| 6 undervests (summer) | $.60 |
| 4 undervests (winter) | 1.00 |
| 4 pair drawers, homemade | .80 |
| 2 white petticoats, homemade | 1.00 |
| 3 nightgowns, homemade | 1.65 |
| 4 underwaists, homemade | 1.00 |
| 1 gingham petticoat, homemade | .40 |
| 2 short flannel petticoats, homemade | .70 |
| 6 plain shirt waists, homemade | 2.40 |
| 1 white percale dress skirt, homemade | .55 |
| 1 gingham dress, homemade | 1.00 |
| 1 muslin dress, homemade | 1.50 |
| 4 gingham aprons, homemade | .72 |
| 2 white aprons, homemade | .60 |
| 4 pairs stockings | 1.00 |
| 1 pair low shoes | 2.50 |
| 1 pair high shoes | 3.00 |
| 1 pair corsets | .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 |
| ——— | |
| $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. |
| Safety-pin showing beneath the belt. |
From a report by Miss Caroline Gleason, Director of Social Survey for the Consumers' League of Oregon, is copied, with permission, a carefully made list representing conditions in the Northwest: