The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-24
WEAR THETAILORED SUIT WITH
STRAIGHT, PLAIN LINES.
Affect Attire That VIII Have just
tho TCuci, Of EeHininity to Differ
;rg--The Question of Jeweiry.


;r@-The Question of Jeneiry.
~ ANNA STEESE RICHARDSON.
The -rg-2orting woman in
America has won an enviable repu-
tatiOn for good taste in dress. Not
even in Paris, where every woman is
supposed TO be chic and to have an
air" do the self-support1ng girls
bear the stamp of gentility in clothes
that you note in any large city or fac
tory town in the United States.
Said a Frenchman to me not long
ago as We sauntered through a mod
Ell department sore:
Your working girls-they are
wonderful. See, they are ladies.
Such well-kept hands, such beauti-
fully coifed heads, such smart shoes!
They must spend much time to make
themselves ready for work. Nowhere
else in tho world will you see such
girls earning a living
Whereupon | remarked that no
where else in the world would he
find girls earning such good salaries,
achieving such business success.
What's more I firmly believe that
much of the American woman's bus
mess success is due to her good
dressing.
First, your office and store clothes
must be marked by the simplicity
which is truly elegant-and which
gives your figure the best lines pos
sibIe
For business, above all things the
tailored suit with straight plain
lines. There must be neither FOLDS
nor ilounces TO har5cr dust. There
must be no jeWcied buttons nor
cheap gilt buckles to distract the eye
from the sim, tri.o figure, 10 which
the suit is fitted. There should be
one fabric 10 inc salt, with Stitching,
fat braid or plain buttons for trim
ming Cloth, not silk OF v>lvet, 10:
F,intor. ana il sr:an-"r linen, not
e?in2sy b4ti9ta ana lawns
The Correct business attire for The
modern woman suggests the best
tail0ring worn by men and with just
the touch OF fcmininity which Will
save the woman from a certain hard
ness and harshness which is ass0-
ciated with the oid-time blue stock
ing"
Unless employed as q cioak-and-
silt model or as & lesgirl in suit
or millinery department the business
woman does not ~ear a trained skirt
Her skirt clears the ground by at
least an inch, and two inches is bet
ter in a dusty Office or store.
With this suit she wears what is
known as q tailored shirt waist, and
this does does not mean severe
waist without any sort of trimming.
Shoes and gloves are most i'm
pCrtant items in tho business WON
ans wardrobe. Her shoes must fit
perfeCtly-or she will pay the pen
atty Of exquisite suffering during and
after working hours. If she wants
to gain the approval Of her employer
she viii never veal shoes run down
at the heel. shoes that need polishing
CT shoes that need fresh laces.
r A problem which always cOnfronts
q business girl is that OF wear ing
jeWcIry. know THAT many women
contend t4at nc properly dressed
. DISTRESS giri ever wears !ewolry, save
perhaps a brooch al her collar.
# you have III ilvousniGU0us bat
Goci bracelet. slip i under the eufl
Of your tailored waist, and refresh
y0;'r eyes Whenever YOU look at il
If you have a plain string Of good
gold beads, wear them Oh your sim
PIE silk or lawn waist with its match
II" collar. They viii not look vel
if worn with stiff linen collar and
cravat, however. : brooch or stick
pin is never out of niace where ii
Uelon gs-at the throat.
What has brought icwelry into
GisroDute - the business world !.
the "irl WHO wears ti2 nt-GttHG
string of imitation pearls and cheal
gold locket and chain around hcl
s0iled ribbon collar; cheap gaill
| enameIed watch ca a fancy pin OF
the outside of her shirt waist: three
/ CT four tinkHng bangles studded Will
! the cheapest OF imitation gems, anC
lot Of SNOWY rings.
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