Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-26

The s.y'cS 70 tie past few year )
have been 50 very Youthful that II Is
conlparatiyely easy u tiEC mod ,
that are essentially girlish, and yet
mature enough to attract the young
lady who WISH Is to look as smart aid
"grown-up" as LcT older sisters. Oar
half-groWn gir;s neycr wish TO appe"r
young, indeed, We. al lock back upon
our school girl days, and ieel 9ga.n
the pining for long dresses. the i'm
'pLlEc TO insist upon wearing our hair
ljeh, and the nIi.ltJrs of things that
We just couldn't do until We passed
our eighteenth year Of grace. Now,
the older sister is inclined to envy
the school girl her few precious sum-
merS, and as clothes can assist, they
have helped her to apear years young
er. In fact this wearing Of rirlish
locking frocks by more mature women
has been the subject Of much anuse
ment and comment. Their adoption
OF the short skirts, the ruffles, tie
bows, the organizes and the sport
tcolors, the low pumps and military
looking boots Chat invoke memories
of the friendly rivalry CT little BOYS
and girls) and countless ether &C
acessortes, that heretofore have spelt
gIrlhood in car tai letters, has led to
the saying that you never can tel
until they turn around. VINO is moth
er or grandmother nova days. So
bur little mothers of the future,
should read the signs OF the times,
and cease attempting t. appear more
mature. Dr."
Dresses that have mu.h trimming
or quantities of lace. sho1Id Re avoid
ed by girls under Is. Il makes them
appear strained and self-conscioLs.
II IL the freshness OF her youth that
makes a. young girl SO appealing.
and the clothes she wears should al
ways harmonic with this girlishneSs
and be as simple and swee: as the
young miss they adorn. Smart waists
and skirts can be daringly simple,
and yet still possess the unusual fea-
ture that a young girl delights in.
They can wear plata, Straight skirts
with bewiIdering pockets. placed
where no reasonable pocket was ever
sewn before ~
These skirts should be about 10 in
ches from the ground OF course this
depends upon the age ana height Of
girl to some extent. One point that
should be considered is the length of
q small girls skirt. II she is quite
short a longer skirt will seldom give
her anvt aupsrent height. 1t will help
her q little, however, II stockings the
color Of her skirt are worn. This
viii lengfhen the line of color and
make er.look taller.
The blouses and waists of course
are too numerous to mention. Very,
very large collars are considered chic,
and q young girl can wear them quite
exaggerated. Little fancy buttons
colored to match stockings and hats
are . little fad Of today, and make a
plain white waist look very differ.
ent.s z.- SIS. = ..r.,.
For afternoon dresses and gowns
for party wear, the lorgandie and net
frock seem to hold first place. Many
.ruffles are used. and sometimes the
entire ali1t a covered with them
They are the modern adoption of the
southern belle gowns, with the small
waist giving place to the ideal linz
OF the present day. The grace and
freedom Of the natural waist line has.
been eulogized to such an extent that
We have almost forgotten It in de-,
signing our one-piece slip-over dress
q. These modified gowns, with their