The Washington herald., 1910-01-17
ANGLIN ON DRESS.
Margaret Says "SaVe on FrOcks and
Put the Money In Furs."

MY clothes creed is well summed In
three statements" says Margaret AngIin
in Human Life First, believe IN saw
ing in the number Of frocks and putting
the money into good furs.
"Furs are very expensive, and they are
constantly growing more so. Neverthe-
less. they are so becoming TO all women
that IL paws 10 sacrifice other things IN
the wardrobe 10 buy them and 10 buy
good ones.
Next, I believe in having good, we'll
cut gowns. little trimmed. bat plenty OF
iabots and gulmpes and yokes and col
lars. so that there can Doe fresh, clean
things for the neck every day. like the
intimate things. those clothes that touch
the skin TO he dainty.
Third. l believe in the tailor gown.
but I like 1t trimmed and softened. The
adorned French and American tailor
mades I prefer to the uuadorned English
styles, which are too trying for any
woman.
TO this creed / would add that II I
We're very. poor and able TO have but few
clothes should make a point OF having
my gowns made just alike. Then no one
would ever know which were new and
when old + should always wear black
in the day and white in the evening
But every one likes 10 dilate upon his
creed. SO let me add something by way
Of calculation and elaboration To mine.
First as TO ius I prefer dark furs.
They look richer, and as a rule are moro
becoming Personally. ! like the long
haired 1urS. but n were Of less height
should wear the short-haired ones. Mink
is the fayorite as it should be- OF short
women.
"for the street I Ike the plainest
gowns in cut and color I can get, but I
will not wear the English tailor made
frock. which in every respect except
bifurcation is exactly like a mans bust
ness suit. The French and Americans
trim these suits, feminizing them with
rows of braid and bands of silk or folds
Of velvet and they are intellectually more
becoming.
The English tailor suit demands a stif
linen or heavy flannel shirt waist The
French or American permits bodices of
silk or velvet or even of chiffon. A
French tailor suit ] got In Paris and
have worn as it seems endlessIy Is of
blue-black 5heviOt cut with a long coat
and plain but fiaring skirt.
so far it is English, but it has a be-
coming shawl collar OF soft silk and rows
OF braid that brighten it, And the bodice
IS OF black chiffon with pipings Of pale
blue silk, and with it I wear a fresh
guimpe of lace or embroidered linen or
OF white chiffon every day. Odds and
ends left from a worn-out white frock
work up finely into dainty accessories
like this that make a costume charming
"One rule I always follow never
wear in the house the gown I have worn
on the street The moment I come into
the house, no matter how tired I am,
slip off the street suit and get into a house
gown.
The change in itself rests me. do
this in part from hygienic motives. in
part from artistic ones The street gown
is not sanitarily TX TO be worn IN the
house until it has been we'll brushed and
gone over to rid IT of any germs It might
have accumulated on the crowded pave
ments. crowded i'm more than one way
But artisticaIly the street gown is also
impossible It doesn't go with the fur
niture.'