.50
1 hat 2.00
1 wool skirt 3.00
1 suit 12.50
1 raincoat 3.00
1 pair rubbers .60
1 umbrella 1.00
4 collars .40
12 handkerchiefs 1.20
1 pair gloves, lisle .25
1 pair gloves, wool .25
Belts, neckties 1.50
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$46.62

This list has been very carefully thought out, it is evident; but while
the sum is small, we believe that it would be difficult to get clothing
of good material at these figures. For instance, the corset. A
fifty-cent corset cannot easily be made to last a year; and it would
probably be of such a shape that it would be injurious rather than
helpful to the wearer. Perhaps something else could be substituted for
that, however; that should be studied out by the Country Girls.

To this budget Miss Pratt adds a page of suggestions that are so useful
that we are glad to have more girls read them.

Here they are:

WHAT A WELL-DRESSED GIRL WEARS TO SCHOOL

Neat, plain, shirt waists.
Plain, well-made, cotton or wool dresses.
Plain, short, wool skirt. Good material will last longer and prove
more economical in the end.
Clean, plain, well-mended, durable underwear. If trimmed, use
cambric ruffles, lace, or embroidery of good quality. Torchon lace
wears well and is cheap.
Clean collars and neckties.
Neckties and belts should either match or harmonize with skirt or
waist.
Hair neatly and becomingly dressed, not extreme.
Clean hands and finger nails.
Plainly trimmed hat.
Plain, serviceable coat.
Neat, comfortable shoes.
Neat gloves.
Old gloves and shoes are neat when clean and carefully mended.

WHAT A WELL-DRESSED GIRL DOES NOT WEAR TO SCHOOL

Elaborate shirt waists or dresses.
Jewelry.
Low shoes and thin stockings in winter.
Bright, gay colors.
Petticoats longer than dress skirt.
Dusty, spotted clothes.
Fussy neckwear.
Soiled shirt waist and collar.
Dresses or underwaists cut too low.
Short sleeves in winter.
Coats, dresses, skirts, or waists whose buttons or hooks and eyes
are lacking.
Holes in stockings.
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