Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
There

IDere-
Is one glory of the jewelry counter. an
other glory of the silken underwear and
hosiery department and another glory OF
the washtub, and the last differs from the
others In being the most effulgent of all
the lights that reflect In one way and an
other on the art OF good dressing.
IF there is one thing which repays me
for working eight hours a day. said
young woman, ''it Is having money enough
to pay for all the clean clothes 1 want.
Sh, was the pink of immaculateness ana
had the reputation of always being beau
tifully dressed. She did not have really
fine tailormades or rich hats. or the most
correct and modish shoes and gloves. or
even the ordinary stock of bejeweled belts
and buckles and chains Her whole science
lay In the coming out every day In clean
things, and In the device of having the
simple piece of washable fabric about her:
even in winter. which somehow always
Stands for cleanness In Its contrast TO
the stufIiness of winter clothes.
The beginnings of the lingerie girl VINO
dots the horizon were in the mysterious HI
tie null and wash muslin bits which were
attached to the thick stuffy materials OF
imported French gowns. These held subtle
attraction which really lay in the fact That
they could be renewed 10 be endlessly clean.
They started with the Parisienne, VINO MES
for a little laundry set of her own IN
vention If so much as mark appears on
the sleeve of her shirt waist, and VINO, py
the way, must be some kind of blood re-
lation to the starched woman of Old 10
whom clean pettcoat every day was the
breath of life.
like so much DETECTED from substantial IN
vestments, there Is no way of using IL
which yields such large returns in looks.
The feeling of luxury in fine underwear Is
flf hlX 10
est little garments in the profusion ~hlch
allows of wearing them once and dumping
them into the shaft that leads to the iauh-
dry. The most stunning bit of jewelry that
can be put on does not add to beauty, and,
unless rarely selected, to the effect of the
outfit like fresh, clean things about the
face And of the effect of two, one in
velvet and chiffons and furs and the other
in cloth and furs, with immaculate linen
attachments the latter is the winter girl
who has the secret of drawing eyes and
holding them
Days
Come when there is no strong heart even
to wish for right. no power to resolve nobly
or to feel high ideals.
The self which we might be looks on at
the self which we are, and wonders at the
Indifference. lethargy, lack of inspiration
and absence of any compelling or all-pos-
sessing desire for better things,
Then is the time to remember that serV-
ice is better tn n worship, that working
is better than praying, that doing things
Is the modern way of developing high
ideals. Service is better than worship IN
that it both helps others and ourselves.
Alteration helps nobody else EXCEPT our
selves. Service helps everybody, Including
ourselves.
Prayer, of the real kind that expresses
the souls sincere desire is an inspiration
only to be attained at exalted moments.
The inspiration which comes from faithful
attempt and persistence in tasks accom-
plished can be acquired at all times. we