The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-18
women OUGHT TO
LOOK BEAUTIFUL
Even if They do Not They
Ought to Make an
Attempt.
No Woman Can Afford to
be Homely Says an
Expert.
Spring Styles Are Now Be
ing Decided by Style
Congress.

There Is a style Congress going on
in chicago, and women throughout
the United states are waiting To hear
the result. A number Of men and
women well versed in the art of maxi
ing ugly women beautiful, are In at
tendance ana have made addresses
on the subject NJ. Miachaels. Of Bos-
ton, gave the following aXioms:
Women should aim to look beau
tlful, even if they are not.
Beauty Is power.
at doesn't matter whether one is
beautiful or not, II she Is never found
out
AS long rs woman seems beautiful
she will possess power
"The only time woman loses her
power Is when she dlsillusions the
world.
The quickest way to do the dlsillu-
slonlng is to wear plain clothes.
'No woman can afford to be home
ly. No woman can afford TO wear
ugly clothes.
Napoleon lost his battle before he
ever went to Waterloo.
People had begun to know him as
he really was and he had lost his
power.
Keep beautiful by all the artful-
ness Of dress and manner that You
know and never be caught off guard
And there are tailors ready to make
any woman beautiful at price. There
was time when the women went TO
tailor, ordered a suit, and it was
made and sent home. II may have
cost q lot Of money but woman with
half as much to spend on her suit
could have gone to the same tailor
and ordered one made exactly like
the other. but in less expensive ma
terial.
But that is a past method now.
When a customer appears in the shop
OF a fashionable tailor, he looks her
over, and comments audibly: Hips
too large. shoulders too square. one
higher than the other; waist line too
high neck too short. abdomen too
prominent" Then he sets I'm to reme-
dy all these defects. It may be a
little humiliating to the woman to
know how far off she is from the
right line. hut when the new suit is
sent home. and she sees herself trans
| figured, she is happy because nobody
| but the tailor knows all those things.
and he can hide them by his art.
The Spring tailored suits viii be
ony sllghtly changed from those Of
| the Winter. Short jackets will re-
main good and the long coats will
not be used except for travelling or
! automobile wear. The skirts win be
as closely fitted at the hips, but with
! a little more flare at the hem That
| will mean wider skirts by the time
the summer materials are used. Thin
| goods do not look well II made up too
| tight, and so when the chiffons,
| Swlsses, lawns and nets are made,
the skirts Will be wider and with
! graceful gathers whore needed.
silk tailored suits viii be much
| worn, and Ratine, which the mex
perenced may think Is Turkish tow
cling, but will find IT is not when the
bill Is to be paid. will be used for
revors, and collar trimming A. the
big Congress Of style, one navy blue
suit had broad collar which looked
like part Of a Turkish rug.
lovely gray serge suit made by
q Chicago tailor. was much admired
II was made with straight, short
coat with a single lapel on the left
side; this was Of scarlet, and gave
a charming color to the soft gray.
The skirt was made with close nt-
ting oyorsklrt, and attached TO this
was waist OF gray silk, embroidered
in scarlet and covered with gray mar
quisette, At the throat was a scarlet
lbow
a Washington tailor exhibited a
suit of Parmol sllk the skirt and
coat both being draped. The sleeves
were three-quarters and the collar
ana cuffs were OF white loulse-a new
kind OF silk. There was a drop skirt
Of the same white silk
The exhibition shows that light
browns, tans and creams will be fa-
vored for spring ana summer wear
Striped linens viii be worn. and Etor
jackets Will be used, and those OF
embroidery and sleeveless will be in
high favor for wear with linen and
thin summer gowns.