Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-10
HELPFUL TALKS WITH
THE BUSINESS WOMAN

| Daintness is essentially feminine
quality and one which every woman
should strive to retain. If she does not
possess it, she should start in 20 cult
vate it at once. And the business wom-
an should not think for second that be-
cause she is business woman she must
discard this pleasing and attractive as
set.
! A mistake is often made which gives to
the word dantness an incorrect mean
ing. Most people think that it applies
only to frills and laces. high heeled slip
pers, soft linens and clinging satins. 1t
does mean such things, and it means a
great deal more than these things, as
we'll
| Ruffles and laces and all the charming
fluffy articles so dear to the feminine
/ heart are not appropriate for a business
| office, and any woman wearing them in
I such a place would certainly not appear
dainty-only incorrectly dressed. No bust
ness woman should make this mistake
| But let her see to it that everything she
wears is Immediately clean and fresh.
No soiled collars. or pins fastening to-
gether places where hooks and eyes
ought to be. If everything is neat, If
everything is fresh, the elusive quality of
daintiness will be more than half at
tanned.
Another thing very necessary is that the
not mean that they should necessarily be
polished. Too highly polished nails show
poor taste. But there should be no hang
| nails. no ragged edges. and the cuticle
should not be allowed to grow up over
the half moon at the bottom of the nail.
The short hairs that are always striving
to fall down upon the neck or around
the ears will detract from the daintiness
of any woman's appearance. Seeding
locks they are called. and it is an ap-
propriate name for them, for they will
give to even the most attractive woman
cross appearance. and they are SO diff
cult to manage that they can cause even
the most Sweet-tempered one to lose ner
patience. They must be kept in place.
however. and nowadays there is really
little excuse. with the hair nets to match
any shade of hair. the barrettes. the hair
pins of all sizes, and combs with which
one can arrange the hair attractively.
Another thing which adds greatly to a
| woman's daintiness. and is not out of
place when used by the business woman,
If used i'm moderation, is perfume, es-
pecially the perfume of flowers 1t should
not be at all strong; in fact, scarcely
, more than hint. If 1t is not oppressive
| it gives suggestion of flowers and clear
skies and open fields. which has nothing
in it that could be called poor taste.
In a way it Is better to get this effect
by sachet than by liquid perfume. y
perfume is apt to be too strong and has
not the elusive quality desired If a sachet
| is uStu tIIu icIl tiIc uHucfCiOlHeS,
the waist and handkerchiefs, it will then
pervade them subtly, and the desired per-
| fume is in all the clothes. sweet and elu-
sive, but never distasteful or oppressive.
! The business woman has cause to
| feel that she cannot be as dainty as her
sister of leisure. only >she must be so in
| her own individual manner, and not at
| tempt to copy the other.
Also she must not fail to strive to at
tain that much to be desired feminine
quality If she does not possess it, for it
| is naturally one Of her birthrights. and
it will not do for her to neglect it in the
hurly- burly of the business world