The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-05
THIS MORNINGS GOSSIP

Special Correspondence from Summer
Plazzas.
1t is always interesting to hear a sroun
of women discuss what other women wear.
and TO get the Individual opinion as MOTH
Ing Indicates moro surely tho attitude of
a woman to herself, her husband. chill
dren. and the world In general than the
IDEAS she advances on the question of
dress, Not every woman Is able to carry
out her Ideas about clothes, or to crafty
her TASTES In dressing, but even the most
Indifferent woman to her personal appear
Hnoe has well deformed Ideas II they are
only developed,
Dress IL SO important no matter how
much the woman who shows a fondness
Tor II In held up to scorn by less pretty
women, And while many women object
to be classed as frivolous, the right sort
OF woman loves pretty clothes and should
not be ashamed to admit II. II she takes
whole days to decide upon her summer
wardrobe. 1t Is her own privilege. and 1t
would be better IL there were more women
who paid greater attention to dress, and
to what was becoming rather than initial
Ing fashions not designed for them or ig-
noring them entirely They are abnormal
women who may not care for clothes, as
there are a few women who do not have
children. But apropos OF the ideas, not
the clothes SO much.
"A skirt and shirt waists In plenty
this from a woman who once loved flow
cred gowns with yards of lace and big
fluffy bows
Oh said the girl who was at the
fiowered-gown age, II want all sorts of
soft, fluffy things, chiffons, laces. frills,
ribbons galore for my hair"
After all what are Clothes" said the
woman who cares for other things, for
more serious subjects. VINO teaches all
winter and goes to summer schools be-
tween times. ct seems such a waste of
time to bother about them. when they
really are of so little value in COMPARE
son to the vital things or life And she
Is sure to have u plain black skirt that
sits horribly.
ITO be perfectly happy and contented
with myself" remarked a we'll dressed
woman, 81 must have clothes that know
are becoming. / want to always present
good appearance, not as II thought OF
clothes to the exclusion of everything
else, but that I had enough seifrespect
to want to look well before my husband
and children. detest careless mothers.
IT am such a believer in the Importance
of looking as well as you can (having the
Rusltin IDEAL that ! think 1t is the duty
of every woman to study what becomes
her, and to teach ner daugnters the proper
value Of dress''-this from a charming
mother of 50-not children. but years.
1.-THE secret of success Is in looking well
dressed" this from a woman who is said
TO always quote her husbands remarks,
from market values to dress. Dress plays
a most important part in commercial life
oh" said a woman, who looked as
she was tired of the subject I'VE all are
taught from our youth up to clothe our
nd I xxvfdl
some mode for the entire family even the
servants. spring, summer, autumn and
winter-the whole year-trying to keep
no with a change of sleeves and the shape
of hats. l hate the very mention CT
clothes''
you liked to buy pretty things when
-" The other woman who was listening
to the points OF view-if you can listen to
a point-hesitated to say younger but
everybody knew what she started to say
and smiled.
Before had a family of grown daush-