Show THOUGHTFUL MOTHERS WILT WILL NOT O OVER On n- n 1 DRESS RESS DAUGHTERS Los Angeles Examiner A number of or intelligent women In the city discussed at the Womans Woman's club house yesterday the problem not new but of or extremo extremo extremo ex- ex interest that of at the overdressing o of ot school girls particularly in the higher grade Institutions like the High schools Mrs Gibbs taking the initiative in the matter ald aId that women taking inking cars In tho the early morning would be surprised to see tho the school children who alighted near tho the various Institutions and who are ara models of ot women's fashions fashions hair line fino Jewels elaborate clothes was tho the up make-up sh she crit Ic Other women spoke their opinions along along- similar lines and suggested that the fault lay Jay not with the children but with tho the mothers This Is b by no means I Ia a new problem of oC school life In some cities means have havo been taken to make the gra graduation exercises of 01 such a n character as to forbid the wearing of ot anything but plain gowns devoid of flowers or Jew jew- els cis Man Many private institutions specify the character of at the tho gown to be worn and in Home some few Cow displays aro are discountenanced by the wearing of or caps and antl gowns which effectually cover any attempts at over over- dressing It Is not to bo be supposed that the good women who argued this matter out yesterday Intended to come convey the tho Impression that as ns a rule tho tue overdressIng over over- dressing of ot school children prevailed in our public institutions It does docs not To the tho contral contrary wo we seem to bo be possessed of at a very large largo number of or sensible mothers who are dressing their daughters with care and do not run to display or lavishness But Dut it Is true that many mam perhaps in tho loving f idea en of or enhancing en en- their daugh daughters daughters' terse charms do provide tot for them clothes and Jewels and other things unfitted for tOl tho the schoolroom Of course the serious part of ot this Is the Impression sion slon that It makes upon tho the minds of ot children of ot parents who can call afford to bU buy them only th the most roost ordinary kind of clothing No 0 child should be bo humiliated b by a comparison of ot clothes with tho those e of ot the tho well to and no parent should be bo compelled com corn to go bO to burdensome and extra citra expense In Sn Inan inan an attempt to equal overdressing It is Sa a l question for tor the tho mothers entirely It is not a matter that school authorities con can take up unless tho the school chool be a lL l private Institution And it Is difficult to see ecu how bow the situation which has al always ul- ul ways wal attained can be settled by club arguments And Antl still such uch argument Is pertinent and und ma may result In good by br calling the th attention of or mothers to what the they have havo not thought of at before beCore that their chil dren should not be bo overdressed sed when they are sent to school School authorities however can regulate to some extent the o at commencement ex exercises exercises ex- ex b by at least requesting the mothers of ot children chil chil- dren to provide for them a costume of ot settled things which will not overburden the tho poorer parents with additional expense |