Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-01-07
MRS. TAFT'S TASTES
IN DRESS ARE PLAIN.
She Is Always Well Gowned,
and Often Handsomely, But
Never Lavishly.

Washington. In the matter OF
clothes, the next mistress OF the White:
House is woman of The plain type.
While Mrs. Taft is always we'll, and
usually handsomely goMncd her clothes
are never the first thing which attracts
the attention of the stranger. Her
taste runs to the plain cloth and rich
silks. She is emphatically not the
tailor made. silk lined woman. Her
favorits colors for the street are brown
and gray, and for evening wear. pink.
almost invariably.
She has never appeared in an i'm
ported gown. She has had Il number
Of evening gowns. made of the fasci-
mating. films Philippine fabrics, which
she brought back to the states with
her after her long residence in Manila.
And yet she brought only what she
might have actual need OF in the near
future. According to her thrifty ma
ture. she purchases only what she cam
see a use for Mrs. Taft has never
been wealthy. Her money IS always
spent judiciously
Mrs. Taft patrnliles always the con-
servatiye establishments. Good value
for the money is what she looks for
first ia shopping. She rarely goes into
the cheap stores, except for uninport-
ant articles which careful women
Know how to buy. During ,iel resi-
Gence I'm Washington she has done
/, her purchasing mainly in the shops
along Il street. When in Cincinnati.
she buys there She has been known
to patronize the tailor in baltimore.
who sometimes makes gowns for Mrs
Roosevelt and Mrs. Metcall. and She
also p;ttronizes the Sisters of ST, Rose
! Industrial school in Washington. Who
are famous for thcf handmade French
| underwear
Hats Not Always Becoming.
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somewhat lacking as she often gets
unbecomng ones. She has rot APP
peared in Washington in large hats.
| ever; they run in fashion TO the Eng
1 fish or walking STYLES. OF gloves she
wears 6i4 Mrs. Taft has one failing
in wearing her clothes. Her SKIRTS fro
qucntlA do not set Well
Mrs Taft and her Gaughta, are both
careful buyers. In doing Christmas
shopping. they rarely are guilty OF pur-
chasing useless trifles. They go about
| months before the holiday week. and
by tho time other Christmas shoppers
are beginning to think of buying their
gifts are bought and carefully put
| away. carefully labeled awaiting tina
| auspicious day In this respect Mrs.
Taft is much like Mrs. Roosevelt, only
that Mrs Roosevelt does much of her
gift shopping in the jewelry shops,
while Mrs. Taft is more apt 10 look in
1 the department OF notion stores.
While both Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Taft frequently visit the shopping dis
tricts. ono must know them personally
to recognize them. unostentatioisly
do they go about. Instead OF dasains
mp to q shop in a carriage they walk
briskly along the street. accompanied
usually by some favored frinnd always
choosing the morning hours. when the
\ crowd is not so large.
AS buyers. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs
Taft are unlike. for the latter always
kmuws exactly what SHE wants AM
can see at a glance how nearly am a.
Gle can answer her purpose. She
no advice. except occasionally
4 her daughter. Mrs. IsooSe,
prefers to consult some or
and judgment
The Taft household by
the mistress of it, TIL,
master of 1t is ir- after u
lfact. he does NJ then. bu
,nly thinks y is only the
clever woms create that de
fusion. IS her own mar
ketins $ lever had 4 socia
secretary NJ .ousekeeper. nor ha'
she done hen household buying ovcl
abe telephone except In emergency