Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26

.bapdon the -, =,
~, set BY the lowest women oil
; and Vienna, the demimondaines
ne we follow the commercial schemers
" v" must make fortunes by turning
w. W. Goods several times year, forcing
we .ons away ahead of climatic changes,
~ nnmnellinQ us to throw away per
~ s..,,v GOOD and becoming gowns and
~, rot because they have served their
.o ns and are worn out, but because
Lnv ~. have not the latest cut or color.
NJ. w. .ion. as we cast aside garments OF
4 Nh, W nr velvet, charming and becoming
sns,umes in which we look attractive
. sioh hut we discard them. Their
s.;me Is that they are not in style.
Irdeed. how could they keep in style
vhsn the styles change every few
months? II long sleeves stayed in a
saar or more we would keep right on
yTsarinp our same dress. But If long,
tisht sleeves suddenly become passe
md short, full ones are the vogue, we
ronld rather commit murder, or be sen :
t,nced TO the electric chair, than ap-
near In public with the former!
What ghastly extravaganza What
,houssnds of dollars we literally de-
styov Il, our one lifetime II we had a
dress Of heavy fabric, well made, such
ss q winter suit of broadcloth. 1t prob
shlv would last us many years. But
ths @ general shape is no longer in style,
I Ar tbe color is not the prevailing one,
and 30 we toss it aside in disdain, and
Inv another suit, probably not as
pretty.
Are we?
II is conceivable that a rare woman
Is naturally very dashing and has a
v,y 'of wearing delightfully."- attractive
and becoming costumes and hats. She
deserves praise Just because she does
have originality. But why should q
woman be fiattered and called wonder
fully gowned" or ''well dressed be-
cause she has slavishly copied the ex-
act cut and color Of the designers OF
some foreign country? They may have
designed to suit thin. 1.-THE figure, and
tie woman who buys the dress may be
short and dumpy, but still she Is called
well dressed if she appears in the be-
aounced costume in which she looks
hdeous!
/ may look outlandish in green. but
II that is the seasons prevailing color
! am supposed to purchase green
gowns, hats, stockings. parasols, and
look as sallow as pumpkin. THEY
are wearing green this season." Magic,
sacred words. not to be treated lightly
Or eorned.
EItravagance consists in changing
styles all the time when our clothes dc
not necessitate any new buying. Brave
10 the woman who can resist purchas-
Ing repeatedly. after her eyes have beer
assaulted a few weeks by the window
Displays. The psychology is sure. You
are just comfortably settled into your
winter garments when suddenly the store
windows flash forth stunning white cos.
tunes! The rich are going to Palm
Beach. Summer costumes are needed
and 90. bathing suits and parasols and
daslllng white fabrics and delicate
sheer, weblke dresses and stockings
suited to the hottest days. pass o'eI
your vision while the snow is on the
ground! OF course. you know thai
you are not going South, and do no,
need thin clothes, and you turn your
eyes away. But day after day. and
week after week. those exquisite light
fabrics and delicate colors prey upor
your soul, through your eye. which Is
Its window. And you fall!