El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-27

riEhtfully, even when wrong IN her
methods, most Vigorously demanding
the ballot.
The absence Of common sense rea-
sOning has been ever evident in Wom-
ans attitude toward the subject OF
dress. 1t was never more evident lnan
at the present cay
The woman who does not regard
dress as an important item in this NOR
tai phase of life err in judgment
a woman who used good sense IN her
reasoning would know that indecent
fashions never emanated from decent
sources.
She would know that the woman who
exhibits her bare flesh on the street 10
the multitude attracts attention put
never admiration And mere IS announcer
delicate line Of demarcauon which the
masses of women seem unable 10 deter
mine because of their lack Of plain
common sense the line Wnlcn sePa-
rates attention from admiration Ihe
man who said hat absolutely well
dressed woman always passed un-
noticed was as mistaken as II he had
said that the most exquisite scenes IN
nature were always unnOticed by the
A rose bush in full flower Will cause
the lover of beauty to arrest his step
and catch his breath IN silent admlra-
tion. or to exclaim in delight
There are three types OF women who
can afford TO make their own fashions
The Young beautiful woman of large
wealth ana secure 1OEleAA lb1A--DA-s ZIG
old and poor woman, and the religious
sister of some order All others limit
their usefulness and lessen their power
to give and receive pleasure by retus-
ing to bend TO any OF the DEGREES OF
The wearing Of small bonnets when
large ones are the vogue, or yoluminous
skirts when clingins draperies are de-
manded, simply makes woman un-
pleasantly conspicuous, and accom-
nlfshes no admirable end and illustrates
no worthy principle
But the woman possessed O. good
common sense viii neither go 10 this
extreme nor to the other, OF making
herself a slave to every eccentric whlm
Of tickle fashion She VIII modlIy ana
adapt the modes 10 suit her appear
auce, and the fashion which renders her
ridiculous or unattractive she VIII re
fuse to accept
I'M Costly Gowns on MeaEer Salary.
The elegantly and richly dressed
woman who returns from her prom
anada before admirinE eyes and enters
a meagerly furnished and disorderly
home is a sight TO make men and an
gels weep. Yet thousands of such
women may be found in the circles
where salaried men are striving to
maintain a family on small income
and where the wife's ideals Of happl-
ness are centered on fashionable attire
These women form a vast multitude,
and they are not infrequently women
:
they belong to a crude abriglnal order
and are only partially evolved In all
savage races one sees love OF per
sonal adornmenJ taking precedence OF
the home making instinct That instinct
marks a distinct step forward IN the
evolution Of a higher humanity \
beautiful. well ordered. comfortable
home. however simple in Its adorn-
ments q home where evidences OF per-
sonal interest and feminine taste are
everywhere visible and where an at
mOsphere Of peace and content is felt
by all who enter, is an ante-room 10
Paradise
In the pandemonium of divorce
which exists in America and Europe
today. one may easily trace the lack OF
common sense of woman as leading
factor
When men stray from the path Of
rectitude and play with danger, theH
know what they are doing and know
their selfish impulses and defy conse-
Quences.
When married man or a bachelor
crosses the boundary line Of friendship
and trespasses on the realm Of passion
where dwels some woman who Is not
his TO WOO. he knows exactly where
his pathway leads. But three-fOurths
Of the women who figure in divorce
courts as correspondents, or whose az
finities are named az correspondents by
angry husbands. have drifted into the
compromising situation through a lack
Of common sense. They have listened
to the platitudes about platonlc love;
they have allowed themselves to enjoy
attentions which flattered their vanity
and they have gradually been led into
compromising situations by falling TO
take "a common sense view Of the sub
ject from the start
There is always an hour when a
woman knows that a man has reached