Evening star., 1927-11-11
SUB ROSA
ny MIMI.
Business of Being Smart.

It's a very complicated affair-this
business of being smart. Girls are
more interested in that than in any
other subject in the world-with the
exception Of men-and yet look how
few of them ever learn enough about
the matter to turn themselves out
really smartly.
one of 'the first things to be con.
sidered Is the difference between
| ingly.
It's much easier to wear becoming
clothes than to wear. smart ones. Most
American girls wear things that be-
come them, but few of them achieve
the smartness displayed by q French
woman of good family.
That is, think, because most Ameri-
can girls are pretty. and not many
French women are. s
The American girl dresses to show
off her pretty face and the French
woman dresses to make q stunning
picture, in spite Of her face.
Just at present, the great American
girlhood is buying Winter coats. The
shops are full Of the kind of coats
most of them will buy. Very nice
coats, too.
They drip with fur. As far as the
eye can reach one sees masses of fur.
trimmed coats. For the most part,
tQE.1be, naturally, with epormous
hfasses of fur dewn .thss fracsft. huge
fur collars, and sometimesA hakdexs on
the hem.
But the average American = girl
bundled into one of them. looks cute.
The big fur collar forms q nice frame
for q small, pretty face with big eyes.
She looks sweet and young-but she
doesn't look smart.
| She wears a cute. little, round, felt
hat, with her hair pushed forward
under it. She wears rust stockings
| and black opera pumps and no one
will deny that she's cunning piece
Of goods.
But compare her to the chic
Parisienne, and she looks pretty dusty.
Look at any American girl who has
got over thinking about her face, and
you'll see the smartest effect 1t is
possible to achieve. The clever girl
with a limited income this Winter
will have made for her a plain black
coat-made to At her snugly and
smartly.
On this she may be able to have a
small fur collar. Just little bit of
fur, but it will be real something or
other. not another one Of these eternal
limitations.
If she wears Q tailored black hat
with this, dark stockings, very sheer
and black alligator shoes, there won't
be anything much better looking than
she to be found anywhere.
This costume won't f1atter her face
but its severe simplicity will give her
a distinction no amount OF furs and
fri1IS coY11d aChicya
It's the same with everything
dresses and evening wraps and sport
coats and hats should be severely
simple, il they are to achieve smart
ness. @1e>
Don't think I'm shrieking for smart.
ness at any cost. If the latest style
makes you look like a frun1p, Of
course, you mustn't try to follow, It.
II you. look horrible with q man
nish bob. then just do your hair as
nearly like it as possible. but don't
attempt to achieve the style itself.
I don't urge any Of you to- wrap
yourselves up in clothes that make
you look ugly. &
But do beg you not simply to look
pretty. Even If your face is roselike
and your hair divinely curly, you can
look like a perfect little trump.
At present the style. is simple and
straight. The wise girl will abstain
from tempting furs and frills-and
stick to the straight, simple path.