The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-07

what kind of dress or suit this
young woman, or any other, would
wear on certain occasion, and how
many people would remember in TWEEN
ty four hours whether or not her
dress was ideally adapted for this par
ty or that outing. believe If were
this young womaHI would pack my
grip with what clothing possessed,
board the train, and arriving at my
destination and get all the pleasure
out OF the visit could, even though
my clothing appeared not altogether
to my liking.
know another young woman who
l regard as most sensible. This friend
Of mine has only moderate income
and yet she always looks we'll dressed
and up to date though is never lavish
~ or extravagantly dressed. She Is
a good buyer and selects, when she
purchases dress or guig. one "f good
material fashioned m conservative
lines. This costume will wear season
after season and yet no one would in
innate that she was not we'll dressed.
This young woman told me recent
lily that she had the prospect of TAX
ing a much coveted trip to a distant
state but ha in order make this
possible she must needs forego the
purchase OF any clothes-not even a
new suit being procurable owing to
the limitations of her purse. Rath-
er than forego the anticipated pleas
ure she purposed to don what che
termed the Anticipated" suit-really
a misapplied term-and take the trip
at all hazards.
thought this a most sensible view
to take of the situation and venture
to say there will be few times when
her wardrobe will not afford her ade-
quate clothing to meet the occasion
and that she will enjoy her outing as
well perhaps as though her trunk
were overlooking with creations of
the latest vogue.
Often it seems to me we spend so
much time and money in outfitting
ourselves for a trip or visit and after
we reach our destination find out that
we really did not need so many cloth.
es and there had been no reason sof
such a lavish expenditure Of money.
The visits have enjoyed most in
my life believe have been those that
were hastily undertaken with little or
no perspiration.
The fact of being we'll dressed GER
family gives us feeling of confidence
and causes us to make much moro
favorable impression than we would
we step off If We are well dressed
from head to heel. How much higher
we hold our heads II we Ennw that
our hat is becoming and that our
heels are straight and yet 10 have this
feeling does not necessarily mean that
VIC must 2Apend lavish sums o; hI'n
ey on our costumes. hut 'atlrcr We
expend more thought. perhaps, than
money in their selection.
A person who is q good buyer,
who selects carefully the styles which
best suit her, who studies the lines
of her figfure. the colnrs which best
become her, not only makes hun
dred per cent better appearance but
also a more judicious expenditure of
her money than does her sister who
buys new style that Is thrown upon
the market with little regard as to
whether or not it conforms IN the
lines of her figure, suits .he tint If
her skin. hair or eyes, simply because
it is the --latest" thing out.
would rather have one pretty,
plain suit OF good but conservative
style with becoming hat, neat shoes
and gloves with one or two pretty
blouses than to have several up to
date freakish costumes that are good