Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-03

endar is the weather. But many peo-
pie go through life with the two tele-
scoped When they see October first
staring them in the face, they bow tn
what they accept as the inevitable and
buy wooden underwear. I find such
people particularly aggravatlng. And
challenge any class Of workers to
meet more Of them than does per-
son in my position. I long since de-
clded that to know a woman's real
character, you must make a dress for
her."
Although the thin gown is the most
radical of the seasons fashions 1t Will
not be as conspicuous as It's associate,
the long coat. This coat as shown In
the Osborn models is adaptable to ev.
cry occasion and may be fashioned Of
every sort Of material-light weight
cloths, silks or of something of more
durability.
The long coat, 1t is hoped, will prove
valuable In another connection that
OF lessening the use of the tiresome,
stereotyped shirt waist. It's prevail
ence Is to- be deplored, for strictly 1t
has but two functions-for morning
wear and with the short skirt for walk
ing Women who put them on and
wear them all day can never consider
themselves correctly dressed. Whole
dresses are much more to be preferred.
1t Is just this long coat that Is going
to encourage whole dresses as well as
thin dresses; but there is great dam
ger In this becoming a popular warp.
You know what it is--it Is the hack
neyed model Heaven spare us from
uniform of long coatsd There would
be no escaping them. You would meet
yourself walking into several dupli-
Gates Of yourself every time you stroll
ed up Fifth avenue or any other street,
from Maine to California. 1t has been
SO, has 1t not, with the long hip coat
and the plated skirt? Whole armies
OF these products have placed the
earth, no regiment of soldiers ever
having looked more identically alike
Now let the long coats take warning
from the plated skirts. Make yours
different or die. Remember that these
long coats are going to be copied be-
cause they will be pronounced style.
Conspicuous fashions always attract
the women with no distinction of her
own. SO a word to the wise Is suffi-
Client Have your long coat different
or don't have any at all. There ara
always many notifications that
woman of taste can make that will
stamp her wrap with her own indi-
viduality.
Every woman her own designer"
continues Mrs. Osborn, would not be
a. bad watchword Think! say.
think! think before you buy. Insist
upon something different, just differ
ent enough to lift you out Of the
crowd and yet keep you In the line Of
correct style"
America can never expect to lead in
fashions az long as they don't carry
personal conviction into their clothes
the men as well as the women. The
men put on and take off their straw
hats according to the calendar,
Abroad a man wears q straw hat way
into autumn if the weather Is mild
Such matter is really personal and
NOT TO be determined by the majority
who lack the courage of originality
We are young nation and we must
learn Every woman should endeavor
earnestly to cultivate distinction In
clothes; to take the initiative In free
Ing herself from the inanities of FASH
ion. Her clothes should reflect herself.
her charm. her impulses, her refine
ments.
Just one word" concludes Mrs. Os-
born ito those women who accuse me
OF writing solely from the viewpoint
of the rich. Obviously the rich are
the people who can afford to expert
ment with clothes and it is by watch
Ing them that we gain many valuable
suggestions. But the primary laws
of dress are applicable equally to the
rich or poor. Although arm forced TO
illustrate from the expensive, / never
fall to emphasize the simplicity of my
art back Of its expensive Develop
ments."