2 woolen combination suits $3.00 1 corset waist .50 2 flannelette petticoats 1.00 1 black petticoat 1.50 1 waist 3.00 1 dress skirt 3.00 1 woolen dress 3.00 1 winter hat 3.00 1 pair gloves 1.00 6 pairs of stockings 1.50 2 pairs of rubbers .80 2 pairs of shoes 6.00 1 winter coat 10.00 1 spring coat 7.00 6 handkerchiefs .99 ------ $45.29 The following is quoted with permission from a valuable little leaflet prepared by Miss Caroline D. Pratt, of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, and shows what the prices would be for a girl in the southern realm: SUGGESTIONS FOR CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL GIRLS 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.