The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-09
HOW AMERICAN WOMAN
IS 4 SLAVE TO STYLE
By the Social Arbiter.

| style Is popular word as popular
| as any in the English language, and we
hear 1t frequently in polite society. There
/ Is a great talk of .'style" by the fash
ionabIes great invoking of "stvIe" and
tho $4,000 49,. a, 80 tro. :. q,
| ,,
e"tpio'eu nearly IL no. pui'e "s ''u'"
YET now many people know the oerlVa-
could saw off-hand that il comes orig
inaIly from stylus, the little. sharp
pointed instrument that was used by the
ancients to write on waxen tablets, so
little connection has II to-day with the
opJect IL came from E'ehtuailg tne
80 "do useu !" i.Su -. e -
nor hnth IN r,ri,ir, "a sneaking Pc
per words in tho proner places" was
Swift's definition of style. Finally il
was employed in regard to almost every
thing; TO manner: social relations. dress
iils' puiiuins; Haihs. as anu 81 . III
n,,,a ;,',v,r,. ,,,,h n,h;oh ~ s.1aS
u,rota The cIass;cs Nowadavs mon Ind
u,oI,or 80 snnI,o, ~ &C :.s,yIisb., or
..,ooil;ro, t,in >, IVA =, 1000 &C. s.id
70 liz ..in st,,,o :, and a,itb r,od;f,-ino
u,ordr :, &c 80 20 avn-ass ,ba fasbion
- ear.ai, ,,a.iod.. - 1aonIo as ..,,tio
StyIo :, ..a.rI,, ESn,,;sb styIo :, ..csrroan
49,. D. no - :, ,rostI,, and 90
stn,, g. ar,o-d 40 t..rion ell is
tha "a - ,S,ario.ns 1900, ,,,or,ar
=, 80. 90 - - on, ., st,,Ia 4; 60 ba
,ipuortb, 90 consideration !, 10 almost
&C dar,n;na oooordir, 70 Tho st,nd.rdc
~ a cnrtain circra r. cav TIA, a woman
Tas 80 st,,,a.' as to CIV tho, che has
No r.I;sior
The desire To he ..stvIish" is the
-. .,,.;o,
suiiiiiii' vi many "''''i
NO matter "hat her age what her s'a-
ton. what her circumstances, the Ameri-
can woman must be stylish This pas
sion seems to be more general with US
than with anv other DeonIo in the world
T. u,,,rono ,,o,,o,, ~ che ,,,orri,, classes
~ - -.
are content 10 uresS hea'is anu au'e'iy'
with practical end IN view and with
no thought of style. With us. the rage
for style has penetrated to every strata
of society. The lady's maid wishes to
dross -. u,ou &c ,bo ,.a,, a,d ,ho sbo,
civil 90 u.II &c tha natron Wien a
sba,.a - - o.as r.. IN oa.fa--s
No natter wbetber tho fashion sits
-, -. o.. ,o,,,nr Iii 80
nIanar,I,, n.a,r bic, 1urfod siaa,,as that
p1aLe ber ,oot liz. a nornnise. thin
n,o,,,ar min r,aar .baath Sir, tbat
.,iI.as hor The ,nno.ronca of , n,ri,,Iiro,
Snai,o. ,.,,,,,p Tel = ao,,o- ,iLa 60
baad Mill Iii bar Ri tisbtIy b,cL fron,
- GA , ,,o,,n, hin, nvi,h . c,o.s;c
creaL hro,, viii distig1,ra her foo nv
wearing n hang that faIs straight into
ber aves 20 op,y these tbinys arc the
styIe. Eseiy possIuie 81. as .a, a.
eTn,,sa ot a bea,,,if,i woman fo- MAKING
a fright of herself is that lit is the
When it was the fashion to have slen-
der waists, my ladys corset was pulled
until breathing was olmcuit ana her race
e. t,S',oas b,, tha tiah, ,irtb When
II 10 the stvIa to have no hins NV lady
binds herself in with long STAYS that
reach almost to her knees, making walk
ing almost impossible When high col
lars are IN vogue your 1ashionapie oahes
wear coiIars tha' mouiu uu vi o ses
90 II my "ele si i,- sno ISL. n"ai,
, rrla' mar ne IN 80 $500 rronoon
me sae, the sno, "oi &c,
nke d lrog; In "ofo, the aoJect ioi-
LOWING ot tIle iasi,oh "l 80
q PEI SUI o~ i $50 aoi a. o az, -
10 sie man Iiiiiek 'He -.
ss .ne ms ~ 49, ridiou.
, .iilles. Nouiu any .iiins - -
lous siidh "a "oo LehLIo .,;rt
Neisning w pounus IA noT h,,. n,aaT
ahu set l nav SCI NJ . -. -.
women IN this CLASS su o' Ia
stIee.s III shiI.s 80 Isl e..to-. 90
NOT .ake sinsle s'ep !. ~. 49,
oareo no. a''eiiip' e'eh " ee'
street car
Til. .,o,,,., .o,,o-,-i,. ~ tho s+vle
' sia,i'n ioo a.,
however, Is pracuceo nowhere save III
America. French women. VINO are tne pest
dressed women in the world, think first
of their own charms, how to best dis
NAV and dress them. then of the fashion.
A French "wor,.n hos too much taste
e.. g.
'oo ihueh sooo SENSE wv ny
OF hness' to make an eccenuicity OF
herself because some dressmaker DEGREES
that this or that shall be worn. The
French grande dame is apt to be as