Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-31

and the light. The bodies of my dresses she
brushed and shook, and then hung them on
their own frames. where they would air
until they were dry; and then she hung
them carefully away in a dark part of tho
closet, pinned in a bag made to fit the
frame, with the violet pad in the center;
she was careful not to hang anything over
the waists or skirts. Each one had a hook
to itself. 1t does not take so much room, as
you would think. If you will have a wide
shelf put in the closet, high enough from
the moor SO that your dresses will escape
touching when the hooks are adjusted in
rows on the underside of the shelf For my
evening dresses and the lighter silks
madame got big pasteboard boxes, and put
the bodies away in them. The sleeves she
always stuffed with paper, to keep them
from crushing; in the bottom of the boxes
were perfumed pads. Each box was marked
with the name Of its particular gown bod
Ice, and there was never any trouble in
finding them. She never put the bodices
away until she had examined the necks and
sleeves, to see IL there was any soil or a
stained bit of lace. If there was, the lace
was ripped out before putting away and the
soiled spots cleaned. The dress shields-by
the way, every dress should have these IN
dispensable articles-she took out after two
or three wearings, and washed them and
then put them back. She always left them
for an hour or two in the sun after wash
ing. My wraps and parasos, gloves and
hats were just as carefully looked after.
Il had been accustomed to thinking my
self very careful girl, until l met madame,
for my mother was as neat as pin, and
had taught me all she knew. From taking
care of my clothes through necessity, had
grown to do 1t because l liked to have them
always fresh. But l didn't seem to know
"A in madame's economical alphabet. A
WomanS first duty, so she thought, is to
look pretty-'distngue if she can and chic
Any girl can look chic if she sets her mind
to 1t, so madame says. And she thought
that to look chic was to be much more de-
that If the choice lay between a pretty face
and perfect dresser they preferred the
woman who knew how to dress.
Points About Shoes.
IAN article of attire that American wo-
men pay small attention to is their shoes.
We make the finest and the best shoes in
this country that are worn in the world.
But after woman gets her shoes she pays
no attention to them until they get too dis
reputable to wear any longer; then she gets
a new pair. She puts off the dreaded day
as long as possible, because breaking shoes
Is such trial to ones soul. In the first
place few women understand the ethics of
shoe buying. A long, narrow shoe makes
the foot look small. A short, wide shoe
makes 1t look deformed. The shapely foot,
the one that the artist and sculptor love to
model, is long and thin. If the woman who
goes limping around on on-decorated
feet that are crowded into number 'E S
" Ia lIHOW SHY pTlue 10 lne VIM anu Duy
1-2 D. she will begin to see some pleasure
in life and her feet will assume human pro-
portions 1t is only in the animal kingdom
that the short broad foot is found Cheap
shoes are not worth carrying home They
are as poorly fashioned as the cheap Gus
tom-made clothes they are made largely of
shoddy leather, and they will not fit, try a
you Will. Buy good shoes always, then take
care of them after getting them. When
shoe is taken off it should be rubbed with
piece of channels skin kept for the purpose.
Freed of all the dust, ii should be left to
dry for short time till all the animal heat
is out Of 1t: then 1t should be buttoned up
or laced and stuffed with cotton or paper to
make it hold its shape.
Some women have lasts just the size of
their feet and put the shoes on them to
stand them away in the closet. Once or
twice a week, after the shoes begin to
show signs Of wear rub them well with
vaseline and stand away for day or two
When you go to put them on rub them
with the chamois ard they will shine as
though they had been blackened. That is
all l ever find nece ssary to do to my shoes
[ never put any kind of varnish on them
until they are hopeessly gone, and then
can find somebody who wants them worse
than l do. A woman should keep the but
tons on her shoes, the heels should be
Strengthened as soon as they show signs of
running over for that will spoil the shape
OF the shoe. and the tiniest rip should re-
ceive immediate attention. A shoe that Is
too small VIII get out of shape very soon,
for the foot spreads and makes it run over
at the sides. 1t will not wear as we'll
either. because there is an unnatural strain
on the leather. a shabby shoe is a dis
grace, because it is unnecessary; il NAV
have half dozen patches on 1t and vet
not be shabby. if it has all the buttons
straight heels and is not brown from mat
tention or scaly from injudicious backing
Its time to tack on the continued
clause, Elaine, we have barely time to
get to the matinee before the curtain goes
up cried Louise. Il make it a point to
get seated before the curtain rises or stay
at home. l think it is abominable the way
some of the people here go to the theater
they simply steal the pleasure of those who
get there early. l call il bad breeding.
L m IN hurry to get home now to put
some of Elaine's, theories into practice
And they went off to get on thei- hats
More than ever l am impressed with the
idea that Elaine is a very sensible sort of
a young person. SONORA SARA