The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14

wearing each, two seasons for their own
proper and original use. With these two
tailor gowns and an adaptable evening
gown dinner or visiting gown can be
dispensed with by many women. With
two gowns of the best material carefully
made each year one can accumulate quite
a wardrobe to afford changes, especially
if they have been built with due consid-
Grafton of the individuality Of the wearer
and were not too pronounced in fashion.
Some remodelling will be necessary, but
when this is done judiciously it ought
seldom be necessary to buy separate skirts
to wear with fancy and shirt waists.
Needs Of Business Women.
A business woman known for her stylish
and tasteful dressing thought three good
costumes necessity and named the short,
serviceable tailor gown. the elaborate tai
lor gown and the decollette evening gown.
She had in mind a type of elegant tailor
gown that would not admit of making
over and compromise with the visiting
and dinner gown, in short a beautiful
cloth gown suitable for hotel dinners. the
skirt of which with handsome waists
would be suitable for evening wear at the
theater and in public places.
Several women were especially urgent
for pretty and suitable house gowns. The
shirt waist and skirt, the shirt-Waist suit.
simple light gowns Of wool with more or
less elaborate trimming that might be
used in going out to very Informal enter
tainments, were suggested. For COM
Portable and respectable morning gown,
not unsuita bic in which to receive chance
business callers, plain but pretty prin-
cess gown was, proposed, particularly for
the woman who discharges many house
hold duties.
Freshness and spotlessness is absolutely
demanded in the clothing of the we'll
dressed woman, and pleasing variety. is
| very desirable, especially at home, but
both can be secured without buying many
gowns. The woman with limited ward
robe must have never relaxing vigilance,
for minor accidents are constantly hap
pening to ones clothes or they are giving
out at some point. If one has not many
changes this repairing cannot be put
| aside even for day. =
-. Elegant Simplicity. = : 5. q
The keynote of success. III dressing on
T.! limited means is simplicity, but this is
entirely consistent with elegance and even
smartness. A simple gown on good lines,
artistic and modest in its color combina-
lions, of the best and most suitable mate
rial. is attractive SO long as it lasts. and
neither the Wearer NOR those that see it
tire of it. With a striking gown this is
not true, and for that reason such cos
tunes are bad investment as well as in
! bad taste for the woman Of small means
! Having put ones money into a gown that
| soon becomes uOpeleSSly pdSSe, Tie "edIeI
! feels forced to buy something new wheth-
er she can afford it or not, while the gown
may be perfectly good so far as wear is
! concerned. -.-. &.
Judicious Example Of Wealthy Women.
A dressmaker gave it as her opinion
I that the tendency in Minneapolis was not
overdressing, on the whole, but the re-
verse. Minneapolis has no arbiters Of
/ dress, such as a Chicago preacher ex
pressed an earnest desire for recently,
3 so that they might. set an effective eK-
) ample of simplicity; but dtcisEa very com >
mendable and fortunate thing that nearly
t every one of the women who would be
!; picked out generally as the best dressed
) women Of the city, set an example of the
simplest possible dressing in public
places and cast their influence against the
, practice of poor girls putting everything
into inery without regard for what is
under their shoddy gowns. or what is in
their heads. There are many wealthy
women with unlimited wardrobes who
never give. hint Of that fact except
among their circle of associates, all of
whom are able to dress we'll and are not
placed in a position Of envy that will leat
them to wreck their happiness in !, the
struggle to buy clothes they cannot afford
Martha Scott Anderson.