VERY PLAIN

NZ Truth, Issue 1205, 3 January 1929, Page 15

VERY PLAIN

Dressing During The Flapper Age From the time baby girls are old enough to be appreciated by everyone, mothers just love to dress them m all the pretties imaginable. But the time comes when the little tot reaches the awkward age and it is then that the schoolmistress wisely decrees that the little girl shall wear a uniform. '„ , „.' / ' When your little girl reaches the age of fifteen,"- it is quite a problem dressing heritor the " vacation period and when she leaves school and before she reaches the debutante stage, girls are even harder to deal with m the matter of dressing. .-,"'•„• Most girls want, to become fuli--rown women straight; away, but any wise mother Will prevent this. ■■ The remedy of the in-between age is to dress daughter plainly. DreSS her m jumper suits, plain ,. felt hats, court shoes with cuban heels or plain strap shoes. And afternoon frocks, quite easily, can bel'jkept -on- the plain Side if they are made 'out of the right materials Polka-dotted crepe- de- chines and silks, "flowered chiffons and voiles made severely and worn with the right hat help to get over •the difficulty • . . -■. This is the flapper age— fifteen to nineteen years^rand the tendency of most girls m the flapper Stage iS to dress to exaggeration. 'y_ . .."' 7-7 . The coat and skirt is another almost indispensable item of the sub-debut-ante's wardrobe. - This can be made of tweeds, and ' velour m the winter and kasha flannel m the summer, and, if worn with plain or rUffled shirt-blouse, is a very successful costume. ■;_•■■ Navy blue serge, woven m a fine herringbone pattern, makes a serviceable and very smart Suit. ; ..