YOUNG GIRLS' FASHIONS.
For _ tho'schoolgirls' :-hard wear,costumo ; there is nothing 'so as. a- :go6d; tailor- ; made, in 'sergojor-tweed, ,with thej.,invaluable blouse' supplemented by .a' which can', be .slippeai'on'-in a moment. . '-';Mbst of th'oso 'are.double-breasted, v reaching from a quarter ; of- a.-'yard', to a few '.inches { Uelow, thft 1 : waist,. and buttoned/.comfortably-':in'-'iifront, .while some ithatf'are 'longer;: aro' ; banded,;-'so that, they, form' a short-.Jilnipiro waist. 1 . .i<'or, better: occasions a number of pretty dresses are made' m plaiiv cloths,- trimmed: with gal6ii,-:'niade in the'pinafore -stvle.-or with tho big'i.kimpno'' armholes'over tight- undersleoves. VCo'rduroy' •is.'a good, .hird-wearing;fabric,-an'd for evcning : in' : :cold country houses ' a . pretty .'HghtrCdlotired j. velve.teen dress is- .not; tobo' .despised.; ■' In .golden brown; : deop_. sappliire blue, ' and 'dark .gr'eien .corduroy it; is 'seen',at its best. A lace or, chiffon bodico. cornea- in handy with., a ..velyet'eensi' .skirt,, for. 'evening wear. - ;I{Ms always., wise: where possiblo. to -make. a, girl'.s frock -with, the 'skirt and tho .bodice separate, 'as this allows of - a variety in tho ; toilette! .: Most.LgirlsVlook. well,- inured, ; but : simple . the.'-' : style 'Vwi'th theso' •young people the better.- -." It -is always a mistake to in any way:, overdress' themi—"The Queen." ' f /v'i v/ r >
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 143, 11 March 1908, Page 3
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194YOUNG GIRLS' FASHIONS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 143, 11 March 1908, Page 3
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