The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30


ties in New York, London and
Paris, Make Her an International
Authority on Fashions, and Who
Is Warm Advocate of Greater
Simplicity in Dress.
the deciding votes for change As ina,.
ter OF fact. radical. swift, changes ofIAsh-
Ion are not possible today I'm u broad
sense. because women have shown moro
and more disposition TO act independents
~. The narrow skirt. for Instance. ac
cording 10 all tho laws" ard marlpuie-
lions and customs Of fashion, should now
oe going out" but, on tho o0ntrayy, 4.
Is stronger than ever. much TO the aesra
vaton OF the supposed style masters who
nave tried to kill IL aud failed
Two or three iimer wear. q great StvIa
FIDosition should he held 10 witch al Is.
s'or should be noininaiiy free. and popp
Jar votes for various kinds Of designs h
In some way recorded SiInutaneou. with
an exposition in New York. bulletins show
ing the various styles should be issued
and definite effort made 10 secure the
consensus OF opinion OF women generally
on the style ideas throughout the coun.
try.
II this exposition Of styles In the style
College were properly handled II could
be made the object OF intense popular in
terest. in the first place, not only for
models should be absolutely secret until
the day OF the opening OF the exposition.
rms Is dons 30 FSYis Ucv afzcng the
dressmakers, who have an understanding
as to the date and hour of the fashion
opening.
In the next place there should he popu.
lar lectures afforded TO the general public
on the subject OF analysing woman's Indi-
viduality In relation to dress: lectures on
color as applied to clothes expositions
~ rl~
are made-including exhibitions by reform
and charitable organizations, showing ths
sweatshop conditions which exist when
women exact unreasonable stya demands
and change. And there should be ipdiyid.
nal consultation rooms where, for specific
Tees, advice and counsel concerning dress
ana Kindred topics would be given 10 Won
en-, The entire moral emphasis of the Style
college should he TO encourage women to
STUDY Dress as, relating to Themselves Al
individuals, rather than to any mysterious
edicts OF any god of fashion
There should be available at the Stvla
College museum OF historical costumes
Tor study and comparison, and a library on
the subject. II this was properly dcua il
would do great deal 20 meet the obiec-
tions OF those who insist that Paris and ts
backgrounds and cosmopolitan character
1s the logical style centre. Such museum
and library work should be in charge Of
a woman such as Mrs John W. Alexander.
80 Is already an authority on .le subject.
iacllitfes on costume and style.
The absurdiy accidental nature Of STYLE
and fashion Is beautifully iilustra ed In the
history OF "ratine" This goods. for awhile
40 popular, was originally produced simply
by negligent girl at loom in textile
mill, who didn't watch her machine. and
got the stitches out OF order Thousands Of
yards of the mispatterned goods were pro.
duced before the error was discovered, and
when the manufacturer saw 1t he was in
despair as to how he could realise. any
money OH such an error. He was about tu
sell the stun as cheap, second grade mate.
rial, for soma purpose or other when some
one With more Psychology than .l,s pos
sessed put the idea into his mind that The
stuff was not at all bad looking, and that a
demand might be created for just this Kind
OF goods, The inexperienced goods vera
taken to France, "monkeyed" with nv tbs
American buyers twho know how TO 90,
the demi-mnnde women of Paris to make =
hluh ct creating fashion--.for price1
and the trick was seemingly done Win
great acclsim the stuff wac brought to 't III.
country as the newest Paris faslions,-s nd
IL "went!"