The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
The Wornan's Page of The T'iirnes-D
Dressing In One Color

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The woman who has not much Of an
anoomo does we'll to DO II monotoniat
Tho initial cost may staggcr her. II
IL not cheap TO have all ones belong
ings match or harmonizc. Once they
DO. there are wide possibilities In
hansorers. Last years hat or frock
is much more possible when ono never
wears anything but blue or black and
white or various shades Of brown.
In adopting a color make sure It is
yours. Because YOU road somewhere
that brown Is the best setting for the
red'headed girl do not become" the
brown lady" forthwith. You may be
the red headcd type that Is not
clear pink and white In complcrion;
then Will brown make your skin
muddlcr and your eyes<duller than ma Z.
turc intended.
II you arc monotonist select a col /.
or that is not fancy" No one denIe.
tho fetchingness Of tho pink lady. on
tho stage; on the street or at marke,
She is sure to look bad style. II YOU
feel pink in your color uso touches Of
1t Tsely: do not dress like summer
sunEt tho year round
CSisidcr age In being monotoni.t
Thesyoung girl who goes In for gray
or siack VIII rue 1t later when she
mas feeling against looking ten
Heet's older Better that than adopting
rose color when the roseate tints Of
youth have fed. Cray. violet black
and white. on the other hand, give an
older woman distinction it we'll hand :
led; she never need fcnr "kittenIsh'.
effect.
Contour must also be taken into ac-
count. Ecru and brown tones may play
IN your haid and eyer, also your flesh.
the fat woman always looks ratter
rfI,
hands OF an artist.
Service durability must not be over
looked. Only .he wealthy nonotonist
can afford TO wear n6thinS but white
or delicate colors. Nothing loveiier it
motor cars and unlimited cleaning bills
enter into ones scheme Of lifc Fad
Ing is inevitable with many ahades
otherwise feasible.
Ee unobtrusirc in Your color effect
frcakish dressing Is bad style. and few
girls fall TO look unreaned as result
OF II. Especially II ones ciothes are
moro or less amatcurish or must be
bought ready made, 20 In for simple
tty OF coloring and line
DO not ovordo your monotone II
you wear nothing but violet, for in
stance, don't think II necessary TO have
your walking boots made TO order to
get haTm"n!ainS tones. and cut out vlo-
let gloves. Gray or white ones always
look we'll and are FAR better form
" shn must drcss on little. the mo.
hotonisr must have no touch of color
blindness !: her fad Is to be economi-
cal. Undoubtedly one-color dressing
hns much 10 recommend It to the girl
On small allowance; Il would have mora
II shades were not even more unadapt-
able than radically different colore.
And the monotonist must be good
buycE--haye a clear businsss head
- L.
that Is good looking. bargains otter
como your waT: confined to ono color,
material. 1T, tone and purse frequently
are "at outs"
The successful Girl.
One or the most dificult things for
the Efrl who 10 accustomed to once
life to learn Is concentration. At f,rst
he mere fact that she Is penned in
behind n desk makes her restless and
drives the power OF concentration from
her.
Then the close proximity OF other
clerks, with their personal peculiari-
ties OF speech and manner. distrac.
her. and II she once allows herself TO
form the habit OF listening 10 their
talk she is lost.
For in every Office there liz a wit
seldom real one. but always make
believe one. Tho typo of person who
keeps up running fire OF personali-
Ties. whose habit Il Is to turn every
thing Into cheap Joke, and who be-
gins the day with a loosely familiar,
speech until one could scream with
irritation.
That no Is generally OF an amia bic
quality docs not alter the fact that
ne is the worst type OF ONCE nuisance
Persons of this kind usually add 10
tnei other accomplishments the dan
serous and distracting habit of throw
ing well-aimed balls and paper clips
at their own particular cronies
To the novice all this Is upsettinE,
md IL she has difficult piece OF work
10 90 II is apt to reduce hor almost
TO state Of hysteria
She vainly strives to find a solution
Tor the situation, and even thinks des-
perately Of complaining to her chief,
and thereby getting herself dislikcd.
However It does not take a novice
long to realize that hazing is not
strictly college custom. That 1T
iiourishes in many officers is ali un-
disputed fact. OF course Il is done
only on n small and petty scale. and
for this reason IL IL the more difcult
to detect and stop and the new clerk
who tries In any way to eradicate old
usages. either Of manners or meth
DDS, is made TO feel the full force OF
The petty hazns spirit.
The suffering along this line that
many girl has TO endure on her first
entrance into Office lifa Is enough to
embitter her for years unless she
carries an opon mind and heart
ABOVE such spiteful annoyanccs.
SO II behooves her TO keep close
mouth and steady head in the mat
Ter or making complaints TO her chief,
ana to be particularly careful that hey
tanner does not show the resentment,
she feels toward the wo,iId.bc wit ana
his lresomc popularity.
But cries the distracted novice,
how is one to accomplish good work
under such conditions? How can such
CONDITION he met and conquered
without prccipitating an open rup-
ture with the disturbing olement?''
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