The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-03-11
THE BUSINESS WOMAN.

The business woman is becoming
more and more recognized and import-
ant member of society; so important
indeed that pages and pages are writ
ten full Of advice as to her behavior
her duties, her health and her diet all
of which are no doubt. of great &C.
sstance at the start, although wo-
man OF experience viii tell YOU that
after an there are many things that
The novice must lind out for herself and
WFich she can only learn many hard
knocks and secret heart burDings and
iunumcrable headaches. the latter no
0uired by burning too much midnight
oil ln thinking UP ways and means. and
hy improper AMI hastily eaten food
After the first six months the connect
it1r i'm the Industrial struggle has learn
ed valuable lessons, which win be of
iDcalculable value i'm years to come
She has learned t. depend upon herself
and to appreciate her own CAPABILITIES
and shortcomings. She has learned how
to buy a sensible lunch for a small
amount of change instead of existing
on ice cream and eclairs or reasona bic
but impossible slices of lardy pies. She
has learned her position in the world
and it is her own fault if she has not
learned how TO hold it with dignity and
TO command respect without being dis
agreeable or naughty
After the first half year she has
learned to systematic her work so as
TO accomplish the greatest amount of
work with the greatest facility and
least waste of strength. so that what
seemed an impossible task at first has
now been reduced to its proper stand
ard.
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which should also have been looked
after If she did not realize their i'm
portance in the beginning, it is TO be
hoped that she does now.
These matters are, first, her personal
appearance; and second, but no less
important her surroundings at home
Home. if not in the sense of a house,
whatever little nook. even if in the top
floor of boarding house, is her dwell
ing place.
In the matter of dress, much has
been said Of what is suitable. Dress
is no longer considered of minor inn
pOrtance to a working woman. She
knows now that only too often she is
Judged by her attire and she realizes
the difference between fiashy insult
able dress and an attractive but appro-
pirate toilette. Not only is much trim
ming out of place in a business office,
but for econemy's sake it is all-ad-
1ised. Frills and ruffies soon become
soiled and untidy and dirty finery is an
abomination to every man and should
be TO every woman. If a woman has
position requiring no manual labor,
or having other men and girls under
heT. the result is exactly the same
not only does she excite ill-feeling by
appearing better dressed than her sub
ordinates. but she also sets them
very bad example in good taste and eX-
travagance.
The tailor-made blouse is the saliva
ton of the business woman. BY this |
means she can keep two or three |
blouSes in use: and right here let me |
say that Tiers is a decided economy |
iu a change of attire. Alternating two |
blouses made plainly and fresheneG by |
clean turnovers and suffs, it will be |
found that the two last in proportion |
longer than one worn day i'm and day |
cut with little or no change to rest /
and air
a little more expensive but unequaled t
FOR wear is a plain-col ored poplin or
mOhair tucked or Sf1irred, and of some |
warm shade-brown, red or green. The /
collar and cuffs ray be of cross-stitch |
or embroidered linen in harmonizing |
tones, and the result is a chic blouse
having the effect of silk. without its
perishable qualities.
A raincOat and a Serviceable hat are
also necessity, and foolish the woman
Who permits pride to interfere with the
purchase Of a pair of storm rubbers.-
Catholic Mirror