Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-31
WOMEN AND DRESS.
Man Who Thinks lie Knows
Something About II.

Something About II.
Authorities say there are more wom-
en- than men in the world. Also, there
are more varieties. Every woman is a
different yariety-in fact, but Two are
chief, those who know how to dress
and those who don't.
\ gentleman is defined as one who is
superior to his clothes, but the lady is
known by them. Lady, therefore, is
the first of the above-named two varie.
ties.
Now il does not follow that a lady is
one who is given TO wearing gay gowns
and giddy garments. Fine feathers may
make fine birds. but a crow would look
awkward with Il peacock's tail.
The demure little lady with the pale
complexion and dark limpid eyes and
such a general air of sugar and sim
plicity knows that a plain gown Of
black or gray is just the thing she needs
TO complete the picture. Her'rock will
be plain 10 painfuiness-on another girl
but she knows what suits her. II she
can only get n Of those c%huck-me-
under-thc-chin bonnets and look up in
quiringly from beneath D. brim she
knows the picture is peltcc'.
BY the way, what doT She inquire
when She gives this glance" 1t may ne,
as Mr.. Gilbert said, that she is wonder
ing what on earth this world can he,
but the chances are that che is silently
and innocently inquiring If she isn't the
sweetest thing in sight.
There are women who should always
wear light and feathery, airy-fairy,
puffy creations i'm costumes, These are
usually the tall or medium-sized, will
lowy, blond type. Frills and furbelows
are TO them what feecy clouds are to a
summer sky.
AS for the tailor-made girl, she is all
right in the daylight, but not after
dark.
Women are never vain. The one who
stands half an hour before a mir ror ia
merely looking for a chance To improve
her appearance. She is never satisfied
with herself five minutes at time, and
surely that is not vanity. Women are
merely jealous or ~patroniling or COW
etous.
There are some women who can tell n
dear sister that her dress or bonnet is
a dream and then describ" il as a freak
TO another. but that comes from envy.
1t all depends upon ones point of view.
There may be a little deceit in il. but
what is more natural than deceit?
BY the way, | meant to have said
that there are lots Of young women Who
are not demure brunettes, nor yet will
Lowry blends nor tailor-made girls, wEo
dress well. They always keep the pic
ture in mind. They take liberties with
Nine. Fashion. but they always study
for the picture, although THE use of
paint is usually d~eplored.
Now, that is what catches the average
man. He does not go into the details
of dress unless he is employed in the
woman's department of a store. The
average mar looks for effects. \ big
hat may catch his eye. but he generally
is critical ms IN what is hcn,,tb i,
aashy waist NAV stir his at,,p,ton. but
his remarks may NOT olvay. bs com
mendatorv. Iftbe chief ai. ar woman
is In pe, n husband n knovI.Igc of mi,
is of considerable momen,
The average man think. n slack.
! dressed woman will no n vlack house.
keeper and he is pcnar,IIv rich. rho
woman who leaves largo rents in her
gloves is apt TO oyrrlook his hose and
linen. And there You are.
But then i, ism, the clothes that
mike the woman any more tbor m.
man. Now. there's the vomop,s .om-
an-,wo kinds of her. in fact. the one
they net and tbe ono hey worship
The first is of the contding ,or,
about whom evervonr remarks. ISM,
she inst the dearest IittIe ,birpo" for
she has n trick NJ smuggling her wav