The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
CHARAOTER or WooMAN
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Moraiists tell us that we should not judge a man by his clothes.
 No one, however. 10 foolish enough to advance such a theory in regard to women. for it ia a well known fact that dress makes the woman and by her clothes shall you know her. Alas. some of the present day clothes make her . queer creature, says The Phila- deiphia Evening Times.
 4 woman in her toilet expresses her character and manifests her whims and fancfes.
 Her choice of coiors reflects the coi- ors of her mind and taste, and the very feathers on her hat show which way the winds of her fancy blow.
 So, girls. remember that the wise young man before he pops the fatal question will gain good many point CTS from the attire of his ladyiove. . Of course the first and most obvious thing he notices Is neatness. The wo- man who Is frowzy in her dress. whose skirts hike up in the front and dip down in the back, whose belt and blouse never make connections and who has a general air of having had her clothes thrown at her will make a sloveniy housekeeper. who will waste his money and generally lead him an QdnCSs tbAVN6h AAAc.
 Such, a woman is often of an easy going disposition. She is frequently bright. intelligent and charming companion. but the man who marries her may confidently count on not hav- ing dinner at any fixed time and of not being able to find a clean collar without search.
 On the contrary. the woman who wears trim tailor-made things with out any frilis, whose hair never shows stray lock- man may wed with the perfect assurance that his house will be run on schedule time and bus mess principles.
 He may, though, find her little narrow and hard. with inflexible opin- ions which are unfortunately always perfectly correct.
 The woman who dresses inappro- priateiy--who will put on chiffon blouse to. go fishing and wear high heel shoes on the golf links--lacks judgment She win keep her husband in hot water because she will be do- ing silly things. She will do things on the spur of the moment and spend days in repenting.
 This Kind of a woman is impulsive. affectionate, warfn-hearted and de- iishtfui as a household pet. but bad working partner.
 Closely akin to her is the woman whoee clothes are pretty in them selves, but not suitable for her.
 This Is the sort of woman who buys things because they strike her fancy without ono thought. as to whether they win be becoming or the things she hseds. She is emotional. carried away by impulse, but lacks logic. the kind of woman who would die for her husband. but who gives him dyspepsia by her housek eeping and runs him in- to debt by her bills.
 The woman who wear cheap finery Is innately vulgar and insincere. She will be a bargain counter fiend and will think it no harm to deceive her husband about the housekeeping mon ey.
 Beware of the woman who dresses beyond her means. This shows she has more vanity than heart. With her matrimony is merely means to an end, and her ideal Of a perfect hus- band is an animated cash register.
 A man does well to consider long before he marries a maiden of the Burne-Jones type. She will soon be- gin to realize that the plain business man she married does, not appreciate her. and she will cherish yearnings to be understood that are incompatible with taking a proper interest in set ting a good dinner before her lord and master.
 If, however, a woman knows how to dress, if she is smart without De- ing in ultra style, if she knows how to make a slave of fashion without fashion making q slave of her--af. m A word. her clothes show that they are neither a misdirected effort nor an inappropriate ornamentation-then a man may marry without fear.
 She will be found to have good judgment. self-restraint. self boise and independence and win be one of the women who are comfort to their husbands at home and a source Of pride to them abroad