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Most girls have an adequate sense of colour, and know whether or not the colours they are wearing are at ""peace‘‘ or at ‘‘war.‘‘ ~Unfortunâ€" ately, though, there is always the girl who gives the rest of her associates the impression that she is either colâ€" ourâ€"blind, or has no sense whatever In dressing harmoniously, it is necessary for a young girl to keep two things in mind; to wear colours that are in harmony with the oceasion When in school, a girl should not dress as though she were ready for a party, and, of course, vice versa. The word ‘‘harmony‘‘ means ‘‘acâ€" cord,"‘ or ‘‘unity."" To wear colours in harmony with each other means to wear colours that blend, or unite to form a whole pleasing to the eye. To dress in harmony with an occeasion means to dress fittingly for the occaâ€" sion. _ For example, do not wear a dance frock on the street, or a school frock to a dance., They would NOT be in harmony with the occasion. Herewith is ‘published the essay written by ‘Miss Petronella Smith in the competition recently conducted by the South Poreupine Home â€"and School Association. This essay was the winner of third prize. The first and second prize essays have beun published in the previous issues of The Advance. Like the other two prizeâ€"winners, the third prize essay shows originality of thought, eapable literary talent and striking thoughtâ€" fulness, ~Miss Smith has handed the subject in very effective way." _ The following is the essay. n NOR C TTEA Miss Petronella Smith Was the Winner of Third Prize in the Essayâ€"Writing Competition Conducted by the South Porcupine Home and School Association. This Essay Cleverly Written and Taking up Subject in Original W ay. Third of the Prizeâ€"Winning Essays on Harmonious Dress Then, again, there are the different types of girls to consider. Whether dark, or fair; tall or short; stout, or, as the schoolâ€"girl is generally called by her comrades, ‘"*"skinny‘‘; each girl has to decide for herself what colours suit her, and use them accordâ€" ingly. A tall girl can afford a little elaboration on her dresses, but not much, since plain lines emphasize her height, and frills and rufflies detract from it. Straight lines are THE things a short girl should look for in a dress. They give one the appearâ€" ance of being taller, which is what most short girls want. _ The stout girl should also wear straight lines and wear her dresses not too short. A short, frilly dress on a stout girl always reminds me of a barrel. As well as emphasizing height, straight lines make one appear thinner. Then Dress is the medium through which a person expresses his or her personâ€" ality, And dress always has a great deal to do with a person‘s emotions. (On the death of some near relation, black is usually worn, because it does not jar the thought of the person wearing it; also, as a sign of respect for the dead. One cannot help but be sober when in dark, solemn, colâ€" ours. _ If a young girl feels elated over something, she puts on some brightlyâ€"coloured ; dress. _ Also, our style of dressing betrays our personâ€" ality. Some people dress very elaâ€" borately on every oceasion, while others, knowing the fitness of things, do not. of the true blending of colours. For the street, a young girl should wear dark, plain clothes, and shoes and stockings to match, or at least to blend. _ Light dresses are usually worn in the summer. Let the:young Plain dresses in _ preferably ‘‘quiet‘‘ colours are the best for school wear. It is absurd to wear elaborate dresses, or those made of goods which soil easily, to scehool. A dress that can stand hard wear, and yet looks respectable, is far more apâ€" propriate than one which is: flimsy and overâ€"elaborate. A good costume for sehool wear, is in the summer, to wear a middy and a skirt; cotton, or light stockings of any material, in the summer, and heavy stockings in the winter. Some girls eannot afford to wear expensive clothes, or silk stockâ€" ings to school, and those girls who can afford to dress so are apt to make the poorer girl feel dissatisfied, and in some cases, they even refuse to go. to school unless they can ‘‘dress hke1 Soâ€"andâ€"So."