The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13
DRESS AND THE HEALTH.
Just All a Notion That Because q
Woman Is No Longer Young
She Must Wear Black.

For women to wear black or dark,
dingy eolored clothes habitually Is not
a good thing. Clothes have SO much
effect upon a woman's temperament
and disposition and therefore upon her
health, says Medical Talk for the
Home, She may not be conscious that
the clothes she wears make her feel
dreary and depressed and discouraged.
She may never think anything
about 1t.
So many women wear black, espe-
cialIy all through the winter months.
1t saves Laundry bills and is econom-
zeal from a money standpoint, But 1t
Is a bad thing to do. Black has a de-
pressing effect, whether we are really
conscious of 1t or not. II Is always
suggestive Of death and sorrow and
bereavement. We don't believe 1t is
a wise thing for people to wear
mourning, because it keeps them re-
minded all the while Of their loss. 1t
is just a useless custom anyhow.
The girl in an office is so apt to
get into the habit of wearing black.
She does look very neat and trim,
especially if she relieves the black
with white collars and cuffs. But a
white waist, or some pretty color, is
so much mor CHEEKY. We feel sure
that if the black waist is left off and
a white or colored one put on the girl
will feel brighter and happier.
Old women and those approaching
middle age seem to think they mus
leave off wearing white or bright col
ors, and put on black or gray or some
somber-hued garment, This Is all a
mistake. There Is nothing so beauti-
full as an old woman dressed in pure
white. 1t Is just all a notion that be-
cause one is no longer young she must
not wear pretty, bright colors. They
need not be tiashy or gaudy, but white
ana soft, subdued Coiors should be
worn clear down through the eventide
of life. There is no reason on earth
why as one grows older she should
give up the beautiful things in dress.
All the more reason that she should
cling to them and Offset the marks Of
age by dainty and beautiful gar
ments,
On a rainy day almost every woman
will don her ugliest skirt, her dingiest
shirt waist and her oldest shoes. The
day is dark and gloomy and dreary, and.
as If that vera not enough, she must
add to it by making herself look as so.
Der and unattractiye as possible. An6
then she mopes and complains all day
Of the horrid weather, and she is fretGul
and depressed.
Now the sensible way to do, when
you waken in the morning and find low.
efing clouds and a dark. gloomy world
is to dress yourself in direct contrast
to the weather. To be sure it is sen,
sible to put on a skirt that will not be
injured If it happens to get wet. but IL
need not be some ugly old m~isshapen
thing. Have a spirit specially for rainy
days, short, neat, trim and waterproof
Put on a good, whole pair Of shoes and
rubbers, Have your shoes and rubbers
polished clean. Wear a white waist OF
a pretty coiored waist, and add any
bit of cheeriness you can to your
toilet. Make a special effort on a rainy
day to look trim, neat and bright. This
offset the gloomy outdoor world
and you will really find yourself enjoy.
ng what you would otherwise demon.
mate a nasty, driz2ly day.
II there is any way in the world tc
avoid 1t, don't wear old, half-worn, dingy
clothes. They not only have an I'M
wholesome effect upon the wearer, but
upon those who must associate with
Ter. Keep your clothes neat and whole,
md clean and fresh. A clean, whole.
some woman is always attractive. We
it is poor economy to wear dark
colors all the time. They de.
)res and discourage, and cannot helE
have a bad effect upon the health and
.emper Of a woman.