The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-16
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'--t 3. sr1-la Dc b5-rl. than tha,
~ should remain rn--,f Instead o.
looking rpoa che othlsl-01 o' $500.
iowa 10 his sI.y a. a po-teat Of ulis-
fortune. Ne co1rst it az proof Of the
eI1a14lns prosp. rl'y - Memphis, md
a. Wish there ve.s a thousand graco-
'll women here with means ample
o1ough 70 l1ttify then IN buying sim
lar govn,
Tie uysyeplc censor of hab.fs will
tsl us that costly dresses mlalster %
'le vanity % women. and thus have
BAD sTs,t 90 character. Clothes CO
--. rai, .he man. and ye- nc imagine
.1-' they have some s0-- O., mys.e-
r.1rr .ragelce "a character We cau.
-.t SEQ the -l.fEtef harm .a q 70
-.-u'1 .r.iDg 90 Io1s .le best she can.
-ll ir 20 ;dorr.rg be- peI~r1 aa O.
.ra--rC g. 7--ceab,ear-r. % course
s.cr c'-sl fe.s % f-eallfa MOOD.
.1t corpcls The gentle danes ~ az.
's-t mo bizarre ana tho gro.esque:
/ h1t me desire 20 wear good clo,hcs
'l "a perfectly natural oao. a woman
DO dresses liic q fright attracts
more attention than she Vhose clothes
I ~ her and are IN good taste. j; ls not
easy % FEEL friendly 20 woman
hcss dress rumples in the back.
whose stockings hang dorn over her
Zoe and whose skirt Is short 10 the
Z -. and long In front The woman
who does not shoT some artistic &C..
s'inc's ga Der dressing S. apt 20 be
ret Gown az an intellectual and phys.
'cal trump and Stunned acord'uFly
Tho vanity born Of a love for clothes
ls harmless. and u gtt not 20 be "a.
ken seriously. II there Is any man or
woman In civilized lie Who has 4 not.
be or she is certainly an exception %
ne rule Nearly Gli q or habits tend
20 feed this vanity. which Is nothin-
more than . desire 70 look well. II
man wore only what he needed. he
would be rather an unoouth LOOKING
/ object. lie doesn't need collars. cuff
nec'ktes, O. hats. He washes his face.
shaves, carefully brushes hts hair
PATS on clean linen. brushes nj.
clothes. polishes his shoes. and twist
his mustache s!'h a view 70 his perso
nal appearance.
So far as We are concerned W.
thank tho Lord that women like t-
dress and Ike % gown themselves g.
hlndsome ana costly fabrics. A bes1.
t'ful dress is work of art, and 'ho
artistic impulse ought 20 be enconr
aged. The utilltarian view q costlr
products will not stand the test Of
criticism. The shoemaker's wife "a no'
rolng 20 buy q thousand dollar gown
| Tho bank clerk will hardly put his
money Ia a $4,000 Persian rus. n rlcr
people put their money "a their Oh
socks instead ~ buying handsom
clothes, pictures, costly furniture an
expensive libraries, and IN giving elab.
or1te entertainments, the condition e.
fhe working people woIlI ba nue.
worse than g IS A gown that sells %.
$4,000 IS not a tax on the poor. but on
! 'hc rich for the benefit of the poor
/ The free expenditures OF wealth assist
labor and art md help 10 relieve pov.
'ry. Russell sare is a type a. selasa
wealth. He makes millions AMI stows
them away. where they DO no good
n he spent his money on art or costly
products or cotill'ons. he would put
u IN circulation in way to do =
rresi deal OF good. We therefore hear
tily approve any device that will in.
duce the millionaire 20 turn his coin