Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21

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Effort will help a woman 10 acquire that
happy faculty of always being dressed 10
fit in with the picture" They say, with
out understanding what IL Is that makes
this trick seem to come naturally to some
women. There afe those who, whatever
they do or wherever they go, always dress
the part and in tn there is told the
whole story. one analysis Of the woman
who Is always correctly ana fifty goWned
has it that she is an ''inJellectual' dresser,
but the truth is that sac is TO certain
extent an impersonatur. Frenchwomen,
who have the keenesJ sense Of the fitness
Of things in what they wear, are found III
such numbers and in classes where the
intellectual part can have little to do with
it,
But they are noted for considering their
own part and effect in every gayety in
which they enter. a famous writer says
that American or English women At the
races get much of their pleasure cut Of
their knowledge of hocsedesh and Of low
TO place their bets. But the FrenchwDman
gets hers entirely out of she appearance
which she herself makes in the ensemble.
One of those versatile women who Ild at
her finger ends the art successful GreS'S-
ing attracted admiration everywhere she
appeared by the maryelousiy pretty ana
well adapted costumes which she Wore
Many Of these she made or designed Ter
self. And when the same attractive "om-
an went back into her own little Kitchen
on what she called baking day she Ter-
formed cooking wonders in = hsruihGd
white dress which she had saved oyer from
Z. season two back for this purpose W TN
it She wore white apron and a becoming
little white cap.
IL was just her gift of seeing herself n
the part she was playing. The sun tie
clothes for 1t were part Of the Ilcnt2l
picture, and her enjoyment OF what she
was doing depended upon adapting some
thing to ill it immC diatcly. Such a woman
would not need TO be tod what TO have
for a costume ii she were on tne stage.
1t is the gift of acting up to Whi. she
puts on. that which is the same idea turned
around. which makes the successful model.
She puts on a beautiful coat or trained
gown and she Immediately W slks Oft hold
ing her head in a way which somehow
seems to correspond. You would look JUS
as well iu it as I do if you only felt 1t as
| do said one Of these models to a woman
who was atuiring her
queen Alexandra is noted for her I'm
,rrinE sense Of the suitable in costume. + or
the races, on yacht. she IS always perfect
Is dressed, and even in Il visit of coincidence
She always strikes the note of acute illness
10 thv occasion in her dress. And pTo1ahiy
there is no. one in the world who by nature
and training has ever tWpe-s2n4led 50
thoroughly all the details of the part which
size IS playing.
One
New bride tOJN her d. -tf. va;7t she con
eile!~a The csee.. ~ = !!2,ffg aeceptaDly
frsn a home car, in whia", She had made
a tour Of France. Here the f'nius room lad
been considered the main living room, and
LIE bed room lyy I,iEAE WAS turned into
private sitting room lay day. Acting On this
idea and renting five-roUm fat IN which
the dining .uorn vas tEe l2rgcst and most
beautifully finished room, such furniture
was bought for It would a..G.T- Gs its
being used As both a dining room and Lying
room \ desk and bookcase were Fus .nere
ard sr,,taTk oak table in antique pattern
WHICH provided two great leaves that could
be raised or lowered. a great lamp CON
'verted t4fiS into a reading table when eat
ing was not IL progress. TWO OF three
large chairs: a window seat. some plants,
a statdins book and magazine rack, and,
81 fact. all the treasures were gathered
mere and except for the time that the fam
iiy we're at meals il was here that friends
were received.
IL order 70 arrange this the room off the
parldr which was intended as the bed room
vas converted into a little reception room
IN which people could be pat whenever
necessary. and to hich the sitter things
in the way of furniture were allotted. The
parlor vas turned into u comfortable bed
room with beds thar were made up into
couches in tie day time, and in this room
the bride had her sewing or any kind OF
work which she happened TO be doing, and
made 1t her own private sitting room. The
result was artistic as well cozly COM
Portable. especially in the dining room,
where rich dark effects OF wood and metal
were in evidence. Her china was put In
the background. except one cabinet OF
really good pieces. 1t was room which
IL was pleasure TO take anybody INTO, even
though the idea OF having no parlor' scan
dalzed the cook.
Another fiat with two p8rlOrs also was
used originally 10y making the back room
into which the stairway entered the living
and reception room. The front parlor ana