Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-06

Shoes. 6 pair az S5........ 80
slippers. pairs az Sf...-...-. ~
Hosiery. s silk. at S3... Is
Hosiery. Isle. az S1...-...-. 6
Evening wrap .-....-. ..-.-.-.- o.
Gloves. ! dozen pairs at average
or 81 .-.-.-.-.- --...--- -
Scarfs. petticoats, ncckwear. ac-
cessories. etc .....--..-.....- 80
one fur cloak. ..--..-....-- 40
$1,000
II would take a woman Of Spartan
courage 20 get along on four evening
gowns a year ot an average cost or
$50. Y on cannot get much of an even
ing Dress Tor that price. as any woman
VIII tell YOU who has tried a..
The above tabula ton takes no ac-
count OF underwear. frills. frippcrlcs
and bozwozZcs- Ask friend wife what
such things cost Even utiiitarlan
articles like rubbers and raincoats
are omitted The woman who had but
81. 900 "a year would have 90 shave her
vcilings. furs. mackintoshes. uegligces.
I bath robes. parasols and dry cleaning
/ bills OF her hat and tailor suit allow
ances.
Figure "a out yourself and see how
FAR $1,000 goes ~ YOU make the slight
est pretension 20 things sartorial.
Princess iwolf- parlauhy put down
the brush with which she was touch
ing up Chauncey Dcnew's eyebrow.
twisted her lovely mouth into a Paris
lines between her hrows and shook her
red-hlonde head az my question.
"Eet cannot be done In zees eN-
traVa giant Countrcc." was her prouun-
ciamento. Il have pay tree tousan'
dollar for simple cloak. Also. my
frock which an come from parec. cos
mc-Ah-twO. tree hun'rcd dollar
maybe. Often more. Ma fOl Glands
ralsedl, wat can YOU do2 You mus
not iook-how you call eet2-ec-cc-
centric2"
The princess had on one Of those
Ions. limp. ChiuOny. yclvety things
with lot OF cream lace on top rouno
neck and arms. one OF those simple
Rue De Ia palN frocks which would
cost any man his reason 20 try 90 un-
dcrstanG. Six Thousand dollars n wear
the princess thinks. would he the every
Nttlest' an American society woman
could dress upon. In Europe Sc SIS
different.
Mrs. Brannan. IN tho most convinc-
Ing voice In the world. however. saws
l'anyhody can 90 anything in this FREE,
country ~ she only has the cOur1ge o.
II am certain" she said. that Mrs
= Wilson could 90 g. q thousand
year can Poe made 90 go long way h,
careful woman. The wife OF th'
r Pres dent-clcct is the sort OF womai
8 whose clothes are subsoryient 90 he
i personality.
: ct do not saw it would not recuIr
i courage Co wear the simplest az frock
q omors CONSCIOUSLY clad women who's
= expense accounts are unlimited
y "Eut Go could Zoe done-ana SIR.
y Woodrow Wilson is The woman az a|
2 women who could DO &c."
n practice Thursday afternoon nc 2:3
i, o'clock
= Ii was attired IN its gym RECALL.
You knOw-Iow-necke shirt,rafst
y comfortably ntting blue bloomer
- long stock.ngs-yes. some 90 theI
Is were silk. 10 you want 90 known
81 Oh. yes, Miss Ashcraft. the tearho
~ WAS there. surely: the same costum
ly No. she's not such "a great lot oide
~ Wei. the class was IN the gym o.
the fourth floor when
"C-iang, C-langi C-langl" wei
that horrid old rapid-dismissal he
a. And that means that everybody mu
~ get out az the school I'm an awf
G. hurry. So the sym class broke q
ne and all the girls ran for their Skin
a. and
Of DO YOU suppose for moment en-
az Miss Ashcraft would let them n
~ dear, She wouldn@ No. they uu
AZ so right out. And so down the stat
rs they went. and it seemed. honest'
as though at every turn stood a III.
teacher. And they had TO march rig
past the old things. two by two al
n not too fast. either. IL was So NOR
4 fyingl
And then out into the street, in
fancy. Win an those terrible taNic
drivers and mot0rmen and cOndu
tors. and just nasty ola boys al
things grinning and looking and
Wen, YOU know. it was "a warm
day and ali that. but with silk stoc
ings and no skirt-and 20 have
stand two by two az the curbstol
Ny deari
on. but Miss Ashcraft! There s
stood, just as IL Il were nothing
allt Alongside the curb. with ?
arms folded talking TO DR.. ROei Y
know him. il was only five minul
but there must have been hundr,
OF men around. Such a rush pa
when she gave the words
Well. it's ell over now but it's C
49, tainly 20 be hoped that that av
old rapid-dismissal bell (yOu KIN
the law requires 10 twice a mon'
won't ring again az $3.50 on Thurs,
afternoon. anyhow.
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