Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
SOME CLOTHES "DoN'Ts."
Valuable Suggestions on Caring for
Your Wearing Apparel.


| Clothes. like those who wear them, re-
| quire an occasional vacation. If you sub
| ject them to incessant usage they sag
| wrinkle and lose their freshness. 1t Is gen.
uine economy to have two suits or more
and to wear them in turn. The rest gives a
garment chance to escape from the
| creases and resume its pristine smoothness
A little care judiciously bestowed will
| double the life of suit, cravat, boot, hat
or glove. That aspect Of being always tidy
and well-groomed which the uniformed at
| tribute to long purse is frequently but the
result of intelligent and methodical watch
| fulness. Here is a list Of clothes don't s
supplementary to what has been printed in
this department:
| Don't carry heavy articles in the jacket
| or trousers pockets while a garment is in
! use. If you can't avoid 1t, be sure to empty
| the pockets before the garment is put
| away.
| Don't wear the same jacket during bust
ness hours that you wear in the street.
| Slip old one.
| Don't be parsimono1s in the quality and
| quantity Of your clothes. It's Saving at
| the spigot and wasting at the bung.'
Don't suspend a pair of trousers by the
| buckle. ShapelesSnesS Is the Inevitable re-
| suit.
Don't wear the same boots two days in
succession It's better for the boots and
| better for the feet.
Don't neglect to brush jackets and trous-
| ers. hats and cravats before laying them
aside. They'll appreciate your thoughtful
ness.
| Don't use a whisk broom on soft cloth 1t
wears down the nap and wears In the dirt.
Use brush.
| Don't forget to wrap garment In news
| papers. freshly printed, If possible. before
| putting 1t away The smell of the ink Is a
better rough on-moths than camphor balls
Don't overlook a stain in the hope that 1t
Will disappear somehow. The older a stain
| the harder it is to remove.
| Don't fool with stain-removing prepara-
lions unless you know what you're about.
Consult a tailor.
Don't plunge your foot into a sock and
then wonder why it loses it's shape Put
ting on sock requires patience and skill.
First turn the upper part Of the sock down
so that 1t will lap over the lower part Then
| insert the foot gently. pull easily and work
your way in.
back Drape 1t over hanger or a chair.
Don't habitually stuff your hands into
your pockets If you expect your clothes to
| keep their shape.
| Don't treat a silk hat as though II were
| rough-and-ready Panama Brush It with
| soft brush, polish 1t with a velvet cush-
| lon and have 1t iroled once a month.
| Don't tug at the toes of your socks to get
| them OF. Remove them gently from the
calf down.
Don't have white waistcoats ironed so
that they are stiff. Have them starched but
| little and left pliable.
Don't permit the laundress to roll your
| collars. Have them ironed fiat.
| Don crumple your gloves into ball and
loss them into drawer. Smooth out the
| wrinkles and f1atten the fingers.
! Don't fancy that you save money nv na
tronlZing some dingy pressing and cleaning
establishment down the alley Better nav
| tribe more and go to tailor. He'll re-
Spect your clothes.
Don't wear the same cravat several DAYS
| In succession. It's hard on the cravat and
| hard on your reputation.
Don't sprawl and tie yourself into knots
unless you're in bathing suit, s.Man
| makes the clothes more often than
| clothes make the man."
Don't get into temper because a 141s
collar won't take kindly to a IA neckband1
II you can't get the right collar in hall
| sizes try quarters.
Don wear new coat unbuttoned or n
VIII acquire hang-dog look. Keep II Int
toned for at least week. so that it will
| figure. W TIC
| And, finally; don't dress as If you were q
| time. 'ooA