Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15

amount Of money into it which she
can afford. she avoids the frantic
effort to achieve a costume in few
hours when the demand presses.
such clothes are rarely satisfying.
They do not survive under constant
inspection.
be dissatisfied at times with the
choice they made early in the sea-
son, but this dissatisfaction Is not as
bitter as that of the woman who
finds she has thrown away money on
a frock which is not attractive and
does not serve her many occas'o na;,-
The Frenchwomen who are Well
dressed are more parsimonious than
the American. In the outlay OF time
and money they are more on par
with the American type under discus
sion than with one who IS IN tnen
take the task of autumn and spring
housecleaning with organized deter
mination for success. 50 the French
take the question of their seasonal
OUTFIT They give up q few weeks
to it unreservedly. Lney concen-
] to correct their recent failures. to
profit by experience, to spend eacn
franc wisely. 1t is this example tnat
the American women would 90 wen
to initiate.
We are far too apt to get tailored
| suit in September, hoping to ada tne
correct blouses later in the season ana
pick up hat during chance hour OF
shopping. All of which is wrong. l! l.
makes for a careless appearance. IL
creates disorder in the MIND. Inc
complete costume should be bought or
assembled at one time. There enoulo
| be nothing left to hazard.
There are women rich enough TO IN.
dulge in mistakes, to discard failures,
: but the woman with limited income
cannot replace her failures by imme-
date new attempts. She must GO
punishment she has brought upon
The wage Garner must think first OK
! her Office clothes. The woman in So
ciety must think first Of her social
| clothes. She cannot leave these to
| chance. Sometimes she is wage
| Garner without relinquishing her
social habits. If so. she has a double
| problem to solve. But merely taking
the woman who lives on her dress al
lowance without attempting to add to
| 1t by work, the fact must be en-
| phasized that clothes for her social
| life come first.
| one may Uo dUl6 10 remain dl AoihC
| in the morning in a simple house
| gown; therefore tailored suit with
| its blouses is not a necessity for her
outfit. She needs afternoon and even
ing gowns and upon these the bulk OF
her money should be spent.
| One bit of advice to her that may be
| worth following is to indulge in tea
gowns. This is the English fashion.
They can be assembled from odds and
ends of material, from discarded
evening gowns, and built at home
without the services of an expensive
i dreSSmaker
| There are women who, following out
this plan 1or saving their best gowns,
arrange for a half dozen hourse robes
| for each season. They differ in color
| and splendor, in harmony and inform
ality. They are slipped on whenever
| one has uninterrupted evenings at
! home or entertains under the roof IN
an informal manner.
| These leave the bulk of the dress
! allowance for the clothes which pass
muster In the public eye. They also
gorgeous colorings and exaggerated
! trimmings that she likes, but which
she does not dare in the open.
| She has an advantage over the wage
Garner in being able to give time and
vitality to the alteration Of old clothes
into new ones worth while. This she
| must do to balance her wardrobe.
| Evening gowns are not especially Diff
! f1cult to rebuild. for new accessories
CT. take the place of the old and q