South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-02

in Psychology, School of Eugenics Tin a Lectu
%LOTHES serve protection, just the skin does.
The box coat of the tortoise the quilts of the hedge
hog the armor of the sturgeon, all examples of
clothes we might say the lower animals which as
protection very important protection against fears of
various kinds
In the first place most important of all undoubtedly is
fear of rdicule have doubt that more people are i'm
eed by fear of TdicUle to dress well than by any other
motive The estimation of poverty
fear of being considered poor if they poor Clothes
hose things indicated by one money by what they
spend clothes fear of skin discomfort and of bodily
internal discomforts
The fear of estimation of bodily mmodesy IS perhaps
nowadays a rather minor affair.
should like enlarge this ultra superimportance
Of fear in social life. There is thing in this
world that the vast majority of men and need to
be relieved of more than various kinds Of fear Fear one
Of the very enemies of civilization and of
comfort, and moreover, of efficiency
Protection and relief then from these fears take IT.
the real aim and purpose of system of clothes Fear
is inSncvely part of each unique individual that
relief from it in all It's phases is a positive JOY.
Being we'll dressed relieves from these fears Then
add vanity selfcOnfdence pleasant anticipation satsfac
ton with oneself etc. and have the pleasant emo.
tiona tone which lends tremendous energy and pep,
so to say. TO the desire to be well dressed.
Comfort is indispensable a high efficiency This
feeling gets when ones clothing fits absolutely.
To me two crterionS in clothing essential-one of
general and the other of particular nature First,
a uniform snugnesS with reasonable amount of loose
the organism conscious and living and active
carry
And secondly, fitness to each unique individuality.
least ninety-nine of every hundred who
not defOrmed could be fitted by reasonable number of
well-deveOped types of clothes.
For each unique individual there is relative unob
rusveness An essential thing about we-ftting suit
Of cothes-remember not talking about the body
any clothing must fit the personalities that 1t
must be unobtrusive
OF course, there exceptional people in whom OBJ
trusveneSS is virtue The detective for example the
doctor of medicine the sport the politician the army gem
era great many Others all clothes which should
De Obtrusve their business to be Obrusve But for
he most part for the of men and women who
not these groups the essential thing unobtrusveness
Now self-confdence is another form aspect of
the satisfaction arising from clothing fitness SefcOnf-
ience protected fearless initiatives unirrated normal
manhood confident of its eternal and universal mastery
arise from satisfaction.
Success has of Its conditions self-confdence
and fearessness Success in general possible with
out them.
From one Of my classes in psychology, and
women, twenty-fOUr OF them averaging twenty-eight
years in age obtained seventyeght answers giving
why being well dressed helps person
will give a summary of these reasons:
First a welldreSSed per-
easily gains the con-
idence of people in the bust
ness world" Fifteen answers
said practically that. *