Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-28
1T IS NOT so MUCH WHAT A
WOMAN WEARS AS THE WAY
She WEARS 1T, THAT CHARMS
MEN.


MEN.
Vague as Is the average mans
knowledge OF feminine affairs in gen
eral he has very distinct ideas about
what he most admires in girl. The
list of her virtues both as regards
personal appearance and charm OF
manner is clearly defined in his mind,
and while the one woman in the
world for him seldom embraces these
cherished ideals, they are the stand
ards by which he puts the mark OF
his approval on other members of her
sex.
These ideals of his, however, are
far removed from the standards by
which women place an estimate upon
their sisters. A woman judges an
other woman as an artist regards
a fellow artists painting. The train
ed artist mas an intimate knowledge
OF the drawn outlines and the blend
feet in the painting, and he passes
judgment upon 1t with a correspond
ingly critical eye. Just so does the
feminine mind view the woman across
the way. Weighing ner merits from
the standpoint of details and pretty
sure understanding of the secret
workings which affect her general
makeup. a woman's opinion of anoth'
er woman is based on particular
points, not on the total effect.
On the other hand, as the unschool-
ed onlooker regards the artists paint
ing in the light of how much or how
little 1t pleases his inmost fancy, SO
does mere man judge the opposite
sex, first, last and always by the way
in which her graces, both physical
and mental, charm his inmost love oi
beauty and feminine attraction His
ideals are the result of general de
sire to be pleased, and he has little
interest In technical causes.
An ideal feminine fascination com.
mon to all men has to do with a
woman's personal appearance.
|
cry time VINO wins a mans attention,
explained an only sister in a family
of four brothers. "And by attractive
looking | mean the girl who is well
dressed first, the girl who has a pret.
ty figure second, and the girl who
knows how to carry both good looks
and good clothes third. I've not heard
the comment OF four men daily since
| was taken out of short clothes, con
cerning both my own appearance
and that of their girl acquaintances,
without finding that womans get-up
amounts immeasurably in the average
mans estimate of her. and the
clothes themselves are of first con
sideration.
ITO begin with, no costume quite
so pleases masculine fancy as the
tailored garment: or if it is a dress
makers creation it must be one in
which the frils and furbelows are
admirably suited to the lines of the
figure. A man always remarks a
well-ftting dress, and the palmer it
is the better.
Il suppose his discrimination with
regard to the cut and fit of his own
clothes has much to do with his fond
ness for the tailor made. At any rate
1t seems to me that | never appear in
a new frock-and almost all our
gowns are made by dressmakers now
adays-but that one or the other of
my brothers takes occasion to com.
ment: It's all right, but it doesn't
hold a candle to the blue dress you
had year ago!' and the blue dress.
OF course, Is worn-out tailor-made,
which fitted me as only tailor-mades
can.
The color of a costume counts for
something. too. You remember Sweet
Kitty Bellaire says that man never
fails to succumb to the charm of blue.
and l would add, of black as well.
Both colors are positive winners with
masculine taste, TRINITY built black
and white effects are also fayorites
and the average mans love for bright
ness and good cheer responds to an
entire red evening gown or touch of
scarlet on the walking suit AS
general summing up of all the other
colors, his idea of symphony is the
girl dressed from head to foot in
single shade of any one color. Com
binations of different colors have
small attraction for him.
"Dress the Part"
speaking of blue reminds me OF
another point in feminine attire
which charms men. At house party
attended last summer the host. n
man of business and considerable
wealth. possessed keen discernment
In the matter OF woman's dress. or
he eight girls among the guests one
alone was not rich girl, and her
clothes did not display the Partisan
finish OF the other girls. She was
distinguished. however. from the rest
,y 1.-the. slim figure. a certain Pur.
tanic beauty, a rather demure, coun-
ry-maiden simplicity
AT breakfast one morning she |
made her appearance In a linen
blue cambric frock. built perfectly