The evening times., 1896-03-06
CAUTIONS FOR THE GIRLS.
Don't Think 1t Doesn't Matter to Keep
Shoes Polished.
hi hx.l, Ia,
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Does woman reveal her disposition
In her dress? II she does then think
that the keynote Of many feminine dis
positions is carelessness; a disposition
| to think and say: 1T does not matter;
| 1t will not show when it is on
But, my dear girl, it does show. The
tresses that you have carelessly combed
out, wadding them up ba Silly behind.
trusting to hat and veil to hide, unhesi-
| tatingiy announces the fact to the most
| careless observer. s,.-
| The bow that has pulled loose, and you
have not taken the trouble to sew in place,
| but pinned with careless hand sets askew
and discloses the pin TO the gaze of all ...
The boots that are 4 little shabby, you
compromise with dab Of polish on the toe.
| leaving the heel and sides to take care Of
| themselves, salving your conscience with the
| erroneous idea that it won't show"
| They do show, in going up and down stairs,
| in walking the street, in lifting the skirt,
in unavoidable places; they show and mark
the wearer as careless woman.
As to that skirt. frayed and soiled at the
| hem, it is a good skirt, but only requires a
| little mending to be made presentablc, but
| y,
| in the belief that the soiled, frazzled edge
| will not be noticed.
saw a sight at u gathering which may
| be taken as an Illustration. Standing at
| the foot of public stairway waiting
chance to mount glanced upward and
| tall girl, good looking and well dressed,
| was above. Her blue serge skirt was new,
her jaunty coat fitted neatly, her gloves
hat also could not he questioned. Stand
ing on the level with the young woman she
| was seemingly irreproaclablc. but when
she lifted bcr flaring skirt and moved up
| the stairs the careless spot was at once
| evident. The boots were not new, and bad
| received no care; a dab of polish across
the toes emphasized the general shabbi-
ness, and, horror of horrors, the back
seam of one of the shabby boots had given
| way, exposing TO view a small area OF bare,
pink heel.
The keynote to a gcntlewoman's per-
sonaiity is neatness, scrupuious neatness,
| that meets the critical gaze at all times.
There is an excuse for a lack of taste
| in little details of dress-the sense OF bar
mony may be lacking, the taste may be
undeveloped-but a lack of neatness can
not be excused.
Not long since. In an assembly of women,
my eyes were persistently attracted TO the
headgear of young woman present. Her
gown was black cloth and silk affair.
But her picture hat, of feather Jet and vel
vet, was held on by big white-headed pinl
Just think, a big, white-headed hat pin,
holding In place a black velvet hat! It.
was the one jarring note, the one little care
lessness in detail that commended an other
wise pretty costume.
A garment may be old and well worn, but
carefully mended and free from stain and
soil ttbecomes respectable. The shoes may
show the shape of the foot, but if they are
polished, heels, soles and tops, and every
button in place, half their shabbiness may
be overlooked.
Gloves. If soiled and buttonless, speak
plainly as words the word .'slovenly,''
which. If cleaned with a bit of gasoline and
repaired, would give many days Of wear.
An old hat carefully cleaned of dust can be
disguised by fresh veil; thus whole turn
out. thought has its best days, need not
chronicle the fact to the casual observer.
Vaseline, a cheap article, is a wonder
fully good dressing for a woman's shoe.
Rub plenty Of it into the shoe, let it
stand awhile, and then polish off with q
clean cloth. Shoes treated to this dressing
will last and look new Indefinitely longer
than neglected footwear. On removing
the skirt brush all soil and dust from the
folds with a good whisp, turn the gar
ment and hang it up by two loops that
should be sewn to the belt, and the gar
ment will repay the trouble by keeping
its fresh appearance Indefinitely.
A quart of gasoline kept tightly corked
In glass bottle will clean many pairs Of
gloves, and a very little trouble does the rest.
1t is the little things-the little careless
ness that you think does not matter-that
mars the effect of what might have been
a presentabfe toilet and betrays the little
commences in the woman's nature.
And then the hair. There is nothing bout