The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-25
THE GIRLY GIRL AND HOW SHE DRESSES
U, MARHERY WELLS.

Fly MARUERE WELLS.
 The modern girl goes out to busi- ness. She has many affairs that take her into the world at all times of the day. And, if she is a girly girl by type and disposition, she does not want to change her style just because she is doing all the things that girl of her same character did not do in the past.
 She is right. She must preserve the style that is her own and what ever she does during the day or the evening hours. must not interfere in any way with the prettiness ot attire that is her very own. It is 1 her. duty to cling to it for dear life so that her own sweetness of char acter shall not be blurred before the eyes of the world in any way. That is her own stock in trade and if she i should dress in opposition to those feelinSs she would only succeed In ere ating hodgepodge of an effect that would count for nothing. But the girl of ultra sweetness and i. charm must beware of one pitfalI. She must do the sweet thing with out being silly about it. She doesnt { want to look kittenish and she needn't Only she will have to watch her dress expression if she is 10 achieve the happy medium that will make her attractiveness the perfect thing it should be, admired by all and criticised by none.
 Too many rosebuds for the street and for business are taboo but she can gain the same effect in other ways where only her cleverness will be noticed. and the girlishness will get over with no comment from busi- ness man or onlooker.
 The girl in the picture has achieved the ideal in this respect. All the little laciness of edging is supplying just that very touch of feminity that her nature demands. She is as sweet natured as can be and anything ot hard and tailored lines would hide the deleaey of her type just as sare- ly as though she were to cover u with thick blanket. She is much too dainty in type to stand clothes that are not dainty themselves ana expressive of prettlness.
 Now. this girl in the picture. whom we can pick for our model wears q dress of soft velour in that shade of green that has been and still is' so popular The laciness of the trim ming is done in a deep coffee color so that it will not soil too readily, and the hat is made of a darker green blocked felt with a ribbon matching the gown used for it's rath- CT informal bow of trimming.
 Everything about her costume IS sweet and girlish looking as it can be, and still her appearance would be acceptable in almost any cireum- stance of busy or a social day She is in other words. quite consistently clad for the demands of her own type and for the appearance which she best puts forward.
 Of course, the girl who loves to dress after this manner must take all sorts of care of the whiteness of the lace and the daintiness of the finish of her frocks, for in that Ear- tfcuIar she finds the besa part or her expression Delieacy of line and contour just naturally demands light eelors and filmy trimmings and even if they accupy ever so little space they do demand more attention than the severe type of clothes.
 If this sort of a girl is wearing tailored suit then she wants her shirtwaist to have a lacy or frllly collar and cuffs. She must see that her hat has at least rlbpon lrlHl- ming, but here again lies that pit fall She must do just enough Of the frilly stuff and not too much or she will throw herself right out of char acter-out of the picture that she wishes shall be hers.
 Big hats or hats with mushroom brims. are best for this type of girl and she can wear q veil so charming lv that it almost seems pity TOT her not to do so most of the time draped lace veil is the sort l mean
 Her shoes must be light looking even if they are severely plain, for the tininess of the shaping of her feet is one of the assets to her type and one that she must not treat lightly.