Evening star., 1922-07-09
ME other night q beautifully
intentioned woman gave ? talk
In which she urged the ref

intentioned woman. gave 2 talk
In which she urged the ref
ormation Of present-day ex-
ltravagances in dress. The money
lsquandered on the beauttfying OF
vaing!orious women would feed the
foreign missions Of the world. "A
woman who loved her Bible should
initiate the simplicity Of the women
- the Bible"
On the other hand. Washington gets
lotice that the manufacturers Of the
sparseness of material and. ignoring
Of great -pattern-nhakers, by creating
styles so elaborate in quantity and
80 complicated as. to make that by
late autumn we will all be carrying
around the most gorgeous evening
trains that Will require more fabric
Than woman has used inSthe history
Of the world. Ia, ~ s.,t
Both interesting statements and
The Bible has It's fashion Depart
nent. quoting the late Nine. Mount
ford, a native of the Holy Land,
who had spent many years and $780,
900 in the collection of garments that
were historic duplicates Of the cloth
ing worn by women Of the Old and
on display in the American Univer-
sity some years before her death. and
on one occasion, when describing her
treasures to q few specially invited
guests. she gave to her explanation
Of each garment. trinket or accessory
ture. the inspirational realism Of one
who was a compatriot as well as a
follower Of the Christ.
The beautifully intentioned woman
and the revolving manufacturers would
have equal cause to consider Sarah's
enty-fve' yards OF hand-woven wool.
invisible blue; its seams defined with
an embroidery In. gay yarn, hit and
miss design like the lamp mat stitch
which long ago children used to knit
with pins on spool. and with sleeves
long enough to do duty as court
trains. There was a girdle of soft.
crimson silk long enough for a piano
scarf and enough left over for a sash.
and heavy. jewels. dull-colored stone
set In silver and pendent from heavy
silver chains. These chains were not
intended for ornamentation. but sig
nthed Sarah.s standing IN her COM
munity and in her husbands home
Can a bride forEet her attire?'
The answer to this Bible question is
easy, il her wedding garment, witch
cot Nine. Mountford $1,000. is a
guide to go by. To detail the robe
Of pink silk, jeweled laces and, what
present styles would call a bolero OF
blue velvet lowered with spun gold.
would take more good time than the
average reader would stand for; but.
SO far as a right thorough investiga-
tion goes, there is no. garb of any
famous woman in any museum. here
or abroad. better worth studying as
an example of extrawagance gone
mad:
When Jacob fell in love with Re
bekah at the well she was wearing a
flowing -sleeved. full-robed gown of
FAX colored texture tof cotton. or
may be linen, with breastplate of
embroidery in reds. greens and yell
lows. each with its symbolic color
value, and a long blue sash. Nine.
Mountford explained that going to
the we'll did not imply that Rebekah
was poor A well was the gathering
place where women exchanged the
gossip of the day and enjoyed the ex-
citement of watching caravans pause
for rest and drink. Rebekah. as was
the social custom. doubtless. said to
young jacob: Here is water for you.
and for your camel also And
everybody knows what happened to
Jacob.
Nine. Mountford. a nobly planned
somehow absorbed the oriental rich
ness of the Palestine of her birth.
Joined her compatriot in the Holy
Land of eternity years ago, but
memory is abiding. especially when
re5nforced by notes,