Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1918 — TWEEDS FOR SCHOOL FROCKS [ARTICLE]

TWEEDS FOR SCHOOL FROCKS

**practical MateNiii for fi G ir | t rfW| g .j«a3 IA ■| | smon axafl-ebsM gjrf if in a soft, woolly tweed in a double* checked design. It is in black and white, yet the pattern is! woven so skillfully that it gives a gray effect that is inconspicuous and splendid to conceal dirt. The skirt is straight and plain, and the loose coat is ly high waisted, wi<i belt and straps of the same material. It has hip pockets and the ever-becoming flat collar and revers. With this may be worn a hat ip velours in a soft purple shade, simply adorned with a band of black ribbon. Tweeds are the newest and most practical/ftear for girls. Delightfully simple dancing dr school frocks are made in nattier blue poplin with a little suggestion of silk embroidery on- the collar, cuffs and sashends. This simple garment merely hangs in straight plaits from a yoke, yet will prove most> useful and becoming to youth. Dark shades to be worn this season—the grays, navys. and browns, and the tete-de-negre with dark greensare in vogue.