The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
1IoM tn Rux Vicar In Drc.s Goods.

How In Buy Wear III Dress tsoous-
The woman who must consider
economy wants when she buys dress
goods to get something that VIII wear.
She cannot afford to purchase mate
rial that will pull to pieces III the
ans. that win fade or get strinsy. or
quickly Wear through. Money with
her Is too scarce an article to be in
vested in any such Improbable fash
ion.
But how can she tell that she is
buying economically. that she Is get
ting the vaiUe for the money she
pays, She may not lie able TO tell
II she is getting wool or cotton when
il is woven as it is to-day, for cot
Ton when manufacture into cloth Of
ten looks So much like wool that a
sheep himself would be deceived, How
can she tell II the color will fade?
How can she foresee whether the
sleeves viii wear throu gh on the fore
arm In "a lew weeks @ss feels that
on any OF these points she has no
sure knowledge. All that she is sure
OF is that she hasn't very much money
and that her dress must last her a
certain length of time.
The first thing for such Il woman
10 do is to buy In a reliable store. No
woman in the world needs to go to
a reliable store SO much as does the
woman who has but little money. She
should. therefore, choose her store
carefully and bear in mind those
who treat her right.
1t is difficult for the inexperienced
~ tel. wool from cotton 1T is almost
impossible for a customer in store
to do SO. There is an acid test, and
there is a way of separating the
l.. !. ~.
a1'! telling 10y the way they break
whether they are wool or not. But
9th of these methods are impracti-
cal for the shopper. To be sure, she
might separate the threads and break
them, but this test is becoming more
and more unrelia Bile, because of the
way wool and cotton are being card
ed to-day. Her wisest course rs to
Ct oGsc a merchant whose word can
be relied upon. and who will make
good any article that proves not as
stated.
( il is necessary 10 know whether
YOU are buying wool or cotton. for ii
is not economy to buy cotton warp
goods. that is for d dress or suit that
/ Is desired for hard wear. thread
OF two of cotton, possibly mercerized
aAd thrown in to give some style eff
fee. does no harm. but regular cot
! ton warp goods are poor economy. All
| wool goods viii cost bat little more,
arr wider, and cut TO better advan-
tage. so that so much material is not
| required. And when 1t comes to the
| question of wear. there Is no compari-
: son. cotton warp fabric in a lit
Tie While gets grayish, stretchy II
pulls out of shape. u does not clean
+ or press satisfactorily All wool. on
( the other hand. holds it's color holds
/ its shape II tailors better, can he
cleaned and pressed while a thread
! Of il lasts. and so always Is fresh
/ looking and stylish In addition to
always looking we'll II wears much
/ longer. So that. though it may seem
ut first to be the more expensive, it il
Iin the end by far the more economi-
/ cal.
II is this first cost that often mis-.
leads the woman who must be eco
nomical. She thinks that the cotton
warp material for a skirt will only
cost 70 cents. whereas the all wool
vii be $3.50. twice az much But she
does not stop to consider that the
cost Of making viii be the same in
either case. or take as much time
and time with many women is money;
and that the all wool skirt will out
wear three cotton warp ones and look
better all the time The one good
I looking all wool skirt. even If il onI,
listed as long as TWO OF the poore,
quality. saves the cost OF making one
skirt and has more style. So that /,
is decidedly the best economy to buN
the better material.
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