The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
CHARACTER TOLD IN CLOTHES
IMPORTANCE TO a WOMAN OF
TASTE ~ DRESS.
where Economy Means Misery 90
Spend and where to Buy-Thin9s That
Last Too Long Expensive Materials
-Daintlncss and Neatncss and Method.

character. The determined, face set to
the front individual will succeed under
circumstances and conditions where the
invertebrate, not quite sure Of himself or
anything else person will go to the wall.
Now IL IL quite remarkable how character
shows in clothes, writes M. Stanley Clark in
the London Chronicle, and thisa applies most
particularly to the weaker sex. A man,
provided he employs a good tailor and pos
sesses a trousers press, can hardly fail 20 be
we'll turned out. There are certain we'll
defined lines from which nothing will permit
him to stray. But the multiplicity and
manifolding OF feminine attire affords a
much larger field for a woman to make
mistakes. Detail nowadays rides dominant
and writes dowdy or chic acr oss a woman
with all the fatal decision and destiny Of
the moving finger.
We all know tive all meet daily in
stances Of It. Two sisters, perhaps. who
with identically the same money and oppor-
tunities are one well, the other poorly turned
out. A woman is always judged by appear
ances, 30 the badly and unsuitably dressed
girl starts heavily handicapped in the race
Of life. No matter what stake she Ia en-
tering for, there are long odds against her
passing the winning post before her smarter
sister.
This being 90, and who will deny TIT
seems q pity the i'll dressed woman should
not realize her plight, put her pride in her
pocket and determine to mend her ways. 1t
isn't difficult nowadays to be well dressed
indeed, the amount OF ingenuity some peo-
pie display in securing the opposite result
is a matter for surprise. II is almost i'm
possible TO buy an ugly, inartistio article in
---A1 .Ao>. n1A unittnnra and AroaSunn Eora
alike are full Of taste, and study face and
figure far more than they used to, For
the rich woman who il conscious OF always
choosing the wrong thing | say, put your
self in the hands OF some clever madame
wear what she tells you on the occasions
prescribed by her, and you will have cause
to rejoice.
But for the moderate means woman
such wholesale shifting OF the burden ls
impossible. She cannot order at will,
but has 70 turn and twist within the limits
Of a small dress allowance, making one
pound cover the needs OF two. And here
II 10 that the most fatal mistake Of false
economy il made.
-Four plaring Instances in which economy
always spells misery spring TO my mind.
The first two, as every one will guess, are
gloves and boots and shoes. Ii is hard
10 say whether a cheap glove or a cheap
shoe il the most hateful. and, mark you,
in the long run the most extravaganza.
But i'll cut. Ill fitting gloves cannot hurt
andharmah hand as a shoe can a foot. Happy,
comfortable feet have a lot TO say 10 health,
and they are quite ~attainable without
having resort to broad toes and no heels.
Another false economy il cheap corsets.
let some experienced corsetiere study
your figure and carefully fit ou.don't
pih your faith on what fits other people.
And the fourth false economy is-your
tailor made gowns. Don't. don't get the
little dressmaker who made your chiffon
blouse so prettily to c~ontrive you a tailor
made golfing suit out OF that length OF
tweed you picked up at a sale. Ii you
can't go to a good man then buy your coat
and skirt ready made at some reliable
house where you will be sure Of a good
cut and good material and where the neces-
sary alterations will be carried out by
one Of their own tailors.
These are four Of the most glaring false
economies. Now for the reverse and less
pleasant side Of the shield-where to cut
down.
First Of all, start with a clear idea and
realization OF what you have to spend on
your dress annually. Apportion it quar-
terly, and as each quarter comes around de-
eide what you will need and what you must
do without during the next three months.
mann An i% DIp9Sss1 S esSnO %bgt Is y 0S' % so get a soa
wear II out at once. especially in these days
when fashion is 80 tickle. Again. on the
other hand. don't expect one garment TO
cover as many needs as charity Is supposed
\ 70 cover sius. ~
fulfil two pu~rpoees,supp " needs but
not very OFTEN. Mit meeps one CRYING want
really adequateiyit an you can eHpect DIV.
How often women say. res. l seem 10 nave
heaps OF clothes, out notning tnat rs Iealy
right" his purgatoriai state OF e1istenoe
Is the outcome OF not KNOWING what you
really want n VIII really cave need OF.
and OF trying 70 make one irock M two
functions, with the result tnatiti 10 not reaiiy
right for either:
An Important economy, ana not sucn a
small one eitner. II nor 70 puy 700 eApensis9
materials. 1 90 not ior a moLne1t Counstt
patronlzing snoopy SUMS, puI we uon "Sdr
out our gowns as our erahu.notneTs unu.
The polite salesman-s plea tnat IL VIII lsst
forever. does not apply 70 our neeus as ~
DID TO theirs. we uont want tnihgs 70 last
forever. IN TACT IL 10 ratner a urawpack.
The knowledge ma the nlaueriaI Oh an OUT
or date garment s as COCO as new lsapt
10 tempt one do%n the oo"h"aru PAIN Oh
pitching and patcning:
On the otner hanu al sorts on ECONOMIES
can De naue and .nne saS1u 10y bnyans
things in quantlty instead OF slneIy. Always
buy IN the cneap Marhet wneh you can
ana people know that AT saie .lmes ek-
fTaOrdlnarV economies can De enecte0 Nv