Fashions of 1800s to early 1900s
Girl's Fashions
1919 School Frocks For Spring
Submitted by Victoria Hospodar Valentine
From the McDonald PA Outlook Newspaper, Washington Co.
PA, March 29, 1919, page unknown:
The advent of Lent finds mothers devoting
their time to spring outfitting for the children in addition to their
own, which is a more difficult matter. But the quiet of Lent allows time
to consider things. Spring has already been heralded, for weeks, in the
shop, by displays of children's frocks made of wash fabrics, for school
and other wear. Nothing startlingly new in fabric has distracted
attention from our old-time favorites for children's wear, but the
season is distinguished by the unexcelled excellence in design of the
new garments for the younger generation and by attractive and refined
colorings in the materials used for making them.
Plaid and plain ginghams still lead in the practical
procession of cotton goods, followed by percales, poplins and other
heavy weaves. It is a satisfaction to be told by buyers that these
American goods are dyed with American dyes in colors that are permanent
as well as soft and pleasing.
A school dress, for a girl anywhere from twelve to
seventeen, shown in the picture above, is a combination of a plain color
with white in yoke, buttons and simulated button holes. The styles for
girls of this age--the "flappers" that still like to romp,
have run to plain skirts and overgarments more or less like the middy or
sweater coat. Big flat pearl buttons may be considered a fad of the
season and a very pretty means of simple ornamentation that may be
allowed on dresses for school and play. With the serviceable,
low-heeled, canvas shoes we can see in this outfit a garb that is all
right for tennis, basketball, and various other pasttimes, as well as
for schoolroom and street wear. ---
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