Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-07
CLOTHES
FOR BUSINESS GIRL
Do Not Dress for Office as You
Would for Theater or a
Luncheon.

The girl who is about TO enter the
, business world Is apt to have q very
I hazy idea of how to dress. She is
Inclined to be somewhat influenced by
what Is worn on the street, shown In
the shops and her w ideas. And all
Of these three are liable to be any
thing but the correct thing; for, say
what you will, there will always be
some foolish girls who will persist in
dressing for the office in a fashion only
fit for q theater party or an afternoon
tea.
Remember that business ts business.
and to be accepted seriously one must
look up to the work. No business man
cares to employ girls who have made
an effort TO look as II they had just
stepped from a second rate musical
show. You cannot expect any reason
able a to keep his mental equilib-
RUM II you will Insist upon wearing
low necked lingerie waists far too low
for the street, black velvet neckbands,
Jet earrings, q mass OF pufrs and
French heels. An employer likes his
office people TO look well. It gives
his place tone to look well groomed;
Il belittles his business TO have them
otherwise.
Put Simplicity First.
When you start out resolve that your
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tudgm mt and refinement, and that
simplicity shall govern both. Put the
taboo mar. on French heels. lingerie
waists, lace wells, a heterogeneous mass
of puffs and what not-tn fact, any
kind of a costume hat would In any
way be unladylike.
When you make an application for a
position the man or woman who In
terviews you takes in your appearance
and sizes 1t up just as much as your
qualifications and though you might
take dictation at the rate Of 200 words
q minute, type 1t off accurately at an
equally rapid speed. II you looked like
, first class ~billposter for a side show
you would not get the position. Bear
In mind that your appearance must
be your passport. and II you make
a good impression you will get g. more
eonsiderate interview.
And 1t isn't that the cost Of looking
heat is SO great as 1t Is the use of
common sense and good Judgment
Don't Be Dowdy.
To start out with, have a heat
tailored suit, with a plain th~ree-quar-
ter tight fitting coat and a plain gored
skirt. Plaits are nice, but must be
pressed often to look SC. But, above
all, get the idea out OF your head that
"any old thing will do for work. Re-
member hat you spend a great deal
of your time In your working clothes.
AS for shirt waists, II you can make
them all the better, for even at this
late day many good materials can be
picked up at reduced figures. Wash
betting can also be purchased as cheap
as Is cents a yard at times. Pay par
ticular attention to your neckwear, for
nothing detracts so much as badly ar
ranged neck fixings. In buying en-
broidered collars, for they seem to be
q general favorite, see that the height
Is Just right, for a quarter OF an inch
too high or too low will make a vast
amount Of difference. Or II the en-
broidered collars do not suit your style
Of looks the lace stocks that can be
had in the stores for as cheap aa 2s
cents, when properly boned, are very
pretty indeed. The fluffy little neck
bows that have taken such high IA
vor are not expensive and give quite
a fetching touch.
Wear gloves whenever the occasion
demands 1t. Silk gloves, II the kid are
too warm just now, a be procured
In many good shades.
Pay particular attention to your
feet. buying a good shoe while you are
at T. for a we'll made, well cut shoe
will hold Its shape and last twice as
long as a cheap one. In fact, your
shoes. your gloves, your hats, as wei,
as all the other little accessories OF
the toilet, tend to make or mar a cos
tune,