The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-24

tween the two for q waist to wear
to church or to lectures. And with
! each and all of them there NAV be
worn the same skirt and no one will
comment upon the persistency with
Whlch 1t appears, so long as the waist
is what 1T should be and the skirt
itself is not startling in color or in
style.
Black is boon to the woman who
can afford only one or two new cos
tunes year. She must buy good
| black In the first place and then if
she takes tolerable care Of it, it will
look Well always. For the women
who object to black, (and there are
such women) there are dark blue,
dark green, dark brown and the other
| lndeterminate shades or mixtures that
are plentiful. With one good tailor
made gown of heavy weight for WIN
ter wear, another Of lighter material
for spring and fall. and shirt waists,
plain and dressy, at discretion, a wo-
man may feel provided for, even If
she goes out a good deal.
One sensible woman Of my acquain-
lance makes it rule not to have
more than two ordinary gowns on
hand at one time. AS soon as the
first one begins to lose it's original
freshness, she buys another and takes
number one into service for second
best. By the time this is wholly past
worthy the second gown is ready to
retreat to a more retired position and
to yield the field to new costume.
The only objection to this in tailor
made frocks is that the Jackets are
likely to accumulate until there are
more on hand than one can wear out.
So 1t is as we'll to break the sequence
by an occasional skirt.
All this is for. the plain house or
street dress. When one comes to even
Ing dress the matter is more compli-
Gated. Even here the separate waist
comes in as a respectable makeshift
L know a woman who considers her
self fortunate in owning a handsome
black broadcloth gown, which she
wears on state occasions, at receptions
and teas. When she goes to dinner
where full dress is essential she ex-
changes the thick broadeloth waist for
a low-necked bodice of chiffon and
crepe de chine, but the black broad
cloth skirt is still worn. If she could,
she would indulge herself in a heavy
silk skirt, but as she cannot, she re-
lies upon the combination I have de-
scribed.
The same spirit of compromise must
be practiced all thru the ward
robe Of the woman Of slender means.
The woman who is able to ride in her
own carriage or to summon one from
a livery stable whenever she goes out
to dinner or to the theater may treat
herself to a long, light wrap to throw
over her dinner gown. But she who
thinks herself lucky if she is able to
allow herself new winter coat once
in two or three years must restrain
her desire for such pomps and vani-
ties. Her cold weather outer gar
ment may be long, but it must be dark
enough to make it suitable for street
wear. If she chooses to follow her
fancy in the matter of dainty Innings;
we'll and good, but the outward APP
pearance of the cloak must be sober
and subdued.
The body is good deal more than
ra1ment and there Is more to a good
appearance than fine clothes. The
woman who has trained her body and
improved her complexion by athletic
occupations, by long walks. by horse
back riding, by bicycling, by such
games as golf and tennis, and has
known enough to take care of her
health after she gets it, is pretty like
ly to look we'll if she must dress sim
ply. Bearing this in mind, she will
come to the conclusion that she makes
a better investment when she buys
the right sort of an outing suit than
when she puts money into a party
gown. What such an outing costume
should be will try to tell next week.