Figure 1.-- The "Ladies Home Journal" tells mothers, "Simple childish and yet undoubtedly smart is the dress of this little lady. Her white linen suit, shade hat, navy blue coat, her gloves and shoes, are all appropriate and inconspicuous. " |
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Simple childish and yet undoubtedly smart is the dress of this little lady. Her white linen suit, shade hat, navy blue coat, her gloves and shoes, are all appropriate and inconspicuous. A girl of twelve wants to wear pretty clothes, of course, but she also wants to be able to "do things" in them, and they must not be "fancy," nor should they make her look older than she is. Her clothes must get their style from their cut and fit, and not from the trimming. She has many years before her to wear lace and jewelry—while she is a child she should dress like one!
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