Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1911 — COSTUME FOR YOUNG GIRL [ARTICLE]

COSTUME FOR YOUNG GIRL

Dress of Popular Seml-Prlncess Model That Is Suitable to the Mlsa of Sixteen Years. To select a becoming dress for the girl who is nearly a woman is a task requiring considerable Judgment in sartorial matters. One cannot always take a design at haphazard and! adapt it to a girl of any type, for generally one must study the. physical peculiarities of the prospective wearer before choosing her frock. The following Is a dress which will prove equally adaptable to the tall girl or the short one, tbe Blender or the stout, for it is modeled on the simple lines that are becoming to all. The dress Is of the popular semiprincess order, consisting of a tucked waist and an attached tucked skirt, the whole closing at the back In one-piece style. Both in waist and skirt the front is left plain, affording a panel effect which serves admirably for the triipmlng, such as embroidery or braiding, for Instance. The waist may be made high at the neck and finished with a standing collar, or it may be cut in the pretty Dutch round that is so deservedly popular. For the sleeves, ohe may choose either the bishop or the plain one-seam model, provision being made in both styles for finishing in full or shorter length. A smoothly fitted body lining is included in the model, but this may be omitted if desired. The skirt is a’ seven-gored one, tucked to fit smoothly about the hips and having an inverted plait at the center back. In the medium size it measures about two and one-half yards at the hem. The deep band facing may be applied or not, as desired. Eight and one-half yards of 27-lnch or five yards of 45-inch material are required to make this dress for a maid of sixteen. It may be attractively developed in any of the soft wool or silk-and-wool fabrics that are now in vogue. French challls is being diuch used this winter for such dresses, and cashmere and henrietta cloth are always popular. Satin or velvet would provide an effective trimming. This dress is designed for misses of fourteen, sixteen and eighteen years.—The New Idea Woman’s Magazine.