The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-07-06

a brilliant woman IN the early an
nails OF New England made this deep I
ly true observation, that to be appro-
priately and becomingly dressed /
gives one moral support superior to
the consultations OF religion. That Is
not exactly the way she said it, but
1t is sufficiently close paraphrase. |
What she meant was that woman
who knows herself to he well dressed
has the greatest possible advantage
In whatever situation she Is placed.
II requires tremendous amount OF
mental strength to triumph over
conspicuously ill-itting and mani
festly inappropriate clothing.
eautiful dress Is to the lady OF
fashion what war paint and feathers
are to the savage chieftain. They
lit her for conquest.
A teacher in one Of the public
schools, assuming charge OF class OF
boys, who had baffied the disciplinary
skill of sevearl young ladies before
her, took especial care of her toilet.
She arranged her hair attractively,
wore the daintiest and trimmest
shirt waists, and the most captivat-
ing stocks, belts aud ribbons.
"You dress as nicely us II you were
going to a party" said a friend.
"Why do you not wear your old
clothes In the school r0omy''
"Because," came the instant an.
swer, II wish to sabjugate my boys
without antagonizing them, and i
have proved good many times that
a becoming gown is great help to
Keeping order In the class room. "
Apart from any other reason for
wearing good clothes, they pay a
compliment to ones company. 1t is
worth while to dress In such way
that people are happier when they
look at you.
Shakespeare's dictum, "Raiment
as costly as thy purse can buy" has
a good deal to do with helping mar
or woman TO get On in world which
Is full OF competition.
We sometimes think that our dres,
of today is exceedingly costly. So II
may be, but we may also dress beau
tifully II we choose without spending
much money. Southern women un
derstand this, and look bewitchingly
pretty In costumes that cost only ;
trifle to begin with. The manl
exquisite stuffs that are made from
cotton set off a woman's beauty
particularly when she Is young, quit
as well as the richer fabrics, satin
silk and velvet.
A matron OF Virginia in 1860 hat
wardrobe that was fairly repre-
sentative of the times. She owne,
an olive-colored silk petticoat, an
). other of silk tabby, one OF llowere'
tabby, one of velvet and one OF whit
striped dimity. In those days cotto
stuffs were very dear, and were NOR
priced than silk, so this lady's Gallo
gown had silk lining. Her bodice
!. were of striped dimity and black silk
and with these she wore scarle
sleeves and ruf1led, sleeves of line
and lace In the costumes OF 20
years ago we find petticoats of sill
of various colors, Jackets, mantles
aprons, hoods and separate pockets
,. On the whole, the dress was not S
= beautiful as that worn today, thoug
a brocade gown over a quilted sati
petticoat was not without its charm
The dress of men was formerly vel
sumptuous and elaborate, and ALLOW
ed of much more ornament than
permissible at present. A man
dress today is exceedingly comfortab
and convenient, and women wit
their short skirts, broad-soled wall
ing shoes and neat shirt waists ha'
little to complain of. The essenti
thing Is to be dressed as one ought
be for the time OF day, the outin
the jaunt, or the occasion. Oh
should not 90 to dinner y dan
dressed as II one were going 70 ma
ket, nor should one wear to chur'
or in any religious gathering t
style OF dress reserved for weddin
an evening party, or large recc
tion.
hope very much that the day m
come when picture hats and all &C
spicuous head-gear may be abaDdc
ed for use In church. In any pub
assembly where bonBets and hats {
much in evidence 1t is far mt
agreeable to all il the bats are sms
Fs or IL they are laid In the lap OF
weareIs. In places OF amusement q
q change for the better has gradua
been adopted but conseryat
women would almost feel that Il
were committing sin II they tt
n of their hats In church.
v. A beautiful Quaker lady whom
. saw not long ago seemed TO me
q. have solved the problem She WI
~ a closely lifting frame covered wi
gray silk, which fitted around
!, head much like baby's cap, a
- Was tied under her chin. So sey
=" is this style OF head-gear that