Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
Which One
Are You?
Velvet, silk linen, lace,
which in your favor fnds placer

MI tiers in a department store In
their exclusive Partially 10 one
class of materials.
Thus we have four striking xmas oi
women: the velvet and satin woman.
the fimsy silk woman. the lace anu
lawn woman. and the linen woman
hut more of her anon. The season for
this observation is. par excellence. any
season.
The strange part Of feminine monop-
olv is that. unlike the great magnates'
women arrive at a cornering OF the mar
ket nv an almost subconscious instinct
If there be such condition.
No matter what the weather. occasion
NJ condition of her purse. there Is
+vna of woman who is always arrayed
IN velvet. heavy satin and the CORE
.nondins warm trimmings. She presents
the same musty appearance as coun-
trv parlor. and you long to get at her
With dustbrush and camphor fake. Inc
put your furs In storage. we Il .aNo
care OF them adjurations that greet US
in the spring do not penetrate ner push
satisfaction She lodges the INDUSTRIOUS
moth by keeping her furs aireo anu
summed till autumn-and she the human
clothes line.
This woman suggests the though' tna''
after all, perhaps modern civllza'ioh'
with its shower baths and steam lauh-
dries. offers comforts that are hyper
luxurious.
Not hers the sense that reads on every
article. as indelibly engraved as tnoueh
II were chiseled in marble: Il am Tor
such-and-such an occasion ana no
other
Thorough search in her treasure box
of odds and ends-which. to the COOK
Is represented by her scrap pot-Wouio
not reveal. I warrant you. one square
inch of crisp embroidery. There would
be beaded trimmings, brocades. heavy
black lace. unbendable velvets. double
faced ribbons and much jet; but piece
of fine linen would be as foreign as
Siberia.
DUBIOUS CHINA SILK
Pink and blue ribbons magnetic the
second woman. Hers are the indinef-
ent lingerie shiny shoes. a pearl neck
lace that is always a few beads. too
short, so that a string completes the cir
cult and ribbon usurps the place where
a little clasp should be. A fimsy China
silk waist. with its intricacies OF lace.
IL the all-too-fimsy backbone OF this
toilette
Her spring hat is always something
white" supporting colored flowers She
would no more buy a severely tailored
suit or shirtwaist than offer herself as
a model for demonstrating the latest
thing in strait jackets and handouts.
This woman loves jabot effects. near
gold pins. painted belts. has tin CASH
box dangling from her arm and wears
rings whose stones will. unlike the glo-
rious sun, never know another setting.
could give you a detailed description
of her undergarments and match the
lace without the necessity Of a sample.
DAINTINESS AND FLUFF
The lace-and-lawn girl is very dainty.
Her gowns. though fussy. are neat
well adjusted. Her hats, too. may be
adorned with flowers. but they are COM
pact; her collars are well boned: her
heels little too high-but we'll forgive
that: she has them Strengthened regu-
ularly Her sleeves are just the right
length, not slouching over her hands.
nor yet betraying scrawny wrist. The
purpose for which. way back in their
incipiency. they were intended-the pur-
pose now almost lost from view: they
adorn.
She suggests green lawns. parasols.
cool drinks on a shady veranda- We
need her in the landscape.
CRISP AND REFRESHING
But had I poetic genius 1 would be-
rhyme this last girl as Orlando did his
Rosalind. She is the linen girl-clean.
crisp and refreshing as shaved ice.
Does she wear this crisp linen and
these plain hats all the year around and
on all occasions? Not she! No more
than the housewife keeps the linen on
the furniture all winter; no more than
the cook puts cranberries in soup be-
cause they are good with chicken
This woman, with every kind of ma
teria In her wardrobe, has, either
through fumbing or instinct, struck and
held that one harmonious chord which is
the keynote Of the well-dressed woman
THE Eternal Fitness of Things"
The plummet of horror does not sink
to the depths OF this woman's sensitive
soul when IN her rainy day clothes she
has CHANGED to tumble into an ac-
quantance. No wild desire possesses
her to explain: Il put these old clothes
on because 1t IS So stormy. l really
have quite wardrobe at home. Would
you not like to listen to an inventory Of
my ball. street and afternoon gowns?"
This never occurs to her. because good
taste has become a part of her. But
should the truant thought arise. 1t would
be as quickly dismissed with a "Sha
surely does not think I am on my way
TO pink tea in these Tugs" Mark you.
when the time and place demand 1t you
will find this girl with the clothes. In
the vernacular. She will deliver the
goods"
Does she look as severe as the outside
of q Quaker meeting house? Get you
to her chinonier and open drawer after
drawer and see what hand-embroidered
lingerie tumbles out. The very sight OF
II would agonize the velvet woman were
she to compute the number OF satin
waists the proceeds would buy.