
between the stitching, and sew but
tons to correspond on the left front
Measure carefully to get the tapping