Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-11-25
The Clothes a Woman Really Needs.

/ The woman whose purse is small might
Wen sigh when she reads of the gowns
considered necessary by fashion arbiters
/ 70 steer well dressed feminine safely
through one season. But perhaps the
hSt is not so appalling after all. If wise
selections are made it is certain that She
can be very becomingly and suitably
clothed with few garments.
Che OF the things she must of necessity
be provided with is good street gown.
Tor shopping. calling, church wenr and
travelling. 1t is, of course convenient
10 ne able to have n special gown for
/ each OF these uses. and wealthy women
do; but for the woman of average cir.
culhStanceS, who must count her money.
I one dress can very we'll he made TO an
/ SWer all these requirements
In choosing it, if black cloth is be
| coming. have that. by all means. as it is
least conspicuous, can be worn any
where. and can be altered and combined
with anything. 1t should be coat and
skirt suit, and the coat had best be built
on rather conservative lines. depending
rather on its cut and fit for style, than
on extreme modes or trimmings Do not
get bodice jacket Let it be a regulnr
coat The skirt must by all means he
short-that is, off the ground 4 skirt
that touches is suitable only for house
/ or carnage wear. y circular model is
/
Il pleated skirt for woman who can
| have but one. The almost seamless cir
| GUAR VIII be sure to sag unpleasantlv
| SO II IS best to use the model with more
seams.
If a more elaborate dress in addition
can ne afforded. yelveteen is a good
choice. a better selection though. is n
crepe de chine frock, which could be used
tor house and a theater dress and
would cost less than an Elaborate vol
Veteen calling gown, thus leaving money
| 10 get dainty afternoon blouse for we,r
with the cloth coat suit.
FOR an evening gown nothing is so
Serylceabe as black net which may ba
varied by colOred girdle and flower gar
INJURIES when desired. 1t may be made
with round or draped bodice or in same
variation of the princess dress. The most
servlceable wrap for woman of small
means to wear both with this evening
gown and the theater dress of crepe dc
chine is loose coat of black cloth. lined
with white or pale silk.
great retinue of hats is not neccs-
sary. With a trim street hat for wear
with the coat suit and Il black picture
hat as the most adaptable for dress oc-
casions the economical woman can be
pretty sure of being properly halted
It is with her shoes and gloves as with
other things: A great variety is possible.
but she can really be adequately shod
and gloved with little. Three DairS-taD
kid street gloves white kid evening
gloves and a pretty suede glove for
afternoOn-will dress her hands accepta-
bly,; while walking boots, a pair of dress
shoes and evening slippers will do for
her feet Comfortable house shoes or
slippers are, of course, necessary, and it
goes without saying that every woman
has Il last years skirt and some blouSeS
that will do for home wear, although ii
she can afford pretty cashmere for this
especial purpose it is useful. 1t is, of
course. every bit as essential that she
should be attractively goWned at home
as in public.
The woman who goes to work will. of
course need to make some changes in
this list, as. for instance, Il shirtWaist
| suit of mohair or wool for office wear.
/ with Il separate coat; or a coat suit OF
| tweed with winter blouses. She Will still
need the good coat suit, however. unless
| her workaday suit is one that she can
/ wear TO church.
For a girl who goes about much in the
evening to informal little affairs where
/ the black net evening gown would be
| "OverdOing' it. one or two pretty light
| frocks of eolienne, lowered net or some
/ inexpensive stuff are essential, and can
/ be made up at small cost
! The variety of clothes one needs de
ponds on ones social life and environ
/ ment. of course; but for the woman III
moderate circumstances it is always bet
/ ter TO have a few things well made and
| wear them out than a number of clothes.
cheaply made, which go out of style be
! fore she can get the good of them.
/ Women have been known, right IL this
/ town. who looked well in three rrockS-
one for outdoors. one FOR indoors and
one for festivities And they were just
as happy as if they hdG never read that
/ fashion said they ought TO have three