Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11

AZ ~, ias. SeaS,n What has il
1r,,,oh, 70 nc that is good and had .
~. ea.So, e,e.v enocb every
- -. H., ,,,,r,d so,n.tbinr evil
..a,,,a+bi,,e, desirable and If is a test Of
t,,,,,.,, nature 10 sif+ to nudge 10 choose
Ir OH cIo,bas wore good if there was
t, o., do hu+ 70 take What was
ha,Si.a ~ ne as children take their
r5 tba, ye would remain children
in axnarianee and Judgment. 1t did not
raed Carlisle to tell us there was a
,l,itosonhv in dress The world has
sung thar sons. long to needing ears,
and history and literature have joined
Ia make the fact immortal,
~. their cIothes We shall know them
MIGHT be written of the women of every
a,o,.b b,,t why leave out the mem Can
,.nu NOT o,,icklv decide on the mental
and moral traits OF each person in the
n.,s.i,,., ,b.ons b,. the clothes they wear
lIay. ,o,, moi tried This al times for the
-. -. - ~, ,,erf,,,.,,,,,,n .o l.,
mere VI ~. Pc -
the daily walks on the streets, at the
theater. at railroad station are you
not interested in the panaroua of souls
a.. e,f,,,,., Nv. Nh. ,,ernr.,,, of cIo,bas.
No woman can escape the moral valu-
tion ,,ut ,,non her by her coteulDora-
- VIC sao bor c,,s,i,u,es they nro-
'iaiiii hei ueiee.s' hei VIZ 'oSS' "e' 't''
tude of mind. They are the hand writ
ir:- on the wall and she herself writes
II conca;, ,-,nitv oconor,,. fr,p,l,tv
So,
" ''ie op " "
sensuaiity and shalioWness are the
qualities proclaimed. II has been as
mat ,bo ,,.,,,,.,, 81, hor cot
Va -
lai tens .he stoiA Oh hef housekeeping.
That is strong statement but If you
pay enough attention to the intimate
and her character tho bool, If b,n.,
nature begins to be printed for YOU in
letters as large as those for the blind.
So what OF human nature IN the last
six months: Has it shown UP well or
badly? Have women distinguished
themselves for taste or lack of it" These
are the things the moralist thinks of
WneiI t,efe Is moment Oh ieisu'e III
The noralis,s have all been ar,i,s, ne
but when haven't they BEEN MoraIisis
are rarely investigators They do NOT
hold to facts but TO opinion forne,
through much reading. often written by
incompetent testifiers The mere fact
fl4t q
by those who preach aud those who
write is a straw, that shows their i'm
portance. an importance that masses of
women underestimate who think that
clothes are merely the marifestatjon If
fashion How amazing 10 think thus
Iookiu.. backward u i. no; eas,- Il, ind
2 larger quantity Of follies oernetr,ted
this season than We arc used ia combat
ing. When David Harum was asked
why il everything had n good use there
were faas on dogs n. .,n.vere,; tb.t
fleas were nut on !; dog 10 keen him FROM
forgetting lie was u do. Possibly tho
exasueratin.. fashions are r,ut lI1,on ne 10
Keen Its from, foreettnp u. ar. human
ana must exercis, Judgment
The most fantastic folly Of the season
was the uiinarct tunic and it has been
turned into = bIessinn The 3esipners
,,. I,.,t,I !, :; -.
- ~ i.io' iha .oi way.
us tNi mas peen aoonshcd ana It's GOOD
made manifest and made to play Il strong
part Thus We treat humans and events
when ". have within Tho nower ~ shan
49,. .,.;,;,
iiito " 10
We nave taken the reed from the tunic
SUI 'e't II "lt'loul us eastern support
Itueh 10 tnf betterinent vi OR occidental
Hsures. ne result Is graceful piece
noto''',, , dHo 'itsn usiS urapeIs
There we're few who knew how 10 handle
the wards of fabric that the designers
$40 US - put over .he mobile SKIRT, as
:.ettin. url1. afm,t me i..,.E of ro..a,.i.I
used in d garment
ne apron that therut gave US as a
ri ~, !, 20 III. . e. uia no. 'ahe
signers in Paris or the dressmak.rs over
here If it came In as d strong feature
OF tho spring STYLES. II VIII be modified.
bc.t, ,ri.,1 a.. siait,' 10 ~ ai'.i u ias
sion was too much like a genuine anron
to give satisfaction, and its soberress
kept II from being CLASSIFIED as one OF the
1oiiies. i"f II was 100 diSnihed
Aho'htr innovation was the slash at
ti'e pdch OF the Skirt Strange as ms
ulhoNAiioh appeared al IT'S installation.
,herc Is reason Tor IT'S popularity: Tor
ny IL women are enabled TO move better,
10 say nothing OF dancing better. and
SO. IN IT'S tnooined form, IL mas become
iNtuFe III IN" fashions
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