Evening star., 1905-11-05
CARE OF THE HEALTH.
What the Up-to-Date Girl Should Re
member.


Written for The Star.
The winter girl Of 19o5-19O6. in swathings
Of soft furs and clnging fabrics. is
adorable creature Of most picturesque at
fractions hut her sartorial charms are the
very worst enemies to the beauty which
they enhance. She has prepared for her
self this fall a wardrobe which surpasses
in loVelness and becomngness any Of
former years. and she has forgotten in its
selection any thought save Fashions latest
decree.
AS u consequence. one winter girl. think
ing that a stylish, woolly looking cloth will
be extremely smart for icy November days,
buys it for a knock-about dress and has it
made up with lined waist of the same ma
terial. To keep this frock fresh and well
pressed, She dons at intervals 4 flannel or
lingerie shirt waist and a Panama skirt
that did service the latter part of the sum-
mer. The late autumn wind may penetrate
her fall jacket and reach to her very bones,
but the only other discomfort is day or
two of snitfies. After month or more of
alternating these two costumes. she finds
herself in bed one morning with the doctor
beside her and temperature that suggests
pneumonia. AS rather tardy conclusion
she decides that there is a difference in the
warmth OF cloths and that, perhaps, there
may be some danger in changing lndfScrlrn-
inately from the lined dress of the hour to
the time -honored shirt waist and separate
skirt
Another Of these winter girls started in
October with a little hacking cough that
continued until il became a source of great
uneasiness to the rest of the family. Tonics
and short change OF climate proving of no
avail. her physician finally discovers that
she has craze for the fashionable dick!e
blouse with elbow sleeves. In the forenoon
she sallies forth on shopping tour sport
Ing a bodice with heavy stock collar and
f..Il IAt,,, E1. To h.
afternoon in calling garb her throat and
neck covered with chemsette of
sheerest handkerchief linen while elbow
sleeves both in coat and frock leave the
long kid gloves as the only protection for
her arms.
Then there is the third girl-a product
of present day fashion-who began at the
first advance of Jack Frost to have shoot
ing pains through her head and face and
across her shoulders. succession of
sharp attacks shows 1t to be neuralgia or
a chilling OF the nerves. And its origin?
Venus and Gibson pumps and cobweb sock
Ings!
During the daytime high, heavy boots and
warm isle stockings keep feet and ankles
coy and warm. AT night this girl changes
10 dainty opeuwork hose and slick patent
leather or thin kid pumps. She may and
she may not put on CATERS when she starts
for theater or concert, but thin cloth and
thinner soles prove poor substitute for
stout daytime footwear, and the con-
sequeut chilling of the nerves reacts In a.
most sensitive part of her body--the head.
These and many similar instances point
little moral TO the girl who would ap-
pear in fashionable garb, but the moral
is not that she must forego all the fetch
Ing touches which make Dame Fashion such
an Inconsistent but fascinating lady. If u
girl has fancy for dainty chemsettes, il
can be indulged but they should be well
lined and warm coverings should protect
the forearms when out of doors. The differ
ence in weight between dresses can be
nFfna Nv 81. tt.
ner costume a knitted jersey or vest and
thick-soled stocking will counteract a
thin shoe. The cold of late fall usually
means cough the rest of the winter or
pneumonia in tie spring, when care in the se
little changes of clothing might check them
all.