Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-10
THE INFLUENCE. AND VALUE Oh
BE not the first by whom the new is tried
Nor yet the last TO lay the old aside.

BE not the first by whom the new is tried
Nor yet the last TO lay the old aside.
40 runs an old couplet and one
that has considerable value,
a for 70 be the FIRST TO adopt a
new fashion Is always a risky
proceeding, a1d TO be the last to discard
It when it In of no interest is a sad one
One has to become used. In a measure
60 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, for
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 inn
portance OF good looking wearing ap-
parel and regard smart dressing as
petty vanity. Clever people are gem
orally supposed to live in heights far
above the frivolity of clothes, though
cleverer people combine sartorial art
with their cleverness and are doubly
clever. a
There is no question that dress has
an unlimited effect upon personality
itself and upon those with whom IT
comes in contact. The I'll dressed per-
son betrays Immediately a lack of
pride and an artistic temperament"
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rating one at ones own valuation;
therefore to appear dowdy or poor or
careless or insignificant is to be all of
these things. and worse and it takes
lot Of living down.
It is perfectly true that the instinct
Of good dressing is not the possession
alone OF the pecuniarily fortunate.
One may easily be prosperous and yet
have no taste in dress. Indeed, there
IL a special excuse for these offenders,
though it avaiIs little. "OnIy those
who are very clever or very rich can
afford to be shabby Is the attitude
taken by the satisfied to be- Ill dressed
person. but the opinion of the world is
that no one can afford to be carelessly
dressed.
There are two classes OF dress, the
fashionable and the original, and this
season is the time Of the latter. 1t is
one OF the pleasing things OF today's
fashions. this note Of personal distinc-
ton that seems to be sounded by all
sorts and conditions Of women. par
ticularly those who occupy valuable
positions In the working world. It says
quite lot for the. industry of girl
worker when she can fnd time for nat
tiness and yet be commercially valu-
able.
To continue this discourse for a few
minutes longer, let II be said that to
adopt prevailing fashion because it is
smart and up to date is not the last
word in smartness though many a so
called smart woman considers il So
The perfection of dress is it's reason
ablehess. The wrong gown for the oc-
casion jars. and. however beautiful and
expensive II may be, 1t Is valueless IL
.ill chosen. And this is why the low
collared blouse with it's ofttime accom-
panying string Of pearls Is such bad
taste for morning or off1ce>wear, while
IN the evening for quiet home wear it
is ideal in effect. The woman suitably
gowned for the time and place is at
once the = perfectly dressed woman,
however simple or inexpensive her cos