The San Francisco call., 1899-12-25
A NOVEL DRESS HANGER.
Simple Contrivance That Fits Against
the Wall of Any Room.

There are many different devices for the
care of clothes now that fashion de-
mands that a womans garments shall not
only be made in good style, fit well and
be becoming but shall always be In or
der. This is not so difficult when there
is a capable maid at hand TO take off
the gown, hang II up. brush IL, press II
and put IL in order generally. A woman.
however. who has no maid-and statistics
prove that there are more who do not
have them than those who do-does well
to use all Of the new devices for keeping
clothes in shape. To throw a skirt or a
wrap over a chair when IL is taken off is
very foolish proceeding, as every one
knows for II left lying on the chair the
garment soon becomes wrinkled and shah
by looking. 1t is not always possible to
hang II at once in a closet with other
clothes. as it may dusty, and yet there
is not always time to give the needed
brushing then and there.
A woman VINO has always been able TO
have the services of maid has lately
invented a most useful article for the
help Of women who are their own maids.
This is a dress ..anger, a most simple
appliance, which fits against the wall OF
any room, takes absolutely no space and
is OF inestimcble service. Like all clever
inventions. II is extremely simple, and
consists of brass rod fitted into a half
sphere, also of brass, with a catch which
enables II either TO hang down straight
against the wall when not in use or to
stand out straight from The wall when
needed. On this is hung the skirt, cloak,
wrap or waist, as the case may be. as
soon as Il is removed. tIe rod being
strong enough TO sustain the weight of
the garment while II is being brushed.
When the skirt is brushed and ready TO
be hung in the closet all that is needed
is to turn the rod and IL falls straight
against the wall. In some houses there
are two or Lnree of these rods in every
room.
In the tight-fitting skirts that are now
so much the style such appliances as
these are of the greatest value. The
worn, and there IS no danger of its getting
out of shape; after being brushed IL can
be put back into the closet on one of the
hangers on which all skirts must now
needs hang Such little inventions as
these have far more to do with keeping
lieved by any one who has not given at
tention TO the subject To put a skirt
away unbrushed means not only that IL
is likely 10 be worn again without the
dust being removed, but also that the dust
will get into the fabric. The silk Innings
remain intact much longer IL the street
dust is removed as soon as possible Hats
and cloaks, too. that so soon show the
signs of wrinkles and wear, can be kept
for vastly longer time II hung up
brushed and the ribbons or laces carefully
looked after.
ticularly good for women who go out a
great deal and who. are klnd-hearted
enough not to want their maids to sit Ip
for them, and who, when they take off
their ball gowns and opera cloaks, hang
them at once on these rods. The maid
and they will not have a trace of being
worn, whereas II left on sofa or chair, as
the case may be, they are bound to show
signs OF wear.-Harper's Bazaar.