Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
DOROTHY DIX TALKS

rheumatism, need never expect to get /"
bigger nav envelope thnn she ~ getting,
or 10 rise % any position OF trust. ohe "
her own undoing because she IL not oo-
pendable s 70
Now girls like to speak of i'll health rs y y
IL were some mysterious aiiiction VI
Providence for which they are not respon-
sible. but in their secret souls they kno"
that they bring nine-tenths OF their SICK
ness upSn themselves by the way they
dress They spend the money ON SHY
finerv that should 90 into good warm
fianreIs They buy party dress wheh
they need n good cloak for every day wear
They mince through sloppy, snowy. midd
streets in silk stockings and poper-soied
sinners. and wonder how they caught
a cold. They SIT up aud shivcr, and shake
in thin silk skirts ard lace blouses that are
opon down 70 .heir wishbones and can
imagine why they have a cough that Keeps
them fevcrish, and dull aud heavy
If women didn't have as many lives ne y
cnt. not one Of them could survive winter
with the fool way they dress They mus.
have ten times the stamina oi men 'oee'
away with 1t, and when they learn to wea'
sensible clothes, employers will prefer 'he'n
60 men because they will lose $" h'"c"
loss time ON account Of being sick
The business girl should dress appio-
priatcly An office Ia not drawine'H",uhl w
or a dance hall II ia q place IN "n.'" W
work. aud girl should dress nccotolbN
Fluffy rufiles, and gew gaws' ooooi,e'ee
and elaborate coilteurs are OUT "i p'aoe,
and brand the wcarer rs not knowing
what's what. and when to- wear "
To succeed in business q Rlrl rot oniy
Istt
pert You would never trust the judgment
and ofIieieucv Of man who came down
10 business in the morning wearing h'a
docs cl,,hrs Neither more does my
ornrIovcr over feel that II is worth white
10 tram . girl for higher place, no matter
how bright she seens. II she comes Y
b,si, cqs MI dolled UP es il ahc were golnR Z
to a PARTY II g tho girl who Is dressed as y
she meant hislucss, and was ready 20 uo
any kind 81 work. who climbs up from
rash-eirl to buyer. and from stcnographer
to private secretary
The business girl should remember that
cleanliness is next go godliness ~ the
woman who works with men. and that be
ing well-gruomed must he part Of her r.
liginn Men are more particular about Per
aona cleanliness than women are, and 2
man will forgi We a woman ANYTHING quick
or than he will soiled fnery. and unkept
hands, and hair that needs q shampoo
Therefore. whatever else YOU do. never
economize on SOAP and water and the
/ laundry.
The business girl should dress com
fortsblv, senshly, appropriated, prefer
ably in dark clothes without juggling or-
nementa or lewelrv. tut she should make
herself look as well as she can and .nvo aF
good clothes as she cans possibly aiiord
Men like 70 have pretty. trm. trig
nartlooking girl about them. Someone
who il easy on the eyes, No trump need
ever apply for good job
! Furthermore, II paws woman 20 y
well dressed IN business, because We al
| Judge a fellow creatures ability by biz q
/ her earning capacity, and We expect to 7e'
/ that registercd his or her back 80 4
succeod. tho busln s girl should drose lik'
/ success tho solid sub~'Hn n !"
success that can draw M, n ont I" tn
/ BAN n ITS face