Middletown transcript., 1922-06-03
One FrOCk Plan
Proves Success

After all the shouting IS over-the
explanation Of ultra spring fashions
In detail-then comes the mental ques-
tion for the average woman: "Now
what shall have for myself from
among all this melee of smartness?
How, In one or two costumes, which
is what my budget allows me, can l
march among the best dressed Of the
land?"
1t is all very well to consider style
and its contributing fine points. Every
normal woman takes q certain satis-
faction In that sort of mental gym
nastics, but how to assimilate the length
of this and the width of that with
your own particular figure and the re-
strictions Of your purse-oh, that Is
another matter, indeed!
1t has often been said, observes
fashion writer In the New York Times.
that the woman with one frock can be
as well dressed as the woman with
ten. And 1t Is astonishing how really
well this theory works out when the
woman with one has the head and
the taste and the common seEse to
manage hers with cleverness. She is
no boon to the dressmakers Of the
land, but she is deal Of satisfaction
to herself. She has eliminated wom-
ans greatest source Of worry and an
nOyance.
At this time of the year it Is per-
fectly possible to apply ones mind so
thoroughly and successfully to the mat
ter Of clothes that for the next six
months ones intelligence need not
touch the subject seriously again.
Planning goes longer way with clothes
than women generally suppose, and the
INSTALLATION of the coming seasons
wardrobe is something that brings in
finite reward to the planner. 1t is this
buying at random which earns for
women that horrid reputation of being
spendthrifts in the matter of their
dressing. 1t is hard not to be emo
tional when really pretty thing
strikes ones eyes. But whether that
thing is going to serve enough pur-
pose to pay for its investment Is
detail which so few women stop to
consider. Then, dgain, they think and
think, and nothing comes of their ef-
forts because their education in this
field Of style practically applied Is so
very efficient.
The Dress for Every Occasion.
1t can be done, you know. A dress
that will be possible for the majority
of occasions In the usual life is not at
all hard to conceive nor to accomplish.
The flappers are getting there with
sport suits. They wear them every
where. They seem to think there is
no party too formal to set them off.
Now, for those who are little more
mature, the nonchalance of this pro-
cedure is impossible, but they can ac-
complish the same purpose in another
way. A serge dress does wonders in
this direction. 1t can perform so many
duties. 1t caL enter SO many classes
Of n social or business day If it Is
designed with any care and knowledge
of the many positions which q frock
Of its sort may be called upon to fill.
Then there is the more or less for.
NAL dress of heavy silk. 1t is an extreme
ly fashionable form of dressing, and,
when it is made simply enough, it can
serve vast number of purposes with
out being changed or adjusted In any
way. A plain black crepe dress smart
ly cut and put together is one of the
most purp0seful things that woman
can purchase this season. 1t is with
out doubt the best style Of any of the
dresses, and 1t carries on beautifully
from occasion to occasion. A dress of
this character can be donned at nine
o'clock In the morning. 1t can live
through business and lunch and tea,
Them when dinner time arrives, 1t Is
just as appropriate for that more for
NAL gathering.
A woman who rather carried the
reputation Of being well dressed was