Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1912 — CHILDISH MODES ARE SIMPLE [ARTICLE]

CHILDISH MODES ARE SIMPLE

One Very Good Idea That Continues to Mark the Fashions of the Present Season. Just at the present season of the year our thoughts turn naturally towards the little people and their requirements. Luckily for the young people of today, simplicity Is the keynote of their fashions also, and the new coat and skirt costumes for schoolgirls continue to be made in serge or tweed with no trimming at gll, beyond a little braiding perhaps on the coats. The skirts are sometimes slightly gored and finished with several rows of tailor-stitching at the hem, but they are more often arranged with a broad plait in front and another at the back, and a group of single plaits on either side, stitched down flatly for some little distance below the waist. The Coats for schoolgirls’ costumes are of the simplest possible kind, double-breasted, and fastened with dark pearl or bone buttons. With these coats and skirts blouses In line French flannel are generally worn, with something bright in the way of a knitted silk cravat and a patent leather belt to match. Those who prefer the full length coatß have plenty of variety from which to choose in navy serge and in rough pilot cloth, in tweeds and in heather mixtures. Then, again, there are those fashionable blanket cloths, with the reverse side in some contrasting color, which can be used not only for the lining, but also for the collars, cuffs and pocket flaps. >•