Evening star., 1903-11-07
CARING FOR CLOTHES
How Their Life and Beauty
May Be Retained.
WELL-GROOMED WOMAN
PAYS ATTENTION TO ALL THESE
SMALL DETAILS.
Or Somebody Else Does It for Her,
From Hats to
Shoes.

Written for The Evening Star
The average woman does not number
among her luxuries the services of a maid.
term maid has become very elastic and
comprehensive in meaning The word is
often used to describe our drudge of all
work as well as the trained domestic spe-
cialist. The. particular maid to whom 1
refer is the one devoted entirely to madam
and her sartorial interests. If we all can
not enjoy the comfort of having our be-
! longings taken care of by lady's maid we
can go into training and do the work for
ourselves in professional manner The
art of knowing how is invaluable to the
woman of limited wardrobe who is ambi-
tious to always appear well dressed
This open secret lies for the most part
in putting ones things away carefully,
never tumbling them in drawer or closet
until they have been thoroughly busted
and brushed.
1t is a great bother. I admit when one
comes home tired out from day of social
or business duties to put everything away
with care in its right place. The impulse
is to hang things round anywhere until to-
morrow. Probably you have tried this
''put-off method and realize that no neg
lect is possible in the domain Of the we'll
groomed woman. Eternal vigilance here
is the price of neat, smart appearance.
There are lots of little first aids to the
injured" and invaluable wardrobe labor
savers known to the initiated. For in
stance, the neat and careful girl during a
leisure hour runs ribbon in her lingerie.
Her ribbon box contains the color of rib
bon she affects in three widths. A bodlzin
is always threaded in each piece, ready to
run through the beading at moments no.
tice Gloves are overlooked after each
wearing, carefully mended if necessary,
smoothed out and put in glove case be-
SachptS Derfumed with fAVOrlte
powder.
Watch the Experts.
1t is astonishing how few women put on
and take off glove properly, yet this has
everything to do with its wear and appear
ance. To learn the right way watch an
experienced saleswoman while she tries a
pair on a customer Invariably she will
push the glove the four fingers before
putting it on the thumb When the glove
is removed the operation should begin at
the wrist and the glove be carefully turned
backward as far the second joint of the
fingers. 1t will then come off easily with
a gentle pull at the finger tips. On the
other hand, if it is jerked off by the fingers
1t will be stretched out of shape Immediate
ly. One glove should never be turned into
another after the manner of stockings, but
each finger should be laid out as fiat as pos
sible, with the thumb folded inside the
palm. Too much stress cannot be laid upon
a well-clothed hand, this and neatly
ter how shabby her frock
A Kid Glove Pillow
While on the subject of gloves must tell
! you how to make a pillow out of the wrists
and part of the backs of discarded gloves.
Every woman sooner or later acquires a lot
of wrinked wrists from evening to walking
gloves. Cut up all the clean parts of these
wrists into trangles and squares. BaSte
them dcwn on canvas lining and work
them with "catstitch' in yellow silk. The
| effect is charming when soft shades of gray
and ivory are used. The discarded wrists
| viii make the most nerve-soothing, smooth
est pillow in the world. Stuff the pillow
With hair If you can afford it.
Lax in their CATERS. laxer in their gait"
IS an old saying which applies well to the
:noGern shoe and it's wearer. No shoe will
,eep IN shape long unless it is put on tree
| wien out of use. These trees are very
c,eap, but most women in their ignorance
look upon them an extravaganza. An
other rule of the carefully shod woman Is
to rest her shoes for a day so and always
wear a different pair indoors. Low shoes
! are better for house wear, as they permit
of ventilation. Select strong calfskin for
a walking boot, keep it we'll oiled. and your
pedestrian trips Will be made In perfect
comfort Keep an old pair of shoes to wear
under rubbers as the perspiration which
India rubber excites ruins good leather.
Bedraggled Skirts.
Nothing on earth is dowdier or more con-
vincingly displays lack of attention to de-
tails than a dirty. bedraggled skirt whose
braid has begun to kear. Rip off the old
protection and after thoroughly airing the
skirt brush it with a good, large sponge.
which removes the accumulation of dust
much more effectually than broom. When
a skirt is in almost constant use it should
be turned wrong side out once week. hung
on a line in the yard and every germ re-
moved by an energetic beating. OF course
a silk lining will not stand this sort of
treatment, and a gentler method Is re-
ouired When ready for the closet hang on
a hanger; never by the looDs found al the
''ues' Needs Constant Care.
The fancy bodice. with its extensive frills