The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
T~ HE other day I was talking with a young woman who was going over her summer wardrobe:

NHE oIner day was talking with a
 young woman who was going over
 her summer wardrobe:
 have made up my mind not
 to get any new clothes this year." she said blithely ." Every summer for years past have bought new gowns and liked them so much that didn't wear out the old ones, and now I have a per fectly disgracefully large supply of half worn frocks that are as good as new So far as the material is concerned, and pretty much out of style. l have looked them all over and considered what to do with them. Some of them I can wear with little alteration. Those that are long and narrow can shorten by lifting them at the waist and bringing more full ness over the hips; if there are two of the same material I can combine them into one, and those can't do anything with I mean to give away, to persons who can make use of them. I am tired of car rying this stuff over from year to year. T wondered as heard her talk how many other women are in the same position with regard not only to their clothes but to their summer furnishings. How would it work for the rest of us to take Q leaf out or her DOCK!
 A good deal of the warm weather reno vating and making over we have done already. With the first signs of spring we generally go into trunks and closets and get out leftovers of lighter material than those which have protected us dur ing the winter. The shops tempt us to the purchase of spring suits and wraps But unless we are especially forehanded we do not lay in our stock of really sum- mery frocks until later in the season, trusting, some of us, that there may ha reduction in price which will enable us to get what we need at little more req sonable figure when the first rush Is over Yet we are all prone to buy attractive, dainty garments for ourselves and tit- tings for our houses without taking ac- count of stock and seeing what we al- ready have which can be used and save us the outlay of money for articles we do not absolutely need.
 One of the extravagant parts of buying new things is that, as my friend said, we like the recent acquisitions, and wear those instead of the other raiment which is really in perfect condition It is the
 
 for the house. If we have the sensible habit of taking down our heavy draperies and exchanging them for hangings of some wash material we are likely to be carried away at the sight of the charm inS light fabrics in the shops and buy some of these before we go over the t7ck already at home and see if we cannot make use of what we have on hand.
 So If you have not given the contents of the trunks and closets and spareroom wardrobe close scrutiny. would advise you to do 1t now. It is astonishing how one forgets from one year to another the belongings one has slowed away. Inspect them and try to make what you have on hand answer for the needs of the present. Until you put your mind to it it is probable you have 10 notion of how much renovating is possible this season. One of the advantages of the rather eccentric fashions Is that they permit the com hination of two totai.y different kinds of materials. The woman who has white frock which is too narrow for the present skirs with colored or figured fabric and make a smart costume out of the two dresses which were each hopeless alone The trick of shortening the skirt and add- ing to its fullness across the hips by lifting it at the waist instead of turning