The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-19
COST OF DRESSING our GIRLS
MISS WEED TELLS ACADEMY 90
POLITICAL SCIENCE or or.

Investigated Tastes and Expsnsea e
TheFaV-alBe GlFls N . Private @eiAssl
Most sf 'Fsm l1lkrd Plaan ThmNs
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A paper that attracted attention II
the afternoon session Of the Academy Of
Political Science In Earl Hall. Columbia
University. was read by Mas Ines Weed
On Some Standards of Living Among
Girls % the leisure Glass; Miss Weed
dlsOouFnsd on feminine wearing apparel
glibly despits thS fact that two-thirds Of
hsr hearers were q tho male SEE. She
10 q graduate % Minnesota State Uni
veFsity and h now studying sociology at
Columbia. she solA Of tho answers to
nine giris IN zone of the Older private
aohooke a. thia city
IAN the girls. Miss Weed said. took
\ lively interest," inc the Investigation Of
their IDEAS on dress. Their tastes on the
S SSC.S S. s, very simple ny SnS Ss'
tuted about two-thlrds OlMexpendltnres
for that branch Of living and included
the numher Of things and the price they
The girls. like all Of us. were more or
Their tastes ran Go severely tailored
suits, tailor made shiFtwaists and heavy.
reliable boots. The undergraduates they
we're accustomed 20 buy were not SiAbo-
ratsly trimmed with lace. tucks and Tlfiiss.
tho style prefeFred running mostly TO
those with simple monographs and hand
embroidered articles"
A chart was shown by Miss Weed TO
exhibit tho iewelry tastes Of the girls.
Two or three favored a large amount OF
ieweary. A few stood for . medium amount
nut by far the larger number preferred
very Few articles Of adjournment Of that
kind. and one voted for none at all. One
Rfrl's preferences was for "A few ex-
psnsive pieces. like q diamond cross. a
necklacs Of pearls, and q few pins Of odd
and expensive dssIgn TO go with my even
AFTER putting the girls into two classss
according as they favored intellectual OF
social attainmenta. Miss Weed said that
the tastss q the first ST Of girl. an to their
actual expenditure Included dress hats.
for = each. two or three 4 year; three
evening gowns &C SIS each, two street
suits at $40 each, seven sets ofunderwear
the price being omitted The total
amounted 20 sssa year for an average.
The figures for the social buttevfiie.
~ 49, nj. I Nina o ss,sSs thru S.rces rs y
at Us each. four dreas hats of the picture
variety. sis each: four street suits. $50
each; ave evening gowns. SIS each: twelve
pairs Of stlk hose. % a pair: nine sets Of
IindcrRarnente tsilencs again as to prseel.
Tho total for this grade went up 20 $3.50
year.
In the summary OF what the intellectual
girls would like to have u no limit we've
placed on the use Of their pocksthooks-
were found items like these: Three street
hate. SiS each; two dress hats. s23 Is each:
three or four street suits. 81 q each
i've evening gowns, s7l-7s each: the total
expense Of the year being u 100.
With the same conditions the socially
inclined said that they would like four
street hats, SIS each; four dress hats.
e2S each: four street suits. snS each. fifteen
evening gowns. sion each: thirty -fOuRplain
pairs 81 hose. 50 cents each. and eighteen
pairs Of silk at q each. the total coming
up 20 - .S0O.
for dreSs Miss Weed showed that they
needed only . total Of $751; for clothing
for a year. When they could spend a.
much money a. they liked the total en-
penditure jumped to $500 annually.
-The~e extravaEant standards OF dre&a.
said Miss Weed In conclusion. may be
said 60 he due 90 ths fact that dress ~
womsn must reflect the taste 81 American
men. which after all N not a. Rsthetic
AZ their brothers across the water. IL b
a tB1Iism that q man would much prefer
10 take a plain woman smartly gowned
out 20 tho theatre instead Of a pretty
woman whose clothes were 81 uncertlin
fashion. II We bring zap our daughters
AZ leisure class, not TO 60 ont TO work.
the buying 81 eighteen pairs 81 silk stock
ings nj - apiece and four street. suits At
esS apiece IL no more than wecan expesct.
and Ne shall have 90 foot the bills.