Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-02-09

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From Farmers Review: One aft
ernoon, not long ago, | attended a
meeting of our Ladies' Aid Society.
We met at the home of a member liv-
ing in the outskirts of the village and
and country.
AS may be supposed, it was a mixed
gathering, such as is peculiar to coun
try places, where c,ass lines are
lightly drawn, and presented a most
remarkable variety in the way of dress
and general personality; but all Joined
in the work and conversation with
admirable good fellowship,-a pleas
ant feature of our country society.
Naturally, it being gathering of
women, the conversation turned upon
matters of dress; and "pricked up
my ears" to catch the various opin-
ions as expressed by the different
ones.
Il don't care do like nice things;
| hate cheap stuff" said a large
coarse featured woman in a heavy
black satin gown, deliberately trimmed
with jet.
$50 do I, and little good it does
me-" laughed plump little woman in
blue calico and a white apron.
well, l like something nice and
bright; hate dull, dingy colors," re-
marked dumpy woman, whose gown
OF large plaid suiting showed all the
colors of the rainbow
I'm not particular what l wear"
said another, IF it's only in style;
want to dress like other folks, if l do
live in the country"
That's one Of the drawbacks of
country life" from a tall woman in
rich cloth skirt and shabby, cotton
shirt waist, zone may have nice things
and still fail to appear to be we'll
dressed, because she does not know
what is the proper thing" And l sat
wondering by what rule or measure a
woman may be judged more correctly
than by her clothes.
Yes, I mean it. Not that l mean
to intimate that fine feathers male
fine birds,-far from it; but that a
lady will be lady in a fve-cent cali
co gown and her clothes will betoken
the fact. Nor will satin robe, how
ever much decorated, make a lady of
coarse, uncouth woman, and her
dress in itself will be the strongest
witness against her.
Women who worry over the styles
but who live in the country and have
few opportunities to study modes will
not go very far astray if they observe
few general rules.
Be careful to select a mode of dress
that is becoming this is really of
far more Importance than style; and
what is of equal importance-in order
to be considered well dressed" let
your apparel be appropriate to the &C.
casion. If in doubt, choose the plain
er toilet Overdressing is the fault
of the vulgar; better err in the otner
extreme.
Apropos to this will refer to a lit
tie incident which l know to be true:
At a country picnic, a young woman
"a farmers daughter-appeared in a
fine silk gown, bedecked with ribbon
and lace. A gentleman spoke of her
beautiful toilet to a lady near him,
who replied: beautiful indeed"
then added significantly: Last week
I attended a garden party at NJ
(our metropolis); the wife of ex-Gov-
ernor H was there. She wore a
tasteful cotton gown and plain straw
bonnet"
Another point to be considered is:
Be sure that the different parts of
your costume, however simple or ele-
giant, harmonic with the Whole in
general effect. Buy nothing because
it is pretty, cheap, or becoming, if it
does not correspond with what you
already have and with which this
must be worA.-Gertrude K. Lambert.