Evening journal., 1911-06-24

NEW YORK, June 24-We hear
much in America about the self
made man." Now everybody knows
that "the tailor makes the man" and
by the same token. the woman who is
clever enough to make her own styl-
ish gowns may surely be called the
self-made woman
On the principle that fine feathers
make fine birds. the tailor-made maid
and the correctly gowned woman will
win in every instance. simply because
the world has no other standard by
which to judge a person than by his
or her appearance.
How short-sighted. then, for any
woman to be indifferent to dress or to
cheat herself in the belief that her
intellectually or her aristocracy pre-
cludes all necessity to bother about
fashionable clothes or to wear them
well If she has them Let her try
the effect of making the effort 1ust
for one week, and she will find that
men offer her seats I'm the trolleys.
open doors for her and bow her out.
give her audiences; that women give
her more deferential attention, and
her friends grow enthusiastic, and
this argument will be closed. There
is no virtue in being dowdy or looking
forlorn. Costumes need not be ex-
travagant or costly; only Let them be
becoming, appropriate, carefully made
and, above all, i'm the prevailing STYLE.
Never did clothes" present easier or
more tempting problems to the novice.
They are what you girls call dead
easy Think of being able to make
the modish peasant waist without
having to sew in sleevesl Think how
very little material goes into the
scant classic effectsi Think how
many odds and ends OF various ma
terials may be magically draped over
one small well-ftted waist lining to
simulate that much-coveted imported
effect. You see foreign designers
dare anything, knowing that some wo-
men will never take a dare and wear
most daring CONNECTION"
BY all means have one up-to-date
shopping or business three-picce suit.
Make IT yourself. DO it today It
will enable you to be suitable dress
ed for all errands, promenades,
travelling, marketing, driving or tour
ing. Having made IL, wear it; don't
save it, it will be out of fashion next
season. BE fashionable now.
Have at least one dinner dress a la
mode; make the lace yoke adjustable
so it may be left off when you require
an evening gown. This will do duty
for any dress occasion.
There has never been a season when
the use OF bordored materials was so
prevalent as it is today. In the first
illustration is offered a spendid op-
portunity for effective development of
this design i'm lavender and white
bordered lawn with a yoke of flet
net.
There is no more popular frock than
that known as the Princess, of which
very attractive version is shown i'm
the second illustration. While being
Princess in effect, this costume was
I'm reality waist and skirt joined in
Princess style to be worn over a
guimpe. Any of the distinctly sum-
mer fabrics would be suitable for the
development of this costume. The
design, as shown, was fashioned of
black and white satin foulard with the
bolero Of black satin messaline. trim
med with bands Of floss embroidery.
One clever woman produced the ap-
pearance of variety by wearing with
her walking suit different adjustable
collars and cuffs with parasol and
handbag 10 match. She had a big
sailor collar of black and white
striped satin; another of sheer white
lawn lace trimmed, and again sho
appeared wearing a graceful net col
lar fichu. For her dressing gown
she had a whole outfit Of smart ac-
cessories such as girdles with long
sash ends, embroidered bretelles for
a surplice effect. q cunning little lace
bolero, different yokes and under
sleeves. a black chiffon tunic and
over-blouse. and-would you believe
it?-an adjustable train hung from
the waist She will pack this para