El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

- VERY woman is like piece Of
cloth.
There is a broadeloth woman.
fine and strong Of texture, and for one
season after another wearable. She is
a substantial woman Of practical, con-
ventiOnal spirit. If she were horse
or a dog she would be a thoroughbred
She is good all through, this broad
cloth woman. good to look at, Dut
especially good to wear. Like. broad
cloth. her cOlors are fast.
1T does seem that the longer you
wear this suit the better II looks,
said a visiting maid as she laid down
the Whisk broom. flicked the last DIT
of lint off the sleeve Hf q jacket and
hung il back in a closet les a. good
blue"
So with the broadcloth woman. She
is a good blue, or brown, or green
The tears that life brings do not cause
her eyes TO fade Illness and years
make little difference in the rudy
bloom OF her cheeks. Her lips keep
their freshness through many a year
The spirit wears on and on, undimin-
iShed to the end
There's chiffon woman, sort ana
delicate and exceedingly pertshable.
She is an ornamental woman. man
Grapes her in delicate folds about his
life and that the winds Of the world
soon whip her into tatters is quite
what he should have expected Chtt-
fon is exquisite, but no one expects 1t
to endure the changes of weather or
the dust storm. nor does anyone eN-
pect that its color should remain after
the unexpected furry Of cinders- It's
beauty and freshness pass almost
without breath. Ills the nature of
chiffon.
A salesman. if YOU ask him TO show
YOU sUitings. viii inquire, Rough or
smooth goods, madam If you ask
his advice, he viii say; The rough
good IS more common. 1t isn't so
L
goods as a rule has a Wiry. unpleas-
ant quality So has the rOugh-sur-
faced woman She is abrupt. Her
voice rasps your nerves sometimes or
all tines. She doesn't care much for
looks She abhors fuss and the lit
tie graces OF life seem to her useless.
But she wears. The cheviot coat
hanging In the closet, that you've worn
!u all sorts Of weather for 10 years and
that is good for 10 years more, is not
more staunch than she. She is plain
OF face, and ungracetul OF figure. IN
polished, perhaps uncOuth OF manner
and speech but in the big crises Of life.
when our affairs are atangle, and our
world whirls about US, how she works
at restoring order. She grumbles as
she works, but she does mighty work.
She comes I'm to our homes when death
has visited US or when there's a new
face and voice in our family. and her
brisk common sense aWakens US from
our doze. and reminds US that the
away the seconds. and that duties are
olamOring despite the amazing vista
uons.
In our acquaintance there is sure to
be a woman OF lowered silk A
quaint creature who reminds US Of
the wonderful 0Ounced silk gown we
discovered In grandmother moldy old
trunk She doesn't seem to belong to
this rushing practical age. She is
quaint and impractical and a little tire
some If we don't love her as were
almost certain 10 do. She has big
babylike blue eyes that seem to ask
wondering questions OF life She rs
several years behind the times. but III
is a blessed state of behindedness that
takes no account OF marriage for the
refilling of our purses, or to make
someone else liable for the rent. She
believes in marriage for love. She
doesn't care whether she keeps up
appearances or not she loves babies
and doesn't consider a large family an
affliction She is the Old-fashiOned
woman with some OF the old-fashioned