Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
NINE. SIMONE GIVES
POINTS ON DRESSING

| One of the most noted English novelists
| has said that any woman can marry any
man she wishes, provided she hasn't a
hump. 1t seems to me another stipula-
ton should be added to that statement.
| 1t is-provided she knows how to dress.
For dress conceals as we'll as reveals a
| multitude of omissions in the way OF
| good looks, and the woman VINO thor
| ou-hly understands the use of this art-
| fetal aid to beauty can make herself as
| attractive as the most fascinating siren
| that ever lived.
Men, as / said in recent talk, judge
women largely by externals. And why
| shouldn't they? 1t is a standard which
| women apply to each othef, ana very
| true one, it seems to me-not false, as
some might say. For If a woman is at
| tractive so far as outward appearances
go, she is very apt to be equally agree
| able as to the inner, deeper Things a
neat we'll ordered person signifies, IN
nine cases out of ten, a neat, well ordered
mind 1t is thus We argue TO ourselves
unconscously, and attribute TO the "om-
an who shows grace in goWning an equal
amount of grace as TO mnd' manners
! and morals. ,
If YOU who read this have been sighted
| by nature in the way of good looks ana
wish to alleviate that lack, then look 70
YOUR clothes for the salvation you seek
II Unfortunately LOT Tic
many more plain women in the world
than there are raying beauties, but. fer
tunately for all mankind, great deal or
ugliness may be eliminated by the cor
rect use of clothes Any woman, no
matter how plain she be, can better her
appearance at least 80 per cent by study
ing the question of clothes.
In the first place, she must look at her
self without vanity or sensitive pride
She must look for faults, as we'll as for
fin pnintC-9n6
an has the latter, no matter how unat-
| tractive she may be. Then, having taken
stock of herself. she must face the prob
| lem of how best she may better her APP
pearance.
| If her plainness is of negative rather
| than of positive quality, she may take
heart, for this is easily remed1ed. Mega
| tive plainness, which consists of drab
hair, eyes of no pronounced color and
| features of little distinction, is often
| transformed to something closely ap-
| preaching the beauty mark by the cor
/ rect use of color. Drab coioring yields
/ to two different treatments. The first Il
- dress almost entirely in soft drat
shades. which produce a mouselike pref
tfness that is particularly appealing The
other is to simulate color where there is
none in the physical makeup by wearing
gowns which throw light Of reflected
| refulgence upon the Wearer. This is. per-
haps. the most successful way. for il
| takes something of an artist to make d
drab symphony out of drab person.
| The girl who is of this type must con.
slider first her eyes and next her com
plexion in dressing successfully. If the
eyes are faint blue and the complexion
sallow let her select blue as her color anG
dress accordingly. Blue in almost any
tinge harmonizes well with a sallow com
plexion and brings out, to a really re
markable degree. whatever there is OF
blue in the eyes. The navy, delft blue
and baby shades are the best selection il
| this spectrum
The drab woman whose eyes are gray
or brown will look well in these shade:
If they are not of too dark tone. Sof
puppies. pale pinks and wistaria are also
for her, but she must never be guilty OF
wearing green, yellow or orange.
Positive plainness, which must be re
ieved by an entirely different treatment
consists usually in the exaggeration o.
some one feature. The girl who has
large nose or a big mouth must dres:
with this one feature always before hel
eyes. She must decline to wear exag
gerated hats. either too large too
small, or hats which sit at rakish angle
on her head Any freakiness of hea l.
gear will only call attention to her fault:
and it is by moderation in millinery thai
she will produce the best results.
Any woman who is pretty can present
pleasing appearance. but when the
plain woman accomplishes the same re-
suit you may be sure it took intelligence
and common sense.