The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-01-28
DRESSING THE H. S. GIRL
BY MRS. J. o. BEACHLER

BY MRS. j. o. BEAcHLEE
K The following interesting paper OF
Dressing the High School Girl'', was
written by Mrs. J. o. Beachler OF
Granger, and read by her at the Gran
ger Farmers Institute held on Thurs
| day and Friday, Jan. 18th and 18th:
+ Dressing the high school girl is a
greater problem for the mother than
dressing the girls in the grades. Being
older, she naturally begins thinking
more Of her personal appearance, and
often has some very decided opinions
Of her own as to what she should
wear.
So we should begin teaching our
girl while quite young in regard to
her dress; teach her that what may be
proper for one place or occasion,
would be entirely out of place in an
other. That young girls in school
should dress in girlish manner and
not try to follow their elders in STYLE
of dress.
Girlhood is all too short, at best;
womanhood may stretch out for manv
years. Our first thought as regards
the clothing should be comfort; End,
its cost and appropriateness. the Geor-
gette, the silk, the peek-a-boo waists.
the very low necked dress and the ex-
tremely short and narrow skirt have
no place in the school room; and If
we must make use of the clothing that
has been used for best wear, as is
often the case, then let us select ma
terial and style with this end in view.
1t may not be amiss for me to men,
ton here that pupils often like to
copy their teachers in the matter of
dress and, this being the case, teach
ers should be very careful to be al
ways modestly and appropriately
dressed. Never wearing the sport" or
other extreme styles Of the present
day. 1t may be deplored, but it is a
fact, nevertheless, that the style of
our dress has moral effect on the
minds of our men and boys, so let
us dress in such manner as not to
attract undue attention or cause un-
favorable, even insulting remarks to
be made regarding us.
AS to material there is wide
choice, but it should never be expen-
sive when there are always those in
school who must of necessity make
every penny count, and many a girl
has had her school days spoiled by the
knowledge that she is poorly dressed
compared with her companions. She
becomes self-conscious and her mind
dwells so much on her appearance
that she falls behind in her studies.
SO the weather. class should choose
materials moderate in price, that the
poorer ones may not feel CONSPICUOUS
on account of their clothes. E
For myself, ] like the ginghams
and the MILDLY cloth for spring and
fall wear, and for winter The woolen
cloth, such as serge or cashmere, as
these are warm, wear well, and with
care need not be cleaned the entire
season.
The style of make should be sim.
pie for appearance as well as to SAVE
the busy mother from long hours Of
sewing and laundrying. The one piece
dress is good, also the riddv an1
skirt. as well as the sailor blouses.
There is much to be said in favor
of the MILDLY uniform for school |
girls. It is becoming to almost all i
girlss is easily and quickly made, and |
all being dressed alike, there will be
no rivalry in dress, no time spent in
;alhng "styles," no heartaches over
ler poor dress, and mother saved
hours studying up a style to make
new dress, or in remaking
Ter old one. because it is out of date.
Some object to uniform for the
chool girl on the ground that it looks
90 much like an orphan asylum or in
titiution Of some kind, and that they
ire of seeing them all dressed alike;
'ut do we tire of seeing our lodge men
n their regalia, our soldier boys in
heir uniforms, our nurses in their
fnghams and white caps, collars,
uffs? l think not. But whatever the
make, be sure the skirt is wide enough
o allow the pupils to enter the school
wagon without lifting it to her knees,
II to jump mud-hole or ditch with
ut falling into it, and long enough to
Iln1ost reach the shoe top.
For the summer underwear L pre-
er the gauZe union suits. They are
cry easily washed and require no
roning.
do not approve of the custom of
Wearing no more clothing in winter
han in summer, especially for our
ountry girls, who must spend SO
nuch time going to and from school.
hey need not use the heavy flat knit
uits of a few years ago, but the me-
1um weight jersey knit union suits
lightly fleeced on the inside. They
hould come down to the ankle even if |
hey do make "buldge" in the stock
ng, which so worries our girls. The
uffles, tucked, laced-trimmed white
Grt is out Of place, worn in mud
y school wagon, or hopping up a
irty oiled school room floor, and re-
uire too much laundrying for the
verworked mother. Plain or striped
ingham in blue or grey are good for
!Sirts made with scant ruffle at
he bottom. AZ
Do not put silk stockings on your
chool girl; they may be permissible
pr best wear, but for school the bet
er grades Of cotton or Isle are best.
hey may be black or in colors to
latch the shoes. Low shoes may be
,orn during warm weather, but high
hoes should be used in the winter