Arizona republican., 1910-09-11
THE POINT IN
 LOOKING WELL

Do you wear your clothes nice?" asks a little dressmaker dpprehen- sively whenever d new customer comes to her.
 There is a lot of meaning in the question, and it is of much importance to any dressmaker, though put in a quaint mannear by this little woman.
 What good is it, to make beautiful lines and dainty accessories if they are going to be stopped on as some women do their clothes? Nobody will believe good dressmaker made them, and what a lot of damage it does me in a business way"
 It is strange that shoe men are not more apprehensive. for there IS simply everything in the way a shoe is worn as well as a frock. whether is it worn daintily or not. And, of course, of large importance is the care given ones belongings when they are not be- ing worn.
 A certain girl of good taste but small allowance has put into practice some ideas concerning the care of a ward robe with immense satisfaction to her self-and to others since she always looks Well.
 She can go off on her visits without any fuss or delay She says she can with ease pack trunk in half an hour 9nd she ought to know, for she runs about the country to her friends a great deal She has a system for keeping her wardrobe1 neat and in proper place5s'What do you think Of keeping separate bags and darning silk and cotton in a bureau drawer that is divided into compartments of different colors. Both stockings and daTning cotton are returned tO their proper places after use. and so no time is wasted looking for them. Toe caps are worn with very fine silk stockings and tapes are sewn at the sides of the tops where the garter fastens A silk stocking is always darned before 'the laundress claims it, and it runs in ladders"
 Shoes and slippers are kept in rows on trees of light build. The ribbon ties and laces are brushed after wearing and the ribbon ends rolled over paper. which keeps them from creasing. A nail brush is kept for brushing. Once in a while the shoes that are polished with backing get scraped or a SCOUT. ing with harness soap, which keeps the leather from rotting from the accumu- lation of backing. White shoes are kept in boxes and cleaned and fresh ened before being put away.
 For lingerie there is a going away" box or bureau, and a stay at home bureau. In each is a complete assOrt- ment of home made underclothes There is no difference in the fineness or needlework, but one chest holds in each drawer four complete changes piled in sets with sachets of oris, and these are not disturbed unless a visit is at hand. Besides the underwear the chest holds the best handkerchiefs, a fitted work basket, a ribbon box and case of bodkins, cases for bush and comb shoes, nightgown and toilet arti- cles and medicine case.
 The extra ribbons for undcrclothing are kept on wards. cut the proper length. The ribbons are laundered by letting them stand over nighti n studs of lukewarm water ard white soap. When almost dry they are pressed be- tween tissue paper
 When this girl puts hat away she stuffs the ribbon bows with tissue pa per and wipes the flowers and straight ems them into place. Feathers are brushed and curled and tissue paper paper pinned around them Each box is plainly labeled as to contents. To hang skirts, trous rs hangers are used, as they grip the waistband so that the skirt falls straight and the belt keeps in shape. All coat hangers are padded and covered, and the maid brushes each suit carefully and presses the skirt before it is hung. White serge suits are cleaned before pressing.
 Lingerie blOuses are difficult to keep in order and to wear nicely" They must be pinned and strapped down and every gather in place and the shoulders pulled, at before they look right. They often grow tender and split at the neck edge below the collar. Her remedy ts to insert promptly a narrow lace with--scallop or irregular edge, and she keeps her eyes open for remnants of this sort, as one never knows when blouse will break. When possible she epbroiders touches on this little lace yoke. This embroidery and on new blouses are her pickup work when visiting, and she also embroiders pretty cuffs to wear with linen frocks that have lingerie guimpes