Arizona republican., 1904-03-10

ever looking at her sideways anu WISH ing that he could get dab at her with the comb and file. He loves to hear the frou-frou of freshly starched pet ticoats and to see the gleam of polished boots. He gloats over such things i'll his wife and always envies them in an other man wife if he marries the frow- sy woman.
 The most beautiful and richly array ed woman may pass along the street without having a single pair of mas culine eyes turn to follow her. A Par isian frock and an expensive fabric, alike. have no attration for a man merely for their own sake. Style. as it is generally considered, is of no inn portance to man-who is all man. The average fellow with the broad shoulders and the broad mind, that women love. does not know French frock from a homemade one and likes cotton quite as well as silk. You may trail about the house for hours in Duse gown worth a cool 200 and ex- tract. no more gracious remark from him than Where dye get that freaky rig?" or Why don't you pin that thing together?" or What on earth dye have that devilish sail hanging out behind for?" And the next morning you may come down in 9S-cent kl- mono and be told in a thosand ways that you are the prettiest, most fas- cinating woman in the world in that "frilly, pink thing" You may save for years to buy a French crepe de chine that will only excite your husband s mild wonder and in a moment of idle sentiment pin yourself up in an old white muslin and stick rose in your hair only to meet with rapturous ad- miration from. your unfathomable spouse. And all because beyond know ing when "a thing doesn't look right a man has TO more idea of the style or the expense of a woman's dress than he has of how much condensed milk to feed the baby or of how much season. ing to put in meat pie.
 A touch of color is a beautiful thing in the eyes of most men. In fact the average man has a better eye for color effects in a woman's dress than does the average woman. He hates ex- tremes dull gray girl in a dull gray gown makes him shudder while a wo- man in brazen red frock. even be it fresh from the hands of Worth, makes him shudder twice. He likes color schemes like the color schemes in pie tures soft. mild shades with a touch Of bright ribbon at the throat or a bright rose in the hair and above all he likes white frock or a black one. The bud in white muslin and the widow in crape alike fascinate him, for nothing so sets off a woman's beauty in h.s eyes as all white or all black, which frames her like an ivory or an ebony frame about a pastel.
 man doesn't like a "fussy" looking woman. He hates a gown so stiff and elaborate. so gorgeous with heavy silks and medallions that he would be afraid to touch her. A simple, artistic effect Is what he likes. a gown that is so simple in it's lines and perfect in it's fit that he doesn't notice it charms him. That is why he likes white muslin and baby waists. He admires a gown that Is a sort of background but one that stands out more prominently than its wea-er. He admires the sweetheart more when she is making tea in q white apron and a blouse frock than when she is covered with furs and jewels and yet he likes dangly things. too. He is like d baby about pretty baubles. A glinting chain, a bangle bracelet, a fiuttering ribbon or a fluffy chiffon ruffie fascinates him. Anything Hil SllSltiIS O- lNlL UT DlOhS III the wind. catches his eye and appeals to the barbaric nature that is a part of all of us.Rustling petticoats and float ing sash ends are to him the symbols of feminity. They appeal to him as strongly as heavy boots, straightcut coats and derby hats repel him.
 The eternal feminine is what he de- sires to see Tn every yard of goods q woman wears. Soft, cheap summer frocks. with girlish ruffles and lace trimmed yokes are more attractive in his eyes than the smartest tailor suits. A garden hat and a white apron, ki- mono and a soft shawl, have all the negotiations of old fashioned feminin- tty to him. The southern woman knows this weakness of his heart and plays upon it in a thousand ways. though sho has only home made frocks and cheap straw hats to practice with. It is this full appreciation of her own femininity that makes her more att tractive than any other type of the American girl. The Spanish woman understands il too. and her laces and fans and sDangles make her famous the world over for her power over the masculine heart.
 But the great secret of dressing to please man lies not in any one of these details. Color. cut. fit. style. frills, hats, jewels: no one of these really makes or mars a woman's ap