Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07

Kind ~ closet that Ives up 20
,., .irring times takes its part IN the
.r.~eh of progressive comfort ana
serves the woman who needs II W IN
skill as we'll rs conVenienCe
once upon a time. and this time
lasted for centuries closet was
space IN a room into which furniture
we nor put. but in which clothes were
hung and boxes showed II was more
~ Sss tidy II proclaimed the char
a,,isr ~ the woman who hlled 1t with
t.r apparel II has always been con
. deed significant symbol OF ones
genius for organization. or complete
AK " II. No matter how immaculate
= woman might look on the street or
a. party. those who discovered that
hsr closet WAS filed with rubbish. that
her shoes were tumbled In hnphazard.
ths, boxes were heaped on each other
Soma with the lids on. others witty the
contents spilled out. fslt that knew the
woman. They realized that she was
orderly only on the surface. that neat
ness had no roots IN her being. she
vas al for her appearance before the
rubrc and nothing to speak OF when
~ home with herself Thus the critics
have always argued
There is a gulf ~ difference hyed he
tween the woman who is not orderly
ana the woman who IS rot clean. mind
you There are thousands OF women
who have no more organization In the
placement Of their apparel. either on
themselves or In their closets. than
they have in running the household
or when secretary 20 committee
BUT th"y are clean very. very clean
Thev scrub they use hot water and
Nat
constantly. they keep fresh Innings in
their bodice,. they have Their hair
shampoo.d and their nails manicured
without ceasins. and set they live NJ
home In q tumbled mess OF inanlmats
things,
There are two distinct types of wo-
men. each carrying ou its own philos-
ophy os neatness Ths Is the true
division although an immensely clever
stage writer has said that all the wo-
mon In the world are divided into two
classe.-those Who use water on their
.sco and those who use cold cream.
The truth OF Il, which = man is not
expected 10 fathom. Is that cold cream
keeps the face cleaner and smoother
than water But there arc housewifely
women who say that all their sex are
divided into those who keep immaculate
closets and those who use them as one
would use rubbish holes
There are women who would stand
IN 'front.' OF their closet door with bayo-
net drawn. and dare anyone 20 open
II ard these are the women who
would d,e ~ humiliation II their
friends could see tie type OF hole in
The wall from which they pull out their
good looking clothes They would also
rather than have anyone contrast their
freshly groomed face and figure with
the composite mass OF powder. hair
pins rouge cotton hardkerchiefs,
soiled gloves and other paraphernalia
that are showed out 81 sight after the
costume 10 completed
Equipment of tire Modern Closet.
There are closets that are very proud
o. themselves these days They may
no. b~ proud OF the woman who owns
them. but they are grateful 20 the
carpenter who built them They can
not be used as places for rubbish. A
woman would be utterly lax in the
proper feeling IL she could pitch into
these brilliant spaces behind the wall
q tumbled confusion OF odds and ends
She must live up 10 her closet!
started these closets They represent
tho ultimate pinnacle OF convenience.
They are built around the wardrobe.
Their carpenters have taken INTO con
sideyAtion the needs OF a woman as
well ~ her caprices They know that
she does not want 20 pull her sleeves
cut II reaching over her head for a
hat: they know that she cannot pass
muster IN the glare OF sunlight or
electric light Il the hem or train OF
her gown - dusty from touching the
slcset floor. So these masters OF mod
srn closets have swung the clothes
from the ceiling and put the hats at
ths depth OF ones waist
They have adopted the human
mes suremen. idea, which has been OBJ
tained in shipe and schoolrooms dur
;ng this last decade. Once the children
% the world sa; In any kind OF chair.
and onos the people OF the world sailed
IN any kind OF cabin: but not 50 today.
II We consider the modern ship a lux
urious article OF the hour, what Will
we consider the ship OF tomorrow
the ship that Is TO built with an eve TO
stupeneous oceanic trade between
countries whose alliance has been
csmen.sd in blood and tragedy. Never
England as they will go after peace
10 signed: and 20 meet their needs
comes . colossal feet OF new ships.
And these Will be built according 10
human measurements when II comes
20 the sleeping quarters. This Is the
reason, SO IL 10 said. for the fine de-
velopment Ia health of school children
that IN. schoOlroom is made 70 meet
The needs ~ the child and not 70 be
merely e schOlastic spot
The modern closet has started TO
keep pace with the modern apartment.
SO fascinating - ito interior that il
breeds envy and despair among those
women who st,il I've in old houses.
The rats Of others dave were consid-
cred comfoTtab bic. but thcv are as star
walton 70 plenty III comparison with
the apartments Of today. those luxuri 4
Gus living quarters which have upper
stories and winding sta Tcases with
baths sitting room aud sunshine
sleeping quarters for the servants
Out of the very heart of great at .es,
whore once there were dark and damp
rooms and houses. the master builders
have created palaces and this word is
not used inadvisedll OF stone and
cement in which people can lind their
pace in tie sun. There are maids IN
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