The sun., 1908-12-13
REHEARSAL OF THE DRESS
ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO WOULD
ALWAYS BE PRETTY.

Important TO Get Accustomed to n Gown
Before Wearing IL In Pubiic--Aght
Effects Must Be Studied-Tamins
the sheath SkIrt-MirrOr Studies.
On a canvas In one OF the winter picture
exhibitions there is the life size figure Of
lady She is smiling. gracious. exquisite
Her gown is becoming, her hair frames her
face. her hands are natural and her pose
is charming. She is easily the beauty OF
the exhibition,
In real life if you were to see this woman
the chances are that you would not admire
her. Yet upon the canvas she is delight
full. The portrait is lifelike but the sub
ject looks prettier than most of her friends
have ever seen her look.
"The trouble with the average woman, I"
said the artist who painted the picture.
when asked how ne made the lady look
beautiful, lis that she does not know the
value Of the dress rehearsal
The dress rehearsal may sound strange
to woman Of domestic type. but il she
would learn its Importance she has only
to mention it to an actress. The stage
Is the most valuable of all aids in the art
Of appearing we'll.
THE actress who relies upon her beauty
and her dressing as much as upon her
histrionic ability will describe in detail
the care given to the rehearsal OF the
dress. She would not think OF going upon
the stage and exhibiting herself before
an audience in a gown which had no {
previously been tried on and worn few
times to take of the newness and to get
the figure accustomed TO it. The gown
is really the star Of the dress rehearsal.
which is the opportunity of the actress
to learn how to support it.
"The average woman seldom or never
holds dress rehearsal. She orders a
new gown and she tries IL on to be sure
that it fits. Then IL comes home and is
laid away.
when about to be worn it is brought
out and put on. The jewels are then added
and finally there come the touches OF
finery. The woman is gowned and ready
for society.
Now the woman who wants TO look
aa pretty as she really is will not dress
in this haphazard manner. She will take
gown she will hold dress rehearsal.
Particularly is this needed with the
new clinging or tight fitting skirts. A
woman should also study her sitting.
The woman who is going to walk in
the street on o sunshiny day. choosing
the brighter side of the street, should
not wear a brilliant red gown. Her own
facial beauty would fade in comparison
with it, So with the woman who is going
to stand in the brilliant light Of reception
room. Her gown must he subdued 80
that her own beauty may prevail.
Holding dress rehearsal is important
no matter whether the gown Is for the
will put on her new dress and wear it for
an hour or more before venturing forth
in it,
aThe moods and lenses OF the sheath
gown are especially uncertain. Often.
though apparently well fitted a woman
gown seems too tight at the knee line
Again, she finds herself stumbling because
of the length in front. Lifting il does not
seem 70 do the trick.
aIn such cases practice will make per
feet. The gown that binds at the knees
will become comfortable when one learns
the Directoire walk and the dress that
is too long in front will be easy when one
gets the knack OF moving slowly and
slightly lifting the gown.
aThe woman who wears boomers or.
kniokers OF satin under her frock in lieu
of petticoats is In trouble from the very
start unless she knows how TO manage "A
clinging skirt. She must practise walk
ing up and down the drawing room,
posing In front OF the pier glass studying
her figure and trying to be graceful. She
must also learn the proper pace. The
chance Is that she win walk too rapidly
In spite OF her effort 10 move slowly, and
this means that she viii stumble or. al