The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
A Defense of Present-Day
Femininity and Fashions
Mistakes or A Few.

Mistakes OF A Few
The pictorial and editorial exploit
ations of foolish freaks of fashion
never can and never will elevate
the foolish even to the extent of
one degree.
The two main troubles with these
blue stockings who cry immodesty,
indecenCy, insult ficient clothing, etc,
and everything down TO absolute i'm
morality, are: First, they are shock
ed and Disguised where they should
merely be amused; and. second. they
neglect their own opportunities.
The few rare exceptions in ridicu-
lous dress, which are all these
Croakers say, are not the rank and
file of our New York girls. They
are merely the laughable mistakes of
the uniformed, the funny errors of
those who have not developed the
faculty OF good taste
But even these girls are trying in
their way to be attractive-an they
are begad-trying to be pleasing
and, God bless them, let them, rath-
er do that than fall to the lower
mentality and lower morality of those
who never try. They vii. find out.
they will know more and know
better about what is pretty and be-
oming as they grow and continue
their little experiments
Don't be frowned upon. girls. You
will notice that your Mortified, scan
ialized critics are wonderland men,
| say it with shame-whO, having
passed the years of bloom and youth.
and having stopped caring for ap-
Dearances, refuse to make the most
Of the equally good opportunities of
forty to be fair and good to look
At They are disguised with them
selves so they are taking it out of
you.
The Attractive Notes
Let them read this advice. Look
at your appearances. Make your
selves attractive, cultivate fashions,
indulge in the innocent folIies. smile,
sing, dance. join the procession, keep
YOUR heart light, and your conscience
rs clear as you can, sleep we'll. eat
~ationally, drink abstemiously and
De merry as you Will.
If it will help you, use little
powder, little rouge, little pencil,
false hair-nobody is foolish enough
to object to false teeth, so why not
false hair Use the always benefi-
aial massage, dieting, and use your
amusements. Wear high heels, pref
y footwear, silk hosiery. don't con-
zeal your ankles, unless you ought
to- Don't be afraid of a little tug
If silken lace. don't be afraid Of a
little nip at the waist, don't be
afraid of holding the hips lin line
Men notice many things they are
90 we'll hammered to speak Of. A
Few of the very first things man
in his right mind will notice, and adj
nire are these:
A pretty hat, prettily placed.
Attractive hair, becomingly pref
tily and fashionably arranged
whether it is all rooted in your head
or not matters not bit.
A pretty complexion. that shows
the dainty care of little powder,
etc, (note the etc..
Good teeth; in these days of scien-
tific dentistry there is no excuse
FOR bad looking teeth; everybody
has not a perfect set of teeth, but
everyone can have good looking
teeth.
Pretty Feet-A Pretty Mind.
A fetching bit of neckwear, It
may be only an impudent little bow
or a little "whatd' jer-call-it," but il
'ooks mighty nice.
A trim and snug waistline. Oh
we're very keen on that. Not a
vaistline that tells Of heroic and
,gonized endeavor, but taut and trim
FOR all that.
Dainty fingers, clean and we'll
manicured, pink and pretty but with
Al having firm little grip in hand
clasp.
Trim ankles, whether in silk or
not matters little but the judicious
selection of shoes and hosiery will
make for neat ankles,
Pretty shoes. that neatly hug the
foot all over. that are clean and
kept in good repair. with dainty lit
tie toes and moderately high heels
are the last word in feminine at
Effectiveness in the street. For in
1oors there are all sorts OF pretty
things to put the feet in but when
go among my girl friends in the
evening. / am always "at the feet" of
the girl with those exquisite satin
slippers with giddy little French
heels.
"A woman with pretty feet has
nrottv mind and ia prottv M matter