Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-09
DRESSING WELL ON
SIS A MONTH.
There Are Society Women whe No
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s25 month to spend on clothes. often
considers herself badly used. She Is
confident that had she a little more II
would be possible to make a fairly
smart appearance.
But If she is sensible woman. care
full planning and strict eye to the
shops are all mat need supplement the
annual expenditure OF $500.
To be well dressed every woman
needs two tailor suits year, one each
spring and fall. These are not neces-
sarily made by tailor. The shops
display as good ready-made gowns at
lower prices Fitted by the expert
dressmakers in these establishments.
they are not easily distinguished from
the more expensive garments. Very
good ready-made gowns can be pur-
chased for $40
A silk dress with plain trimmings
can be had for 500 This is for mater
ials only.
Hats will be an expensive item, and
it is best to have them so. A cheap
hat detracts immeasurably from swell
costume.
Summer lingerie and night gowns
should be made by the woman herself.
Materials cost almost nothing and wear
better than those used in ready made
goods.
For summer dresses cheap materials
answer just as well as more expensive.
These dresses seldom outlast one sea-
son, and quite as good effects can be
obtained from simple organizes and
lawns. Quite often it is possible for
the woman to make these dresses her
self
1t is task to prepare an exact list OF
clothing necessary for years wear, as
it is difficult to tell the requirements.
For instance, one woman is hard on
gloves, another on shoes, etc. In pre-
pairing the list given here, s11 are al
lowed for gloves. This is supposed to
pay for four pairs of winter gloves at
$3.50 pair, three pairs of white gloves
at 81 each, and two pairs of silk gloves
for summer at 81 each.
The shoe supply may seem small yet
the price of shoes is low, and good
shoes, made of good leather, and on
fashionable last, do not cost much.
The list calls for two pairs of walking
shoes at $3.50 each, tan ties SO each,
slippers 81 each, and boudoir slippers
81.
The handkerchief supply is usually
replenished by gifts. Umbrellas and
sometimes wells come in the same way,
so it is not considered necessary to in
clude them:
Two tailor gowns, $40 each.............$ 50
Une sim dfese 49,, .....,........... ~
TWO SILK evening waists at 81 EACH. IL
TWO pfque skirts for summer wear. 10
Six shirt waists in varying prices.
-Four summer gowns averaging s. each 20
Two winter hats. one so, the other So Is
Three summer Jackets $40, s5 and So II
winter Jacket and cape, Is
one silk petticoat. .................. II
Gloves for. the year. ..................... II
Shoes for the year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is
Handkerchiefs, one dozen. z
SIX ties and stocks, averaging 81 EACH
Two leather belts. Observation-Disclosures. |
Ribbon for belts, stocks. etc...... s
WINTER underclothing. two new suits,
summer underclothing, made at home
stockings; twelve pairs, tan and black
at three for 81; two pairs of silk hose
Tor evening wear at 81 each. .......
four summer pefticoats, made at home 4
NlghtgoWnS, four made at home ~
Materials for two neglgees .... 3
Total ........ ........................ $500
The woman who intends to dress
well for 5000 has a place for every
thing. She utilities paste-board boxes
for her best bodices; she has a roomy
0ox for her shoes. and special boxes
for wells, handkerchiefs, ribbons and
gloves Each hat has its own nest
of crushed tisue-paper in its own band
box. She has hat and bonnet brushes.
clothes brushes and small nail brushes
which she uses for cleaning purposes
She mends eery rip before it has had
time to be one; she brushes her skirts
thoroughly after every outing; airs her
waists and hangs them each on its own
little wire hanger
She stuffs her shoes with crushed
tissuepaper to keep them in shape:
she has her corsets cleaned frequently;
she sees that her dress shields are
changed often, and she darns her
stockings religiously. in TACT, she en-
tiers into a species of slavery which at
first seems rather, hard but in time be-
comes fascinating.
With the expenditure or time. as well
as money. she finds that she can pre-
sent creditable appearance on what
she used 70 consider slender allow
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