The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-29

paragraphs sent broadcast over the
land to women in regard to the pur-
chasing of clothes. and some OF them
should read on this order:
Don't wear old and shabby clothes
under the false impression that in so
doing one releases man power for the
war. It's women who make most or
these clothes, and they need the SAL
aries.
Don't pay a foolish price to any
dressmaker for any kind OF gown
merely because II has a great label in
it. Use the enlightened business mind
to decide what the value of a go1l4 Is
before buying it.
Remember that there are thousands
of seamstresses in this country who
are eager to make a weeks wages and
who have been badly reduced in In
come thru the cheap-ready-to-wea
clothes sold by the shops Pay these
women to keep your clothes in good
! order ard to make new clothes when
ever possible, in order that you may
be released from that kind of work to
give your time to the nation
Don't indulge recklessly In dozens
of wash bloGses. Laundry bills include
the price of starch and to demand
starch in hundreds of garments is not
good conservation.
Buy as many things as possible in
silk, crepe de chine and Georgette
crepe. in order to save cotton and
linen for government uses.
Be exceedingly careful in your
choice of shoes. for leather is scarce
and the price is getting beyond the
average purse. Instead of wearing
thin velvets, fanciful weaves that Will
not extend thru the fashions for any
/ length OF time, have the street. clothes
made of sturdy homespun, the new
velour and heavy English suitings
Don't buy costumes in brilliant col
ors, because If there is q need for
strict economy next fall. a dark gown
will serve a second season better han
a gay one.
France has made a violent effort
for three weeks to provide new cos
tumery for America, and she has sue
ceeded- The cables report that a box
full of tricks has been developed.
The main point is the elimination
of waste material in all garments.
Therefore. the silhouette must be as
slim as tho it had a lead pencil as its
model.
There is a strong effort made to
, bring into fashion the half low eve
ming gown such as the European WON
en- hate been wearing for three years.
! This is not universally becoming to
the Anglo-Saxon, and IL is probable
that the American evening gowns with
the old and deep decoIletage may be
still adopted by many
No matter what slight fulness there
may be az the hipline in certain
gowns. there is no division of opinion
concerning the narrowness Of the skirt
Velour has been insisted upon as
the main material for street wear and
there is more black and white satin
advocated than the expert foresaw
Black panne velvet gowns without
any trimming whatever but touch OF
white crepe at the neck, are offered
as exclusive things for the afternoon.
The woman who goes to work every
day in some field Of activity, may
abandon the coat sut in favor Of the
one-piece frock with an uuderbodice
of Georgette crepe and she may de-
pend on a smartiy built tailored top
coat for protection from the cold
France shows what she thinks of
| the one-piece frock in her new meth
cd Of Joining a jacket and a skirt
together at the hips. The line where
the two come together is drawn in
rather tightly. in the Oriental ma aner.