Evening journal., 1914-05-29

mize, the elaborate graduation
y costume has gone out Of fashion.
II is no longer considered good taste
for young girl to splurge out on hor
commencement morning in SILKS and
satins and bedecked with Jewels and
real lace. Simple frocks in girlish
style are encouraged and much Of the
strife, rivalry, envy and heartaches
which used to attend every commence
ment season, have been done away
with.
IN some OF the largest schools in
New York and vicinity the young
graduates themselves have established
the r-five-dollar-froclz rule. NO
girl may appear on commencement
evening in a costume costing over FIVE
dollars. and the dainty frock she
wears must have been made by her
own hands. This excellent rule gives
scope for originality. taste and needle
skill, and banishes hatred, envy and
all uncharitableness from what should
be one of the happieat occasions in a
girls life. OF course In the fashion
able finishing schools on the side
streets off Fifth Avenue and up in
Westchester. this under five dollar
rule does not apply, but simplicity and
girlishness rather than elaboration and
elegance are considered the essentials
Of graduation froeks even here. and
though the young millionairess may go
up to receive her sheepsldn clad in
French batiste and real Mechlin lace
with thousand-dollar locket from her
fond parents glimmering through the
folds of her little bodice. her general
aspect will be that Of girlish simplicity
and there will be nothing except it's
fine lines and the softness of it to
show that her pretty frock is not
built Of twenty-five cent lawn and imi-
tation Val at five cents the yard.
Pure White on the Important Day.
Upon her wedding day. her conhr-
nation day and her commencement
day the little maid goes forth til spot-
less white-the symbol Of her girl
hood. Sometimes a class color IS
adopted with the white costumes and
is worn in the form Of a sash or knots
OF flowers; but tho all-white gradua-
ton dress is invariably the prettiest
and the most effective It is best to
have the footwear white also, although
this is not imperative In any case
the footwear Of the whole class should
correspond IN color as mixture Of
black and white feet crossing the plat
form is very bad from the point of
view of the audience BY the same
token. the footwear should be new
and dainty-fitting, for the girl gradu-
ate's feet viii be prominent when She
Stands high up above the audience,
on the platform to receive her dip
iona. Sometimes the whole gradua-
ting class sits on a raised platform and
then the footwear question is an ex-
eeedingly important one, and if all the
lgirlish feet are shod alike the effect
will be much more pleasing
White buckskin Colonial pumps. or
black patent leather pumps should ae-
company the graduation frock Of airy
character. Dresses Of white crepe,
heavy machine embroidery. or ratine
will be smartly accompanied by butt
toned boots Of white buekslin but butt
toned boots Of black leather thoueh
80 fashionable with street costumes.
should not be donued with a thin white
frock, unless in the case of q little
girl whose skirt falls well above her
Iboot-tops- Tan footwear should of
course never be worn with the white
graduation costume, and satin slippers
with French heels are IN equally bad
taste.
The Proper Length OF the Frocls.
Girl graduates are Of 40 many ages
and sizes that it would be Impossible
20 set any definite rule for the length
OF the commencement frock Gener-
Rlly speaking, II should not fan below
the ankle nor rise more than fve