The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

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1t will keep the looms of our big
mills busy continuously.
| 1t will bring better times.
1t will teach self-reliahce.
1t will teach us the wisdom of CO.
operation for our mutual benefit
1t will make foreigners respect our
goods, products and manufactures be-
cause we respect them ourselves.
1t will make American merchants,
manufacturers and producers proud
to make and sell Made in I. S. A."
things.
And last, but not least,
1t will keep many a wandering DOL
lar at home.
| Alas, the number Of prodigai Amerf-
can dollars which helped to make
this European war possible.
TAWDRY GLITTER Is
| NOT THE REAL THING
| Being a consistent follower Of Mrs.
Wigs, / can't help thinking that the
war has done us good. 1t has taught
us to see that everything that has
I tawdry glitter is not sunshine. So
bered as we are by this unbelievable
catastrophe we see more clearly the
real values OF individual and OF
nation. Let US hope that the reckless,
slipshod. uninteliigent improvident
spending of money is q thing OF the
past in the United States
Woman, the National spender. has
Learned her lesson. With clear
vision and soberer consciousness will
she expend her money In the future.
This wear IL has been fasfliorabic TO
he economical.
Economy a term once despised
throughout our country. Is at present
u standard Of fashion. Tn the good
old days before the war, all OF us
spent more money than we had.
Everybody tried to Guido her neighbor
Now, everybody Is trying to Guido
her netghbor in wearing last seasons
bonnet OF course. this severe reaction
will not last We will DO back 10
buying the necessities, the leaving on
OF which economists tell us has cAnxsd
the so-calied business slump. Being
ia Democrat. / say, there atnt no
SIGH thing as a business slump" In
Democratic administration. Here liz
permanent constructive work that we
American women can do for business.
1T f. an economic riddle. that women
not only can but must solve. 1t - our
very own II is no small thing to be
able to thus teach the youth OF the
land. boys and girls alike over whom
our influence extends that n good
shop OF mill or laboratory is con-
structive patri otism. 1t Is n thing that
none OF us should forget, that any
work well done is an horror to the
doer. 1t will be striking Mt the root
OF evil that ia responsible for our
unemployed problem II We teach the
children to pay the same homage 10
work that in the past has neen palo
to money When we have learned
that lesson II Will not take world
war to shock us into approaching and
utilizing our own capacity.
TO put the duty OF a. member OF the
woman's National Made In L. = A.
League concretely it is this:
ASK for Made In U. s. A. goods.
products and manufacturers
Insist that the quality and price be
Buy with discrimination and intel
ligence.
Insist upon honest labels.
Encourage American designers.
manufacturers and producers.
Respect good work and good work
men.
Tell your friends about It,
There are a great many women /
know who are entirely willing to CO.
operate with this, and undoubtedly
have been doing it in the past. who
feel they haven't the time to COM
municate with the league. While il
isn't absolutely necessary yet Ii is
more dcsira BILE because ii makes the
women compact phalanx. But the
really important duty is to put into
immediate and constant practice the
purposes Of the league.
COURAGE NEEDED TO
SHAKE OFF DEPENDENCY
never try to bamboozle myself, so
anybody else. This isn't as easy s.
ways thought rolling off a log was
rather a concrete proposition. 1t Is
going to take patience and perserver-
that we will have the courage and
the independence and the strength to
shake off our old dependency upon
Europe. Let us all work together for
this much to be desired end. Let us |
not forget 1t is in our power now !
and may not be for many a year again |
| if ever to make MADE in L. S. A."
a synonym of superiority in all
branches Of manufacture. What il il |
is little personal sacrifice at pres |
lent. Would not 1t be monument
well worth little patience and self |
denial. mutual cooperation and for |
bearance and endeavor to have the
United States of America the mis- |
tress of the world of fashion and
| manufacture?
Mrs. w. O. Coleman.
Dot, III ~ Iu~