The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-27
1HE WELL DRESSED WOMAN.
How To- Appear Wei Under All Circum
stances.


wavs well dressed, nor = the plainly
dressed poorly dressed
II has been said the world over it
takes 4 Frenchwoman 70 make a gown.
hut an American 70 wear IL Worth Of
Paris once said: 4 would rather dress
CT American than any other national
nv. for she understands the art Of re-
pose The French do not. They use
their hands Is If they Were in 4 con
tinual state Of wool winding. They
shake their heads 70 such an extent a
sympathetic bystander might imagine
every individual hairpin was infiicting
torture on their dear little craniums.
RepOse, when attempted by English
women, becomes stoIidity- An Ameri
car woman has viyaciOusness She
makes her clothes talk She Is the dress
~ par excellence.
Surely man Of worth's reputation
may be taken q an authority. and being
an Irishman he ought 70 give an unprej-
udiced opinion or even verdict in the
case Of America versus France
II you ask man 70 define the well
dressed woman. you viii find. - 4 rule,
he Will say. The tailor made girl, -
then add ALPHABETICALLY. She looks so
neat, you know. -
The tailor made gown. like every 9th
~ good thing on this up 20 date earth.
has it, place DouOt confound = nascu-
line attire with tailor made, for there i
difference with distinction. Every
one, man, woman and child, likes 10 see
the touch Of feminine fingers IN . WON
ans toilet Can you understand any
man saying 10 girl IN = tight skirt,
cutaway coat, pique vest. fOur-in-hand
and sailor hac, carefully fashioned aft
q his clothes. Miss Bon G1rc0n. Won
look like IN angel:''
Extremes are not only bad form, but
rireSCme- No woman who understands
the fitness Of things VIII pile on laces
by the yard, rings by the dozen or curls
by the pound simply because Il i her
prero-arIve 10 wear these articles of
adjournment Used with discretion, these
articles may possess subtle fascination
Some one l. aLNays making the pitt
fuI complaint that none but the wealthy
can dress becomingly. That i not true.
Nowadays. when the fever q competi-
well on = moderate income # her time
does not mean dollars and cents, she ms
no excuse for d0wdy appearance No
woman whose purse i not Is long rs 4
gOssip's tongue should wear any thing
conspicuous. Leave the extremes OF fash
ion 20 your less sensible but richer sis
Ter.
The woman who has learned the art
Of appearing well under all circum-
stances Is the one who knows the time
and hour 20 wear her silks and chifons,
her tweeds and velvets- The maid of
honor 20 the queen OF fashion believes
cleanliness runs hand in hand with god
illness, so there Is neither spot nor stain
on anything that finds its way through
the sacred portals Of her dressing room
The woman who values the title OF
good dresses may not possess more
than one gown 4 season but that gown
Is irreprOachable in texture and TT IL
Is not necessarily handsomely trimmed.
but IL should be dressy enough for a So
cial function or plain enough 10 wear
20 church
The well dressed woman never comes
10 the breakfast table IN questionable
state OF tidiness any more than she
would 90 70 = ball with . frouzy head
= wrapper OF uegliSee should only be
worn IN the privacy OF the bedroom
Every woman should understand the
difference between = street and house
gown Simplicity for the street, dainti-
ness for the house, l. the rule
Wear your gowns Is II they were
part Of you Never let any one know
you are conscious OF sitting on lace at
$40 yard On the othe- hand, do not
let your costly garments drag through
mud puddIes and fancy you are giving
people the impression your soul Is above
your raiuent
The good dresser" thinks a. much
OF the utnuresr details a. she does Of
the NJ OF her gown Her gloves do not
need uending; neither are her shoes
shabby And, BY the way, she wears
loose fitting gloves No 8 hands look
like animated puddIn5s n No gloves
The we'll dressed wcnaa dissec-s her
own particular style and COWS herself
accordingly Z she BE- . da-z skinned
Spanish rype- she VIII Affect v-2-n tint
ed rich coI1rs, but the slender girl with
n pi1uaut face must remember her
style = seen % tie best advantage u
Der . uacCy hat OF Z pert locking gown
OF the subject OF head covering IsC Is
szv The choosing y . bonnet = very
much like driving . Gluk=v-I5 should
not be hurried
Let the girI On whom Nine Nature
has been bc---ituI n the eft Of 4vcir-
t1Gcls content herzeIE With dark color=-
ard e-coCrz-ed By the thought she -
appropriately C1vned her face VIII SIP
ply Tie needed brightness
SCb1Cgace The ar5 e dress - II be-
cones part q yo1 Actresses, q I rule,
understand The arr better than any L
= part q their profession Sarah Bern
h1-1z stands 80 the head but The --di-
VIE ~lz-ah' looks Iikzau elongated ed