Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1916 — For the Schoolgirl [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

For the Schoolgirl

Fashion has approved, year in and year out, the one-piece frock for the young girl, and this piece of good judgment is more than exonerated. It has resulted in cleverly designed dresses that conceal the angles of the miss w T ho has arrived at the awkward age. And now r her elders are about to take advantage of the. gracefulness of the one-piece frock, for the mode demands this style for everybody—young or old —whose figure will allow it. The dress for a miss of twelve or more years shown in the picture, is of serge and might be made of any other -«k»th t a£.^pp|- i 3tJe. St! ! me weight and texture. A dress of this Kinam ported by a plain underbodice of muslin or silk which extends below the waistline and often supports an underpetticoat. This dress is laid in two single box plaits at the front and back that extend to the waistline. At the

front nnd back of the skirt portion the material is laid in a double box plait. l Then four flat panels, and they are joined by side pieces which are shirred in two groups of shirrings. In the shirrings needlework is introduced with colored silk thread, in contrast with the color of the material. Smocking is used, instead of shirring, in other models. Small buttons, covered with the material of the frock, define the shirrings. Cloth-covered buttons, in a larger size, fasten the girdle, which Is slashed into three tabs at the end. A buttonhole is worked in each tab. The girdle the dress at the waistline, but breaks tfie'teagjh of the figure. It is a featuroof many one-piece frocks, where its real use appears to be to make a place for silk embroidery or bead work and to provide a chic finish for the frock.