Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
REDUCING THE COST OF LIVING--VIII
ny FREDERIC J. HAslx..

but that style is the lost expensive
factor in clothing. If by style one
means the fashions that come and 20
every month. And 1t * equally GER
| cain that the woman of to-day. un.
less she he wealthy. cannot AFFORD to
buy both styl" ami quality. Hence
| she should ask herself, DO want
| -FOUR dresses this season at the rate
OF one every three weeks. or do /
want two that VIII last all winter and
part of next winter
Buying quality is u more Intricate
! matter as rule, than buying quantity.
! Tor there are So many Imitation fabrics
| on tn" market to trap the purse Of the
/ inexperienced. In order 10 get the
J pest value Tor her money. the buyer
I must know tn" standard fabrics on the
/ market and bc abb" To distinguish he
/ tween the real thing and III. imitation
/ ANY book on drcSsmakinr viii supply
| this Information.
Novelties often GO ont.
Every year. a number Of noyelty
fabrics appear on THE dress goods
| market sometimes coming iu and roiu.
! out within "a couple oi weeks. ANA uu
! TESS the: prove To he really good the
1 quallty-buycr steers clear 81 them
Last year. for example. "a new fabric
| appeared rs an imitation Of crepe dc
chime At the beginning Of III" season
| IT enjoyed great popularity, selling nj
9S cents yard: by the end Of the
season II was found on all the bargain
and remnant counters 1T 81 cents Il
! yard. Women who make their own
/ clothes should not waste their time
sewing on poor materials on tho
/ othcf hand. in ready made clothing
| good material is extremely expensive.
/ AMI since i, is usually buugh, for its
cut and style. anyway. the matter ~
quality Is not 80 important.
Many women now have overcome :he
style nuisance by creating their own
| particular fashions ard sticking Ia
/ them. This l. known as !ndividualiiY.
I In dress. and is the most ambitious
/ achievement yet undertaken by women
/ for II not properly done. IL only an
I pears ridiculous. only bv the study
\ OF lines. color and The history Of Cog
/ tuning is il apt to be successful A.
\ cordinE to Laura I. Bnld,. or tho
teachers college, Columbia t'nlycrsity
| the ideal height Of human form ~
4 seven ana half ar eight times IN,
/ length Of the head from the crown ~
tho hair TO the chin " YOU arc taller
1 than that. YOU should dress with n
/ vie" to making yourself appear Short
er and If YOU are too short, you should
I strive by Your dress - make yourself
I appear taller This is done by lines
and sometimes a clever touch of color
y wide band around the bottom ~ n
skirt. for example xiii iInrnc.li,,clv
.
while an idea ~ what may he done
with color IS found in WhiSti.rs pcr-
4 'rait OF tho brewers wife Tho brew.
/ crs "ifc was short anil stout. bu; liz
T placing bit Of bright color. ON tho
."" az; s'ipi''. h'S'isf made her look
- nm s''tt"'"!. Ms mater 81 fact
~" brewer wire - sun short and
{ stout. but in approa ching: TINS picture
! the eye Is hrst caught 10y tho slipper
4 III "h" - thc glance travels ~ - I'll"
I 'hSc' one somehow gets the impression
OF great stature
tndIrIdunIity l. Import,pt
Jnd,yidu,li,y i, dr. Il.
+ marc nnd ,,,o,., ,,,,.,,l. -
wnnncn vino ur. s,,,.I..,,, ~,
not only vim -, 49,. =. ~
| cconoinv !, D. H.. a.
no,nic,l m.tboa q, .,,',t,,.. ., ,,t
ing cxncns.s n,,nog.1 :,
other League OF ,yo,r,, vho .,yn AZ,
I TO abolish styl. Nh, -, .,,t.,;, 49,
y.rsl a,an,,,a ~ d,c.e ,,I ,,:o,
Ronzoue of ,hc ,,c,a,.,c,,, !. t
economies of The I-uiy.rSt,y ~ Nh.
souri,. for ,>un,lc ILL.,. .,,.,.,.',.,, Il,
PRODUCING :. nr.,,t..., .,,,,, ~, !,
She bcli.y.. v'IlI .y.r,,..,i,. ir ,,.
on 10 abandon IN. sf,l. nu5....,,. :,
co. erau,lrlo,hors will v.ar ~ s,,,s
stvIo of dress a. thc,. Observation-Disclosures.
and iaundrcsses. saleswomcn, s,.ros-
raphers charwomcu aud society ladies
80 va "''! 'nc sum" thiAr. me m
oiViaual VIII be permitted TO scIcr.
her own color aud fabrics, hut uSi,i,
from that thcr" VIII hc uo difference
IN inns universal uniform. The cost
VIII DC little
Last hut not least, Ia ,liscns.,u,-
tho question Of clothes ,rus, Ia ,r.,
toned The matter OF hvpicue Wbv
do women squeeze ,hci, foe, mo ;isht
pthtN OF "eil-und, comfortable walk
"''o'H ga 'hc Shve stores why DO