The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-07-28
Defects of American Women
BY NINE. Linz CAVAulERI.

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admire the American woman.
like her freedom Of speech and man
ner, the pride OF her head 20 Sc her
natural dignity. and fearlessness OF
carriage But with the clearer vision
that | bring after three years a.
sence from your shores soc GER
tain points on which | know she VII
permit me to advise her.
go to a dinner. or the 1pera. and
see what would seem a room full
of sisters. Sisters they must be
else why should they all he dress
ed alike? With some Sigh varia
ton as to shade or material thei.
Gowns are prec sely alike. Il ha-
been the fashion. or rather one 81
the fashions. to make the upper
part e an evening gown of white
lace and the lower part of dark
silk or velvet A good style for a few
women, tall women of an exceediG-
slenderness. But in America there
are not many of these. How the
rest of the women look in these
gowns. squat, i'll dressed. without
distinction. They have a decidedly
ready-tc-wear look these gowns on
the wrong women. and most Ameri.
can women with their full figures
are the wrong women in this in
stance Don't. dear women friends
of America, don't dress as other
women do Have a better reason
for wearing a certa' gown than that
the woman next do + or the woman
around the corner wears such a
one If she is tall and dark and you
are short and blond that difference
is an unanswerable reason for dress
ne as unlike her as possible.
If ! were allowed to bring but
one gospel of beauty to this country,
il would be: Seek distinction n
dress Dress for yourself. not Your
neighbor your relatives, your en-
my, or your dearest fr end. Take
lesson from the leaves, No two
of which are quite alike in form
coloring. There are many fash.
ions each season Choose that o"c
most becoming to YOU. A gown i
ecoming only if it expresses you.
Another BIT of advice: ! come to
on from the other side, where it is
cornerstone of the beauty struc.
ture never to look worried. ! come
back here and | see nearly every wo-
man looking worried. Why? You
ave more of this worlds goods per
woman than any other women on
arth. And if you have not fortunes
on have the ability and the oppor-
tunity to earn your own livings.
owe affairs? Here, as nowhere
else on earth, you dominate all sit
uations, even love affair Here
you are not slaves to the wh.m of
a man. The man is slave to your
whims. Your sutton and yIur hap
piness are in your hands.
Let me tell you why you worry. Be
ause you have formed the ;nelegan'
habit of hurrying. We can do a
great deal of work, We can spreaa
our activities over a long day, with
out hurry, if we start the day we'll
Rise half hour CT an hour earlier
Give yourself time to dress thor ugh
~ and carefully That increases
your self-respect. puts you in tune
with things. If you start the day
unhurried you will accomplish its
tasks unhurried. Don't think of one
thing until you have finished the
last. do you now this thing"
is good motto for ff;ciency as
we'll as for beauty Remember that
no woman is attractive when her
manner is hurried and her face re,
fleets worry. Ban sh both from
your life. 1t is within your power.
Do it.
A third point that | observe with
this clearer vision which comes with
absence from you, a mental perspec-
tive which distance gives. is that.
wise in most other respects. you
are unwise in eating. Pardon me