The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-06
Dress and Adornment, Fill
Needed Place in Life of
Young Folks, Yet Never
Should Be Allowed to Be-
come Main Goal-Man
Won BY Pretty Clothes
Alone Is Hardly Worth
Winning.
BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB.

A FEW days ago a young womor
~ came before a Judge because
~ she had taken money that did
not belong to he1 Her utter
hopelessness before the tribunal was ap.
pailing.
II did II because wasn't pretty and
! had to have clothes that looked well
But he'll never understand. No man
could exactly. When other girls have
beaux and you don't-thats what hurts
II don't know how much ! spent. II
an Just went on little things. but II
didn't bring me anything but MISERY
wasn't happy.
II started to do what pretty girls
know had done all their lives. think
could have been happy then. only
suffered 40 terribly because knew 4,
was all wrong and the day would come
when ia have to pay
And there you have It. 'she had to
pay. In the vernacular. you can't get
away with IT, Besides. this girl rea-
soned wrongly. She expected to at
tract beaux by her clothes. and In the
last summing up tho beau that Ia at
tracted by clothes only is no more last
Ing than the clothes themselves. He IA
not worth having.
There Is no denying that the pleas
ure of clothes Is as much a necessity
to q girl as her food. She came by
tais inheriteH longing through Mother
do not play a great part in the life OF
EVERY girl.
Gew Gaws Have Place.
Oh. the sorrows and sadness and
misery that are caused by the want OF
q pretty gew-gaw. Sometimes think
that a bunch of violets or pretty
feather on n hat Keeps the spirit Of a
girl alive more than a good dinner.
Every parent should recognize this.
Instead Of scolding the girl for the
love Of lovely things all effort should
be made to. satisfy that which is pos
slble during her youth.
Tho sacrifices come soon enough In
later years when disappointments are
not 30 keen. when waiting does not
Yet the great trouble with the girl
like the one in question Is that she
seek to IMITATE-to be like some-
body else-to reach out and far be-
yond her means. in her effort to APP
pear attractive to the other sex. No
worthwhile man was ever secured
that way.
Besides. there is no need for expense
that is n hardship. In the industrial
world today there are thousands of
Inexpensive things, really beautiful.
that may enhance the appearance of
tho most ugly girl which she can pur-
chase WITHIN HER MEANS.
Personality What Holds.
II is only &c take the trouble to study
and find them and discriminate prop
erly. But the great game seems to be
what YOU are not-more prosperous than
you arc. And therein is the great dan.
ger. the false note and the consequent
temptations.
II only girls would realize that event
ually the average man KNOWS they
arc dressing beyond their circumstances
and therefore as a general thing II de-
tracta from their charm.
For the old adage stlll holds good
"You can't fool all the people all the
time" In this age. where mentality
of woman is n big asset In her attrac.
tlveress. beauty and dress only play a
/ have seen the homeliest girls with
the plainest clothes the most popular
ones Of their set.
There is no need to initiate. Be
YOURSELF. Charm and a good dis
position act like a magnet.
The attraction of clothes Is but transit
tory.
Personality holds.
Copyright, 1861