The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-22
RAINY DAY DRESSES
SENSIBLE ADVICE ON WoMAN's WET
WEATHER COSTUMES.


pendent Enough, Why She should Look
Like n Fright Every Time She Goes Out
In "A storm-seyeraI Suggestions.
Some earnest student Of human nature
once said that the most melancholy sight
In the world was to see fat man with
boil on his neck trying TO flirt with girl
in a fourth story window, but for real
downright sadness a woman on a wet day
distances all competitors. The average
woman In rainstorm Is sight 70 shud-
der at. for, however neat and pretty she
may be on ordinary occasions, demoraliza'
ton seems to set in as the rain begins 10
fall. and the result Is weird and awful
appearance that would make man cross
the street to avoid meeting his own wife.
or course this all applies TO the average
everyday woman, who does not make
practice OF taking a cab home when she
feels the first warning spatter-a custom.
by the way, which is much more commend
able, though perhaps expensive, than strag-
Cling around trying TO manage parcels
purse, umbrella and dress skirt
Observe the average woman on rainy
day at the big bridge entrance, for instance
as she fumbles in her pocketboOk for
ticket or change, and II ye have tears pre-
pare TO shed them. Her hat is awry, but
she knows il not. In one hand portion
of her dress skirt Is hitched, while another
portion has been gathering up the mud, as
has the portion of one white lace trimmed
skirt which, bedraggled and torn, flaps
against her Shoes leaving them muddy and
unsghtly. Her right hand holds an UNI
brella as well as her skirt; her left fumbles
in her pOcketbook, while her other, as Sir
Henry Boyle would say, endeavors to
straighten her hat, fix a hairpin in her
bang and do a few other things just as i'm
portant Her face Is set and hard look
ing and there is a wild glitter In her eye.
From herappearance one might judge that
she was a female communist or a shoplifter,
or that she was possessed Of what in liter
airy circles is known as a Jag But this
woman is respected member Of society, a
church member, a Kings Daughter, the
head Of happy home and an admirer Of
Browning and Isben. But she doesn't look
il little bit.
1t is all owing to the attire which ordi-
narily sane women persist in wearing on
rainy days, making no distinction what
ever between sunshiny, clear weather and
that which is sloppy and "demnition damp.
moist and uncomfortable" In these days
when woman is advancing" to such an
extent that the tyrant man must needs
step lively to keep pace with her it would
be well If she would take pause in de
batting such subjects as How to Manage
Husband" and 1.-THE Final Extinction Of
Man." and earnestly discuss "Why Do
Women Look Like Such Guys on a RAINY
Day." Then they would commence to
realize where they were at in much shorter
time than through century of talks" on
vague and farof questions. There is no
need for lovely woman to make herself
look like fright because she is going out
in the rain, but neither is their any law.
human or divine, which countenauces her
going about looking like bedraggled hen
Every woman should have in her ward
robe one or two rainy day gowns-that
is, one or two dark light weight dresses
that have outworn better uses. and that
ordinarily would be handed over to the
maid or the laundress. Take the skirt OF
such gown and denude it OF all trimming
then shorten it with liberal hand-as the
cookbooks say. Don't be too modest about
cutting away all that last foot of material
that gets so deeply. darkly, beautifully
muddy when the streets are sloppv. II Is
much better 10 walk abroad in a gown that
shows the tops Of your shoes, If necessary
than to walk along blissfully unconscious
with dress skirt and petticoats hitched mn
to your knee on one side, while the other
side trails ingloriously in the mire. You
must wear short, dark petticoat; under
TINS black stockings and good stout boots.
Many women cannot wear overshoes. and
II your pocketbook admits of a pair nj
boots made to order by good maker 70,
rainy weather use they will be found mucb
more satisfactory and comfortable than the
rubbers" that so often are more bother
than help Now, If you are addicted tn
the macintosh. you may wear one over
TINS as they are made up in very iauntv
Styles, put every woman knows how hot
heavy and perspiring rubber coats-even
idealized rubber coats-are. Except in very
violent transforms short jacket which
leaves the arms free will be more con.
venient Women who affect stained glass
effects as to costume and brown potterv
ccoiffures would do well to leave both NJ
nome on rainy days. Frouzy hair gets ont
OF frouze and looks unkept and witcblita.
picture" hats get crooked; plumes wifi
and artistic neck garnitwres droop in most
9nbecoming style under the influence of
uam pness; Braid your hair up snurlv
under little English tourist hat Nv
sailor, either glazed OF felt.
Wear veil-not cloud of pauze br.
sensible veil that viii keep your hair in
trim though the wind blows a burric,,o
lou can have bit Of white linen show =.
your neck If you wish or trim macintosh
ogttoned snugly across produces neat
effect. The short skirt idea may strike Won
as rather shocking at first, but try II sDJ
you Will lind it not half bad in wet ,Vea,ha.
ROBBED like this woman can Keen trim, a,;
neat through the rain. and will never l~e,'
IKE such fright that her HUSBAND ,,';i,
sneak down side street to avoid o,rea,;,,s.
her A bright Brooklyn woman has -
vented a sensible waterproof garment ca,l ~,
the ducks back Waterproof bnt e,.a,.'
woman does not like these rubber 80
ments' and for such why not adont No.
aid " iOrN Her