Different publications of the book usually have different page numbers from one to the other. However, in chapter nine Scout explains what happens between her and her Aunt Alexandra with regards to her attire. In the Warner Books edition, a purple book, the description of her clothing is on page 81. Aunt Alexandra is opposed to Scout wearing overalls or pants. In fact, Aunt Alexandra tells her niece that she should be wearing a dress at all times. Scout claims that there too many things she wouldn't be able to do in a dress; to which her aunt replies that little girls shouldn't be doing anything that requires pants.
Then, in chapter 12, Calpurnia makes sure that Scout's Sunday dress is full of starch. Cal also makes Scout wear a petticoat "and wrapped a pink sash tightly around" her waist (118). She even goes over Scout's leather shoes with a biscuit to make them shine. So, Scout wears dresses on Sunday for church, she just doesn't like wearing them outside when she plays with the boys and gets dirty.
Finally, her aunt gets her wish to see Scout in a dress in chapter 24, when she does wear a dress to Aunt Alexandra's tea party. When Miss Maudie asks her where her pants are, though, Scout tells everyone that they are under her dress. That interchange is on page 228.
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