The Washington times., 1904-06-26
By AUGUSTA PRESCOTT.

TT is no longer smart to make a gown
for travelling only!
i The smart girl constructs a dress
which VIII be rice for travelling and just
as nice for calling. More than that she
so plans it that it will do for general
wear, and, on a pinch, De suitable for
receptions. not TO mention impromptu
banquets, restaurant suppers. and the
Ike.
She gets up a gown which will bear
the eye Of scrutiny. no matter how criti-
cal that eye may be. And she puts to-
gether a garment which VIII be just
as acceptable TO the taste Of the Paris
ian as TO the American eye. So much
It is to be a smart girl.
Dress That Will Wear.
And more than that! The woman who
understands her business, and the
modiste who understands hers, will get
up a dress which will wear more than
one season. The gown that IS service
able for one summer only IS a very poor
ly-planned article of dress. II well put
together and II properly designed, Il viii
be just exactly as good next season as
this, and win do for second or third
best the season after. II will not go
out Of date
That is one beauty OF the Partisan
dress. 1t does not go out OF style. II
holds its own for several seasons, and
Is as pretty next year as IL was this
year. More than that, IL can be resur-
rected after several springs, and It can
be put on again as good as new.
And this is the way Il should be- The
woman Of refinement and Of average
taste doesbno wear out her gowns She
does not go through the material, max
ing spots here and holes there. Far
from IT. She keeps her gown in repair
so that it is good as long as it lasts.
And it lasts until 1t goes out of date.
Now Out of Style.
Every woman has in her wardrobe
half dozen gowns which would be per
fectly good were they not out Of date.
The trouble is not that they are worn
out but that they are out Of style. They
are so out OF date that they look not
only antiquated but positively Gothic.
II Is a great waste OF money and ma
teFial Yet it is always 10 be found.
Now, II the woman who IS making q
gown. viii look ahead her results will be
netter and she will come out richer in
the long run as well as in the short one.
The gown viii look stylish now and viii
year after. That - what the French
couturieres always do. they look ahead
And that is what the American dress
maker is rapidly learning to do.
Materials That Wear.
The amateur dressmaker must certain
~ look ahead She must plan her gown,
first as 20 material. selecting a material
that viii last. And there are many OF
these.
Take wolfe as a lasting material. On<e
upon time Il was called nuns yelling
Then II was fine canvas, and for several
years we have had Il as wolfe II comes
In many different grades and Is beauti-
ful IN them all. IL is lustrous and love
ly and II wears forever The duh soft
grades are most durable and can be
found IA every color under the sun.
Another material that wears forever
and s suitable for travelling and for
every other wear. is etamine. II has al
ways been IN style under one name and
another, and II will always remain an
style, unless some great change takes
place. some dress upheaval And even
80 there viii be etamine. Il is too
pretty to be forgotten. This makes up
beautifully. And in the new linen grades
Il does not shrink so terribly. In fact
II is said 10 wash. though one will prob,
ably not want 20 wash t.
A Good Travelling Gown.
And there is another material which
II a time hOnored goods and which can
be recommended for the travelling gown.
And this is mohair You can call IL pop
IN. or briiiiantine, or any name you
piease-Sicilienne, 81 you prefer. But II
Is al about the same Lustrous as satin,
peautlful as any goods can be. strong as
iron and durable beyond ones power to
wear Il out. II can always De advised for
gown material. when in doubt buy
mohair," said a woman who S. known
Tor her good taste in gowns.
Then, II you do not want any Of these.
there are the Irish and Scottish suitings.
They are very strong. these suitings.
which remind one OF tweed, and which
are as durable as serge. and one can al
ways be- excused Tor buying them. They