Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1914 — GOWN FOR THE YOUNG LADY [ARTICLE]

GOWN FOR THE YOUNG LADY

Velvet Dreeses Considered Most Appropriate—Changes In the Color of Neckwear. Velvet dresses for young girls are the smart thing of the afternoon wear. They are made with a long waist and a short skirt, made of two circular flounces; between these, is a satin belt or sash. A collar of pique or lace, cut sailor or rounding, is the usual neck finish. The sleeveless over blouses of velvet that are seen on the grown-up dresses are also a feature of those worn by girls of fourteen. They are rather like a middy blouse In shape, but not so long, and the arm-hole is very much enlarged, so that the foundation dress of serge shows. Different shaped buttons not only come in plain colors in dark modish shades, brown, plum, blue sad fawns, but are also decorated by odd stripes of a contrasting color. Sometimes there is only one stripe across the center, sometimes it Is the button edge that has pencillike lines of a deeper or lighter color. The suit coats are made both in the long and in the short lengths. Some of the smart models are of the redingote type, the coat reaching the three-quar-ter length. Some pf the lace guimpes are of embroidered net of the applique type of lace, and they finish at the top with a round neqk that does not come quite up to the base of the throat. Last summer the lovely touch of white neckwear was in organdie and

lawn; now it is of cream net and lace in the finer costumes, and of pique in those dresses that smack of the tailormade. J