Evening star., 1926-01-28
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Buying Useless Pretties.

| Are you one of those girls who, with
q closet full of clothes and hats ana
shoes. never have anything to wear?
| Do you sometimes sit down and Won
der why on earth you get 80 little
good out of your things--when you re
all so pretty and so smart?
! Do you sometimes ask yourself why,
when you're all dolled up to the mines
| with every one of your smartest ac-
cessories, you still don't achieve that
| look OF trim perfection 80 graphically
! depicted In the fashion magazines?
| At other times I've discussed several
ways by which you might fall short OF
the mark. Today we're going to talk
| about that fascinating but fatal habit
of buying useless pretties."
You need a new hat on you go to
examine the possibilities. Dozens OF
| hats you try on, finding none to suit
| you.
Then you espy something blue-a
perfect duck of hat. Such cute
shape" you tell your friend. And
| the color is so becoming. Makes my
eyes look blue. Just what l need. And
so cheap, too. I've got Sc left to use
as I want to-"
The bright blue hat is purchased.
It's a lovely, rich color--a rather
quaint poke effect in the front--alto-
selneT a charming Nat.
On the way home the IS burns in
your pocket. You need new shoes like
the very dickens. Why not get them
while you're about ii.
Such gorgeous brown suede slippers
in the store window-with a fasci.
mating double-crossed strap and the
new spike heel.
They will certainly make your feet
look slender and aristocratic, If any
thing will. You try them on. You are
enraptured as you survey your trinity
gain. That's that.
Then you go home to mother
Mother may he oldfashioned, but
she's not SO dumb. Always remember
that when you go home to show her
the new things you've bought. Mother
says "Applesauce" when you tell her
you've picked up two wonderful bar
gains.
"Why did you get blue hat?" she
demands crisply. "You don't want
anything blue. What are you going
70 wear with it? And brown shoes!
You got a pair of brown shoes last
vear and they're still new looking.
You've never had more than 10 min
uteS' wear out of them. You won't
use these new ones, either
You think mothers a tiresome wet
blanket. If you thought for moment
you'd realize that she was just exer.
cisfng her gray matter
What about your incest dresS--tho
black one with a touch of red? If you
wear the new hat with that you'll
'ook much too colorful. Red and blue
may look pretty on a Christmas tree.
but the merry Yuletide season is over
And as for brown shoes with a black
dress? How are YOU ever going TO
enter the Kingdom OF Perfect Dress
'ng If you try to work n combination
ike that? ,
Your blue hat is really total loss
20 you. unless you've got n grav or
blue dress to 60 with 1t. The shoes
will do nicely with any sort of cos.
tune in which tan, fawn or brown
oredominates.
But what you really needed was
smart black hat with a large red pin
and either black suede or patent
leather shoes.
Don't buy things just because
.hey're pretty. Buv them because
+hnvll go with something you have
Useless prettins are Just as bad rs
no prettieS at all
copyright. l926.l
Mimi will be glad to answer any INQUIRIES
directed to this DaDer provided STAMPED