*! { When a dress of heavy material is worn, heavy stockings should be worn also. Silk stockings would look out of place. Similarly with a light dress, wear light stockings of cotton, lisle, or if one can afford them, silk. To go to a party in a silk dress, and wear heavy woollen stockings would be the height of absurdity, and silk stockings are really what should be worn in that case. In fact, a silk dress and heavy stockings look no more absurd than a heavy dress, and silk stockings. comes the poor ‘‘skinny‘‘ girl. She seems to be out of luck all around. If she wears a low necked dress, her bony neck shows, If she wears short sleeves, her bony elbows stick out. Her clothes hang on her like a scareâ€" erow, and, her feet always appear extra large. About the only way to remedy these inconveniences is to wear dresses with long sleeves and a fairly high on tight neck. A middy suits a thin girl, because, whether thin or not, it gives the impression that a mediumâ€"sized person is underâ€" neath it. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO One question which is foremost in most girls minds nowadayss, is * What shall I wear for sport?"" In the Viecâ€" torian age sport was practically abolished among girls because their clothing hampered their movements, and it was considered exceedingly imâ€" modest if they wore anything giving the body a little freedom. Indirectly, then, clothes affect the health of a person, sinee sport of some kind is essential to the average person. People may throw up their hands in horror at the modern girl in her knicâ€" kers, and perhaps they are doing right. A short, but not too short skirt worn over the knieckers would certainly make the girl look more girlish, but what a proposition it is to put that into the modern girls head! As one Ladies‘" Magazine quotes, ‘‘We have found our freedom in modern elothes, armrd we intend to keep it.‘‘ That, to use slang, *‘hits the nail on the head.‘‘ Wear elothes that do not hamper the movements of the body, yet that keeps one warm. A good outfit is knickers, a short, fairly full skirt, a sweater, golf hose, oxfords, and a small lightâ€"fitting hati for the fall or winter. In the sumâ€" mer, light, but strongly made elothes,, light shoes and stockings, and a small Dark, plain clothes should be worn to chureh. Jewellery of any sort is absolutely out of place in church. Nowadays, the object in going to church seems to be to show off one‘s clothes. _ Showy elothes are apt to distract the preacher‘s thoughts, and what is far more probable, those of one‘s neighbours, from the sermon. They may envy the clothes but what opinion do they derive as to the perâ€" sons character? girl keep her frilled and fancy dresses for parties, or any such oceasion which demands ‘"‘fussing up.‘‘ Some girls, though, bring up the plea that they never go to parties, and if they don‘t wear their elothes they will get to short. J would reeommend a line from Tennyson‘s ‘‘Epic,‘‘ in ‘‘Morte D‘Arthur,‘‘ ‘‘Keep a thing, its use will come."‘ t %" e un 'F # _ *» y ty td cip uo ce co 2, hat or not, as pleases the wearer. The next problem is travelling. Something which does not show dust and grime is best, and thus a tweed suit is considered by many to be the travelling costume. _ There are three ways of travelling :â€"by automobile, by train, and ovean travelling. _ I will deal with them in turn. If long trips are to be taken by automobile, a tweed suit is, as I have already mentioned, the best costume, since one is bound to eollect some dust. _ To wear a large, beâ€"feathered or heavily ornamented hat would be entirely out of place when driving, for obvious reasons. A small tightâ€"fitting hat is indispensable to one doing a great deal of driving. So much for autoâ€" mohile travelling. _ On the train, a suit which does not show the dust is best, and a small hat, which is someâ€" times removed. (Grey shoes and stockings; or those of a hue which do not show the dust as black shoes do, are preferable. In short, clothes in which one looks as fresh after the journey as before starting. . For ocean travel, a heavy coat and a tightly fitting hat are indispersible for the decks. The elothes worn in the diming salon and the drawing room should not be conspieuous, yet to fit the oceasion. can afford it, but does not a simple, "nexpensive dress look better on a girl when everyone knows that that is all she eannot afford, than if she were to wear expensive clothes? One of the first questions asked would be :â€"7 ‘‘Where did she get the money for that ~dress?""