The Washington herald., 1909-01-17
FROM WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW

/ To buy OF not 10 buy That IS the
eternal question which faces women Men
buy when they have needs. and are SCI
dom tempted by bargains at other times
+ Women are always foreseeing q use for
about everything that is marked down,
SO they are generally short OF cash and
up to their ears in debt.
I No income can be Systematically land
cut unless one has a clear idea OF neces-
sary expenses. Il is easy to fix the
monthly or weekly sum that must go for
rent and estimate the necessary expendi-
+ ture for food. fuel and light One can
( even guess pretty closely the figure which
I viii keep a person well dressed. and the
total OF these figures ought 10 leave
margin for sickness OF enforced idleness
and for saving Then superiuous ar
ticles may safely be considered Perhaps
they viii not even appear worthy OF con-
sideration upon reflection.
Careful women live in some such fash
Ion. and they are the ones VINO can meet
d panic in the business world with a
creditable degree Of calmness. They may
not ike the idea OF drawing upon the re-
unpaid bills. and, Of course, they are calm.
The haphazaTd woman shuts her eyes TO
necessary expenditures after she yields
to the temptation Of bargains, and spends
many an anxious hour after her money
has dwindled-
have a tremendous respect for the
working girl who closed her eyes 10 the
desire for q new street suit last fail and
decided TO save enough money to pay for
il before even thinking much about H.
She is young, pretty, and very fond Of
good clothes. and she acoomplishes Won
ders on the small sum she reserves for
herself each week Her bump Of neatness
IS well developed, so she takes the best
possible care Of her clothes. 4 skirt and
coat which had done duty for two win
ters she put into the tailor's hands for
cleaning and pressing. and while they
looked fresh and smart. she found that
the skirt had shrunk in length and the
coat needed new trimmings
Well. trimmings happened TO be within
her means. but the work Of renovation
was rather a burden However, she did
IT, and Is looking as stylish and pretty as
she could in new garments, because her
hat veil. neckwear, waist, gloves, and
shoes are immaculate. They are the i'm
pOTtant features. after all This girl has
10 divide her wages with her mother. and
she knows just how much she can spend
upon herself. She save nothing, but she
has good excuse for spending aIl-she
must have clothes for working, and she
buys just as closely as she can
I Go not believe that trade conditions
demand extravaganza on the part Of
those who can least afford It. Bargains
are sometimes good, and often worthless.
For instance. there Is no economy in buy
ing damaged cloth at any price, as there
IS the price Of making It Up to be con
sideTed. The price may be nothing more
than time, but that makes the bargains 1
expensive. When one needs standard ar i
ticles. it is wise TO take advantage OF 4
mark-downs which have been Instituted 4
IN all up-to-date shops to close out broken /
stock. But &c buy with no immediate 4
use in view Is hardly worth while. be- 4
cause fashion has an important bearing i
on life. We ought 70 keep abreast Of the I
times BETTY BRADEEN. 4