The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-19

go through life with the .wo tele'
scoped When they see October frsi
staring item a the face, they bow 70
what they accept as the inevitable and
buy wooden nnderwe find such
people particularly awaiting And
u challenge any class 81 workers 70
meet more Of them than does q per
son in my position. ] long since de.
cided that, to know a woman's real
character, you must make asdress for
her.
Although the thin gown Is the most
radical ofthe seasons fashions, it viii
not be as conspicuous as its associate.
the longeoat. This coat as SHOWN in
the Osborn models is adaptable TO ey-
cry occasion and may be fashioned iot
every sort Of material lIght:weisht
cloths, silks, or Of something Of more
durability.
The 1ongcoat, It is hoped, VIII prove
valuable in another connection, that
of lessenlng the use Of the tiresome,
stereotyped shirt-waist. Its preya;
lence is to be deplored, for strictly it
has but two functions for morning
wear and with the short skirt for walk!
ing. Women who put them on and
wear them ali day can never consider
themselves correctly dressed. Whole
dresses are much more to be pre-
ferred.
1t is Just this long-coat thatis going
to encourage whole dresses as well as
thin dresses; but there is a great dan:
ger in this becoming a popular wrap.
You know what it is-it Is the hack.
neyed model. Heaven spare US from
a uniform of long.coatst 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. It has been
so, has 1T not, with the long-hip coat
and the plated skirt? Whole armies
of these products have paced the
earth, no regiment of soldiers ever
having looked more identically alike.
Now let the long.coats take warn
ing from the plated skirts. Make
yours different or die. Remember
that these long-coats are going to be
copied because they viii be a pro.
nounced style. Conspicuous fashions
always attract the women with no dis
tinction Of her own. So word to the
wise Is SUFFICIENT. Have your long
coat dlferent-or don't have any at
all. There are always many modifca-
tions that woman Of taste can make
that will stamp her wrap with her own
individuality.
"Eyery woman her own designer
continues Mrs. Osborn, would not be
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 as long as they don't carry
personal conviction into their clothes
the men as well as the women. The
men put on and take of their straw
hats according to the calendar. Abroad
man wears a straw hat way into
| autumn II the weather is mild. Such
| a matter is really personal and not to
be determined by the majority, who
lack the courage of originality.
we are a young nation and we must
learn. Every woman should endeav'
or earnestly to cultivate distinction
in clothes; to take the initiative In
freeing herself from the inanities Of
fashion. Her clohtes 7hould reflect
herself, her charm, her impulses, hel
refinements.
"Just one word" concludes Mrs
Osborn, ito those women who accuse
me Of writing solely from the view
point Of the rich. Obviously the ricf
are the people who can afford to ex
pertinent with clothes, and it is by
watching them that we gain many val
liable suggestions. But the primary
flaws Of dress are applicable equally
to the rich or poor. Although an
forced to illustrate from the expen
sive, Inever.fail to emphasize the sim
plicity Of my art back Of its expensive
developments"