Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Clothes For The Girl
Who Works Downtown
By TTAGS4 ELEANOR G9D0NGMEAA

I~&imRRE dressed business girl or woman ms
N&4h4El0 necessarily be the ono who spends the
most on her clothes, but rather the one
who knows how to select them so that they are simnIs
as well as becoming. The well dressed girl In bust
ness must make a careful study OF the STYLES ana
colors' and know how to adapt them to herself. She
must know also how to adapt them to the hour M
"a place and to Know that perfect neatness Is the key
note TO a good appearance.
The girl who wishes to look well-and that 10 irs,
as much her duty as that she should do riEbt-must
also study how to keep her wardrobe in good oond,'
when it is needed. "'
The girl whose wardrobe is not large is often ant
10 make her first mistake in buying CHEAP material
OF a color or weave that is the fancy OF the moment.
instead where only one new gown may be had during
the season, It should be of a fabric that will stand
wear, and OF a color Of which neither the wearer nor
the onlooker will grow weary. 1t is a great extravo.
gance to have a frock made in the extreme of fashion.
Tor the extreme soon goes out, and the girl has a
conspicuous inappropriate frock on her hands.
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There is no getting away from the fact that the
tailor suit is an important item in the business girls
wardrobe. For early spring, summer. and autumn n
tailor suit in one Of the lightweight materials is a
necessity. 1t may be Of mohair in one of the pretty
Invisible checks, or of a serviceable shade Of gray
homespun, or one Of the speckled tweeds. These are
all serviceable materials, and well adapted for tailor
suits, with which are worn the shirtwaists of linen
or madras. Such a suit is prettiest, of course, when
made with the plated skirt at least three and a
half Inches from the ground.
The new type OF coat this spring Is cut much
shorter than it was early this winter, and the tendency
is to have the garment conform more closely TO the
lines Of the figure. The three-quarters fitted gar
ment, with the seams curved in slightly at the waist
line, Is everywhere shown. Nearly all the coats have
long rolling revers, which come down to the waist
line. There are also a number OF notifications Of
the Russian styles. Some OF the coats blouse slightly
in front, and have the plated backs. A few are but
toned at the side, but these types OF coats will not
meet with general favor for spring and summer wear,
as they will he found too warm for late wear. Models
also are shown OF the blazer order which was so pop
ular a few seasons ago. This style is particularly
adapted for summer wear.
In shirtings the business girl may have her ohoice
in patterns like those worn by men. The material is
madras, Japanese cotton creme Jananese bord 49,
RiIk n r any OF IN rnnlfif1dinOna arfaf nF nrAoa 80
cotton or silk and cotton mixtures. Lingerie mate
rial remains practically the same from season to sea-
son. With. fine lawns, batistes, or sheer lawns one
cannot go far astray, There promises to be many
barred dimities used this season, and it will be smart
indeed to have colored blouses to match the linen suit.
These may be of null batiste, cotton chiffon, or Of
white dimity, crossbarred and embroidered in colors.
Nearly all the motifs for embroidery designs on this
kind of material are small, a tiny spray or a clover de-
sign being used mostly.
Ready made waists in all these materials are shown
at a most reasonable price, as are also the tailored
suits, and any girl who devotes her evenings to the
making of her clothes is not only cheating her en-
ployer, but is running her health as well. Most at
traotive waists Of all types can be bought from 95
cents up.
The business girl should plan to have a dress for
the warm afternoons, and let It be a dress that may
be used for evenings as we'll For this get one Of the
hne Persian figured lawns, with a well covered ground.
or one OF the smallest polka dotted black and white
or blue and white dimities. One OF the most attrac-
tive dresses Of this type is made with the waist and
skirt Joined, as it is much easier to get into, and
trimmer and heater at the waistline The waist is
AhouS Win ~ boby VuS q lidtA0S bnu n
waist and upper part of the sleeves are cut in one along
the new peasant lines, Nearly all these froeks have long
sleeves. This does not mean that the elbow and
three-quarter sleeves are out again, but that at the
present there Is a strong EFFORT being made to intro
duce the long sleeves on the collarless gowns.
Then a really dressy gown, which may be worn to
church as well as upon other occasions, will be need
ed. For this undoubtedly the best selection will be an
all white dress OF one OF the thin swisses or the
swiss muslin made up over a foundation OF lawn with
lace trimmed runes, the dress itself being trimmed
either in embroidery or insertings Of Irish crochet or
cuny.
If more suitable to ones needs a one piece frocR
Of foulard, silk, or pongee may be substituted for tho
frock Of Persian lawn or swiss. The chemlsette idea
should be utilized on all Of these frocks. They could
be given a further touch OF dressiness bv wearing
or cluny, or a stock collar and cuffs Of guipure iaae,
which comes in so many pretty patterns.
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BY the way, these separate turnover collars ana
euns anord an important and economical way OF oitar-
servings are used for them' and the edges are some
times finished with two narrow folds Of fine lawn or
hatste, the folds being Joined together and to the
collar by narrow insertings of Irish crochet.
1t would be wen also 10 have a suit Of linen. either
OF white or a dark shade or a Dopgee or tussah, the
Solot naturally depending upon the color OF the other
rocks' II you have a light linen suit in lawn or
SINK then 1t win be advisable TO have a dark linen
Quite a number of Jumper effects are noted. These
nave the sleeves and yoke OF some sheer material, or Of
lace but the straps do not come over the shoulders;
they are eliminated altogether, giving the effect of a
BIB or an apron, both front and back.
Another new eneot in these dresses is the hOhu
enect typical or the 1880 period. These look exceed
ingly pretty on some OF the soft sheer frocks
and their return 20 favor was not entirely unexpected
in view of the number OF searfs that have been worn
the last few months, which were simply a forerunner
Of the return of this quaint old style. On these acbn
effects the high neck still predominates
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The necessary separate skirt for wear with tub
frocks during the spring and summer NAV he deveI-
oped In mohAir or the heavy linen weaves. nut 10
be practical II must be a gored model, and must show
some form Of long. straight plaits, oleverly intro
duoed, particularly on a laundeTed skirt, in such a
way as not to interfere with the laundering.
Many overskirt and tunic efects are shown IN N.
style OF the skirt illustrated on this page. Some of
these separate skirts carry out the Russian idea. so
that II one matching the waist is worn the same et.
q isct Is given as a Russian blouse dress.
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Plated skirts with plaits running up to the wa,st-
band, either side clustered or box plated effects, are In
favor The materials employed are usually serges
and manniBh materials. and the diagonals In two tone