Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-24
NOTES ON DRESSING.
What to Buy and What to Wear on
Ordinary Occasions.

In this day of beautiful things no
woman need be badly dressed. Tho
cheapest cotton fabrics are often pretty
and may be becoming if wisdom is
shown in the selection first and the
making aftcrward. There are a few
general rules to be observed. In cotton
fabrics of course none will be chosen
that will not wash Any thing that
fades or runs" is an extravaganza, no
matter how little the price asked for it.
In many lawns and challics dyes are
used that have an offensive odOr Let
no woman buy them, deludeI with the
belief that it will disappear in the wear
ing. AS long as there is 4 thread of it
left the scent will hang round it still'
and not the scent of roses. either.
For some unexplained reason pallid
women insist upon wearing tan and
gray and light brown that intensity the
defect of the complexion. There are
dozens of shades which correct the sal
low tone of the sllin-dark blue, dark-rcd
brown and dark maroon. In an inter-
eSting course of lectures in dress as an
art Mr.. Edmund Russell recently pro-
! tested against the erroneous belief that
black is universally becoming. On tho
contrary, he argued, only the young and
blooming face can bear the contrast,
and even such face would look better
/ in something else. He ascribed to black
/ the fault of intenSifying the lines, of
bringing out every expression OF care
and trouble, and thought the infinite
tints of gray were much to be preferred.
Two colors are about all that can DO
tolera ted in one costume, and whatever
bizarre effects fashion may sanction
none should be chosen that do not har-
monte. BY selecting and wearing ono
4 or two cOlors woman may appear a.
WAYS well dressed. fer the gloves anu
4 hat of one costume may be worn with
/ another. and where there is variety in
the materials there will not be too great
samenesS in effect.
There can be no economy in cheap
gloves or boots. A cheap boot always
/ fits badly and is shabby after few
wearings One we'll made will retain
the shape to the last. Cheap gloves rip
and tear and grow dingy with exposure
to the damp. Best gloves should never
be worn on rainy days; one such wear
ing will spoil them more completely
than a months wear in good weather.
/ All kinds of cheap trimmings arc 20
be avoided. Fortunately, gowns nova
days require little or no trimming: tho
fit and hang" of the skirt constitute
their perfection. Model business dresses
are of dark or n checked cloth. with M
draped, plated skirts and basques with
vests. With these dresses the hat and
gloves should correspond. and the dress
ing of the throat be as simple IS posi-
bic. Elaborate collars and rucaiu@S
and brooches have had their day and
nobody is sorry. There is 4 prove,h 20
the effect that every thing * worth
what you pay for it. 1t happens. onco
in awhile that good things are 20 90
picked up at special sales. but when tho
work OF making is considered it gcnec-
ally pays to buy that which is on tho
shelves instead of the bargain counter.
! Mr.. Russell also laid down as 4 fanda-
mental principle of good taste. suita-
bility. Suitability ordains plain attire
for the street when the wcarer docs not
drive in carriage 1t taboos diamonds
and silk gowns for the market and Tho
corner grocery, and odd extreme, p:o-
nounced gowns, wraps or hats ever
where. The well-dressed woma!. i. no:
the conspicuous woman. She mar n
sist upon excellence in material. iain,i-
ness in her underwear as well as IN ho-
outer garb. but she avoids gaudy colors,
queer shapes and staring patterns. he-
rause she wishes to avoid. not attract
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