Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-16
ISCRINIINATION Is the secret
of successful dressing, to-
gether with a sense of hor-
mOny and line. a sense of the

gether with a sense of hor.
mony and line, a sense of the
fitness of things. and a knowledge OF
how to keep ones clothes in perfect
order. Extravaganza manifests itself
by the wearing of clothes that cost
too much and in changing the style
too often. Advice to a Daughter.
written in the seventeenth century by
Lord Halifax, contains splendid bit
of wisdom as follows: DO not value
yourself upon an embroidered gown
but fix it in your thoughts as an un-
changeable maxim, that nothing is
truly fine but what is fit" On the
other hand, Shakespeare said: 1.-THE
apparel oft proclaims the man."
Most of US have acquired the habit
Of buying wearing apparel In q hap
hazard way at all seasons, hat at
one time, suit at another time, q
blouse a little later, and gloves and
hosiery at odd times. 1t is very easy
to form this habit of lack of system
through a desire to economize, but II
is liable to result in an accumulation
of odd garments, none of which look
as if they were related to each other.
By buying most of the articles of
your wardrobe for the coming sea-
son at one time, it is easy to choose
harmonizing shades. and this usually
reduces the number of dress access
SORES required. Lingerie and negli-
gees are among the exceptions to this
rule, as these can be purchased at
special sales at greatly reduced
prices, and if they are to be made at
home 1t is often possible to pick up
materials for the purpose at very
small cost.
What Are Your Color.s
You should learn the colors that
are most becoming to you and then
daytime colors and evening colors.
dark and light colors. and you must
know what they are. If you have
any doubt. try this sure way of dis
covering them:
Buy an assortment of tissue papers
in various colors and shades, such as
department stores and stationery
stores sell in sheets for fancywork.
You will find the sheets of good size
and well adapted to your purpose.
ror and lay one sheet at a time over
your bare shoulders, and crush It to
make it fit close around your neck.
Take plenty Of time for this experiment.
After 20. you have tested the oelors
You will discover that some colors
do not suit you at all, and that others
harmonic ideally with your COM
plexion and with the color OF your
hair and the color of your eyes.
some trouble to search for material
that will best match the colors that
you have proved to be becoming. If
you do your shopping in person, carry
If you send letters of inquiry to dry
goods dealers and inclose pieces of
the tissue paper that you have select
ed. you will usually receive samples
that closely match the colors you de-
sire.
Daily Care of Clothes.
Those distressing moments when
invitation and nothing suitable to
wear are not as likely to occur II
ones wardrobe is periodically over
hauled and nothing Is ever put away
Illness and repair. The regular daily
caro- of clothes will prolong their
usefulness and beauty more effec-
lively than delayed and strenuous
cleaning methods, and will postpone
the necessity for this work. It is
a good deal of time. although this
is really an Illusion. as such care IL
the best in the long run. Clothes
that were really good when bought
and have been well cared for can be
worn for several seasons IL necessary
The same truth applies to hats. AL
though the shapes may change to a
certain extent, a good hat will often
lend itself to a desirable remodeling
A becoming veil will greatly assist In
Frightening up a hat. A veil should
be removed from hat as soon as you
come home. and rolled or folded
smoothly before it is placed in a boz
or drawer. If it has lost its first fresh
crispness, it is usually sufficient to
lay 1T fiat on a clean ironing board
and press it with a rather hot iron
applied over a damp cloth.
The fruit trimmings which are al
present used so much on hats become
:, faded and colorless after exposure tc
sun and wind. but they can be quite
easily painted with the water color
> paints that are used for painting anc
stenciling on fabrics. and It 10 some.
times good plan to give them hnal
coat of colorless varnish. This VIII