Middletown transcript., 1903-01-03
1T PAYS TO DRESS NEATLY
ESTHER BUCKINGHAM.

neatly-attired girl adds to her own sell
respect and the qualification of her friend
by her tasteful appearance, but that
actually pays from financial point o
view to dress neatly; that there is
return in dollars and cents, or enough il
: the saving to amount to the same thing
II Good grooming and neat dressing ar
far more matter of care than cash; ant
almost every young girl who is willing tt
sacrifice little of her own time to the
undertaking, can contrive to dress taste
fully without adding to the financial
bnrdens of the family. She can, in fact
lessen the burden by shopping aud dress.
ing intelligently by buying sensibly, and
wearing carefully every article of cloth.
ing. s
Of course, to achieve an air of dainti-
ness in dress will mean a certain enlay
at the beginning, but far less than one
would thiuk.
Every girl who has stated sum of
money to spend on the detail of her
wardrobe-and every girl should have an
allowance, no matter how small-should
plan exactly how she will portion out her
money before starting out to shop.
II, for instance, she is arranging to buy
all the dainty and real necessary acces-
sories for the fall school days, she will
decide upon what the really essential
articles sre, and then select the most
practical and of the best quality to be
gotten for the money Ii she can have
but one belt, it will be a plain leather,
tan or black, as better suits her full
dresses. The extravagant girl would
spend the same amount for a satin Or
velvet belt with fancy buckle, which in
months time would be frayed or crushed,
and then would argue that, because she
had no money for new one "she could
not afford to dress neatly" while she
really had enough money, but not enough
common sense.
In question of gloves the neat girl
buys stout gloves of some dark color, of
castor or dogskin, and when they are
soiled cleans them with gasoline. Light
tan or gray suede gloves cost no more in
the first place, but do not last quarter as
long, and show soil after the first few
days. It is always economical to buyla
second pair while the first are still strong
enough to do for stormy days. To appear
well dressed it is necessary to give atten-
tion to every detail of the wardrobe. |
The girl who has bought tan-colored |
belt will remember to buy tan-colored |
purse. If her fall and winter dress is
blue, she will select a blue umbrella; if |
black, black umbrella. She will have
the umbrella silk, if possible, and always
neatly rolled, and when not in use en-
cased in silk cover. One very economi-
cal girl has been known to carry her
cotton umbrella hidden in silk cover,
which only cost her quarter. ! |
The really wise girl selects one color,
and so far as possible dresses within the
radius of that color. She decides whether
navy blue, brown, dark green or black
suits her complexion best, and thenl l
adopts the becoming hue as standard
by which she dresses. Thus her UNI
brella, parasol, ribbons, gloves, ETC., are
IN harmony from season to season. Navy
blue she varies with gray, scarlet, tan
md white; green with light green, tan,
pink, red and even certain shades of
blue; brown with tan, yellow, blue and
pink; black with endless variety of tones.
But in the main she is carerul to stick to ,
he preferred hue. L
In the matter of neckwear the neat
,irl is most fastidious. She spends her :,
money as judiciously as possible in the .
lrst place, and takes great deafof care i;
# all her treasured knick-knacks. She d,
'uys only half-dozen collars and makes !,
ure that those are of the newest styles. ,
'he wears at least three week, and if !
he is compelled to be very saving, she !,
axes the time to learn how to laundefJ
hem herself. She has but few ties, !
wash ties, and these are the
orrect styles. She learns how to tel
hem in the latest fashion, and is never1 =
cen with one put on carelessly or in
ny way worn or wrinkled. And ALT
his is q matter of time and care, notI /.
honey. The careless girl buys white
attn neck ribbons that are fresh but al
wv times, and fancy stocks that crushJ :
nd fade, and then frets about the y
mount of her allowance. - IS
The girl who intends to get the most VI
ut of her allowance makes point of
ressing out her ribbons and neckties at L
'ast once week. She always rolls mp
er belt at night, folds away her veil, q
eeps the bindings of her skirts in order, VI
I'D mends her gloves and stockings with ~.
precision. If she has do VI
estic accomplishments she will find u
lat her knowledge of sewing and IRON 80
z enables her to dress better than half o. :.
e girls with twice her allowance. Her o'
hool hat is plain and lasts several seas =
ms, for there are no feathers or flowers u
droop or fade. She never wears her
ettiest clothes on rainy. days, but has4 as
II old ones In the best Of order for bad vi
Gather. Her handkerchiefs are of the ps
ain hemstitched variety, instead of the sss 80
cap embroidered sort that ravsl out in %
e wash.
Socially the well dressed girl has pres Bs
70 that Is invariably attached to good re,
I'M and style. If she undertakes q tr,
siness career she will find her good he
tie and daintily refined appearance an
en- sesame to any variety of occupa- an
n, from serving in shop to pleading te,
the bar. Out in the world as a-wagsl sr,
rner the neatly-dressed girl will act lat
lly receive better payment for her ser Bu
.es, while the stay-at-home girl who /,
8 learned economy and care in cloth an,
yhersel will have the satisfaction of kms
lily saving money in the management sNe