South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-15

II is not always an easy matter TO
decide just what mourning apparel
shall be selected for young girls, that
is, al the age of misses. when they
are neither children nor grown-ups.
One wishes, of course, TO conform as
much as possible 10 conventional
rules at the same time, il does not
seem the right thing to drape youth
full figures in heavy black garments
or TO insist that il shall be worn for
any length of time. Indeed there is
no reason for doing either, for the
rules relating 60 mourning are much
more elastic than formerly and as
long as one does not too far depart
from conventional requirements per
sonal preferences in regard to mourn
ing are respected or allowed TO pass
unnoticed, so that il may be said each
one may be a law unto herself in
this respect.
A girl in her teens mourning a par
ent should not wear colors for year,
that is, if one wishes 10 conform TO
strictly conventional rules, and no
white except as a relief for three
months.
Materials suitable for her clothing
are dull nuns yelling. dull all wool
batiste. henrietta. surah serge. crepe
cloth, dull eponge, net and grenadine
Her suits will be Of dull serge. Only
simple models are permissible wheth-
er for the house or street and il goes
without saying very little trimming.
The picot edged organdy collar and
cuffs so generally worn just now are
entirely suitable for the wardrobe of
the young girl in mourning. Also
frills Of white net and lisse may be
added but no lace of any description,
either black or white. Ruff1es as a
trimming are in extremely poor taste,
though folds. tucks and bands are en-
tirely correct The suit may be re-
lieved with collar and cuffs of dull
black silk as armure or a dull gros
grain but never taffeta. In choosing
millinery needless to say the Cutlery
stove polish hats ribbons, flowers and
wings must be avoided.
Dull tagal may be worn trimmed
with dull ribbon and wings or mourn
hose are all black, of course.
For home wear any of the thin
creepy goods are suitable made up into
simple frocks relieved about the neck
with plain white Organdy. Belts. hair
ribbon. also any other accessory must
be black After three months all
white is permissible. II must be re-
membered that II white is deep
mourning. and so is all black but that
the combination of the two mean half
mourning.
Dresses for wear at home in the af-
ternOOn or evening may be fashioned
from dainty cotton goods as fine wolfe,
cotton crepe or epOnge. The skirt
may be trimmed with folds and the
waist in kimona style be decorated
quite simply with little net frills. A
white chip is suggested for a best
hat trimmed with broad soft ribbon,
malines or wings.
White silk gloves will be correct
and hose and shoes should he white
also. After six months a mixed toll
cite of black and white may be
adopted.
White lawn waists may now he a
little frilly. and black ties, white or
black belts may be chosen. the foot
wear black or white as preferred.
White hats may be trimmed with
black and vice versa.
A black hat OF net trimmed with
mourning flowers will he in good
taste worn with either a white or a
black dress: the gloves and footwear
TO match the tone Of the dress.
No jewelry should he worn during
the period Of mourning other than a
black brooch and any necessary pins
or buckle. The dull black, also the
dull white strings Of beads are con-
sidered mourning.
During the entire period Of mourn
ing the handkerchief carried should
show a black border no matter what
the costume, whether white. black or
a combination of the two tones