Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-26
Miss BOlands Philosophy Of Clothes

To step. from fashionable roles with a
wealth OF gowns at ones command into
the part of simple parlor maid who must
wear the same black and white uniform
from the first act until the last is no easy
task nowadays. For as Miss Mary Boland
remarks, II is an age OF clothes, spelled
with a capital, and the woman who either
in the theater or in everyday life, is
stylshly gowned. has already won half
the hattie.
Both men and women in these days
are clothes-mad," said Miss Boland
Clothes have come to be more OF an
asset to women than beauty. form and
even cleverness. IL / had to go through
life actual life. not that in the theater.
in such toys as these" and she swept
her hand gracefully over the sombre-
colored blouse she was wearing. I'D give
up"
She had just come into her cosy dressing
room al the Empire theater after her
charming love scene with John Drew in
Smith" and she wore the plain garb OF
the servant heroine. 1t was a sharp con-
rhst 70 the exquisite gowns that had made
her so picturesque figure when he APP
j peared in New York in previous seasons
and gave her the name, among many, OF
being the best dressed woman ON the
AmerfcSp stage,
Indeed, Il mas become 50 that a beau
uful and yet plainly dressed woman may
pass down an avenue without attracting
the glance Of single person. Today IL
is clothes that DRAW ones admiration. II
had my preference OF being a wonder
fully beautiful woman without the means
to wear stylish clothes. and of being am
ordinary looking woman With the means
70.
tain but that would choose the latter al
Tentative. The greatest compliment now
is not She looks beautiful but She looks
stHkiug'' That il 10 say, neither man nor
woman can comment ,on a woman without
taking into consideration her clothes.
so il Is, TOO, with those who have small
means. The young chap who once a week
can afford TO taketa girl 70 the theater no
longet takes the pretliest one of his ac-
qusiniahce, but the hest dressed one, As
they say. Sac has class II is only an
other way Ncf stfnspiedsins the power OF
clothes. F.tt,.
Unfortunately we can neither make nor
anmAlse the mould az mans mind. n he
preferg well dhessed woman to a pretty
woman WOMAN rnlisl adopt this method OF
attracting hm, % her way OF thinking
She must.dress and pian and even scheme
- '"NN s'tAafs 80 wen as she POSSIBLY car
on her iIieofne II she cannot afford to
buy her s9wns, she must learn 20 make
them, herself ana learn 10 make them
well, ANY Working, slrl who has no taste
for OF knowledge Of dressmaking enters
younS womanhoOd seriously handicapped
never blame the girl VINO scrimps 10 pay
for a new dress
The well dressed woman already has
hair the battle TO herself. She is certain
OF her audience whether on the stage OF
In the home. " rsiae looks pleasing sh,
find little difficulty in being pleasing.
But woman who depends on her dres
for her charm usually takes time To de
Nelop little more. I believe l am not ex
asGerating one whit when l say THAI tn
custom or dressing our stage in uItri
styles has spoiled scores Of coed actresses
They do not learn to depend on them
selves. And as, on the Stage. 90 in IN
home-one Is but the reflection OF tn
OtheE'f str--f
Il shall never forEet my opening nigh
in smith several weeks ago. l could fee
that the audience was mentally comment