The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Mrs. John Mcmillan of Mil
waukee Makes Interest
ing Talk to Black Cat
Girls Monday.
TRIBUTE TO MRS. Philip
Plain Clothes Worn BY Real Women
Show Wartime Simplicity Among
the Leaders Of the Women Of
wisconsin at This Time.

What is a Real Lady In War
Timesf" Mrs. John Mcmillan, chair
man Of the Milwaukee Chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Reyolu-
tion told large company of the
Black Cat' girls at their noon day
gathering at the plant of the Black
Cat Textiles Company on Monday and
the talk which Mrs, Mcmillan gave
these young ladies was one, which
sank deep into their minds. She said
in part.
"What I am going to speak to you
about today, is "a Real Lady in War
Time
I don't believe that anybody has
thought more about over-dressing than
/ have, for my first spanking was for
over-dressing. When I was little
girl in the third grade, I was sent
home to take off my blue gingham
dress, and put on a better one. I felt
very much embarrassed, but I was to
give present to a teahcer who was
to be married, and they wanted me to go
on the stage and hand it to her. They
wanted me to dress up, SO went home.
I had been Martha Washington in
a masquerade, and my dress was of
Powered silk with hustle and train.
My mother was out when / reached
home, SO I evaded the nurse girl, and
put on that wonderful dress with the
train. Then, to make it look more
fancy, took mother s best white crepe
shawl, and started up Grand avenue,
reaching school just in time.
The audience seemed to be astound-
ed. / made quite an impression !
looked absurd.
After school the teacher wanted her
plants taken home, as they usually do
on the last day of school, I forgot
that I was dressed up, and taking a
plant under each arm, started up
Grand avenue. In the meantime, my
mother had returned home, and when
| got in front of the house she saw
me and was very much Inundated.
She made me put the plants down in
the gutter, and I shall never forget
the spanking I got. It was more the
fault of the teacher who sent me home.
As the superintendent of schools said,
little girl in blue gingham dress
looks very sweet much preferable to
the lowered silk dress with train. It
was my desire to please that got me
into that trouble.
On Sunday had occasion to visit
Governor Philips home on Patriotic
business. His wife is an example Of
real lady in war time. She did not
come out of the kitchen in satin, or
trip down the stairs in high French
heel shoes, but came in dressed plain
ly, and spoke. about her daughter,
Mary, who is nurse at the front, and
how her eyes shown when she talked
about her Red Cross Work. She was
plainly and simply dressed, with her
hair simply done, and said. "There
is real lady in war times.
Friday T attended a luncheon given
by the Daughters of 1912, in Milwau-
kee. The lady who presided spoke
wonderfully. She was dressed in a
plain black dress - no peek boo
waist, a simple little hat, and no jew
elry - just little white rose tucked
In her waist.
It WASH It her clothes that made her
a lady, but the things she told -
about the factory girls in England and
what they are doing, the "Canary
Women" in France, yellow from work
ing in powder, etc. I know that wo-
man is wealthy, but she was not dress
ed up in silks, etc., but was real lady
in war times.
That hat / have on cost just 15c. Ny
little daughter made it of some old stuff
we had around the house. call it my
wartime hat. and am very proud of
it. I wear it everywhere. This win
ter made dress for myself out of u
is year old coat. I feel more a lady
in it than I would IN an extravagant
dress, where my husband would have
to worry about paying for it when the
bill came in.
Girls, | have come to urge you not
to have charge accounts at the stores.
] know the misery caused by note
coming due, and no money to pay for
it. A friend Of mine in Milwaukee
said to me, TEL those girls not to
have charge accounts at the stores.
Ny little friend who IS employed,
spends all her money before it is