The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11

lM II was WQen the business WCm-
an took no thought as to where
with-all she should be clothed
attract1vely. The tailored shirt waist,
the stiff linen collar and the we'll fit
ting tailored skirt Tor the Office, with
jacket or coat. and the plainest Of
hats for the street, made the limits
OF her choice very circumscribed.
Such an outfit, of good material, good
tailoring and Immaculate as to con-
dition. is hard to improve upon. But
too steady diet of the best of things
gets tlresome, especially to women,
and along came the business girl, in
whom the eternal feminine longing
for pretty clothes was not to be
repressed
The business girl, tastefully dress
ed, Is still tailor-made, but with varia-
tons. Among her first discoveries
was that of the extravaganza of the
immaculate shirt waist 1t had to be
fresh as rose, or it's charm was
gone. This meant a. change every 9TH
er day, with longing for a daily
clean waist which went intensified in
the majority of cases. For laundry
bills have to be reckoned with. The
business girl took up the dainy lip-
gerie waist, with little embroidery
and little fine lace for decoration.
With three-quarter length sleeves and
removable collars, she achieved econ
omy In the matter Of laundry bills and
prett1er dressing at the same time,
The daily fresh collar is a JOY and an
inspiration
The black silk waists of messaline
or other soft satin-finished silks. is
boon to the business girl. They are
prettlest made with yoke and collar
OF white net, lace or batiste. These
yokes are easily washed and dried
over night, or set of three will pro-
vide for the week. Many of the
waists have high collars, with which
turnovers are worn. They are not
quite as pretty as those with yokes,
Black skirts we'll fitted and tailored.
are worn with these waists. The
effect is dignif1ed and charming. Other
dark colors, such as navy and dark
brown, are made up in the same way,
but black never grows tiresome The
large retail establishments require
their salespeople to wear black, be-
cause 1t Is the best choice in colors,
but it is much improved by the touch
OF white near the face in yoke or
collar. Yokes of black net are WORN
by the way of variety
Now that the One-piece dress is so
much in vogue, black serge, If we'll
tailored and fitted, will give the bust
ness girl greater. satisfaction. After
this. dark, rich blue is the best
choice. The plainest of shapely coats
to match, worn with white collar and
jabot at the neck, and a smart hat,
make the costume all that any one
could ask.
1t is in the matter of hats that
the business girl is most liable to fail
in her attempts to get both practical
and pretty things. This is probably
because she is laboring under some
delusions as to what is practical, that
Is what is durable and becoming
Very large hats lose their shape
with much wear, are difficult to man
age on windy days, get in the way in
elevators and cars and become much
battered and dilapidated before their
days are all numbered. Therefore, l
beseech you little business girl, buy a
small, smart hat, made of good ma
terial and in a simple design. Beav-
ers and beaver cloth, felts lin good
quality velvet and (spite Of it's fragile
appearance) good chiffon will stand