‘ Shadows of doubt cross their mind, and the girl is not received as hospitably as before. If she is working, her money can of Another probiem is what clothes one is to wear while visiting. _ If just for an afternoon or evening visit, one thing only should be kept in mind. Dress quietly, but as much like the person whom one is visiting, as possible. If they eannot afford as expensive clothes as the visitor, she should not dress so as to make them feel even poorer than they are in contrast. If they are better able to afford celothes than the visitor, then dress as well as possible, and try not Then comes perhaps the most diffiâ€" cult decision of all :â€"‘‘What shall I wear to this or that dance?"‘ Of course, the girl alone must choose her dress, but there are a few helpful rules evén here _A dress of light ‘material is preferable with silk stockâ€" ings and good dancing shoes. _ To wear brogues or boots to a dance is doneâ€"in little outâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"way dances, â€"but at a formal dance, such a thing would be unheard of. Simple danceâ€" frocks are ‘best for the young girl, since she looks dressed for the occaâ€" sion, but not overâ€"dressed. _ A tall girl may decorate her dress with frills, but a short girl should not esâ€" pecially if she is in the least inclined to be stout. The taste for decoration may be exerceised on dance frocks, but not to such an extent as to look as though every kind of ornament had been thrown on just because the wearer happened to fancy them. And also please DO get ornoments which fit the dress. _ For example, do. not wear heavy ornaments designed for a velvet dress on a silk, satin, or tafâ€" feta one. If one is very, or even fairly short, too many ornaments should not be worn since they, in a way, detract from the height of the wearer. If one is dark, do not wear colours and designs of dresses obâ€" viously made for fair persons. And, above all, do not overdress nor wear too much jewellery. â€" One or two good pieces of jewellery are for better than ever so miany pieces of obviously cheap jewellery, think of her is clothes, an does not car probably yo out so that dressed. To sively dresse can afford it to seem ‘‘shabby‘‘ in contrast. _ A simple tailor made frock suits all visiting occasions, because it looks exâ€" pensive, and, above all things, in good taste. _ When making a weekâ€" end or even longer visit, remember not to take along elothes that will outshine the hostess. But then, again try not to be appear ‘‘shabby."‘ In this predicament, the one answer is simple, tailor made elothes. ifford. OTY The ORANGE PEKOE is extra good. Try it! 4 very common m ‘ a girl to wear 1. Some girls . ies; and yet dre: girl from a mus« TEA is good tea You have been intending to try "R Rose." Why not now before you forget. y younget that she , and he care wh aAppear Her one r own person.. She it her parents, and brothers go withâ€" ‘an appear smartly ar well, and expenâ€" all right when one what 11 s not a simple, better on a girl that that is all af she were to idea of trom poor xpensively family. er â€" friends nowadd innot A few words will sum up all that I have said. Dress in colours that blend, and in harmony with the occaâ€" sion. _ Never dress over elaborately, and shun too much jewellery. _ A good motto is :â€"‘‘Be inconspicuous, sensibly dressed to fit the occamion, and wear clothes fitting to ones age and station in Life."! Efi%fi%gfififigfigfi%gfigfigfi%@ gfi Bread :fi Cakes % Pastry 3 course, be all spent on herself, but that also‘ is a selfish motive. _ Some girls gain happiness by seeing themâ€" selves dressed ‘‘to the minute,"‘ and the world thinks them selfish, while others would sooner see the rest of the family with better elothes, while not overâ€"neglecting their own appearâ€" ances. Happiness of spirit shows in our manner, and the girl who is cheerful, even though poorly dressed, is always more welceome than she who is expensively dressel, more than proâ€" bably without any sense of taiste, and whose thoughts are entirely selfâ€" cenâ€" tred. Being poorly dressed does not necessarily mean not dressed harmonâ€" iously. The girl who ean afford but little usually uses good sense and judgment and gets those frw things to harmonize, and of materials that will wear well. Your importance in this world is measured only by the service you can render. 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