River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-08
NOTES ON DRESSING.
What to Buy and What to Wear on /
Ordinary Occasions.

What to Buy and What to Wear on
Ordinary Occasions.
In this day of beautiful things no
woman need be badly dressed. The
cheapest cotton fabrics are often pretty
and may be becoming if wisdom is
shown in the selection first and the
making afterward. There are a few
general rules to be observed. In cotton
fabrics of course none viii 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 challies dyes are
used that have an offensive oiOr. Let
no woman buy them, deluded with the
belief that it will disappear in the wear
ing. As long as there is a 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 skin-dark blue, dark-red
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 the
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 be
tolerated in one costume, and whatever
bizarre effects fashion may sanction
none should be chosen that do not har-
monize. BY selecting and wearing one
or two colors woman may appear al
ways well dressed, for the gloves and
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 a 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 months wear in good weather
All kinds of cheap trimmings are TO
be avoided. Fortunately, gowns nova
DAYS require little or no trimming; the
fit and hang" of the skirt constitute
their perfection. Model business dresses
are of dark or a checked cloth, with I'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 as possi-
BILE. Elaborate collars and ruchings
and brooches have had their day. and
nobody is sorry. There is proverb to
the effect that every thing is worth
what you pay for it," 1t happens, once
in awhile, that good things are 20 be
picked up at special sales, but when the
work Of making is considered it gener-
ally pays to buy that which is on the
shelves instead of the bargain counter.
Mr.. Russell also laid down as funda-
mental principle of good taste, suita-
bility. Suitability ordains plain attire
for the street when the wearer does not
drive in carriage " tai Os diamonds
and silk gowns for the market and the
corner grocery. and odd extreme, pro-
nounced gowns, wraps or hats every
where The well-dressed woman is not
the conspicuous woman. She MAJ in
sist upon excellence in material, dainti-
ness in her underwear as well as in her
outer garb, but she avoids gaudy colors,
queer shapes and staring patterns, be-
cause she wishes to avoid, not attract,
ttention.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.