The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-28
Personality
In
Clothes

One could write a book of directions
TO women on what not to wear. The
atrocities which some women put ON
their backs in the name of dress ara
almost too fearful to describe. The
great trouble Is that It is really I'M
possible to give out any set rules on
how to dress, for what one woman
may wear with impunity another
cannot appear in without secret and
sometimes open ridicule. And the same
suit which will be called smart on one
girl win be characterized as dowdy on
another.
Therefore no rigid rules for dressing
can be given or should be followed. The
selection Of suitable clothes is more a
matter Of following ones personality
or appearance than certain directions
given out by others, no matter how
great authorities they may be.
Girls who wish to look their best
should never take the advice OF out
siders, especially saleswomen, on what
TO wear. They should give careful,
considerate study to their own appear
ance. Then when they enter q shop to
buy they should try on different styles,
discarding this, approving that, until
the field narrows down to two or three
particularly attractive models
Never Try to buy In a hurry, for
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leisure. Remember what you buy has
10 be worn for months and certainly
deserves a few hours careful consider
alton In the selection. Do not be q
rigid devotee Of Dame Fashion, for
styles are as variable as Yoman's sup
posed moods, and where one may be
very becoming another may be hide
GUS Usually there are enough differ
emit styles to AFFORD room for a wide
selection, 50 that II you search far
enough you can generally find some
thing to at your type
Color Is another matter to be studied
seriously by the girl who wishes to ap-
pear well dressed 1t Is much easier to
decide what colors become you than to
know what style is peculiarly your
own But even colors are sometimes
confusing. For instance, It Is a gener-
ally accepted fact that red rose and all
the rich tones OF this hue are particu-
Larry well suited TO the brunette. The
shade Is undoubtedly becoming to most
brunettes, but nevertheless should only
be worn by the brunette Of the DASH
ing, vtvacious or coquettish type. There
are dark haired girls who come more
under the head Of quaint and demure.
To them rose or red is a forbidden
color, for there Is nothing Of the
quaint or demure about either Of these
shades.
You must select your wardrobe with
an eye not only to your appearance, but
to your personality as well And yet
even here there may be confusion, for
one often finds the tall, queenly wO-
man who likes to be vivacious and the
little, perky girl who would love TO be
stately. In such cases to fit their de-
sired personalities would be extremely
dangerous.
Then it Is often easy to be dazzled by
the color Of a frock into overlooking its
style. The saleswoman shows you a
dress In q shade which you recognize
at once as being most becoming to you
You try It on perhaps, and the shade
brings out your good points to such an
extent that you never notice the fact
that the model accentuates your worst
features. Such q mistake is very COM
mon unfortunately.
Dressing Is not only an art; 1t Is a
study as well. You cannot watch your
own type too carefully. and the woman
who dresses wei not only knows her
own appearance by heart, but does not
allow herself to be misled by colors, by
fashion or by the words Of the sales
woman