Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
"a PAGE F0R TIE Women F0LKs8
THE INFLUENCE AND VALUE OF DI
Be not the first by whom the new Is tried
Nor yet the last TO lay the old aside


Nor yet the last 10 lay the old aside
40 runs an old couplet and one
that has considerable value,
q for 20 be the FIRST to adopt
new fashion is always a risky
proceeding. cad TO be the last TO discard
Il when IL Is Of no interest Is a sad one.
One has 10 become used. in a measure.
10 the quick changes OF styles these
days before one can quite appreciate
such varying modes. Dame Fashion de-
crees such violent comparisons that TO
adhere too closely is apparently to
alter continually ones personality, fer
clothes do affect temperament This Is
an acknowledged fact and has been
proved over and over again. though
without detriment TO femininity itself.
The value OF clothes has a meaning
OF much more depth than the casual
observer Is aware OF. There are some
women who foolishly despise the i'm
portance of good looking wearing ap-
parel and regard smart dressing as
petty vanity. Clever people are gem
orally supposed 70 live in heights far
above the friyolity OF clothes. though
cleverer people combine sartorial art
with their cleverness and are doubly
clever
There IS no question that dress has
an unlimited effect upon personality
itself and upon those with whom il
comes in contact. The i'll dressed per-
son betrays Immediately a lack Of
pride and an artistic temperament"
Unfortunately the world has a habit OF
rating one at ones own valuation.
therefore to appear dowdy or poor or
Inc -, all e
these things. and worse and it takes a
lot Of living down
1t is perfectly true that the instinct
Of good dressing is not the possession
alone Of the cuuiarlly fortunate
One may easily be prosperous and yet
have no taste in dress. Indeed there
Is a special excuse for these offenders.
though IL avails little. only those
who are very clever or very rich can
afford TO be sha bby," is the attitude
taken by the satisfied to- be i'll dressed
person. but the opinion of the world IS
that no one can afford to be carelessIy
dressed
There are two classes Of dress. the
fashionable and the original. and this
season Is the time Of the latter II is
one OF the pleasing things Of today's
fashions. this note OF personal distinc-
ton that seems 10 be sounded by all
sorts and conditions Of women. par
ticularly those who occupy valuable
positions in the working world. II says
quite lot for the industry Of a girl
worker when she can find time for nat
tiness and yet be Commercially yalu-
able.
To continue this discourse for a few
minutes longer. let 10 hc said that To
adopt prevailing fashion because Il is
smart and up 10 date is not the last
wotd in smartncss, though many a so
ca ded smart woman considers Il so.
The perfection Of dress is its reason
ablcncss. The wrong cowR,fOr the oc-
casiOn jars. and. however beautiful and
expensive IL may be. IL is valueiess II
III chosen. And this is why the low
collared blouse with its ofttime accom-
panying string OF pearls is such bad
taste for morning or Office wear. while
IN the evening for quiet home wear il
Is id'al In effect The woman suitably
gowned for the time and place Is at
once the perfectly dressed woman.
however simple or inexpensive her cos