Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1913 — CLOTHES FOR SCHOOL GIRL [ARTICLE]

CLOTHES FOR SCHOOL GIRL

Lingerie Should Be Serviceable and Gowns as Pretty as Mother Can Afford. Don’t get lingerie so sheer and so lace-bedecked that the first laundering will leave it in rags. Nothing is more serviceable for girls’ use than French embroidered underwear without lace on heavy linen. Don’t wear yourself out with your daughter’s clothes. Too many are only a nuisance, as fashions change so fast Don’t fall to provids for her as pretty and becoming gowns as you can afford. Appearances count with youngsters and many a nice girl Is needlessly hampered by the poor taste of her mother. Don’t be too sure you know what is best for your daughter to wear. The taste of sixteen may not be so good as your own, but It Is less apt to clash with current schoolgirl fashions. While one is still young individuality in dressing is not popular. Don’t have rigid notions on underwear and try to enforce them with cast iron promises. Most schoolgirls discard flannels as soon as they escape maternal vigilance, and many a girl is made hardier because of it. Don’t be too lnslstebt on serviceable clothes. Girls suffer when made to wear unbecoming gowns because of their enduring qualities. Don’t forget that the surest way to keep your daughter well protected In rain storms is to buy her a stylish rain coat, waterproof shoes and umbrella. — Don’t spend so much on your child’s jmtflt that you erlpple yourself aad

must stint her on spending money. A reasonable allowance through the year counts more for a schoolgirl’s good time than an elaborate wardrobe. Don’t get too many things at the start Every school has Its own ideals of dressing and your girl will soon be out of conceit of her pretty clothes if they are not what Jill the rest of the girls are wearing. Better buy less and fill out when your girl knows what she needs and wants.