Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
WELL DRESSED
CLUB WOMEN.
Suggestions as to the Prop
or Attire For the
ROSfrum.
Copyright. 1922

With half a dozen big conventions of
women's organizations in prospect for diff
ferent parts of the country dressmakers
are inclined to consider with a good deal
of interest the aesthetic possibilities of
the platform exhibits. At the close of the
New York State club convention, attend
ed by women from all over the country
and looked upon as the criterion of good
dressing from Nova Scotia to Central
America, there was more than a murmur
OF righteousness heard in regard to the
dressing of the ladies whose luminous Ut
terances enlightened the minds of the
feminine hosts. 1t is not often that a real
cub convention gathers in New York, and
the meetings of the various local organi-
cations are as exclusive as high toned
funerals, so that the general feminine
pubiic-that which haunts bargain coun-
tiers and is regular at the matlnees-sel-
dom penetrates to The sacred functions OF
Sorosis, the Rainy Day CLUB or the Society
Tor Political STUDY. When a pubic affau
like the annual convention threw the door
open to the general puzzle, unclupbabie
women attended in hordes,, CURIOUS and
expectant in regard to the raiment oil
their more highly gifted sisters
In Washington the inhabitants Of the
Capital City are preparing for a great club
invasion. The Mothers Congress meets
there February "A and in attendance will
be almost all the prominent club women
in the country, for there is scarcely a
well known matron OF clubdom but be-
longs to some of its branches Those who
are not delegates generally attend the
annual convention for the instruction or
amusement they may get out of it.
Now, for the benefit or those ladies who
gather from the uttermost parts of the
Union to flash their gems of thought and
wave their plumes of gorgeous dye before
the eyes Of Washington, it may be inter
esting to know wherein New York has
weighed feminine clubdom and found it
wanting-its inability TO dress up or down
to its parts. At The convention there We're
few women brave enough TO appear twice
at the meetings wearing the same gown,
yet, in spite of the silk and satin elegance
and many changes OF raiment, New York
dress experts smiled and were facetious
at their expense.
Now, no amount of talking seems to
convince a woman that gown which may
be in every respect suitable for other oc-
casions is out of place on public plat
form. An incongrUoUs gown will ruin
the effect of the finest paper ever Written.
Not very long ago the president of a
New York club, famous for her tact and
elegance. had an unpleasant experience
which demonstrated at least the i'll effect
of incongruity.
Her club is a very large one, although
an effort is made to limit its member
ship to women of intelligence. Now and
then, as IN all clubs, through oversight or
influence, a cipher slips in. One of these
peculiar individuals made herself partic-
ularly conspicuous. and, although the pro-
existence, clamored loudly for a chance
to read paper One day one Of the MEM
bers of the club happening to mention in
the presence of Nine. Cipher the fact that
she would be unable to be present or to
prepare her paper for a certain date the
dreaded one volunteered to fill her place
The guileless clubwoman lifted up her
voice to the president In thankfuIness
and accepted the offer. Nine Cipher, who